Part 2, Quilts from Quilt 2017

Posted on June 27, 2017 by Carol Van Zandt

Part 2, here we go! Selections of quilts from Quilt 2017, put on by the San Francisco Quilt Guild. Enjoy!

Explosion 4 by Barbara Strick

Finding the Grey Area by Diane Torres

Linda’s Frame-Up by Joy-Lily

Fade Into Blue by Claudia Shearer

big logs by Barbara Strick

Baby Bricks by Adrienne Hickman, quilted by Laura Lee Fitz

For Shoowa by Julie Scribner

Out of the Blue by Claudia Shearer

Star by Lorraine Woodruff-Long

Sirmione by Barbara Strick

Signs by Lorraine Woodruff-Long

The Triangle Variations by Cathy Miranker

Untitled by Carolyn Kotner, quilted by Lori Atwood

What do you Sea? By Carol Cislowski

What’s the Message by Kenan Shapero

Untitled by Juna Carle, quilted by Teresa Silva

X Marks the Spot by Lorraine Woodruff-Long

Scrappy Jewels by Lorraine Woodruff-Long

Quilt 2017 by the San Francisco Quilter’s Guild part 1

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Carol Van Zandt

Here we have a selection of the more modern quilts from Quilt 2017 put on by the San Francisco Quilter’s Guild. Many of the quilts are from the Bee Modern group within the guild, an active modern quilting group. This is part 1 of 3, enjoy!

Time Out by Claudia Shearer

It’s a Girl (Chimpanzee) by Lorraine Woodruff-Long

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Scraps by Joy-Lily

Eggsplosion by Carol Cislowski

The Face of Human Trafficking by Joan Anyon

Anesthesia- Ali’s Achievement by Holley Arbeit

Cabin in the Woods by Joy-Lily

Climate Change by Joan Anyon

Fibonacci Sunshine by Dianne McCutcheon

Modern Re-Leaf by Bee Modern Members, quilted by Claudia Shearer

Petals by Letitia Chung

Swimming Pool by Barbara Strick

Never Again by Holly Arbeit

Kira’s Modern Quilt by Anna Chan

Turner’s Morning Star by Joy-Lily

Hidden Gardens by Carol Damm

Nevertheless She Persisted by Lorraine Woodruff-Long

The Elements- Air, Water, Earth & Fire by Carol Damm

Not Sushi by Letitia Chung

Rum Raisin by Carol Damm

Hopscotch by Dianne McCutcheon

Selections from PIQF

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Carol Van Zandt

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

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Carol Van Zandt

The Plaid Portico is finally back and first off this year we will have long overdue coverage of the Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara, CA. We’ll start with a 1st installment of the Modern Quilt Competition, with this year’s theme of “Mid-Century Mod”. After that, there will be selections from the Wall category and the World Quilt Competition.

Modern Yin Yang by Karen Maple

Love in the Digital Age by Kristin Shields

Ode to Vega by Jane Merkel

Jazz by Evelyn Wickham

Pojagi Mod by Claudia Shearer

Splintered Rainbows by Susan Ritter & Vivian Lemoine

Sarasota Sunset #3 by Carole Lyles Shaw

Sawing the Sky by Karen Maple

Marsala Migration by Nicki Mierzejewski

Links of Color by Margrit Schwanck

Journey by Mary Menzer

Keep It Simple by Jodi Robinson

Grandpa’s Model Twenty #1 by Jodi Robinson

Hardly Strictly Stella by Cathy Miranker, quilted by Claudia Shearer

Estrella da Laim by Leslie Peacock, quilted by Debbie Stanton

Confined by Nancy Ota

Color Crystals by Vicki Ruebel

Cocktails and Coffee by Joy Shilling, quilted by Stitches of Joy Quilting

Anni Albers’ Orange Chair by Martha Peterson

A Different Drummer by Mary Menzer

Pacific International Quilt Festival, Part 4, Wall Category

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Carol Van Zandt

Just had a grand time on Monday with the Monterey Peninsula Quilt Guild and Back Porch Fabrics in Pacific Grove. Nice place to visit and I WOULD like to live there! Great people, beautiful store. Thanks so much for inviting me! And now we can continue the coverage of the Pacific International Quilt Festival 2014 with my selections from the wall category. Next up will be the International category (several posts–lots of pics!)

Here goes: