On Wednesday I had the pleasure of judging for the Columbia River Gorge Quilters Guild in Hood River, Oregon. I arrived twenty minutes early, and they were already set up and raring to go. Their preparation–totally appreciated. This year as last they asked me to comment on all positive and constructive points. Their members want […]
Archives for October 2016
You Win Some, You Lose Some!
Last week I received a request from International Quilt Festival asking me to allow them to keep my quilt for traveling in exhibitions through next May. I would have been happy to say yes, but I had already submitted the quilt to another show whose deadline has passed. I don’t want to be known as […]
Zigzag Pizzazz
I’ve been working on a book featuring the zigzag stitch. I presented the work I had done so far in June to the Tualatin Valley Quilters Guild in Sherwood, Oregon. Their program chair, LoisMarie liked it so much, she asked me to present to another guild she belongs to, the Westside Quilters of Hillsboro, Oregon. […]
The Magic of Chartres Blue or La Magie du Bleu de Chartres
World Heritage Sites Challenge 20″ x 20″ Kayley Hoddick, Photographer
Traveling Exhibitions!
I received my images back from photographer Kayley Hoddick for the World Heritage Sites Challenge so shipped the quilt off to Linda Steller in Eugene, OR, our American coordinator. Here’s a link to all of the world heritage sites, if you are interested. There are over 1000. I’ve probably been to a handful. It always […]
Northwest Quilting Expo Special Exhibits
Like many quilt shows, NW Quilting Expo features a variety of special exhibits. These are quilts are not judged and may come from a variety of sources. Here’s a sample from each special exhibit this year. Three well-known artists from the Pacific Northwest showed some of their best work. The first is Lisa Jenni. I […]