Day 2 starts with the GOLDEN GIRLS! That's right. We are out en force wearing the gold. I just love doing fun things like this. First order of the day is a group picture.
Waist Not 60° by Eliu Hernandez, Northglenn, CO. "Waist Not 60° is not only a play on words but also a play in practice. Reclaimed denim, reclaimed thread, and secondhand thread make up the quilt you are looking at - no new materials were used. This is the greenest quilt you've ever seen."
Event Horizon by Karen G. Fisher of Tucson, AZ. In astronomy, an event horizon is the distance at which objects can no longer resist the gravitational pull of a black hole. My black hole evolved from parts of two quilts. I then kept adding techniques, layers, and 'stuff' all swirling into a deep, dark center. It was pure play, and I can't remember everything I did to make it happen!"
Fire and Ice by Kyra Reps of Northwood, IA. "I used hand-turned applique for this piece, but then I decided to break all the rules and free-motion quilt the entire background in black thread on white fabric! I wanted it to look like a mandala coloring book, with the black thread representing a black marker. I added some hand embroidery to the edges and even embroidered around some half-inch mirrors! There is so much fun you can create with thread!"
Dream Flower by Sachiko Sasakura of Nakano-Ku, Tokyo. "This quilt was inspired by the ranma-e (picture) of the Hyakudan Staircase, a tangible cultural property designated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The silk fabric used is from the kimono my daughter and I wore for our coming-of-age ceremonies."
Tunnel vision by Clem Buzick and Beth Nufer of Harwood, ND. "Tunnel Vision is an explosion of color, texture, and dimension. It is easy to get drawn in!"
To Philly With Priscilla by Barbara Korengold of Chevy Chase, MD. "My friend, Priscilla Lai, and I drafted the patterns together. This was inspired by a quilt in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art."
Heartwarming Days by Aki Sakai of Hachioji, Tokyo. I saw a similar quilt to this at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah when there. It is by the same quilter, only based on Thanksgiving. (Here is the link to that post: https://myquiltyworld.blogspot.com/2023/04/quilt-sisters-at-national-quilt-museum.html) "This design was based on my family members, our quilt group (Honey Bee), and my favorite things. It took one year and four months to make this."
SAQA: Camouflage entitled Hopeful by Deborah A. Kuster of Hot Springs Village, AR. "My handwoven, pieced, formed, and embellished vessels have 'feet' of clay. These are tenderly created to suggest our human experience. My delicate color palette, form, and small embroidered plant-like buds camouflaged within suggest how hopefulness often comes with hesitancy and growth."
Alecia Beth by Shelly Shoultes of Washington, UT. "This was inspired by the singer/songwriter P!NK, a.k.a Alecia Beth Moore. Her music, lyrics, style, and unfiltered thoughts celebrate life and authenticity to oneself. This quilt is a tribute to her as an amazing artist and to women everywhere! It represents friendship, strength, compassion, and nurturing. 'True beauty is knowing who you are and what you want and never apologizing for it'. - P!NK"
Victorian San Francisco by Marina Panzhinskaya of Houston, TX. "This project started as a practice piece to prove that it is possible to draw with thread and needle in the same way that you would use a pencil on paper. The coloring book gave me the idea to arrange them in a panoramic format. Using Pellon Flex-Foam as batting presented its challenges, but as a big advocate of free-motion quilting on domestic machines, I was happy with the overall result and wanted to share it with fellow quilters."
Spin On! by Karen Echmeier of Kent, CT. Pineapple quilts have always held a fascination in me. Someday . . . "Based on the traditional pineapple design, my spin on the block incorporates top-stitched logs of different sizes and gradation of colors and values to create a diagonal beam of light. The blocks appear to be vibrating with energy and continue to spin, hence the title!"
Reimagined by Debra Nicklaus of Austin, TX. Oh for the love of tiny pieces. "I started with the pattern, Imagine, from BeColourful by Jacqueline de Jonge. I liked the complex piecing and wanted the spaces to be filled with quilting. I redrafted the center star and realigned the rings so that they could be assembled in eight pie wedges. I drafted the outside border to give the quilt a traditional pieced feeling. Debby Eades' quilting highlighted the piecing and added much depth and texture to the quilt."
Moon Dance by Cynthia L. Vogt of Port Ludlow, WA. "Waxing in brightness and waning in shadow, this pixelated view of the moon reflects the evening sky. Silver foil embossing and metallic threads reflect the glimmer of distant stars."
Just scenes of the show -
Permafrost Triptych by Joan Hug,Valcriote of Guelph, Ontario. "Global warming is causing accelerated melting of the permafrost in the Artic, resulting in landslips, mudslides, and the destruction of infrastructure. Buildings, water/sewage, and gas pipelines are sinking into the permafrost. Food supplies are also endangered since underground meat cellars (caches) are no longer cold enough to preserve the season's catch from fishing and hunting. Indigenous communities are facing immanent food insecurity."
OMG, Maria! by Suzie Willbanks of Helena, AL. Again - love soooo many pieces. "A friend and I fell in love with Sue Garman's Oh My Gosh pattern so we dove in. Maria's quilt was all scrappy, but I wanted a red, white, and blue quilt for my king-sized bed. I found American Gatherings and started cutting 1" strips for the Double Nine-Patch blocks and four-patch covered corner squares for my Shoo-Fly blocks. When I look at this quilt, I see my friends who encouraged me and all the friends I sat next to on our sewing days."
Another Day by Gloria Zirges of Newport, OR. "A circa 1910 photo in my grandmother's album was the inspiration for this quilt. I was drawn to this picture of two weary mismatched oxen hitched to a wagon for another day of work on the South Dakota Prairie. I am moved by the sacrifice of animals and ancestors that have made our survival possible."
Penny's Pinwheel by Suzanne Kistler of Visalia, CA. "This quilt is a celebration of my granddaughter, Penny. The picture was taken on her third birthday, just before I took a class with David Taylor. It took me nine years to finish this handmade quilt. There are prayers and love for Penny in every stitch."
Modern Wedding Ring by Theresa Benedetti of Cedar Park, TX. "The Wedding Ring Pattern has always been a favorite of mine, but I fell in love with this version of the classic pattern. It was featured in Simply Moderne Magazine, Vol. 12. The pared-down simplicity and use of solid arcs and floral fabrics provided the perfect palette for more intricate quilting designs."
Modern Minimalist Snowflake by Shelley Koss of Phoenix, AZ. I LOVE red/white quilts and this one just called me in. "Inspired by the Amish Star quilts that used many different types of printed fabric to make a star, I turned the idea on its modern head to simplify it. I used red modern fussy-cut fabrics designed to enhance the stark white minimalist background. The red piecing is much smaller than traditional star-patterned quilts, lending volumes of negative space for the free-motion quilting to create beautiful shadow lines. The red fabric is purposefully not quilting, breaking traditional rules."
A Prairie Evening by Deanna Corrigan of Qualicum Beach, BC. "A winter evening on the prairie - a magical landscape with snow-clad fields, an icy pond, and a dramatic sky!"
Glow by Lisa Ellis of Harmony, CA. "Glow explores the entire spectrum of hues to create a lively and dynamic composition. This artwork captures the vibrancy and beauty of the color wheel."
Woah!! Kimono Lovers by Akiko Yoshimizu of Ashiya City, Hyogo. "I made this quilt with the desire to let people know, wear, and love the wonderful Japanese kimono. The combination of kimono colors, patterns, and obis was fun, and 1,058 girls in kimonos were lined up. They are holding hands so that people all over the world can get to know each other better."
To My Father by Sachiko Chiba of Morioka City, Iwate. "This piece is dedicated to my father, who passed away late last year. He is very important to our family. He was very excited about this quilt. I worked hard to finish it, thinking of him. I put many of his favorite things into the design and I believe he is pleased with the completion."
Again - red and white, oh my. Maze of Vines and Roses by Judy Garden of Cobourg, ON. "I started this in 2018 after discovering the red and white fabric in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The top border was done in a few months, and then it hung on my design wall for the next five years. I usually design from the center outward so this design process was a tough one, trying to make the center work with the border. After numerous drawings and a final push at the beginning of this year, I finally finished this well-loved quilt."
Just so ya know - we're still in gold and have been stopped EVERYWHERE. No ones seems to know it is the Golden Anniversary. Kinda weird.
Hallelujah by Better Chouinard of San Benito TX. "Halo Medallion was the last pattern Sue Garman created for The Quilt Show block-of-the-month. As much as the original size is wonderful, a miniature version is even more wonderful. I used only fabric from my stash. the extraordinary custom quilting is by Flo Verge of Newport, Vermont."
Whew - we made it.
After a GREAT day - it's back to the room, a change in clothing, and time to go get a table for dinner. That means we had to stay put and wait with our little buzzer. Okaaaay - can do.
A quick call gathers everyone together when the table is ready.
We are off towards home tomorrow - a quick pic of my treasures and another festival trip is in the memory bank. Simply Wonderful - every bit of it.
Event Horizon by Karen G. Fisher of Tucson, AZ. In astronomy, an event horizon is the distance at which objects can no longer resist the gravitational pull of a black hole. My black hole evolved from parts of two quilts. I then kept adding techniques, layers, and 'stuff' all swirling into a deep, dark center. It was pure play, and I can't remember everything I did to make it happen!"
Fire and Ice by Kyra Reps of Northwood, IA. "I used hand-turned applique for this piece, but then I decided to break all the rules and free-motion quilt the entire background in black thread on white fabric! I wanted it to look like a mandala coloring book, with the black thread representing a black marker. I added some hand embroidery to the edges and even embroidered around some half-inch mirrors! There is so much fun you can create with thread!"
Dream Flower by Sachiko Sasakura of Nakano-Ku, Tokyo. "This quilt was inspired by the ranma-e (picture) of the Hyakudan Staircase, a tangible cultural property designated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. The silk fabric used is from the kimono my daughter and I wore for our coming-of-age ceremonies."
Close-up.
Tunnel vision by Clem Buzick and Beth Nufer of Harwood, ND. "Tunnel Vision is an explosion of color, texture, and dimension. It is easy to get drawn in!"
To Philly With Priscilla by Barbara Korengold of Chevy Chase, MD. "My friend, Priscilla Lai, and I drafted the patterns together. This was inspired by a quilt in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art."
Heartwarming Days by Aki Sakai of Hachioji, Tokyo. I saw a similar quilt to this at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah when there. It is by the same quilter, only based on Thanksgiving. (Here is the link to that post: https://myquiltyworld.blogspot.com/2023/04/quilt-sisters-at-national-quilt-museum.html) "This design was based on my family members, our quilt group (Honey Bee), and my favorite things. It took one year and four months to make this."
Alecia Beth by Shelly Shoultes of Washington, UT. "This was inspired by the singer/songwriter P!NK, a.k.a Alecia Beth Moore. Her music, lyrics, style, and unfiltered thoughts celebrate life and authenticity to oneself. This quilt is a tribute to her as an amazing artist and to women everywhere! It represents friendship, strength, compassion, and nurturing. 'True beauty is knowing who you are and what you want and never apologizing for it'. - P!NK"
Victorian San Francisco by Marina Panzhinskaya of Houston, TX. "This project started as a practice piece to prove that it is possible to draw with thread and needle in the same way that you would use a pencil on paper. The coloring book gave me the idea to arrange them in a panoramic format. Using Pellon Flex-Foam as batting presented its challenges, but as a big advocate of free-motion quilting on domestic machines, I was happy with the overall result and wanted to share it with fellow quilters."
Spin On! by Karen Echmeier of Kent, CT. Pineapple quilts have always held a fascination in me. Someday . . . "Based on the traditional pineapple design, my spin on the block incorporates top-stitched logs of different sizes and gradation of colors and values to create a diagonal beam of light. The blocks appear to be vibrating with energy and continue to spin, hence the title!"
Reimagined by Debra Nicklaus of Austin, TX. Oh for the love of tiny pieces. "I started with the pattern, Imagine, from BeColourful by Jacqueline de Jonge. I liked the complex piecing and wanted the spaces to be filled with quilting. I redrafted the center star and realigned the rings so that they could be assembled in eight pie wedges. I drafted the outside border to give the quilt a traditional pieced feeling. Debby Eades' quilting highlighted the piecing and added much depth and texture to the quilt."
Moon Dance by Cynthia L. Vogt of Port Ludlow, WA. "Waxing in brightness and waning in shadow, this pixelated view of the moon reflects the evening sky. Silver foil embossing and metallic threads reflect the glimmer of distant stars."
Permafrost Triptych by Joan Hug,Valcriote of Guelph, Ontario. "Global warming is causing accelerated melting of the permafrost in the Artic, resulting in landslips, mudslides, and the destruction of infrastructure. Buildings, water/sewage, and gas pipelines are sinking into the permafrost. Food supplies are also endangered since underground meat cellars (caches) are no longer cold enough to preserve the season's catch from fishing and hunting. Indigenous communities are facing immanent food insecurity."
Another Day by Gloria Zirges of Newport, OR. "A circa 1910 photo in my grandmother's album was the inspiration for this quilt. I was drawn to this picture of two weary mismatched oxen hitched to a wagon for another day of work on the South Dakota Prairie. I am moved by the sacrifice of animals and ancestors that have made our survival possible."
Penny's Pinwheel by Suzanne Kistler of Visalia, CA. "This quilt is a celebration of my granddaughter, Penny. The picture was taken on her third birthday, just before I took a class with David Taylor. It took me nine years to finish this handmade quilt. There are prayers and love for Penny in every stitch."
Modern Wedding Ring by Theresa Benedetti of Cedar Park, TX. "The Wedding Ring Pattern has always been a favorite of mine, but I fell in love with this version of the classic pattern. It was featured in Simply Moderne Magazine, Vol. 12. The pared-down simplicity and use of solid arcs and floral fabrics provided the perfect palette for more intricate quilting designs."
Modern Minimalist Snowflake by Shelley Koss of Phoenix, AZ. I LOVE red/white quilts and this one just called me in. "Inspired by the Amish Star quilts that used many different types of printed fabric to make a star, I turned the idea on its modern head to simplify it. I used red modern fussy-cut fabrics designed to enhance the stark white minimalist background. The red piecing is much smaller than traditional star-patterned quilts, lending volumes of negative space for the free-motion quilting to create beautiful shadow lines. The red fabric is purposefully not quilting, breaking traditional rules."
A Prairie Evening by Deanna Corrigan of Qualicum Beach, BC. "A winter evening on the prairie - a magical landscape with snow-clad fields, an icy pond, and a dramatic sky!"
Glow by Lisa Ellis of Harmony, CA. "Glow explores the entire spectrum of hues to create a lively and dynamic composition. This artwork captures the vibrancy and beauty of the color wheel."
Woah!! Kimono Lovers by Akiko Yoshimizu of Ashiya City, Hyogo. "I made this quilt with the desire to let people know, wear, and love the wonderful Japanese kimono. The combination of kimono colors, patterns, and obis was fun, and 1,058 girls in kimonos were lined up. They are holding hands so that people all over the world can get to know each other better."
Midnight Blooms by Lisa Ellis of Harmony, CA. "Midnight Blooms explore the design possibilities of the Mock Cathedral Window block. By limiting the color palette and strategically placing fabric colors, distinct shapes emerge, highlighting the dynamic relationship between structure and color."
To My Father by Sachiko Chiba of Morioka City, Iwate. "This piece is dedicated to my father, who passed away late last year. He is very important to our family. He was very excited about this quilt. I worked hard to finish it, thinking of him. I put many of his favorite things into the design and I believe he is pleased with the completion."
Again - red and white, oh my. Maze of Vines and Roses by Judy Garden of Cobourg, ON. "I started this in 2018 after discovering the red and white fabric in Utrecht, the Netherlands. The top border was done in a few months, and then it hung on my design wall for the next five years. I usually design from the center outward so this design process was a tough one, trying to make the center work with the border. After numerous drawings and a final push at the beginning of this year, I finally finished this well-loved quilt."
Just so ya know - we're still in gold and have been stopped EVERYWHERE. No ones seems to know it is the Golden Anniversary. Kinda weird.
Whew - we made it.
After a GREAT day - it's back to the room, a change in clothing, and time to go get a table for dinner. That means we had to stay put and wait with our little buzzer. Okaaaay - can do.
It's the traditional bowl of Sangria for me. Mojito for Sherri.
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