Looking at quilts 08-19-19

Brenda Gael Smith of Australia posted this album of winners at the Australian Modern Quilt Show:

https://www.modernquilters.com.au/show-winners-2019/?fbclid=IwAR2AMCbpsiRt8pR8JS0bHejY32ZTi_lCrsV_RzYqwdzK4FI1oCo84_qiLKs

Luana Rubin has posted a commentary on what is new and upcoming in quilts.  If you have an hour the quilts are interesting and the dialog is in both English and French:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIeVaTY1bSM&list=PLZgAQ0EdcSXinq8actFasXR7HAN3t6Tsn

Luana Rubin has also posted pictures from several 2019 international quilt shows.  Check out her Flicker pages at:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/luanarubin/albums0
She hasn't finished the pictures from Birmingham 2019 - soon!

I have pictures that I took at the Quilt Museum in La Conner, WA, but I haven't edited them. 

This was Mabel's favorite, a very striking image.  

And this was mine.  I'm bothered that the zippers were not mentioned in the materials used, they are such a major part of the design.

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Quilts from Flying Geese QShow 09-16-13

Here are the quilts I photographed at the Flying Geese QShow yesterday morning.  Why these eight quilts?  I'm not sure, except that I have recently been wondering if I can do hand applique now.  The arthritis in my hands makes hand sewing difficult, but I do miss it; it once was my needlework of choice.  I never made a full size applique quilt, but confined myself to small quilts, wall quilts and crafty things.  Since my early experience was pieced bed quilts that seems to be the appropriate technique for large quilts. 

 

 

 

 I couldn't help but notice how much the members of this guild are into wool applique.  I liked this example especially - so colorful and beautifully made. The patterns by Erica Kaprow are very well designed.  Check them out at:  http://patternspot.com/designers/926-erica-kaprow-designs

 

Another fabulous applique, but not wool. Perfect color selection, including the lush red background. .

 This quilt was a prize winner and I could see why - lovely workwomanship. Pearl Periera's designs are delicate and well drawn, she is a popular teacher in the SCalifornia area.

 

Isn't this one fun?  The color is a little too yellow in this image, but it is the whimsical and clever applique images that attracted me.  Good in any color!

 

A  very nice original design - it makes me think of poppy pods, although I see the total as a huge snowflake. 
 

There are hand stitches and lace embellishments and very impressive machine quilting.
 

  

I wish I had taken some closeups of the blocks in this folk art quilt.  Such creative details. 
 

  

I'm not surprised that Micky could come up with this - she is very talented.  The chicken wire all over quilting is the perfect quilting design to set off those great chickens.


The guild had  Laura Nownes for a program and workshop and there were seven completed quilts hung together.  Fascinating how different they are, considering everyone used the same patterns

  

 

  

 

 

 

This one, also shown above, has great quilting.

 

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More on Flying Geese QGuild QShow 09-15-13

This morning I spent a couple hours at the Flying Geese Quilt Show, talking to visitors and greeting friends, some of whom I haven't seen for a long time.  That is one of the nicest things about quilt shows - besides the quilts - seeing friends.  I was there early because I wasn't sure how long the drive would take.  So, I took some pictures before anyone much arrived.  There are more images of the member's quilts, but I will have to post them tomorrow - and go to bed tonight.

 
A view of the TCQC "booth" from one back corner.  On the left you can see my comfortable chair - brought from her home by Linda Smith.  I wanted to put my stuff underneath, but it looked rather tacky.  I went to one of the venders and purchased a yard of a nice acidy green with white dots and three fat quarters ($1 each) and arranged a skirt.
 

A view from the other back corner shows the chair and the easel with sign.  In the center of the picture across the aisle you can see a few of the quilts in a special exhibit of antique quilts from the collection of Sandy Sutton. 
 

 
Sandy Sutton in front of the oldest quilt she was showing.  See the label below.
This is a wonderful hand printed indigo fabric which may have been bed or wall drapes before it was used in this quilt.
 

 

In the other direction from the TCQC booth I could see this vendor's booth and was intrigued by the cover.  At first I thought it was one large cover with the corners cut out, but when I moved the side I could see it is two covers with rounded corners.  A clever way to decrease the bulk at the corners of the table. 
 

This quilt really wowed me.  1588 tiny four-patches that must measure 2" square.

Great border and edge.

Heavily quilted with a arch in each square.  WOW!
 

Right across the aisle was this quilt with a very original layout.

More tomorrow - but not many!

TCQC at Flying Geese QGuild QShow 09-14-13

Two sets of these pictures are posted because I think Blogger will block the link on the first set I was able to post.  And maybe even the second.  They don't seem to have an answer for me and I guess I will have to try for some help on the "community board".  Meanwhile, I hope one of these sets of six images "sticks" so you can see them.

Today was day one of the two day QShow of Flying Geese QGuild at Soka University in Aliso Viejo.  It was another very hot day and when I came out of the building at 4pm it staggered me!  I had expected there to be a sea breeze from the Pacific two - three miles west, but not so much.

There were many viewers that stopped by my corner, some breezed through, some stayed and even read some labels, some stood around looking like they were in a daze and some came back again to look more closely.  After being on my feet so that I was on a level with the viewers, my hip would start aching and I would have to sit down for a short time, in a comfortable chair that Linda Smith (my "keeper and helper") brought from her house just so I could sit comfortably.  Sure makes me feel special.  I do love to share the quilts and selected as many quilts as I could fit in the space with labels (not pinned to the quilt) and showing a variety of styles, techniques and geographic origins.  

 

As viewers came in to the "booth" they could turn left and go around to their right to see the quilts on the seven panels  allotted to TCQC. 

 

Starting on the left, top-to-bottom;

"Sea Leaves" - Nancy Ota, "Cowville" - Lisa Yoder, "Fantastical Garden" - Gillian Moss, "Don't Piss Off The Fairies" - Ruth Powers, "Hot Water, Dead Sea" - Jenny Bowker, "Hollyhocks on Black & White" - Ruth B. McDowell.  

"Cross the Road" - Karen Cunegin, "Lunar Season" - Rebecca Rohrkaste.

"Not Even Solomon" - Ruth de Vos, "Copper Tree" - Joan Colvin.

"Middlesex Fells - Late Fall" (also known as "The Plaid Forest") - Ruth B. McDowell.

Top row across:

"Black Spruce I" - Ree Nancarrow, "Judith's Garden" - Terry Grant, "Quenching Rain" - Melody Johnson.  Bottom row across:  "Flowers Grow in Stony Places" - Karin Franzen, "Rooster at Freddy's" - Ruth B. McDowell,  "Allegro" - Carol Ann Waugh.

"Walks in the Woods" - Frieda Anderson.  Top: "Feather Study #19" - Carol Bryer Fallert,

Bottom (clockwise from top left):  "A Little Birdy Told Me" - Terri Stegmiller, "Aussie Birds" - Kirsten Duncan,  "Another Collector" - Diane M. Wright, "Steller's Jay" - Terry Grant.

"Red Gate" - Elizabeth Barton.  Top: "Durban Dreams" - Rosalie Dace.

Bottom: "Nature's Lace" - Lisa Jenni

 

Here is the sign they have put on an easel at the opening to the TCQC "gallery".  I knew which picture it would be, so I wore the same hat and scarf today, thinking that people would make the connection - some did. 

 

I will be going back to the show for the morning and then on to San Diego. Be sure to let me know if the pictures do not show. Thanks, Del

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