QuiltCon 2016: Small Quilts category

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Plaid Portico

The QuiltCon small quilts category includes quilts that are less than 36″ per side. The quilt can be any shape and the challenge is open to individuals or groups. Here they are!

Scrap Coins by Heather Kinion

Sinuous by Valerie Shields, block by Karen Cunagin

Sweet Lean To by Chawne Kimber

Don’t Look Back by Hillary Goodwin

Desert by Mary Menzer

Eclipse by Terry Aske

Transcendence by Anne Sullivan

Almost Purr-fect by Kathleen Robertson

Neolithic by Jessica Levitt

Bzzzzzz by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill

Facets by Matt Macomber

First Position by Melanie Tuazon

Glade by Carolyn Friedlander

Glyph #1 by Carson Converse

Modern Improv Sampler by Kristin Shields

Lines Lost and Found by Jennifer Ross

Lazy Gal by Tara Faughnan

Hot Spot by Krista Fleckenstein

Homage to Malevich by Sheri Schumacher

Holyoke 1938 by Timna Tarr

Partly Cloudy by Laura Bennett

Phyllo by Scott Griffin

Positively Transparent by Paige Alexander

Sprinkles by Abigail Fuller

Stacked by Nicole Neblett

Steeped in Tradition by Debbie Jeske

Stone + Bloom by Kelsey Boes

Summer Spin by Rebecca Bell

The Five by Krista Hennebury

The Great Recession by Hillary Goodwin

The Loops by Magdalena Langa

Untitled – Ash Series by Lavialle Campbell

Untitled by Christopher Thompson

Urban Suburban by Tracy Baird, design source Roberta by Chawne Kimber

Winged by Krista Fleckenstein

Winter Tree by Trish Walstad

Quarter Round by Krista Hennebury

Blood of my Blood by Charlotte Newland

Communication by Janet Schoenfeld

The Long Winter by Catherine Redford

Milky Way by Jen Sorenson

QuiltCon 2016: Minimalist category, part 2 of 2

Posted on April 26, 2016 by Plaid Portico

Here is the second half of the Minimalist category quilts from the QuiltCon 2016 exhibition. Next up with be the Appliqué category. Enjoy!

Modern Spelunking by Stephanie Ruyle

Life in the ER by Hillary Goodwin, quilted by Emily Sessions

Red X by Nicole Neblett

Aftermath by Jacquie Gering

Bubble Gum by Margaret Greer

Boxed In by Wendy Nutt

Candy Dots by Samarra Khaja, quilted by Jeanne Jenkins

Fossil by Nancy Purvis, from the book Quilting From Every Angle

Mountain Sunrise by Anne Sullivan, quilted by Tami Levin, The Quilted Lemon

Sliced by Nicole Neblett

Shift by Carson Converse

Rainy Day Quilt by Lindsey Neill, quilted by Sarah Wilson from Crinklelove

Rain by Christa Watson

No Sleep Till Brooklyn by Allison Chambers, quilted by Jessica Toye

Momentum by Melanie Tuazon

Mesa by Nancy Purvis, from her book Quilting From Every Angle

In Flight by Dawn Golstab

Citron by Carcie Kantor, quilted by Jeanell Murphy

Cancer & Taurus (Constellation Quilt) by Amber Corcoran, quilted by Susan Santistevan

Antlers by Nancy Purvis

003 by Arianna Caggiano

QuiltCon 2015: Minimalist Design Quilts

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Plaid Portico

Quilts from the Minimalist Design category from QuiltCon 2015, sponsored by American Made Brand. Another of my favorite categories. Enough said. 🙂

Bias 3 by Alissa Carlton. Los Angeles, California.

An Ode to the Past by Rachel Singh. Seattle, Washington.

Modern Mojo 2 by Linda Thielfoldt. Troy, Michigan.

Forgotten Chicago by M A Cramer. Beecher, Illinois.

Summer Break by Amy Anderson. Asheville, North Carolina.

Stair Railing by Kendra Biddle. Auburn, Maine. Quilted by Ann Woodhead.

Brothers by Suzanne Woods. Pleasanton, California.

Avalon Sunrise by Colleen Wootton. Clinton, Washington.

Deux by Colleen Wootton. Clinton, Washington.

That Twitch by Caro Sheridan. Everett, Massachusetts.

Ethose by Natasa McFadyen. Hauppauge, New York.

Sol by Nathalie Bearden. The Woodlands, Texas.

The White Rainbow by Shruti Dandekar. Sangli, Maharashtra, India.

Glitch by Susan Strong. Wetaskiwin. Alberta, Canada.

When Oceans Rise by Amanda Hohnstreiter. Thorndale, Texas.

We Are by Anne Sullivan. Santa Cruz, California.

Map by Carolyn Friedlander. Lake Wales, Florida.

Pick-Up Sticks by Becky Goldsmith. Sherman, Texas.

Grove by Casey York. St. Louis, Missouri. Quilted by Angela Walters.

Steal this Quilt by Chawne Kimber. Easton, Pennsylvania.

Wooden Block Quilt by Sarah Laws. Portland, Oregon.

Meandering by Pam McCallie. Chattanooga, Tennessee.

This Way, That Way by Faith Jones. Lisle, Illinois.

Blue Pinwheel by Barbara Perrino. Wakefield, Rhode Island.

Scatter by Amanda Hines. Austin, Texas.

Diamonds by Shannon Page. Dallas, Texas.

MG Opposing Triangles by Katie Pedersen. Seattle, Washington. Quilted by Krista Withers.

Shoot That Poison Arrow by Hollie Lobosky. Venice, California.

Stereo by Season Evans. Brooklyn, New York.

Self-Portrait, Year Two (Beneath the Surface) by Penny Gold. Galesburg, Illinois.

Pixel Pusher II by Caro Sheridan. Everett, Massachusetts, 3rd Place Minimalist Design. QuiltCon 2015.

Ascend by Nicole Neblett. Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2nd place, Minimalist Design Category QuiltCon 2015

Breathe by Leanne Chahley. Edmonton, Alberta. 1st place Minimalist Design category QuiltCon 2015

Amish: The Modern Muse

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Plaid Portico

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!