The Men’s Quilts and Wa Shonaji Exhibits at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
I had a wee bit of down time during my visit to Denver in April and visited the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, CO. My sister sits on the Board of the museum and had some great insight into the two exhibits that were showing: “No Girls Allowed: 13th Biennial Exhibit of Quilts Made By […]
Faith Ringgold Exhibit at The Crocker
The most recent regional meeting of Studio Art Quilt Associates was held at the Crocker Art Museum, where an exhibit of the work of Faith Ringgold was showing. I had previously only seen photos of her work and it was wonderful to see it in person. It is hard to capture in words the diversity […]
SAQA Conference 2018-San Antonio
I spent 4 fabulous days in San Antonio Texas at the annual Studio Art Quilt Associates Conference. I always find it difficult to describe why I make it a point to go as often as I can. One of the best things is the people: You find yourself hanging out with the most amazing people! […]
Valley Quilt Guild (Yuba City) Show 2018-Red and White!
This was the 35th anniversary of the founding of the Yuba City Quilt Guild and they chose Red and White as their theme. It was a spectacular display of red and white quilts and hands-down, their best show ever. Get ready for some red and white! I had to save some time this week-I will […]
Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show 2018, Part 2-Large Quilt Room
This is the final post for this year’s show, the Large Quilt Room. You will see a lot of variety and genres here: We do pack in the crowds! This is not even near the height of traffic. Our show goes 3 full days, each with a Fashion Show. It’s the first show of the […]
Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild Show 2018-Small Quilt Room, Garments and Fashion Show
This is my local guild’s show, the Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild-I LOVE show! We are rich with talent in every genre of quilting. I spent only one day at show this year and I was so thrilled with the variety and quality. I love my guild! This is a long and photo heavy post: […]
River City Quilt Show 2017
Good show River City! In random order: Best of Show was “My Secret Garden” by Deborah Ciarla, quilted by Nancy Calhoun. This was entirely hand pieced using the English Paper Piecing method, except the border which was foundation pieced. Wowsa! “Oasis Improv” by Marie Nelson. Using discards from a friend and some fabric from her […]
Houston Int’l Quilt Festival 2017-The Quilts, Part 2
I mentioned last week how limited my time was to take photos of the quilts. So here is my final “unorganized, disjointed and wholly incomplete take on the quilts”: It was wonderful to see the work of Yoko Saito in person, even though I only saw a few of her quilts. The workmanship and design […]
Houston Int’l Quilt Festival 2017-The Quilts, Part 1
Danny Amazonos had a special exhibit. This will give you an idea of his scale! The breathtaking scale and color that Danny used blew me away. He was very sharing and personable, seemingly without any ego about his astounding work. ———————————————— Okay, a bit of explanation. I had one afternoon off when the show was open, […]
Houston Quilt Festival-2017-The experience!
I hope that some time you will have a chance to attend the Houston show, the US’s largest quilt show. It is an amazing experience, unlike any other show. Some interesting stats: 1,100 vendor booths 500+ classes/events 40+ Special exhibits 1500+ quilts/fiber art pieces 142 instructors from around the world 4 days of show 7 […]