Kathie Kerler

Kathie Kerler - Fiber Artist, NQA Certified Judge, and Writer

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Guest Artist as Butterfly

Saturday was my first time exhibiting in costume! When I was invited to be the guest artist at the Columbia River Piecemakers Quilt Guild Show, I was told most of the guild members would be in costume. Why? Because St. Helens is the site where Disney filmed Halloweentown, which the town celebrates during the month of October with a variety of activities. The guild moved their bi-annual show from September to October to be a part of this.

I didn’t think I should be the only one not wearing a costume. My first thought was to sew one. But when I realized how long that was going to take, I went on Amazon and looked to see what was available ready-made. I saw quite a variety of butterfly wings and decided that would be easy. I bought a set of antenna and a great set of buggy-eyed glasses to wear with the wings. I matched the wings to a colorful top I own and wore a pair of black leggings. The costume worked out well and the bonus was that it was easy to wear while talking to people about my work.

My niece Meredith came to the show, and I had her take some photos as proof I did, in fact, wear a costume.

Here I am in costume

Butterfly costume

Back of wings

Here’s the show entrance. We had a beautiful sunny day.

Quilt Show Entrance

I was lucky to be staged right inside the door, which guild members had decorated with a Halloween and autumn theme.

Front Entrance and my exhibit

Some photos of my exhibit.

My exhibit

My exhibit

Table with fiber art pieces

Doris Hale, guild member, was the featured quilter. She showed a large number of traditional quilts. My favorite was her postage stamp quilt.

Doris Hale on the left

Doris’s Quilts

Columbia River Piecemakers has fifty members who displayed 200 quilts. Very impressive. They showed an amazing number of Halloween-themed quilts. This is just one of the displays.

Halloween Quilt Display

Several members got into the spirit of the costumes. Lynn Schultz dressed as a pumpkin.

Lynn on the left

Here’s Judy Demeire standing next to her quilt, which is the vegetable quilt on the top of the display.

Judy Demeire

And here’s Judy with “blood” dripping down from her mouth and neck. I loved her spider headwear.

Judy close-up

Even the quilt shop vendor dressed up.

Quilt Store Vendor

Two quilts caught my eye. The first is by Judy Demeire. Her embellishments were wonderful. As you can see, Judy is multi-creative.

Judy’s quilt

The quilt below features 3-D elements which caught my eye. The maker is Tara Baca.

“Sunday Summer” by Tara Baca

Detail image

 

 

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