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 2016: Minimalist category, Part 1 of 2

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Plaid Portico

Bit of a gap in coverage, life does get in the way at times. We shall be accelerating the remaining QuiltCon 2016 coverage as there are so many other things to share!

Here are half of the quilts from the Minimalist Category from QuiltCon West 2016. Enjoy!

Thorughly Modern Jacquie by Katherine Jones

You and Me by Kristyn McCoy

Off the Grid by Michelle Bencsko, pieced and quilted by Linda Spiridon

Mid-Mod-Pods by Anya Byam

Sunburst by Yvonne Fuchs

Represent by Debbie Grifka

QBI (The Quiet Beauty of Imperfection) by Jenny Lyon

Message in the Dark by Sarah Maxwell, quilted by Sarabeth Rebe

Primarily Minions by Irene Roderick

002 by Arianna Caggiano

I Have This Thing With Floors by Lorena Uriarte

House Plan by Pam Rocco

Inverted #1 by Carson Converse

Blind by Nancy Purvis

Just point Me in the Right Direction by Cindy Wiens, quilted by Darby Myer

001 by Arianna Caggiano

6one2 by Colby Lowrey

Arrowhead Quilt – Berry Colorway by Kristi Schroeder

Circles in Squares by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill

QuiltCon 2016: Piecing category, Part 2 of 2

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Plaid Portico

Here is Part 2 of the piecing category from QuiltCon 2016. Some super interesting piecing going on, that is for sure. Congratulations to the makers/designers.

Next up is the minimalist category.

Zag by Kari Anderson

Under the Radar by Corinne Sovey

Diamonds Quilt #2 by Tara Faughnan

Shape Shifting by Dawn Golstab

Big Love by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill

Ephemera by Jennifer Rossotti

Fish & Visitors by Rebecca Burnett

Cog by Emily Cier, quilted by Angela Walters

Plaid on Point by Jennifer Jones Rossotti. quilted by Darby Myers, quiltedsquid.blogspot.com

Kaleido by Jeanne Jenkins

Concordia by Nancy Purvis

Crackle by Amy Garro

Forest Abstractions by Violet Craft

Fruit Flavors by Mary Menzer

Kupka by Andrea Deal

Masquerade by Ben Darby

Tumbling Paint Box by Jennifer Rossotti

Pointed Statement by Amy Friend

QuiltCon 2016: Improvisation, Part 1 of 2

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Plaid Portico

Now we have the first installment of the Improvisation category from the exhibitions at QuiltCon 2016. In Pasadena this year, QuiltCon is put on by The Modern Quilt Guild. Though there is a large curated and juried exhibition, Quiltcon is also a conference with classes and workshops, lectures and events. Everything is great, but for me, the quilts are the highlight. Enjoy!

Embers by Stephanie Ruyle

Vortex Redux by Jackie Benedetti

Score for Floating Squares – After Image by Sherri Lynn Wood

The One For Eric by Chawne Kimber, quilted by Chawne Kimber and Pamela J. Cole

Mid-Century Modern Quilt by Jo Avery

Pattern Play by Victoria Findlay Wolfe

F*CK THE QUILT POLICE by Nancy Purvis

Party Arbor by Jenna Brand

Colorfall by Timna Tarr

Night Flight no. 1 by Heide Parkes

Hemisphere by Janice Smyth

Line Study #1 by Andrew Steinbrecher

Accumulative Effect by Stacey O’Malley

Basics by Laura Cox

Score for Showing Up – Disco by Sherri Lynn Wood

The Spectrum of the Ordinary by Kristin Shields

“Thoroughly Mondrian Millie” by Leslie Tucker Jenison, quilted by Danielle Wilke

1981 by Nancy Purvis

Puddling by Amy Friend

Graphics 1 by Kerri Green

QuiltCon 2016: Use of Negative Space

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Plaid Portico

Now we have the quilts from QuiltCon 2016 Use of Negative Space category. Some of my favorite quilts from the show were in this category…of course then there is the improvisational category. We’ll cover that next. Enjoy!

The Color of Squares by Juli Smith

Modern Fans by Suzy Williams, quilted by Quantum Quilts

Falling by Kathy York

Activating Space Medallion by Jacquie Gering

A Path in the Clouds by Dawn Golstab

Bias 4 by Alissa Haight Carlton

Bullseye by Vicki Ruebel

Diamonds in the Rough by Tina Guthmann

Color Study (Triangles) by Erika Mulvenna

Changing Hexies by Heather Black

Catching Up by Kathryn Simel, quilted by Stacey Bendure

Color Bars by Melody Baker

Clerestory by Debbie Grifka

Dowie by Emily Cier, quilted by Angela Walters

Drip by Suzy Williams, quilted by Quantum Quilts

Echoes by Leanne Chahley

Fraction by Louise Orth

Find Joy by Nicole Maroon

Horseshoes & Hand Grenades by Rebecca Burnett

Modern Glacier by Pamela Gavin, quilted by Darla Hennessee Hall

Orange Ripple by Kari Anderson

Paper Cranes by Sylvia Schaefer

Reflection by Nancy Purvis, quilted by Mary Gregory

Red Hot by Shawna Doering

Skylight View by Jennifer Rossotti

Young Prince (Charming) by Stacie Dolin

Under Currents by Patty Sloniger, quilted by Pam Biswas

The Whole is Greater Than the Sum of its Parts by Cassandra Beaver

Uncommom Time by Claudia Gomez

White Spaces by Bev Bird

Sunset on the Bay by Juli Smith

Retroreflective by Stephanie Ruyle

QuiltCon 2016 – Handwork

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Plaid Portico

QuiltCon 2016 was in Pasadena this year. Next year it will be in Savannah! My main aim is to see all the quilt exhibitions and photo them for The Plaid Portico (and my own pleasure) but since it was in California, we had big contingent from the Northern California modern quilt groups and guilds so it was fun seeing friendly faces all around. Truth be told it’s a friendly event anyway – there is just a good vibe in general, plus it is well-organized so things go smoothly.

I did manage to take photos of all the quilts in the exhibitions so we will be winding through them all in the next few months, including the special exhibitions of keynote speaker Gwen Marston and 70’s art quilter Molly Upton. I’m not going to highlight all the winners nor review or comment. One thing is clear to me–we all see things a little bit differently. So I am sharing what I get to see and you can decide for yourself what interests you.

I curate what I cover at general quilt exhibits, and “modern” is generally what I shoot, so I might only take photos of 10% of the quilts. At QuiltCon I think it would be a disservice to only show 90% as there are probably only about 10% I am ho-hum about. So they are all here, even the shots I couldn’t control the light on.

First up is the Handwork category. Enjoy!