Lisa Jenni quilt in TCQC 01-28-24

  This is a repost from June 1, 2012.  The Association of Pacific West Quilters is sadly nolonger in operation.

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When I first saw this quilt in-the-fabric in the 2008 display of the Living Color exhibit of quilts at the Association of Pacific West Quilters show in Tacoma, it almost leapt off the wall at me.  It is such a striking image and the color is wonderful.  So, for nine months I thought about bidding in the online auction - which was last week.  As always with auctionsbout  I thought about the organization and, like every non-profit these days, the need for funds.  So, I stayed on top of the bidding and this quilt is now a part of the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection.  So, I stayed on top of the bidding and this 

 

"Nature's Lace" 2008  Lisa Jenni - Sammamish, WA  36"W x 24"L

Hand dyed cotton fabrics, Misty Fuse, cotton thread. 

 Machine and hand appliqued. Machine quilted.

A postcard from her daughter in north Australia inspired this quilt.  Lisa said, "....a beautiful rainforest palm tree canopy.  The 'gazillion' shades of green in the picture manifest Living Colour for me.  What could be more living than a green forest?"   Lisa's website:   www.thinkquilts.com

The stems were stuffed and then hand appliqued to the quilt.

 

Lisa calls this machine quilt pattern "McTavishing".  Notice that the corner miter is stitched down - something that makes quilt judges very happy. 

 

This garish label was provided by the organization.  As you see they anticipated that the quilts would be auctioned at a special event in 2010, but somehow that didn't work out.  So, two years later they auctioned the quilts online. 



Great fabric on the back and an appropriate choice for the subject on the front.

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Monday Browsing 06-25-12

Marimekko sale:
http://mail.aol.com/36478-111/aol-6/en-us/mail/DisplayMessage.aspx?ws_popup=true

If you are interested in the results of the Association of Pacific West Quilters online auction:
http://www.benefitbidding.com/listings/categories/index.cfm?category=1018582353


Here is a Blog post about a great ocean view vacation:
http://goingtopieces.blogspot.com/2012/06/what-lovely-time-on-coast-we-had.html

Corky, the Poodle Prince, has been with me for a few days. I missed him while I was traveling.http://corkyloos.blogspot.com/

APWQ QShow 09-01-11

A gorgeous day in the hills outside San Juan Bautista - sunshine and flowers blooming in Mary's deck boxes. Today was my 73rd birthday - at some point in the past I didn't want to admit to having a birthday and getting "old".  Now each year is an accomplishment!  Mary served fresh wild salmon for dinner - it was beyond delicious - and we followed up with olallieberry pie/vanilla ice cream.  A dinner for royalty!

This quilt really made a visual impact.  Just stunning from a distance and interesting to see the work close up.  The detail shot is of the right side panel.

The label states that this quilt is all done with curved piecing and it definitely looks like Ruth McDowell's technique.  Obviously Wanda does excellent sewing and she has a good eye for color.  I love this quilt.

 

Such realistic feathers and a very realistic eye.  Quite a beautiful quilt with great technique.

I'm sorry I did not get a full-on shot of this beautiful quilt.  The colors are so vivid and the detail very accomplished.  Note the stamen on the hibiscus in the detail above.

 

This is why I need to go a 2nd day to a big QShow - just to retake the pictures I messed up on the first day.

Anyone who is a fan of Linnea artwork will appreciate this quilt.  I use their desk top calendar every year and am inspired each month by the graphic quality of the illustrations. http://linneadesign.com/

Terry learned Velda Newman's lessons well and created in the large scale that Velda uses.  This quilt is six feet wide and almost four feet long.  I'll bet she has special place on her wall to show it off.

This is a little tropical fish hidden in the shoulder - right edge about halfway.

There is (was?) an oil painter who did this type of brilliant interpretation of animals.  I went to a dentist who had some prints on the walls of his waiting room - many years ago.  The look on the horse's face seems so sad - I wonder if it is intensified by the blue color.  

APWQ QShow 08-31-11

The category with the most entries (41) was Traditional Large, unlike the other open entry shows I have attended where traditional has become a very small category.  Pictorial Small (34) came next and then Art Small (28).  Here are the pictures I took of those quilts.  If you are interested in further info on the categories and size requirements let me know and I will send them to you.

Here is another quilt made with Ruth McDowell's techniques. A rather Cubist version of an Indian brave.

The label is misleading - try reading it "The center of the quilts is foundation pieced....".

Nice color and there is the grey again.  I was told today that the "modernists" are using a lot of grey.

I found the colors in this quilt pleasing (yellow and blue, again), but the design seems very chaotic - perhaps that is intentional in keeping with the artist's statement.

And this is the entire poem which was posted in a separate label with the quilt.

Appropriate name, great color and a very festive feeling. 

A sort of pastel Amish look.  Nice smooth curves in the quilting, but how does it relate to the design?

Unusual but effective use of crayon rubbing - a technique that has been around for a very long time, but mostly on paper.  The hand quilting is primitive which seems in keeping with the uneven rubbing. 

APNW QShow - Traditionals 08-30-11

Here are some large, traditional quilts that impressed me.  There was one whole cloth quilt that was fabulously hand quilted, but somehow I missed taking a picture.  It is frustrating to be looking at the quilts and taking pictures from a seated position - although I did stand up to take some pictures, including these very large works.

This is a white quilt, but I darkened the exposure to better show the intricate machine quilting.

Expert reverse applique done by hand and very nice, precise machine quilting - done in an unusual pattern.  My first thought on viewing this quilt was the Aunt Jane pattern, but I think I like this very crisp design better. 

Another wonderfully quilted whole cloth quilt.  Nice that she acknowledged the source of the designs that were not her original efforts.  I am amazed at what some quilters can do on a long-arm machine.

Another gorgeous bed quilt - I love the little flower buds in the stars.  I don't know the reason, but I could not modify this picture to crop to the star or sharpen the image.  Never happened before - an ideas?

Tonight I am at Mary and Joe's outside of San Juan Bautista - so peaceful and quiet after so many days and nights on the road.  While I am here for a few days I will try to post all of the pictures from the QShow in Tacoma.   Tonight I will be in bed by midnight - Hurrah!