Pacific International Quilt Festival, Part 5, International con’t again

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Plaid Portico

As we head into Thanksgiving and winter…brrrr…I am very motivated to finish the 5 quilts I have in progress…exactly how DOES that happen I wonder? I am going to make some nice cozy presents for people and keep a couple for myself. Time to get some more batting!

Here we are at the last section of PIQF International group, but not the last of PIQF since I still have one more post of quilts from miscellaneous categories before we go on to other things. Hard to believe I only have been showing a selection of quilts that caught my eye in each category!

Enjoy!

Pylons by Linda Onions, UK

Detail of Pylons by Linda Onions, UK

Mustard Rings by Christine Seager, UK

Detail of Mustard Rings by Christine Seager, UK

Up the Garden Path by Helen Pedersen, New Zealand

Detail of Up the Garden Path by Helen Pedersen, New Zealand

Rainbow Quilt by Grit Kovacs, Germany

Detail of Rainbow Quilt by Grit Kovacs, Germany

Verdreht by Angelika Bochler, Germany

Detail of Verdreht by Angelika Bochler, Germany

Who Won in London 2012 by Caroline Wilkinson, UK

Detail of Who Won in London 2012 by Caroline Wilkinson, UK

Soldier On by Lucy Carroll, Australia

Detail of Soldier On by Lucy Carroll, Australia

GK 25 by Dwayne Wanner, Canada

Detail of GK 25 by Dwayne Wanner, Canada

Firmament by Brigitte Morgenroth, Germany

Detail of Firmament by Brigitte Morgenroth, Germany

Sahara by Brigitte Morgenroth, Germany

Detail of Sahara by Brigitte Morgenroth, Germany

Dry Sclerophyll Forest-Fire, Regrwoth by Dianne Firth, Australia

Detail of Dry Sclerophyll Forest-Regrowth by Dianne Firth, Australia

Chinese Journey in Three Parts by Stephanie Crawford, UK

Detail of Chinese Journey in Three Parts by Stephanie Crawford, UK

Blockade by Martina Hilgert-Vervoort

Detail of Blockade by Martina Hilgert-Vervoort

Quilts from Quilt Market Houston 2013 #5

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Plaid Portico

More quilts from the International Quilt Market exhibitions. Be inspired this weekend!

Repeated Refrain by Peggy Brown

Autumn’s Early Light by Janey Argyle

Alike but Not the Same by Peggy Brown

Ninja by Yuko Murakami

Red Feathers by Claudia Clark Myers and Marilyn Badger

Celestial Splendor by Rachel Wetzler

A little help from my readers: my photo of the quilt credits didn’t come out. The first two words in the title are “Tie a” and the quilter is from Carefree Arizona. Can anybody shed any more light on the full title and name of the quilter?

Mountain Blossoms Pursue the Rising Sun by Nancy Bardach

Spring Spun by Luella Morgenthaler

Late Autumn by Hiromi Yokota

Stalagmites by Mitsuko Kinoshita

Cheers by Pat Kroth

Fire by Dianne Firth

10 more Quilts from Quilt Market 2012 Houston

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Plaid Portico

I’m learning about my own aesthetic in the quilting medium just by observing which quilts I am drawn to when I cover quilt exhibitions. I just go around and take photos of the ones that draw me in and that I want to see more of and look at more closely. Most of the time what attracts me is the composition as a strong piece of abstract art (my first love). Other times it is the sparkling that happens in more traditional quilts that as I get closer seems like peeling an onion revealing layers of artistry and intrigue.

Then there is COLOR of course, the use of which is a big part of all quilts, but sometimes just by itself it acts like a magnet (color junkie that I am). And texture. Quilts are displayed at shows as 2D art, but by their nature they are sculptural and textural. The quilts I actually use are not only beautiful, but there is the comfort factor including the touch on my skin, and intimacy of proximity and the views from underneath and close-up. There is also always a sense that these have been made over a period of time by someone’s hands. The quilt becomes an object that has been formed by thousands of stitches, artistic decisions, and is imbued with all history of the fabric and material chosen to be part of it as well as all the hands that sew, cut, piece and quilt. I experience it all as very rich, sometime overwhelmingly so, but mostly its inspiring and comforting.

And without further ado, more quilts from the Quilt Exhibition at Quilt Market 2012 in Houston.