The River City Guild Quilters Guild Show – 2022

After a 3 year absence, it was time for the River City Quilters Guild‘s show! Clearly, it was a bumper crop year as there were so many fantastic quilts. Like always, keep in mind that some wonderful quilts are missing from this post because my photo was bad or I just lost track as I ran into people and chatted. So here we go:

Interesting, there were 2 Best of Shows – one Traditional, and one Modern. Jan Soules took both!

Oh this was beautiful! Jan uses fabric with such skill. Lin Squires’ quilting was the perfect touch and enhanced the quilt without overtaking it. Just look at this gorgeous detail:

What a master piece!

And, the Modern BOS:

I love this new direction Jan’s work is taking. She recently took a course from Sheila Frampton-Cooper but she definitely is making it her own.

How colorful and fun!

This was designed by Madhu Mathur, piece by the guild and quilted by Marie Nelson.

Gotta love those polka dots; so fresh and fun!

I enjoyed this fun, colorful and Modern quilt.

Connie made this quilt as a tribute to the heartbreak and losses she and her family experienced, as well as the heartbreak of others around the world.

Detail, My 2020 Quilt, Connie Horne, quilted by Connie Horne and Janet Burlison

How fun is this?

Marie Nelson was the Featured Quilter and I think she had around 30 quilts on display. I was amazed at the breadth of her work, as you will see from this series of photos.

I love this Modern take on the traditional Apple Core, with low volume prints.

This is gorgeous and a great mix of fabrics, value and color. The quilting is fabulous and makes the quilt.

At first glance I would not have attributed this quilt to Marie Nelson. She used a collection of Ardently Austen fabrics but the design really make the quilt.

Marie used 85 different motifs in the quilting of the negative space. Some of the blocks used her Mother’s paper pieced blocks, a few of which were over 25 years old.

I have some of this fabric and adore it. How charming this quilt is!

Can you tell that this was inspired by the Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama?

Love the way the fabric makes this quilt!

There was a big Sue Spargo exhibit and this was one of the most charming pieces.

What a beautifully fussy cut quilt! She must have a healthy fabric stash.

Oh how I love a whole cloth, this is beautiful and based on Celtic design.

This is wholecloth with some broderie perse, based on a drawing Connie did for her son.

Nancy used a watercolor technique she learned from Katie Pasquini Masopust. Love those Tahoe colors.

Based on techniques learned at a Craft Napa class from Timna Tarr.

This was first drawn on muslin, with fabrics added to create luminosity. This was one of my favs.

Sometimes a simple, edited image is all you need. I love this for its simplicity.

This is a wholecloth quilt, based on 2 digitally altered images; eventually printed by Spoonflower. I enjoy the juxtaposition of the two images.

The narrative behind the image is that two ladies went for a walk; Connie merged the images of the two.

I love the simplicity and whimsy of this piece.

Yup, it’s about emerging after the pandemic; is it safe?

Sorry for the lousy photo, the piece was great! Penny combined red, yellow, black and white to make greens and golds. Love these bold images.

Wasn’t that a great show?

I’ll share at:

Nina-Marie’s Off the Wall Friday
and
Finished or Not Friday