I’m Going To Be In Houston After All!

July 9, 2012 / Jenny /

Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) has selected my quilt “Lily of the Valley” to be one of 106 that will be on display at the SAQA booth at the Houston International Quilt Festival in November! I am so honored and excited that I WILL have a piece hanging in Houston this year after all. I was so bummed when I missed the submittal deadline in June-I assumed that I would not have anything hanging in Houston this year. I decided in January that I was going to see the show. I need to get my nose up to those spectacular quilts to learn what gets in, learn from the beauty and design of those quilts, talk to vendors, exhibitors, teachers, students.

Each year SAQA holds an on-line fundraising auction. SAQA members may choose to donate a 12″x12″ quilt to the auction. This year, out of 394 quilts, they chose a group of 106 to be sold at the Houston Festival. And now I will actually have my little Lily hanging there!

If you go, be sure to check out the SAQA booth and the quilts. The quilts are incredible gems of art and the prices are affordable. If you go, be sure to say “Hi” to “Lily”!

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28 Comments

  1. quirksltd on July 9, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    Woooo-hooooo! It was meant to be!



    • jennyklyon on July 9, 2012 at 2:07 pm

      Yesss-thank you!



  2. Connie Horne on July 9, 2012 at 2:00 pm

    Jenny, your quilt is beautiful. You are an amazing quilter.



  3. jennyklyon on July 9, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    Thank you Connie-I’m pretty pumped!



  4. Roxane Lessa on July 9, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    Well deserved! I totally blew off the deadline this year. Oh well, maybe next year :)



  5. jennyklyon on July 9, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    Thanks Roxane! Yes, there’s always next year. I love the quilts that come out of the auction and I can afford to be a collector.



  6. Laura Conowitch on July 9, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    Jenny, this is exciting news! Congratulations!



    • jennyklyon on July 9, 2012 at 5:24 pm

      Thank you Laura! I’m excited.



  7. Laura R on July 9, 2012 at 4:12 pm

    Jeez, Jenny, that’s awesome!!!!! Congratulations! It adds that special something to your trip!



  8. jennyklyon on July 9, 2012 at 5:24 pm

    I’m skipping…..!



  9. Kris Sazaki on July 9, 2012 at 6:33 pm

    You’ll be in good company. :-) Congratulations!



  10. Jean McKinstry on July 9, 2012 at 6:54 pm

    “Lily” is beautiful, the stitching and gradual change of shading is perfect.You so deserve to have this on show. Enjoy the show. Cheers from Jean



    • jennyklyon on July 9, 2012 at 9:47 pm

      Thanks you Jean! The beautiful shading on the border fabric is the work of Linda of Linda M Designs:http://www.lindamdesigns.com/ She does gorgeous work!



  11. pixeladies on July 9, 2012 at 6:59 pm

    hurray!



    • jennyklyon on July 9, 2012 at 9:43 pm

      Thanks-you too!



  12. bubblegirlout on July 10, 2012 at 12:46 am

    Congratulations, it is beautiful indeed! Have fun! :)



  13. jennyklyon on July 10, 2012 at 1:55 am

    Thank you! I will be so hyped when I’m there, I probably won’t sleep much.



  14. Linda McLaughlin on July 10, 2012 at 2:56 pm

    Congratulations! You made that fabric look gorgeous.



    • jennyklyon on July 10, 2012 at 8:15 pm

      Thank you Linda; it was a colaboration-your fabric made the piece sing!



  15. Priscilla Read on July 10, 2012 at 5:17 pm

    Congratulations!!!



  16. jennyklyon on July 10, 2012 at 8:14 pm

    Thanks Priscilla!



  17. Kay Muraoka on July 12, 2012 at 3:38 pm

    Congratulations, Jenny. I love the design.



  18. jennyklyon on July 12, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    Thank you Kay! I am excited!



  19. Franki Kohler on July 13, 2012 at 11:21 pm

    I can’t wait to see all 106 together! They will be a show stopper. Congratulations again!



  20. jennyklyon on July 14, 2012 at 3:04 am

    Yes! I think it will be an awesome sight to see them as a whole!



  21. CYN@CYNWORKS.COM on July 18, 2012 at 5:18 pm

    ha ha! good for you — and SAQA too!



  22. jennyklyon on July 18, 2012 at 11:00 pm

    Thanks Cyn-funny how things work out sometimes!