Del Thomas lives in Southern California. She is a quiltmaker and a collector of contemporary/art quilts. And adopted mommy to KoKo, an eleven pound Yorkshire Terrier
Well, I'm getting along okay. Maybe I have moved around too much as the pain is slightly more. But not as bad as the itch! I keep going around the edge of the bandage with the Cortaid sttick and that relieves it for a bit. I also put on a bra to hold the boob up a bit, not sure if it helps. Worth a try. Wedid both walks today, just the loop, no "side trips". Each walk is a bit less than mile and I no longer have to sit down to rest. I'll try driving the loop tomorrow to see if I can drive okay.
In 2012 Visions Quilt Museum hung 40 12"X12" quilts from the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection. These were only part of the 2X12s at that time. Have added quite a few during the intervening years.
Forty twelve-inch square quilts from the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection.
Top row: Judith Roderick, Kristin LaFlamme, Terry Grant, Sherry Kleinman, Nelda Warkentin, Els Vereycken, Bodil Gardner, Kirsten Duncan. 2nd row: K. Grace Howes, Sue Benner, Aileyn Renli Ecob, Karen Rips, C. Terry Meyer, Brenda Gael Smith, K.Velis Turan, Gerri Congdon. 3rd row: Terry Grant, Mary Pal, Doria Anne Goocher, Linda Colsh, Polly Bech, Els Vereycken, Ruth Powers, Sue Dennis. 4th row: Thom Atkins, Sandra Hart, Joan Sowada, Diane Perin Hock, Terri Stegmiller, Sally Sellers, Cynthia St. Charles, Chris Hanson. 5th row: Julia Zgliniec, Nanette Fleischman, Nikki Wheeler, Natalya Aikens, B.J. Adams, Nancy Morgan, Catherine Kleeman, Deborah Boschert.
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Purchased from the SAQA 2012 online auction. Another tree quilt for that expanding part of TCQC. I don't know much about Elisabeth, who lives in Geneva, Switzerland, but she has a very nice website showing her work and listing all the places around the world where it has been shown.
The SAQA auction continues with the quilts in section one on offer at $750 starting on Monday 09-18-23. The price goes down each day.
Here are four more 12X12 quilts that I added to the Collection in years past. I think the first two are so interesting in their similarity since they were made by two different artists in different years, on opposite sides of the world and using different techniques.They have nice balance and values. They hang nicely together.
"Fish Dinner" Sheila Gaquin - Washington 2018 12X12
Commercial cottons. Machine applique, Machine quilted.
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
Another six quilts from past SAQA Benefit Auctions. These are all leaves or trees from various years and countries. I am fond of trees and their leaves, but I also look for different techniques and artists with a distinctive style. Four of the artists shown here show their particular style.
I didn't realize time was slipping away from me and I didn't blog all week. As always I will try to do better.
Here are six more 12X12 quilts in the Collection from the SAQA auctions over the years. I do have quite a few birds and will show more in a future post. The 2023 SAQA Auction starts September 14. You can see all 380 of the quilts at www.saqa.com/auction and read how you can register and bid. I always go through them all several times and make a list of those I am interested in. This year there are 24 on my list. Depends on the price and who is bidding, but I will probably acquire 3 or 4 new pieces for the Collection.
