Quilting in the Garden 2014

What a scrumptious day at Alden Lane Nursery to see their annual “Quilting in The Garden” show.  Beautiful quilts hanging all over their vast property amongst the flowers and trees, all blowing in the wind!

First some shots of the whole scene and then we’ll zero in on a few quilts (only a fraction unfortunately!).  Photography a little challenging as one is looking up taking photos against a sunny sky, so we’ll show you what we can, and enjoy the dappled light. If you’re in the area, don’t miss this event next year!

Featured artists this year were local celebrities Diana McClun and Laura Nownes, and from Oregon, Jean Wells and the Quilt of Sisters.  There were also quilts by local quilters, some with booths. There certainly were beautiful quilts everywhere.  Kind of dreamy! Take a gander….

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery #192 OHO Zen Chic by Ginn Staines

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery Quilt #254 The Good, Bag and Ugly by Judy White, #247 Friendship Lattice by Teresa Abbey

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #186 Vintage Hexagon by Jackie Erickson

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #145 Tumbling Stars by Diana McClun and Laura  Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #242 Neighborhood Square by Candace Hallquist

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #163 Digital Pink Rose by Diana McClun & Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, Digital Pink Rose by Diana Mc Clun & Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #164 Red Triangles by Diana McClun & Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, Red Triangles by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #166 Scrap Silk Quilt 1 by Diana McClun & Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #127 Star Medallion by Diana McClun & Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, back of #127 Star Medallion by Diana McClun & Laura Nownes…I spy Pop Rox!

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #42 Modern Drunkard for a Missionary by Melissa Draper

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #93 Red Mountains by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #168 Crazy Quilt Bugs by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #122 The Giant Tumble by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, The Giant Tumble by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #208 Quilts Hanging in the Village by Peggy Lindsay

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, Quilts Hanging in the Village by Peggy Lindsay

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #103 Garden Maze by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #165 Color Study by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #40 Play with Botello by Jackie Ferrebee

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #21 Mystery Quilt by B.J. Meier

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #79 Rollin in the Jellies w/ Louise by Robin Maimoni

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #74 Crackers and Jellies Gone Chevron by Linda Gullick

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #141 Monet’s Garden by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #57 Juanita’s Star of Bethlehem by Barbara Bowman

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #187 Contemporary Log Jam by Jackie Erickson

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #207 Garden Gone Wild by Jean Wells-Kennan

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #194 Pavers and Pomegranates by Tonye Phillips

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, Pavers and Pomegranates by Tonye Phillips

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #24 Star Struck by Mary Walcher

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #151 Woven Ribbons by Diana McClun & Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, Woven Ribbons by Diana McClun & Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #219 Baker’s Twine quilt by Valori Wells

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, Baker’s Twine Quilt by Valori Wells

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #41 Little Miss Color Wheel by Melissa Draper

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #139 Sensu by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #190 Batik Lone Star by Jackie Erickson

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, Batik Lone Star by Jackie Erickson

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #183 Caliente by Ann Richardson

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, Caliente by Ann Richardson

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery

Quilting in The Garden at Alden Lane Nursery, #204 Tumble and Turn by Lawry Thorn

Coverlets: I never met a textile I didn’t like

On my annual summer visit to western NY, my Dad had planned an outing for us to Palmyra to the “Alling Coverlet Museum“.  I wasn’t actually sure what a coverlet was and my Dad’s descriptions didn’t help, but it sure was a fun thing to do given my passion for fabric, textiles and quilting. And in the category of “I never met a textile I didn’t like” he was right. These woven spreads had been a fixture from childhood and seeing a whole collection of them and the looms that made them was intriguing.

There is a rotating display of these coverlets here and it takes six years to go through them all, so there is always something new up. And the Pops bought me the museum book American Coverlets and Their Weavers by Clarita S. Anderson which is brilliant as it seems to have the best of the best of the six years of coverlets in there. Most of these coverlets were made between 1820 and 1880 and the books covers the origins of the weavers and it divided up by state–New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, the Virginas and Indiana.  They also have a room of quilts and other textiles of course! (Doesn’t everybody?)

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Alling Coverlet Museum, Palmyra NY

Unconventional & Unexpected by Roderick Kiracofe

An advance copy of Roderick Kiracofe‘s new book is in my hands, and wow!  It is another must-have.  Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000, a substantial book at 225 pages, is full of photos of 150 “eccentric, maverick and extraordinary quilts made predominantly by anonymous quilters”.  Ok, I clearly should not have read the inside cover before doing this review because it just says it all so perfectly. These quilts “represent a twentieth century quilt movement that remains mostly undocumented–until now…..these..represent a freer, more casual, soulful yet bold aesthetic..”.

Roderick Kiracofe COLLECTS quilts. Yes, I continue to be jealous of this.  Collecting fabric is great, but collecting whole quilts, ..yum!  The introduction is its own soulful rendition of Roderick’s journey to quilt collector and quilt authority.  There are incredible essays by quilters, quilt historians and curators that form the structure of the chapters, all sharing in the joy and importance of this collection in different ways.

I am interested in modern quilting, whatever that is. If one is given to speculate about the origins of the current modern quilt movement, with established quilters saying that it is nothing new, then this book sheds some light on the subject. For me, it is an exploration, through actual quilts, of the influences that decidedly are part of what we call modern quilting today.

These are mostly everyday quilts, created for warmth and utility. But what results are quilts that are outside of the box, improvisational, expressing the artistry of the maker. Each makes an indelible mark. Looked at not through current trends, but through a historical lens and a curator’s eye, these mostly anonymous, unique, one-of-a-kind quilts share so much love and history.

Reading this book or just leafing through the pictures is a journey of discovery itself. Thank you for sharing Roderick Kiracofe. This book is an important work. Highly recommend. Surpassed my expectations.

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe (without the slip cover)

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Unconventional and Unexpected: America Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Duo of Jacquie Gering Workshops

How lucky am I that I got to do two Jacquie Gering workshops in a weekend. VERY, let me tell you!  They were organized by the Bay Area Modern Quilt Guild (thank you!) and took place in the Quiltworks space (excellent–nice big design walls) Afterwards this blog went on a bit of a vacation as did I, and then we both decided to take more of the summer off to complete other things, but it’s about time now to get back so here we are.

First off, if you get a chance to take a workshop with Jacquie Gering, please do!  It’s not just working on a project. Her workshops are packed with fantastic techniques and tips and she really works the room helping everyone out with their project, with both technical and aesthetic concerns. And she carries on which charisma and aplomb. There is a reason she’s made such a name for herself. She’s got “it”.

I took both the “Stitch N Flip” and the “Building Bridges” workshops and no, I cannot show you the quilts I did in the workshops…yet.  I promise I will finish them, but you will have to wait. MUCH more interesting though, I have some pics of Jacquie’s block samples and quilts from the workshop to give you a taste.

If she won’t be coming out your way or you can’t wait and you don’t already have it, her and Katie Pedersen‘s book, Quilting Modern, covers a lot of these techniques.  You will laugh in her workshops, and you will chuckle at some of the notes in the book. If you are interested at all in modern quilting, this is an absolute must have.

Jacquie Gering

Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

from Jacquie Gering Stitch N Flip workshop

by Jacquie Gering

Stitch N Flip technique by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

Stitch N Flip technique by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

Blind Co-Pilot technique quilt by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

Stitch N Flip Blocks by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

A little preview of my efforts.  I’ll make something out of it soon I promise!

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Day 2! Building Bridges Workshop.

 Jacquie Gering

Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

A version of her Shattered Quilt by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

by Jacquie Gering

The start of my Day 2 quilt…stay tuned…
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The “Shattered Quilt” Needle in a Hayes Stack

Love this quilt!  Called Shattered, Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack designed this new pattern using Pop Rox and I couldn’t be more impressed!  Tiffany and I met at Fall Quilt Market and talked about working on a project together. I was so happy to get my hands on this quilt for a day last week to take a good close look after it was displayed at spring Quilt Market.  The design is so strong and works so well with Pop Rox. It’s different, and I think pretty versatile for lots of different kinds of fabric. AND the quilting is amazing, done by Darla Hall. 

And after the pics of “Shattered” I picked some of Tiffany’s other patterns to show you.  She is a designer, quilter, lecturer and teacher, and she works with several fabric companies designing patterns using their fabric lines. Tiffany also did a nice blog post about her projects at spring Market here.  Just click on any picture to be taken right to the pattern!

"Shattered" by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Pop Rox fabric by Carol Van Zandt for Andover Fabrics, Inc.

“Shattered” by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Pop Rox fabric by Carol Van Zandt for Andover Fabrics, Inc.

"Shattered" by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Pop Rox fabric by Carol Van Zandt for Andover Fabrics, Inc.

“Shattered” by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Pop Rox fabric by Carol Van Zandt for Andover Fabrics, Inc.

"Shattered" by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Pop Rox fabric by Carol Van Zandt for Andover Fabrics, Inc.

“Shattered” by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Pop Rox fabric by Carol Van Zandt for Andover Fabrics, Inc.

"Shattered" by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Pop Rox fabric by Carol Van Zandt for Andover Fabrics, Inc.

“Shattered” by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Pop Rox fabric by Carol Van Zandt for Andover Fabrics, Inc.

"Shattered" by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Pop Rox fabric by Carol Van Zandt for Andover Fabrics, Inc.

“Shattered” by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Pop Rox fabric by Carol Van Zandt for Andover Fabrics, Inc.

More of Tiffany’s patterns here:

"Fans for Edith"by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack 66 x 86

“Fans for Edith”by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack 66 x 86

"Gaboodles" by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Water Garden and Textured Solids by Andover Fabrics 52x52

“Gaboodles” by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack using Water Garden and Textured Solids by Andover Fabrics 52×52

AND she has a block of the month. Here is Asteria, and she also has designed a tool to go with this quilt and help with the blocks, called “The Goddess Tool” (I want one, even just for the name!)

Asteria-Greek Goddess of the Stars, Block of the Month by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack

Asteria-Greek Goddess of the Stars, Block of the Month by Tiffany Hayes of Needle in a Hayes Stack

 

Sew Sundays Baby Quilt

Well I have finished a small and supposedly simple baby quilt for some friends and a very special little one. I designed it in Adobe Illustrator as a sort of plaid using the Pop Rox fabrics with white to keep it modern and clean.  Why it wasn’t simple was because I was sewing it and quilting it all myself and am still finding my way. And this is my first non-improv piece (which made me want to do a crazy improv next) But in the end I let all the little errors fall as they may and it’s still a cute little quilt.

And it’s pretty easy to make one like this using any fabrics you want.  It’s 44×44 so you can use a backing selvedge to selvedge (I was dying to use the Pop Rox main border print so this quilt was an excuse to do that!).  And I used either 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 inches for each column on each side. Hmmm, let me see what order it was in.  The horizontal was 7,5,2,3,4,6,8,9 and the vertical was…6,5,2,3,4,7,8,9.  But you can do whatever you want. This would also be really fun using all prints or using different colors of solids.

Pop Rox plaid baby quilt by Carol Van Zandt

Pop Rox plaid baby quilt by Carol Van Zandt

Pop Rox plaid baby quilt  by Carol Van Zandt

Pop Rox plaid baby quilt by Carol Van Zandt

 

back of Pop Rox plaid baby quilt  by Carol Van Zandt

back of Pop Rox plaid baby quilt by Carol Van Zandt

Pop Rox plaid baby quilt  by Carol Van Zandt

Pop Rox plaid baby quilt by Carol Van Zandt

What was really fun about this is that I got to use the whole collection on the white color way…er I actually didn’t use the pink/melon zig-zag, but it was originally going to be the border, but then I found out the baby in question was a boy…so I went all traditional and did blue. But you know I know his dad wears pink so I should have been braver.

Pop Rox by Carol Van zandt

Pop Rox by Carol Van zandt

Meditation on Peonies

A little break here from fabric, sewing, quilting and the cool creative businesses and people behind them.  Time for…peonies!  Random? Not sure.  All I know is that there are peonies in the stores these days and the light was just hitting the ones we bought in an amazing way yesterday evening, so I took an instagram shot and exclaimed to the Jack-man that he should get his camera.  He’s a sucker for the right lighting and he was all over it, photography being one of his passions.   After he edited them and showed them to me I was just beside myself and I simply have to share. I’m not even going to select a few–you can see them all.

So good morning, good day, good evening, be inspired!

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

©Jack French

Diana’s sampler quilt

On a visit to Diana McClun’s studio, she pulled out the sampler quilt she made with Pop Rox while teaching a class on beginning samplers–from her and Laura Nownes‘ book Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!!, chapter12.  It combines a variety of beginning sampler blocks that you can compose onto any configuration you want and the book gives 4 samples of compositions if you don’t want to design your own.  This one is a fifth.  I’ll have to try one some day!

She let me borrow it to take photos to show you so here it is!

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

Sampler quilt from Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! by Diana McClun and Laura Nownes using Pop Rox fabric

The Beatle Bag and Happy Hippo from Fat Chick Quilts

Now it’s time to round up more Pop Rox projects, especially since many of them are currently on display at Quilt Market 2014 in Pittsburgh at the Andover Fabrics booth (photos coming!)  First off, let check in on the great projects Liz of Fat Chicks Quilts made using Pop Rox.  I always love everything she does!!

First off is the Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts.  A great travel bag (or sewing bag!) that can be used with a variety on inserts, and has such great options for details.

Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts, made by by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts, made by by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts, made by by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts, made by by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts, made by by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts, made by by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Patterns with inserts

Beatle Bag by Abbey Lane Quilts with inserts

Next up is the Harry Hippo Pattern by Two Little Banchees.  We love the butt shot!

 Harry Hippo Pattern by Two Little Banchees, made by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Harry Hippo Pattern by Two Little Banchees, made by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

 Harry Hippo Pattern by Two Little Banchees, made by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Harry Hippo Pattern by Two Little Banchees, made by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

 Harry Hippo Pattern by Two Little Banchees, made by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Harry Hippo Pattern by Two Little Banchees, made by Liz of Fat Chick Quilts

Thanks for playing with Pop Rox Liz!

 

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part Six

Here is the sixth and final post of my curated Voices in Cloth 2014 exhibition coverage. The show is put on by the East Bay Heritage Quilters.  You can find links to the other posts here if you want to see more:

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five

Enjoy!

Yellow by Lynn Koolish

Yellow by Lynn Koolish

Yellow by Lynn Koolish

Yellow by Lynn Koolish

Untitled by Angie Woolman

Untitled by Angie Woolman

Untitled by Angie Woolman

Untitled by Angie Woolman

My Morning Read by Carolyn Weil

My Morning Read by Carolyn Weil

My Morning Read by Carolyn Weil

My Morning Read by Carolyn Weil

Endangered II by Priscilla Read

Endangered II by Priscilla Read

Endangered II by Priscilla Read

Endangered II by Priscilla Read

Mistakes Were Made (Indigo Rings) by Stacey Sharman

Mistakes Were Made (Indigo Rings) by Stacey Sharman

Mistakes Were Made (Indigo Rings) by Stacey Sharman

Mistakes Were Made (Indigo Rings) by Stacey Sharman 

Fun With Freddy by Dorothy North, quilted by Lori Atwood

Fun With Freddy by Dorothy North, quilted by Lori Atwood

Fun With Freddy by Dorothy North, quilted by Lori Atwood

Fun With Freddy by Dorothy North, quilted by Lori Atwood

Japanese Treasure Chest by Mary Mashuta

Japanese Treasure Chest by Mary Mashuta

Japanese Treasure Chest by Mary Mashuta

Japanese Treasure Chest by Mary Mashuta

Olive My Love by Jane Toro, from a design by Elizabeth Hartman, quilted by New Pieces

Olive My Love by Jane Toro, from a design by Elizabeth Hartman, quilted by New Pieces

Olive My Love by Jane Toro, from a design by Elizabeth Hartman, quilted by New Pieces

Olive My Love by Jane Toro, from a design by Elizabeth Hartman, quilted by New Pieces

Finding the Music by Claire Sherman

Finding the Music by Claire Sherman

Finding the Music by Claire Sherman

Finding the Music by Claire Sherman

Let's Meet-Up by Deanna Davis

Let’s Meet-Up by Deanna Davis

Let's Meet-Up by Deanna Davis

Let’s Meet-Up by Deanna Davis

Flow by Karen Garrison, quilted by Angie Woolman

Flow by Karen Garrison, quilted by Angie Woolman

Flow by Karen Garrison, quilted by Angie Woolman

Flow by Karen Garrison, quilted by Angie Woolman

Little Women by Pat Bailey, from a design by Noelle's Handcrafted Specialties'

Little Women by Pat Bailey, from a design by Noelle’s Handcrafted Specialties’

Little Women by Pat Bailey, from a design by Noelle's Handcrafted Specialties'

Little Women by Pat Bailey, from a design by Noelle’s Handcrafted Specialties’ 

Night Swirls by Sonia Callahan

Night Swirls by Sonia Callahan

Night Swirls by Sonia Callahan

Night Swirls by Sonia Callahan

Chinese Coins, Japanese Ombre by Julie Banfield, quilted by Kathy Ritter

Chinese Coins, Japanese Ombre by Julie Banfield, quilted by Kathy Ritter

Chinese Coins, Japanese Ombre by Julie Banfield, quilted by Kathy Ritter

Chinese Coins, Japanese Ombre by Julie Banfield, quilted by Kathy Ritter

Tomato and Cheddar by Lisel Schwarzenbach

Tomato and Cheddar by Lisel Schwarzenbach

Tomato and Cheddar by Lisel Schwarzenbach

Tomato and Cheddar by Lisel Schwarzenbach

AND, stopping by the Cotton Patch booth, I also met lovely Jennifer Sampou, fabric designer extraordinaire with her new Shimmer fabric collection with Robert Kaufman.

Jennifer Sampou in front of Daybreak Quilt by Jaybird Quilts using the Shimmer fabric collection by Jennifer Sampou for Robert Kaufman

Jennifer Sampou in front of Daybreak Quilt by Jaybird Quilts using the Shimmer fabric collection by Jennifer Sampou for Robert Kaufman