Pacific International Quilt Festival 2021
NOTE: I won’t be posting next week on Thanksgiving. I hope you enjoy a lovely day of thanksgiving with those you love. I will have my full family here and I’m excited. I will be back the following week, 5 lbs heavier!
I’ve got a treat with a whole lot of great quilts to share! I know you’re not burned out on quilts, even though my last two posts from the Houston Int’l Quilt Festival had a total of around 80 quilts. I’m posting this out of chronological order, as the Houston show happened after PIQF. But I ran out of time and I’m just now catching up.
This year’s PIQF was about 30% smaller than previous years and the vendor selection was much reduced. There were vendors that I missed terribly and I didn’t spend a dime on vendors. Nothing tempted me – no hand dyed silks, crazy new products or anything that made me stop in my tracks.
But the quilts were great and I’ve got some eye candy for you. I’m a little pressed for time so I will post with just name and maker for each quilt. I’ve posted in the order I saw the quilts so it’s not really organized by section. Enjoy!
In Perfect Harmony, Sandra Mollon
Dots in a Box; Rachel D. K. Clark
Haute Holiday, Corlis Taylor
(Title too fuzzy to read); Rachel K. K. Clark
Eukaryotes; Rachael Dorr
Tying Up Loose Ends; Ruth Marchese (sheer)
Midwest Views Exhibit – no cards were up at the time I took my photos so I don’t have quilt names or makers. Please write me if you know and I’ll update my post. This is one of my 3 top favorite quilts in the show!
Midwest Views Exhibit- Midwest Views Exhibit – no cards were up at the time I took my photos so I don’t have quilt names or makers. Please write me if you know and I’ll update my post.
Bearpaw for my Hometown Hero; Vicki Davis
Downtown; Kathryn Pellman
Magic Flowers; Susan W Smith
Kaleidoscope Pineapple; Julia McLeod (that’s silk!)
The Gov’s House–NOT; Cindy Gangler (from my home guild, the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild!)
Finding Neverland #1: Walled in; Jan Soules
Bee yourself!, Simone Steuzner, Sweden
Finding Neverland #1: Walled in; Jan Soules
Daybreak; Marilyn Murphy Gourley
La Paloma; Ann Horton (embroidery!)
God sent Me An Angel; Carol A Mercer
Boro Patchwork; Allyson Allen
Definitely Not Sepia; Tamera J Failla
Keys Quotes; Daniela Schupp
Through the Lens; Jeanne M. Knudsen
Mandala Bloom; Sheila Collins (3-d)
Wingspread; Jan Reed
And the River Flows; Sharon Schlotzhauer
Lost and Forgotten; Linda Sepulveda
Surrender; Cynthia Catlin
Pandemic Jane; Laura Fraga (unusual Dear Jane)
Fractured Iris; Lilian Myburgh
Sunrise, Moonrise; Merce Gonzalex (Spain) (sheer!) (This is the second of my 3 top favorite quilts in the show!)
Mama Africa; Cecilia Gonzalez (Spain)
Block Work; Debra Delorenzo
A Little Bit Jonesy; Sheryl ?
My photo is blurry and I’m not sure this is the correct name
The Daughter of a Lion is Also a Lion; Kathryn Harmer Fox
Bed of Leaves; Beth and Trevor Reid (dimensional)
Ombre Leaves; Joy-Lily
Holiday Splendor; Inger C Blood (lots and lots of bling and sparkle!)
Sea Flora; Ellen Spellman
Himalayan Poppies; Nelda McComb
Connectivity; Zena Thorpe This is the third of my 3 top favorite quilts in the show!
Detail; Connectivity; Zena Thorpe (hand applique!)
Forgot to take photo of signage – do you know whose quilt this is?
Isolation; Denise Schmidt
If 2020 was a Quilt; Diane Mezerkor Hollister
Somewhere Out There; Dianne Gates-Anderson
What a show! What great diversity in style, color, genre. I hope you caught my top 3 picks. How hard it must be to pick a Judge’s Choice! I have no idea how I would have chosen if I were a judge.
I so hope we will be back to a larger show with a full load of vendors next year. I hope you enjoyed the show. This is my last show post of the year.
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I went to PIQF too and it’s always amazing to me to see things through others eyes. I don’t recall most of the pieces you spotlighted except a few here and there. My photos are almost a completely different collection! Thanks for sharing.
And what’s funny about that Nancy is that I would look at your photos and think, how did I miss that one!
Beautiful quilts. Thx for showing. I think the clouds quilt is by Shannon who blogs at I’m Working on a Project.
I am glad you enjoyed them Edith! Apparently that is not Shannon’s quilt as she is not a member of the SAQA Midwest group. I’ll keep looking. Thank you!
Beautiful art! Thank you for sharing from both shows!
You’re welcome Carol! Glad you enjoyed them.
Thanks Jenny for sharing with us ‘stay at homes’. Such diversity and cleverness and workwomenship.
Happy that you enjoyed it!
Have a wonderful time with your family!!!
Thank you Alycia! I hope you enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving as well.
Thanks for sharing your photos. It’s been ages since I’ve gone to a quilt show and it’s extraordinary how folks paint with fabric now.
Oh yes, it is amazing what you see at big quilt shows now Sharon! Glad you enjoyed it.
Wow wow wow , it looks like you focused on the densely quilted pieces. They are amazing.
It wasn’t hard to find dense quilting! Glad you enjoyed the ride Robin!
Thank you for the beautiful pictures of PIQF, wow some beautiful and super creative ideas. Loved them. Cathe
It was a great show Cathe!