Pacific Int’l Quilt Festival 2022 – Part 1
I decided to post photos from the Pacific International Quilt Festival this week and next, followed by the Foothills Quilters Guild show the following week. If you follow me, you will know that I don’t create posts ahead of time for later posting, I’ve always posted of-the-moment. Until now.
I am prepping for Houston and other things personal and professional. I hope to get these posts ready so that I can concentrate on my prep work. Shhhhh, but there are entire areas of prep, samples and curriculum that I haven’t touched for Houston; I need to get on it!
On most of these photos, I might write a word or two, on some, none, as they are self-explanatory. I hope you enjoy my view of PIQF. As always, I don’t post bad photos (and one of my favs was a bad shot!), and I may have missed a quilt or two. I do my best.
I finally figured out how I miss quilts on occasion. If I am traveling through the show and there is a crowd in front of a quilt I want to photograph, I will move on, thinking that I will catch it later. And sometimes I don’t! Also, if I’ve posted a quilt before, I don’t post it again if it shows at another show.
In absolutely no particular order:
Roxie proudly showing her Ultimate Travel Bag by Annie
I could not help but notice Roxie’s Ultimate Travel Bag! Anyone who finishes one of these deserves a Lifetime Achievement Award! They are awesome bags and Roxie did an excellent job with fabric choices, construction details and quilting. And of course she had to fill it with her purchases….
At the SAQA booth!
I worked the SAQA booth for a time. Did you know you can rent a SAQA Trunk Show for your group for only $75 (SAQA members) or $150 (non-members). That could be a program for your guild or small group! The Trunk Show has 12″ x 12″ pieces like those above, wrapped in plastic so that you can pick them up, examine them, talk about them. More information here.
Meadow’s Embrace; Laura Pomes
Such exuberance!
Layers 1; Merce Gonzalez
This was sheers! You know how I love sheers….
California Log Cabin; Cecelia Westerfield & Suzanne McVicker
All silk fabrics with nothing but feathers – divine!
Fit To Be Tied, a Crazy Coat; Tamera J Failla
Beautiful and clever.
Satin Bowerbird; Saki
I love seeing men’s wear in wearables. Let’s have more! This ensemble was very cool.
Panda; Katherine Donaldson
A charming piece, machine applique. Always had a crowd around it.
Learning Curve; Mary E. Flynn
This was Mary’s first use of rulers. She embraced the joy of imperfection; brava!
Siamese; Sandy Curran
Wow, did she nail those eyes!
Scribe; Mimi Ghauri-Young
This is a perfect example of just the right amount of quilting. She left the primary parts of the building unquilted, which makes the entire piece more realistic.
New York Beauty; Joe Cunningham
I love Joe’s unique style.
She Gazed at the Carousel Through Rose-Colored Glasses; Marty Ornish
Marty was recently on The Quilt Show. She is an extraordinary wearable artist. You just had to see this in person. It’s a beautiful piece.
Contemporary Mexican Tourist Jacket; Debbie Postlethwaite
How fun!
Daisy Craze; Cynthia Blair
I’m a daisy girl. It looks like she made individual daisies and sewed them together.
It’s hard to capture the details of the garments. Rachel Clark, Gayle Hazen and Corlis Taylor always put on a good show. As Rachel said on FaceBook, “We may have to see an ortho Doc from patting ourselves on the back.” Well done Rachel.
Allergy Season; Sue Mary Fox
Silk!
Bridgeport, CA; Jeanie Paige Ferguson
All needle turn applique!
Precious Moments; Judy Crotts
Precious moment indeed.
Healing; Jan Reed
Sigh, so serene.
Oh Deer; Nancy Gonzalez Caro
And the quilted background…
Missy and Richard; Heidi Beltz-Sandkuhle
It really captures a moment of love.
Emergence; Jan Millner
Just love the wings and the joyous feel.
Rays of Summer; Nancy Ferguson
Such a happy piece. Imagine all that paper piecing!
Sweet Madame Blue; Margaret Solomon Gunn
Margaret’s work is always stunning, with superb detail and quilting. This is one of her prettiest IMHO.
Detail; Sweet Madame Blue; Margaret Solomon Gunn
Invisible Race; Allyson Allen
It’s a unique composition that captures the emotion of the moment.
Bird’s Eye View; Ann Zemke
This exhibit was so pretty! Beautiful quilts, fabulous color, superb quilting.
Dulles & Croc; Sandra L Mollon
Amazing how she can capture detail.
Autumn Swag; Linda M Roy
If you haven’t seen Linda Roy’s work up close, you are missing out. This is all hand work, can you imagine? It takes your breath away.
Detail; Autumn Swag; Linda M Roy
Terraced; Thom Atkins
Such a striking image.
Japanese Garden; Ardis Bucy
I love this interplay of fabric and color.
Lyric Kinard’s Exhibit
Lyric’s work was paired with the poetry of Maura High. If you slowed down to enjoy the interplay, it was a lovely exhibit.
Pelicans; Joy Finley Palmer
So simple, serene, quiet.
Frolic Forest III; Cristina Arcenegui Bono
Fun!
The Moon Goddess; Tamera J Failla
This royal beauty had crystals and a special collar!
Someday…; Nancy s Brown
All the faces are of Bay Area shelter dogs looking for homes. Awww. Hope they found their furever home by now.
Into the Sunshine; Patricia Heinrich Hechler & Joyce Hite
Quiet Places; Jan Soules
Love the colors and gentle beauty of this.
Party Line; Iris Frank
Remember party lines?
I’ll share at:
Did you photograph anything that was not QTD? Or wasn’t there anything that wasn’t QTD? Does anyone do traditional piecing and quilting anymore?
Well you have to consider the source of all those photos, lol! In my defense, I specifically called out “Scribe”, that the amount of quilting was very restrained and it made the piece.
Wow! Not sure what I am more impressed by, the caliber of quilting these days or your ability to capture it in photographs. Thank you for the tour of PIQF.
Thank you Gwyned. I pretty much point my phone at the quilt, then do some basic editing of my photo. Glad you enjoyed it!
Jenny I saw you at PIQF, and your quilt Poppies. I guess I wasn’t positive it was you or I would have said something.
Thanks for your photos you captured some quilts I missed. What a chall3to be a judge. There were so many stunning quilts. Loved being at my favorite show.
Have a great experience Houston.
Thank you Caren, glad you enjoyed the show and my Poppies quilt! It never occurred to me to put a photo in my post about it. I do hope that Houston runs smoothly – it’s a lot to do in a short time!
Oh, my gosh!! I’ll never be in thoses classes of these quilters….and the little people running all over it’s delightful….thanks again for enjoyable website… pulling out stitches oh my!! lov ya bobbie rumler of corona de Tucson AZ
Hi Bobbie; I am so glad you enjoyed the show! I do enjoy sharing my world. I appreciate your notes!
Thank you for posting all of these wonderful photos. I love a good quilt show because it lifts my vision beyond what is routine (my quilts!) into what is possible (my aspirations!).
THank you Pat! There is an expression, “doomspiration”: sometimes the quilts are so amazing it makes you feel humble, and sometimes you see something and want to run home right then and try something that inspired you.
Neither “Missy and Richard” nor the organza layers one looked QTD!
Good point, good eye Jan!
WOW-e-wow. I’d say PIQF had a terrific year! Thanks for sharing these photos.
You’re welcome Franki! Funny, this year seemed a lot better than last. Maybe we are all just getting our wings back.
What Amazing art and quilts!!! Dulles and Croc!! I love them… and that log cabin – oh my stars – the borders and the quilting are amazing!
Yes Alycia, the quilts were so amazing it was hard to even choose favorites!
Thank you for this post! I am in awe of the talent and creativity.
It’s sometimes overwhelming to see so much beauty in one place!