Last night I attended the monthly meeting of the Northwest Quilters Guild. It may not feel like it given the weather we’ve been having, but spring is on the way. You can tell, because four quilt shows are coming up in the Portland area starting in March. And while not all shows feature a raffle […]
Some of My Road2CA Favorites
For those of us who attend quilt and fiber art shows, it’s always interesting to see which pieces win awards and which do not. As a judge, I don’t always agree, and I accept that’s the way it is. But sometimes, I really don’t understand the decisions. And it’s always heartening when other viewers feel […]
Preview Night–quilts and special exhibits
I was glad to see a special display of The Tentmakers of Cairo right inside the entry to the quilt show. I was also glad to meet Jenny Bowker with the two gentlemen who make the work. She told me American Quilters Society had an exclusive with the tentmakers, but it’s expired. So they are […]
Go Red for Women!
If you are wondering what Go Red For Women means, today is National Wear Red Day reminding us heart disease is the #1 killer of women and to raise our awareness of women’s heart health. In the fifteen years since National Wear Red Day began, much has been accomplished. Nearly 90% of women have made […]
Quilt Shops Galore
We were headed to Ontario for the Road to California evening preview. But we had plenty of time to visit three quilt shops on the way. Each had its own flavor, but my favorite was the first: Temecula Quilt Co. It’s not a large shop, and it’s located in a mall, which is not particularly […]
Here Comes the Judge
I have had a request from a couple people who couldn’t attend the seminar I offered last September to offer one early this year. I am trying to put together one for February, but I seem to be striking out. Three of the first four replies were from people who were going to be out […]
A Gem of a Show
I just received notice my quilt “At the Ocean’s Edge” has been juried into the Gems of the Ocean art quilt show at Yachats, located on the Oregon coast. A big thanks to my partner, Mike. I forgot to submit my entry to the show prior to heading to Road to California. I realized my […]
Rolling on to Vista and Temecula
On our second full day of the trip, we traveled to the town of Vista and Fat Quarters Quilt Shop located in an old farm house. The shop is two floors and full of nooks and crannies chock full of fabric, notions, patterns, and samples. After two hours of perusing and shopping, we headed to […]
On the Road Again
I made it to San Diego in the midst of our latest snowstorm, but it took some doing. When I made the reservation with the cab company, I warned them how bad the roads were in the hills where I live. I called a cab, because we couldn’t get our vehicles safely out and down […]
On the Road to California–Barely
Yes, I am going to leave tomorrow for the Road to California Quilt Show in Ontario by way of a first stop in San Diego, but I was thinking I wasn’t going to make it. Portland was hit by an unexpectedly heavy snowstorm Tuesday afternoon thru Wednesday morning. We were supposed to get 1 – […]
Contest News
Happy to say I received notice that my quilt “Z is For Zinnia, C is For Cosmos” has been juried into AQS Quilt WEEK–Lancaster. The show is in March in Pennsylvania. When I lived in Montréal I had planned a trip to this part of the US, but it didn’t work out. Believe it or […]
Ready-to-Quilt Panels
It dawned on me after I wrote about quilting the Alphabet quilt panel I purchased from Keepsake Quilting that I should mention a company I discovered during Quilt Festival in Houston called Patternjam. I wasn’t familiar with it, although many others in the quilting community might be. Pattternjam had a display of some of their […]
Andy Warhol: Prints at the Portland Art Museum
Today is the last day of the Andy Warhol exhibit. I didn’t want to miss it, finally made it yesterday and am glad I did. With two floors devoted to the exhibit filled with 250 prints and ephemera, I had a real opportunity to see his work which was organized chronologically. A number of his […]
Valentine Pizzazz!
Yes, I know Christmas just got over and New Year’s Day isn’t until tomorrow, but Carol Sayles, one of the students in the Zigzag Pizzazz class I taught a few weeks ago for Westside Quilters of Hillsboro, OR, sent me a photo of her wall hanging. (The photo is is slightly distorted from the camera […]
Christmas Goodies
My nephew Nick and his wife Samantha had a second son on November 12th. I wanted to give the new baby something quilted, so I purchased a Zoo Quilt Panel for the top from Keepsake Quilting and backed it with a thick fleece aka cuddle fabric in an owl print to coordinate with the animals […]
Houston Quilt Photos–The Finale
What I like about this piece is how it evokes a Chinese ink and watercolor painting. I love this quilt–so creative. But I wasn’t the only one to wonder how it won first place in the embellishment category given how little embellishment there is. I was studying it when a group of quilters walked up […]
And Yet More Houston Quilt Festival Photos
There were many special exhibits in addition to the 350 quilts in the judged show. Here is a sampling from the latest Quilt National–the art quilt exhibit in Ohio. This is one of my favorites, but I always like Deirdre Adams’ work. I liked this piece so well I had to take two detail shots. […]
More Houston/IQA Favorites
Here is another grouping of fabulous quilts. This first is one of several in a special Japanese exhibit. I admire it for the play between light and dark and the circular movement. This quilt is by my friend and a fellow judge, Gerrie Thompson. It was also featured in the IQA’s International Quilt Scene magazine. […]
My Favorites from the IQA Houston
Here are the first of my favorite quilts. Art-Naturescapes was the category in which I won an Honorable Mention. Some categories had only one HM, others such as this one had two. Below is the second HM. It leads me to believe the competition in this category was particularly strong. I think the piece is […]
Catching Up or Trying to–Finally!
I cannot believe it’s been more than six weeks since I last posted, but it’s true. I had a wonderful time in Houston at the International Quilt Festival and prior to that in San Antonio. But just one day after returning home I came down with a cold. It seemed to improve after several days, […]
Judging at the Columbia River Gorge Quilt Show
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 […]
