QBI-The Quiet Beauty of the Imperfect
I completed this quilt months ago and it juried into QuiltCon 2016 in Pasadena in February. This is one of my all-time favorite quilts. Its beauty may not come off well in my photos but it is a quiet quilt. Quiet quilts do not tend to do well at shows or in competition. This is probably […]
QuiltCon 2016-Part 2
Most of the quilts in today’s QuiltCon 2016 post were in the smaller room. It contained Special Exhibits by Molly Upton and Gwen Marston and various categories including Improv, Handwork, Applique, Negative Space, Group Quilt and probably some I missed. I found the work in this room more interesting. I also discovered 2 quilts that would […]
QuiltCon 2016-Part 1
Lucky me-I got to go to QuiltCon, the Modern Quilt show in Pasadena this year! This was my first visit to a major Modern quilt show. There were lots of strollers and babies and it was delightful to see such a young crowd get so excited about quilting. I loved the venue too-open and very […]
Sandwiches and Moderns
My quilt sandwiches are now ready for my Houston students-whoop! Last year I was frantically assembling at the last minute because I severely underestimated the time it would take as well as how much fabric I needed. All of my Houston classes are already full except for a few spaces in Monday afternoon’s Fills and […]
Antique and Modern Amish Quilts at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
My interests seem to be bouncing back and forth between traditional, modern and art quilts lately. After my quilt was published in 500 Traditional Quilts, my love of exquisite traditional quilts was reignited. In an alternative universe, I’ve been smitten by some of the modern quilts I’ve been seeing. And then there are the art […]