Amish: The Modern Muse at The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles runs in two parts. The first part goes through January 10th, then the second part through March 1st 2015.
The museum asked local modern quilt guilds to submit quilts inspired by Amish quilts but with a modern take. The East Bay Modern Quilters, the Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild and the South Bay Modern Quilt Guild gladly participated, and after being curated by San Francisco artist Joe Cunningham, it was decided to run the show in two groups. Good news, as there will be more marvelous quilts to post in January!
Alas this is my last post of the year, but the Plaid Portico will be back mid January with coverage of the second round of Amish: The Modern Muse, coverage of some up and coming designers doing cool things,and then some pretty comprehensive coverage of QuiltCon.
Happy New Year in advance!
Striped Amish by Pam Rocco, 2014
Striped Amish by Pam Rocco, 2014
Tribute by Pati Fried, 2014, machine quilting by Kerry Reed, both machine and hand quilted
Tribute by Pati Fried, 2014, machine quilting by Kerry Reed, both machine and hand quilted
We Are by Anne Sullivan, 2014
We Are by Anne Sullivan, 2014
House Top Quilts by Tara Faughnan, 2013
House Top Quilts by Tara Faughnan, 2013
X by Stacey Sharman, 2014. Cotton, linen, wool, denim, and upholstery samples. Machine and hand quilted.
X by Stacey Sharman, 2014. Cotton, linen, wool, denim, and upholstery samples. Machine and hand quilted.
What I Had by Kim Andersson, 2014. Quilted by Terry Carpenter
What I Had by Kim Andersson, 2014. Quilted by Terry Carpenter
Zyklen by Vanessa de Fabrega, 2014
Zyklen by Vanessa de Fabrega, 2014
Amish-ish by Ruth Beeby, 2014
Amish-ish by Ruth Beeby, 2014
Look Who’s Walking by Karen Foster, 2014.
Center Diamond, Up Close by Michelle Boyd, 2014
Center Diamond, Up Close by Michelle Boyd, 2014
Tic-Tac-Oh by Erin Metzler, 2014
Tic-Tac-Oh by Erin Metzler, 2014
Capitola Crossing by Karen Foster, 2014
Capitola Crossing by Karen Foster, 2014
Amish Electricity by Claire Sherman 2014
Amish Electricity by Claire Sherman 2014
Almost Amish by Lyndalee Korn, 2014
Almost Amish by Lyndalee Korn, 2014
1500 by Vanessa de Fabrega 2014, quilted by Angie Woolman
1500 by Vanessa de Fabrega 2014, quilted by Angie Woolman
Feeling Blue by Linda Hlady 2014
Feeling Blue by Linda Hlady 2014
MacAmish by Carole Rossi, 2014
Circus Improv by Carol Van Zandt 2014, using Andover textured solids
Circus Improv by Carol Van Zandt 2014, using Andover textured solids
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Great to see you again at the reception and really appreciate the post with these photos for those who could not see the exhibit in person. I’m looking forward to the second show and to QuiltCon – I didn’t go last time either (and thought I was the only one!). Karen
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Hi Karen,
It was great to see you too–I remember meeting you at The Sewing Summit several years ago!. I love the quilts you did for this show–I was really taken with them when I saw them on instagram.
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Spectacular quilts. Each and every one!
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what a FAB selection as a mod version of Amish. Are you going to QuiltCon? Will look forward to your postings.
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Yes, I will be going to QuiltCon this year!! had to cancel out of the last one so extra happy to be going this time. Can’t wait to see all the quilts!
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It is wonderful to see the modern re-interpretations! And your own quilt is beautiful. I am looking forward to part II. Have a great holiday!
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Thank you so much! I’m really a beginning quilter so was surprised to have the quilt actually accepted into the show!
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