QuiltCon 2016: Improvisation Part 2 of 2

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Plaid Portico

Busy week but finally here is part 2 of the Improvisation category from the QuiltCon 2016 exhibitions put on by The Modern Quilt Guild, this year in Pasadena, next in Savannah!

Stories We Tell by Natalie Sabik

The Wrong Block by Daria Blandina

What Ellsworth Kelly Taught Me About Quilting by Maritza Soto, quilted by Melissa Averinos

Aerodynamics by Heather Givens, quilted by Karen McTavish

Handcrafted Triangles by Jennifer Johnston

Shards by Casey York

Urban/Suburban by Andrew Steinbrecher

Tranquility by Kristin Shields

Ruins by Kerri Green

One Earth by Kathy York

Lunar Orbit by Victoria Mansfield

Home by Jessica Skultety

I’ve Got Your Back by Cindy Wiens, quilted by Darby Myers

Jurgis and Ona by Shannon Page

Round About by Marcia DeCamp

Wavelength by Rebecca Bryan, quilted by Angela Walters

Kill it with Fire by Libs Elliott, quilted by Rachael Dorr

Gray Circle by Serena Brooks

Selections from PIQF

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Plaid Portico

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

More Quilts from Quilt Market Houston 2013

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Plaid Portico

And more quilts from the IQA Judged Show: A World of Beauty. This is a HUGE exhibition, and I only took pics of a few of the quilts that I really liked, so you are subject to my curatorial view. It is really amazing. I have more I will be posting in the next few days…