The annual Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) annual fund raiser starts tomorrow, September 4, 2023. There are almost 400 12"X12" quilts in a reverse auction where the price drops every day. Go to https://www.saqa.com/auction to find out how the auction works. Go to https://www.saqa.com/auctionview to view all the quilts, they are listed by maker's last name.
For the last month of so I have been posting on my blog, images of the pieces I have successfully bid on in years past. Go to www.delquilts.blogpost.com , look in the right sidebar and click on12X12. The TCQC has over a hundred 12X12s from SAQA and other auctions, but I have just posted about 30 or so in this series. This last post below are all bird quilts, which are my favorite subject.
"Two Geese" Els Vereycken - Belgium 2011 12X12
The background appears to be a hand dye. The geese are different white fabrics - bottom one is satin, the middle one is a sheer and the top goose is fine twill. They are all machine appliqued using both straight stitch and machine buttonhole, Machine quilted.
"In the Thicket" Sonia Grasvik - Seattle, WA 2012 11.75" x 11.75" Hand dyed and commercial cottons, silk thread, fabric ink pens. Machine pieced, FMQ.
The lines on the left are narrow strips of fabric, fold and stitched into the seam. The twigs on the right are satin stitch. The bird is machine applique.
"From Above - Crows" K. Velis Turan - 2007 12X12
Cotton fabrics, cotton and rayon threads. Dyed/painted, beads, metal embellishments. Pieced border.
I especially admire the border - two similar sides and two wildly different sides. The crows are applied by machine stitches.
"Tillamook Rooster" Terry Grant - Oregon 2009 12X12
Commercial cottons, Machine applique, Machine quilting.
"Fish Dinner" Sheila Gaquin - Washington 2018 12X12
Commercial cottons. Machine applique, Machine quilted.
And a great back!
Although I usually choose realistic images, sometimes there are a few
"original" birds that appeal. Here are a couple "Wild Birds".
" Nite Song" Nanette Fleischman 2009 12X12
An offset log cabin with a fantasy bird,
Commercial cottons, machine piecing and applique, machine quilting.
"Taking a Break" Lynn Welsch - New Mexico 2012 12X12
Such a happy, colorful quilt. Commercial cotton fabrics. Machine appliqued and quilted. I met Lynn in a Sue Benner workshop. Such a nice person with a whimsical sense and good technical skills.
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1 comment:
What a diverse collection of bird quilts! I especially like the crows from above.
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