Quilts and Art Quilts
QuiltCon 2016-Part 2
Most of the quilts in today’s QuiltCon 2016 post were in the smaller room. It contained Special Exhibits by Molly Upton and Gwen Marston and various categories including Improv, Handwork, Applique, Negative Space, Group Quilt and probably some I missed. I found the work in this room more interesting. I also discovered 2 quilts that would…
Read MoreQuiltCon 2016-Part 1
Lucky me-I got to go to QuiltCon, the Modern Quilt show in Pasadena this year! This was my first visit to a major Modern quilt show. There were lots of strollers and babies and it was delightful to see such a young crowd get so excited about quilting. I loved the venue too-open and very…
Read MoreFolsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show 2016-The Big Quilt Room
And on to the Big Quilt Room: Best of Show went to Donna Dale with this beautiful piece quilted by Lin Squires. Donna started with a Primitive Gatherings pattern and incorporated wool and inking into the top. It was just so exquisitely done, a heartfelt quilt. Karla worked on this quilt on three continents and three…
Read MoreImprov Piecing and a “Boot”
I didn’t have enough time this week to go through my photos of the Big Quilt Room of the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild show. It’s been a super busy week for me so I’ll post those photos next week. Lucky me, I got to take an Improv Piecing class with Ellen Schmidt at Meissner’s…
Read MoreFolsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show-2016: Small Quilt Room and Wearables
My local guild is the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild and we put on a fabulous show every year-not that I’m unbiased! The Small Quilt Room was the best ever, in my opinion. I was dazzled by the variety and quality of the work in both the small quilts and the wearables/home dec/other fiber item categories.…
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