PIQF 2019 – Part 1
NOTE: I won’t be publishing a blog post next week and I will not publish my newsletter for 2 weeks – I just ran out of time. I’ll be having fun and working hard in Houston!
The Pacific International Quilt Show was a whirlwind for me this year! I worked the Studio Art Quilt Associates booth for the first 2 hours and then blasted through the show at warp speed. I had some people I wanted to connect with and saw many others there that I was delighted to chat with. As a result I probably missed some entire areas. I was glad to see the show though!
I was happy to work the SAQA booth – it’s always fun to chat with people and watch their reactions as they walk by:
Sonja Campbell is one the the Regional Reps for the NorCal/Northern Nevada Region. It’s a lot of work and setting up the booth area was no exception. There was so much great art in our booth!
We had some 3-D art on display just for fun. The two works on the left are by Dolores Miller and the piece on the right is by Jen Landau.
Across from our booth was the exhibit “Letting the Fabric Speak” with work by Rachel Clark, Corlis Taylor and Gayle Hazen:
Dots and Stripes, Rachel Clark
Adire Blues, Rachel Clark
Positive/Negative, Gayle Hazen
I began my walk in the World Quilt Competition section, which is some of the best of quilting from the world:
Deceptive Markings, Sue de Vanny, Australia
Lanterns, Romana Frys, US
Bits and Pieces, Jacquie Harvey, UK
Detail, Bits and Pieces, Jacquie Harvey, UK
I love how she combined hand and machine quilting!
Gorgeous Girl, Megan Byrne, Australia
Ahmran Eala, Sandie Lush, UK
High Noon Ruban Reflection, Dalia Eliraz, Israel
The Wonder In Color, Tamar Ophir, Israel
Footsteps Toward Springtime, Mihoko Tanaka, Japan
Country Road, Masumi Kako, Japan
Lemonsoda, Bernadette Mayr, Germany
Wassertropfen/Drops of Water, Bernadette Mayr, Germany
Lorikeets Reflected, Eileen Campbell, Australia
The World Awaits #TimesUp, Neroli Henderson, Australia
Self Portrait With Machine, Ronda Hazell, Australia
A Border of Flowers, Lois Evans, New Zealand
Ties That Bind, Jeanie O’Sullivan, New Zealand
Nostalgia, Sue Cameron, South Africa
For Love of Ornament, Zena Thorpe, US
Oh this was exquisite applique! Such detail and expert use of color. This quilt was amazing.
Next up, HERstory Quilts: Human Rights Stories in Fabric. There was a large group viewing this exhibit when I was there so I only got a few photos:
Love Anyway, Maggie Vanderweit, Canada
Seeds of Hatred, Tanya A. Brown, California
Mr. Jim Crow on my Shoulder, Bonnie D. Askowitz
Seeking Shelter, Linda Syverson Guild, Maryland
Part of the “If Not Now, When?” by Art Quilt Association:
“Mama, When Are We Using This Lime Green Fabric?”, Jan Warren, Colorado
Bisbee, Pat Sprague, Colorado
Sorry, missed the name of this exhibit:
Pockets of Time, Colleen Kole
Loved this piece!
Down the Road, Lisa Walton, Australia
These colors were divine!
Hot Seat, Maria Shell, Alaska
Moving into Modern:
Cat Groove, Sue de Vanny, Australia
And now “Silk and Salvage”, using reclaimed and unusual fabric for new work:
Blue Circles, Juia McLeod, quilted by Sue Fox
The silk neckties just glowed in the light!
Didn’t get the name, but made by Juia McLeod, quilted by Sue Fox
Oh how I love silk!
The blues and golds in these next two…swoon!
Peaceful Persimmons, Diana Roberts, California
Natalie, Marjorie Smith, California
Reconnections, Janice Gunner, UK
Ladies of the Sea, Shirley Tchou, Ohio
Ruffled, Linda Roy, Tennessee
Detail, Ruffled, Linda Roy, Tennessee
Exquisite detail!
Simple Circles, Marylee Drake, Californai
On Relections – Cape Town, Harbour Fenders, Sue deVanny, Australia
First Frost, Jan Hutchison, Kansas
Okay, I spent a LOT of time in front of this one, swooning. It was probably my favorite. I have seen this quilt in print several times but not in person. It is divine. You can’t tell from the photo but it is made from a metallic linen which gives it the “frost”. I’ll bet it is dog gone heavy because linen weighs a ton. It is so delicate and beautifully executed. Heat beat, heart beat.
Okay I just got tired. I will post more next week, maybe. I will be at the Houston Festival and may not make it but I will try. If I can I will post to Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday.
Oops, the piece you attributed to Eunhee Lee was made by Colleen Kole. Pockets of Time.
Thank you Karol! I fixed it; I didn’t have time to do a good job of editing. I hope everything else is correct. I am so careful but sometimes my photos aren’t in order.
Thank you Jenny for the photo of my quilt, Natalie. This piece started as a length of fabric I inherited from a deceased friend, wanted to do it justice in memory o Natalie.
Wow Marjorie, did not know that was wholecloth! It is stunning and surely honors your friend.
Thanks for posting! Got sick, had to miss the whole thing, so I appreciate your photos.
There will need more! Sorry you were sick, hope you’re better Sue.
I was there and “thought” I saw the whole show, but your photos prove that I missed a fair amount myself. Thanks for posting, and happy travels to Houston!
Thank you Nancy – I had a great time! It’s funny though, if you posted your photos there would be some spectacular quilts that would make me wonder how I missed it.
Such a treat to live vicariously through your travels.
It’s fun to share too!