QuiltCon 2016: Modern Traditionalism, Part 1

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Plaid Portico

Ok, now we’re getting into the heat of it with the Modern Traditionalism category from QuiltCon 2016 exhibitions. Here we have the crossover with traditional blocks or techniques used in a “modern” context, most in original compositions.

Pine Burr Quilt by Tara Faughnan

Churning by Jean Larson

Wonky Metamorphosis by Katherine Dithmer

Picnic Petals by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill

Migration Quilt by Yara Greuter

Wildfire by Kristy Cleverly, quilted by Kelly Elliott

Pineapple Variation by Alexis Deise

Twisted Tulips by Jacquie Gering

Neutral Courthouse Steps by Kristi Schroeder

Counterclockwise by Elaine Poplin

Tilting at Windmills by Susan Strong

The Ripple Effect by Janice Ryan, quilted by Kristi Ryan

Dunes by Jenna Brand

Blue Spiderweb by Leslie Schmidt, quilting by aaquilting.com

Etude by Bailey Pike

#ImOnABoat by Allison Chambers, quilted by Jessica Toye

Patch Nine by Dora Cary

Mr. Swirl E. Bones by Victoria Findlay Wolfe, quilted by Shelly Pagliai

Hillary Quiltcon by Diana Vandeyar

Fading Star by Jessica Schunke

Close up of Kintsugi I (medallion) by Alexis Deise

Kintsugi I (medallion) by Alexis Deise

Tree of Drinks by Dorie Schwarz, quilted by Lynn Carson Harris

Rainbow Plus by Kristy Cleverly, quilted by Fiona Bell

Solid + Plain Modules by Christine Barnes, quilted by Sandra Bruce

Yesterday by Cheryl Brickey

Fractured Star by Donald Wattam, quilted by Mary Ann Wattam

QuiltCon 2016 – Handwork

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Plaid Portico

QuiltCon 2016 was in Pasadena this year. Next year it will be in Savannah! My main aim is to see all the quilt exhibitions and photo them for The Plaid Portico (and my own pleasure) but since it was in California, we had big contingent from the Northern California modern quilt groups and guilds so it was fun seeing friendly faces all around. Truth be told it’s a friendly event anyway – there is just a good vibe in general, plus it is well-organized so things go smoothly.

I did manage to take photos of all the quilts in the exhibitions so we will be winding through them all in the next few months, including the special exhibitions of keynote speaker Gwen Marston and 70’s art quilter Molly Upton. I’m not going to highlight all the winners nor review or comment. One thing is clear to me–we all see things a little bit differently. So I am sharing what I get to see and you can decide for yourself what interests you.

I curate what I cover at general quilt exhibits, and “modern” is generally what I shoot, so I might only take photos of 10% of the quilts. At QuiltCon I think it would be a disservice to only show 90% as there are probably only about 10% I am ho-hum about. So they are all here, even the shots I couldn’t control the light on.

First up is the Handwork category. Enjoy!

Double Wedding Ring by Tara Faughnan

Collection by Carolyn Friedlander

Floating Squares No. 2 – Based on a Score by Sherri Lynn Wood by Maritza Soto

Cotton Sophisticate by Chawne Kimber

Random Perfection by Wanda Dotson

Places Unfold by Heidi Parkes

Over Under by Daisy Aschehoug

Mod Mountains by Susanne Williams

1981 by Nancy Purvis

Windowsill by Riane Menardi

Geometric Text by Nicole Daksiewicz

Night and Day by Heidi Parkes

Lots of Cream, Lots of Sugar by Heide Parkes

Everglade by Carolyn Friedlander

Satsuma by Cathy Fussell

Hot Lava by Jenna Richardson

Hexie Beast by Liz Harvatine

Elliott’s Quilt by Amy Hoffman

Final Selections from PIQF

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Plaid Portico

Here are the rest of the PIQF quilts. Some great ones in this batch!

Off to QuiltCon now so will have coverage of the quilts in the exhibitions there for the next month or so. Stay tuned!

Sorta Sonia by Cathy Miranker

Off the Floor #1 by Gael O’Donnell

Hypnotic Eye by Melissa Dunworth

Circle the Wagons by Gael O’ Donnell

Churn Dash 2: Complementary by Martha Peterson

#4001 Mod Pods by Allyson Allen

A Koru Fan by Juliet Fitness

A Town of Twilight by Atsuko Matsubara

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Diana Roberts

Crazy Time (The Clocks Quilt) by Alethea Ballard

The Doors by Geneva Foote Carroll

Bifrost Bridges by Linzi Upton

Autumn is Here by Nery Sharir

Bonfire by Bernadette Mayr

Computerized by Pamela Christner

Deco by Lee Vause

Fifties Fusion by Robyn Croft

Fire and Ice by Elma van Heerden

Friendship Networks by Ines Heil

Geometric Transparency by Cheryl Isbell

Gradation by Kathleen Burford

Greens in My Garden by Joan Dyer

Linen Crossings by Irelle Beatie

Mechanical Engineering 101 by Mari Soshi

Minton by Juliet Briant

My Barcelona by Gail Solomon

Occasional 6 by Frauke Schramm

Orange Is The New Purple by Claire Sherman

Parisian Garden by Annette Morgan

Pro und Kontra by Martina Hilgert-Vervoort

Pushing the Envelope by Ruthi Eldar

Radiance I by Susan Garrity

Redwood Cathedral by Lyra Bobo

RT15: Lircles by Susan Garrity

Swirl by Bernadette Mayr

Tango by Brigitte Gelf

The Bright Path by Ilana Rapoport

Tumbling Hexagons by Anabeth Dollins

The Globe-Hayabusa Shot by Kimiko Ukai

Selections from PIQF

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Plaid Portico

Continuing our PIQF coverage here with this and one more post from PIQF, then we will be going onto QuiltCon coverage.

We have a number of PIQF quilts from the Wall category, Farm to Table, Traditional, World and Innovative categories. Here are pics of what piqued my interest. Enjoy!

Stuck in the Middle with You by Linda Toeniskoetter, quilted by Melanie Meadows

She takes Flight by Betty Anne Guadalupe

Orbit by Patti Henderson Auburn, quilted by Beth Foust

One-Corner Log Cabin by Pamela Rocco

Modern Spin by Claudis Shearer

Mare’s Tails by Marcia DeCamp

Jogakbo by Youngmin Lee

Sashed Serpentine Curves by Mary Mashuta

Mexican Pinata by Rene Jennings

Kailua by Cynthia Vogt

Homage to String Quilt by Anna Chan, quilted by Diane Torres

Flywheel Rondo 2 by Nancy Bardach

Fire in the Stone by Kimberly Lacy

Dream Quilt by Hysterine Rankin, Gift of Bruce Berman, San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

Circuit Board by Pamela Rocco, quilted by Louise Goodenough

Blue Modern by Jomama Van Loo

Amish Bars Variation Quilt by Gwen Marston & Joe Cunningham, from San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles

All Straight Lines by Vickie VanKoten, quilted by Pat Roche

9-Patch Windmill by Birgit Schueller

Stormy Weather by Darlynn Evans

Sugar by Judy Tucker

Swirling Circles and Stripes by Mary Mashuta

Then You Made Me Smile by Dawn Herrell-Jones

Yellow Improv by Irelle Beatie

‘Leafy” Sea Dragon by Lois Parish-Evans

Boundary by Susan Else

Field of Quilted Dreams by Mel Beach

Jinny’s Palette by Christel Pietschmann

Tomorrow Never Knows by Diane Herbort

The Pursuit of Happiness by Robin Felton, quilted by Bella Bamert

Furrows by Charlotte Noll

Fresh Beginnings by Monica Mondragon

Follow and Fruitful Fields by Lisa Ellis

Fifty Color Kaleidoscope by June Nyvall

PIQF-The Modern Quilt Competition Part Two

Posted on February 4, 2016 by Plaid Portico

Here is the 2nd installment of the Modern: Mid-Centory Modern challenge at the Pacific International Quilt Festival. Selections from other categories coming up next!

Suits by Arleen Kukua

The Spectrum of the Ordinary by Kristin Shields

The Disintegration of the Persistence by Sylvia Schaefer

Center Diamond Up Close by Michelle Boyd

Stacked by Elizabeth Lonnquist

Clerestory by Debbie Grifka

Churn Dash Boogie-Woogie by Mickey Beebe, quilted by Toni McAuliffe

White Spaces by Bev Bird

Uncommon Time by Claudia Gomez

Spiral Galaxy by Jean Hughes, quilted by Margrit Schwanck

Remembering Mondrian by Susan Cobb, quilted by Betty Anne Guadalupe

Homeless by Kathy Heystee

Flower Exhibition by Leila Sigler

Beach Spaces by Elizabeth Lonnquist

American Modern by Carol Krueger

Quilt Market Houston 2015-Final Look at Selections from the Quilt Exhibit

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Plaid Portico

Here are my final selections from the exhibits at Quilt Market Houston 2015.

The Plaid Portico is signing off for the holidays. Wish the best to you and yours.

Be back in 2016!

Ablaze by Helena Scheffer

Life Lessons: Playing with Blocks Can Be Perilous by Linda Engstrom

New Star Rising by Ben Darby

Technicolor Deco by Shirley Gisi

In Carrboro by Chawne Kimber

Rescue by Barbara Oliver Hartman

Piece #12 by Lissa Alexander

Peaks and Valleys 2 by Maren Johnston

Rio Rosie by Mary Ann Herndon

White Holes by Peter Hayward

To Tomorrow by Keiko Goke

Zonal Flow by Jean Grimes

Tuning Fork #22: Dark Waters by Heather Pregger

SW 5, Big Green Diptych by Norma Schlager

Sunset on Coyote Buttes by Kimberly Lacy

Scratching the Surface by Jane Lloyd

Ombre Lone Star by Vanessa Christenson

Birth of a Storm by Betty Hahn

Grand Prismatic Spring by Vicki Conley

Circles by Robbi Joy Elkow

Broodstairs/Kebt by Inge Hueber

Big Bang by Marlies Janssen

Berlin by Brigitte Morgenroth

Gebrochene Linien~Broken Lines by Brigitte Morgenroth

Geteiltes Rot-Divided red by Brigitte Morgenroth

In Grenzen: Grun by Brigitte Morgenroth

Landstriche~Swaths of Land by Brigitte Morgenroth

Tripoli by Brigitte Morgenroth

Goldener Oktober by Brigitte Morgenroth

Gluehwuermchen-Firefly by Brigitte Morgenroth

Quilt Market 2015 Houston-More Selections from the Quilt Exhibitions

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Plaid Portico

One more installment after this one of selected quilts from the exhibitions at Quilt Market Houston 2015. A wide variety of styles, I find them all either likable, interesting or intriguing.

Enjoy!

Tulip in Swing Style by Keiko Morita

Timelines by Betty Busby

Mysterious Letter by Noriko Nozawa

My Family by Nariko Kawashima

The Woman by Kyoko Ochiai

Spheres XLVII by Jane Frenke

River Stones by Karen Eckmeier

Ole by Hope Wilmarth

Out on a Limb by Thelma Bearden

Liberation by Rebecca Muir MacKellar

Kenophobia by Robbi Joy Elkow

Kan Oh Chi Rai-Prediction by Study the Past

Indigo in Years Go by Feng Meng

Grief by Barbara Jahn

Ghosts by Ruth Montalvo

Frustrated by Edith Bieri-Hanselmann

Farm Girl by Victori Findlay Wolfe and Karen McTavish

Discovery by Sally Collins

Challenge 9, Village Green by Alicia Merret

Challenge 9, Drawing by Misik Kim

Barbara’s Circle by Beth Nufer and Clem Buzick

Quilt Market 2015 Houston–Selections from the Quilt Exhibition

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Plaid Portico

Well, since we’ve already covered the Modern Quilt Guild’s exhibition at Quilt Market Houston 2015, here we have my picks from the rest of the exhibitions. There will be 2 more posts before we can cover them all, and these quilts span the spectrum. As usual you are subject to my curatorial eye which just means I take photos of ones that interest me for whatever reason.

We’ll backtrack after this to do some coverage of this year’s Pacific International Quilt Festival, as well as highlight some local quilt talent.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Rooflines #10: Mountain Villages by Colleen Kole

Essence by Lyric Kinard

Challenge 8 Daily Routine by Misik Kim

Challenge 1 What Am I Doing Now? by Misik Kim

Affinity for Improv & Love of the Line by Leslie Tucker Jenison

Universal by Julie Schlueter

Sprocket 2 Me by Robbi Elkow

Sidetracked to Marrakesh by April Wicker

Selvage Star of Bethelem by Mayleen Vinson, quilted by Jan Hutchison

Rama Lama Ding Dong by Jamie Finga

Poppies of Mandalay by Connie Stark

Origami Stars by Carolina Asmussen

Old Red Door by Susan Brubaker Knapp

Modern Log Cabin by Kimberly Lapacek, quilted by Marcia Wachuta

Mission Accomplished by Rebecca Everett

Magnetic Attraction (Tuning Fork #26) by Heather Pregger

Half Crazy, All Lucky by Margaret Williams

Flying Geese Confusion by Lynda Krupka

Far Afield by Timna Tarr

Dot by Kathy York

Distortion by Roxane Lessa

Desitalart by Laura Armiraglio

Crystal Garden by Susan Stewart

Challenge 8 Intercellular by Betty Busby

Challenge 5 Happy Birthday by Hsin-Chen Lin

Challenge 5 Blue by Misik Kim

Blue Rose by Ann Ruthsdottir

Ad Libbing by Linda Hungerford and Lora Douglas

A Little Bit of This and That by Maia Hunt

Double Wedding Ring Quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Quilt Market 2015 Exhibition

Posted on November 8, 2015 by Plaid Portico

Finally a moment to start to share the quilts from Quilt Market Houston’s exhibition 2015. I have the entire Modern Quilt Guild’s exhibition and selections from a multitude of others, but will start with selections (almost all the them) from Victoria Findlay Wolfe‘s wonderful special: Double Wedding Ring Quilts: Here Come the Brides! sponsored by Bridal extravaganza Show.

I imagine these are a few of at least related to the quilts in her book, Double Wedding Ring Quilts, Traditions Made Modern. Enjoy!

Big Red aka: The Farmer Takes a Wife by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Deconstruction by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Color Play by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

White Hot Mod by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Something New in Blue by Victoria Findlay Wolfe, quilted by Shelly Pagliai

Lost and Found in Translation by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Tulip (Double Wedding Ring Variation) by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Reflect Upon Your Blessings by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Polyester Blooming by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Flowery Florid Blooms by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

A Thousand Fibers Connects Us by Victoria Findlay Wolfe, quilted by Mandy Leins

Some favorite booths from Quilt Market 2015

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Plaid Portico

Yes, I am back from Quilt Market 2015 with a tons of pics. Most are of the exhibition, but before we get to those, I thought I would show you just a few shots of some of my favorite booths, mostly by some marvelous fabric designers.

In the next few weeks have several quilt exhibitions to cover so stay tuned…