I went to an opening reception at Muzeo in Anaheim this evening. The main exhibit is from the International Quilt Study Center and Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a small side exhibit of art quilts by nine California quilt artists. The main exhibit features quilts made from 1870 to 1940, what the Quilt Study Center refers to as the Modern Age. (Not to be confused with the Modern Quilt Movement of today).
I'll start with the food, because it was so innovative and delicious. The caterer was www.KandAcatering.com which is located in Anaheim, CA.
I've enjoyed baked potato bars, but this was a "Mashed Potato Martini Bar".
The ladies put a scoop of mashed potatoes in the bottom of a large plastic martini glass and offered a choice of toppings. Shredded chicken, chopped bacon, sauteed mushrooms and/or slightly cooked broccoli tops. Then they topped it with your choice of brown gravy or Alfredo sauce.
There was a wide selection of toppings, including several kinds of grated cheese.
For the sweet tooth guests there was a huge bowl of cut up fruit.
After the director of the museum made some remarks and introduced members of the Board, he introduced Kim Taylor, Director of Collections at the Quilt Study Center. She gave a power point program showing quilts from the enormous collection of quilts at the Center and she explained the different popular "stages" of quilting over the centuries.
Several of the art quilters were in attendance - Terry Waldron on the left and Sherry Kleinman second from left. Rusty from Tall Mouse is wearing a red jacket in the center of the image.
Lura Schwarz Smith and Kerby were there, and also Sheila Frampton-Cooper.
Of the art quilts my favorite is Sherry Kleinman's "Alone/Together" (42"W x 45"L), a depiction of people with their cell phones . The "drawings" are all done using machine stitching with a little hand stitching here and there.
Sheila Frampton-Cooper and Sherry Kleinman
This is a tour de force of yoyos. They are 1/2" finished and have been sewn together to form squares instead of circles. As the sign says there are approximately 14,000 yoyos!
Offered by Mountain Mist in 1931 "Dancing Daffodils" was a popular quilt. This was made from a kit.
Although the Quilt Study Center calls this pattern "Broken Circle" it is more familiar to today's quilters as a variation of New York Beauty. This is my favorite of the quilts in the main exhibit. Wonderful color.
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