Stitch Modern 2016: Part 1

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Plaid Portico

Finally we have the coverage of the 5th annual Stitch Modern exhibit at the Piedmont Center of the Arts. An uncurated group show by members of the East Bay Modern Quilters, the 4 week long exhibition also had a number of events and special guest speakers and teachers we will be spotlighting after we get through all the quilts. Here is the first batch.

Enjoy!

Window: Embers by Darci Read

Challenge #1 by Inta Faulk

Geezer Quilt #4: Big Fish, Small Pond by Sue Mary Fox

Improv in Yellow by Lynn Crook

Give Me Liberty by Pati Fried, quilted by Kerry Reed

Handcrafted Round Robin, pieced by Rita Nguyen, Anna Carloni, Terri Carpenter, Birgit Hottenrott, and Kristen Takakuwa, quilted by Terri Carpenter

Beehive by Dan Rouse

Black/White plus Red by Julia Vitero

Homeland by Chancy Fessler

Medallion Small Study by Fern Royce

Milk in my Coffee by Fern Royce

$Refractions by Chancy Fessler$

Refractions by Chancy Fessler

Vest-atude by Dolores Vitero Presley

Tree Everlasting Stripper by Ryan Young

Sunset Strip by Carol Ziogas

Small Study in Orange by Fern Royce

She is One Who Knows Her Way Around Velvet by Amelia Terry

Black Lives Matter by Elizabeth Jerde

Convergence by Carol Van Zandt, quilted by Terri Carpenter

Deconstruction by Pam Rocco, quilted by Karen Foster

Ellie’s Quilt, pieced by Mary Risard Burnett, quilted by Kathy Ritter

Just Sew by Margaret Glendening

Peaks and Valleys by Michelle Wyman

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part Six

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Plaid Portico

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

Untitled by Angie Woolman

My Morning Read by Carolyn Weil

Endangered II by Priscilla Read

Mistakes Were Made (Indigo Rings) by Stacey Sharman

Fun With Freddy by Dorothy North, quilted by Lori Atwood

Japanese Treasure Chest by Mary Mashuta

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

Finding the Music by Claire Sherman

Let’s Meet-Up by Deanna Davis

Flow by Karen Garrison, quilted by Angie Woolman

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

Night Swirls by Sonia Callahan

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

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

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part Five

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Only one more round to go after this, so enjoy. More quilts from The Voices in Cloth 2014 Exhibition put on by the East Bay Heritage Quilt Guild. Part Five:

Swamplandia by Patt Bagdon

Japanese Puzzle by Mabry Benson

Japanese Eggplant by Susan Lambert, quilted by New Pieces

Two Minds: Mixed Emotions by Sally Pooler

Moon Over The Mountain by Robin Halprin, quilted by Kathy Ritter, New Pieces

Where No Man Has Gone Before by Sally Socolich

Pacific Moments by Mirka Knaster, inspired by Christine Barne’s book The Quilter’s Color Club

Return to California by Mary Risard Burnett, quilted by Melissa Quilter

Blue Moon by Heather Jacobson, quilted by Kathy Ritter at New Pieces

Moroccan Tiles by Dana Prichard, quilted by Sue Fox

J Puzzle Number 2 by Margo Weeks, quilted by Rebecca Rohrkaste

J Puzzle Number 2 by Margo Weeks, quilted by Rebecca Rohrkast

A Circle Game by Mary Jo Morris, design from Kathy Doughty’s book Making Quilts

Prison Grid by Cele Stauduhar, quilted by Melissa Quilter

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part Four

Posted on May 11, 2014 by Plaid Portico

And more quilts from the Voices in Cloth 2014 exhibition:

Inspiration Is Where You Find It by Sally V. Houston, quilted by Sue Fox

Finalement by Lark Stratton

Solar Power by Lynn Crook. Pattern by Pam Rocco.

Ignition by Nancy Bardach

Color Play by Pati Fried, quilted by Kerry Reed. Inspired by a pattern by Olde Green Cupboard Designs

Makawao by Gay Nichols, quilted by New Pieces

Cold Water in Canyonland by Karen O’Rourke, from the Kilim design by Kaffe Fassett

Nanay’s Stars by Joel Ignacio

Not Your Grandmother’s Yoyo’s by Diana Berry

Fans by Patricia Bruvry

Whirled Birds and Butterflies by Lissa Miner, quilted by Kathy Ritter

Voices in Cloth 2014: Part One.

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Well, I have been waiting to begin the coverage of the Voices in Cloth 2014 exhibition, and I can’t wait any little longer. So we will intersperse coverage of the show with continuing coverage of the Pop Rox project round-up. The Voices in Cloth 2014 Exhibition, put on by the East Bay Heritage Quilters was at the Craneway Pavilion on the Richmond waterfront near the end of March for 2 days only. A dramatic space, a bustling crowd and great local vendors added to the exhibition buzz.

There were some trends in this group of curated quilts, mostly from local northern California quilters. There were a lot of silks, linens and other than standard quilting cotton used. There were hand-dyed fabric and batiks, and quite a bit of Asian influence. There were interesting combinations of traditional fabrics in modern quiet designs and modern fabrics in more traditional quilt designs. And many art quilts. And lots of color!

As usual, you are subject to the whim of my curatorial eye. I just take pictures of the quilts I really like. Now I am going to show you my top ten favorite quilts from the show (in no particular order) I have 60 more quilts to go so this will be a several part series. Here are the first few and my favs, all for different reasons: