PIQF–The Modern Quilt Competition

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Plaid Portico

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 2014, Part 6, the final installment

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Sort of sad to finalize coverage of the exhibitions at PIQF 2014. The final quilts come from a number of categories, including the special exhibition on Maps, and Mountain Art Quilters. Have a few more exhibitors on the docket to cover over the next few months so stay tuned.

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Stormy Weather by Darlynn Evans

Detail of Stormy Weather by Darlynn Evans

Finding North by Beth Shibley

Detail of Finding North by Beth Shibley

Fern pool by Gloria Loughman, Australia

Detail of Fern pool by Gloria Loughman, Australia

Layered Marks From the Sky by Carol Nilsen

Detail of Layered Marks From the Sky by Carol Nilsen

The Windy City by Ann Sanderson

Triangles Playing Well Together by Gwen Maxwell-Williams

Just a Little Color by Gwen Maxwell-Williams

Inspired by the Masters by Laurie J. Marks

Detail of Inspired by the Masters by Laurie J. Marks

Turning a New Leaf by Tone Haugen-Cogburn

Detail of Turning a New Leaf by Tone Haugen-Cogburn

%22twirlin%22 by Kim Loar

Detail of %22twirlin%22 by Kim Loar

Fabulous Feathered Fibonacci by Cathy Stone

Detail of Fabulous Feathered Fibonacci by Cathy Stone

Breakthrough by Winifred Dell’Ario

Gone by Laura Bisagna

Detail of Gone by Laura Bisagna

Walkabout by Deborah Weir

Detail of Walkabout by Deborah Weir

Vertigo by Mimi Wohlberg

Detail of Vertigo by Mimi Wohlberg

Urban Forest by Dolores Miller

Detail of Urban Forest by Dolores Miller

Sycamore on Steroids by Joan Sextro

Detail of Sycamore on Steroids by Joan Sextro

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

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Well, I seem to have more photos of PIQF 2014 quilts than I imagined and can only process so many at a time, and rather than cheat you out of any I will just keep these posts coming until they are all done. We love to look at quilts, don’t we?

After that I have some cool projects and quilt designers to highlight and then we can go on to cover the Amish quilt shows art the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. The Antique Ohio Amish Quilts from the Darwin D. Bearley Collection will be on view from November 15th-March 1st 2015. The Amish Muse, an exhibition that will exhibited along side it, is comprised Amish inspired modern quilts by Bay Area Modern Quilt Guilds. And yours truly actually has a quilt in it…..and yes of course I will be showing you that too!

Without further ado, here are more of the delicious quilts from the International section of the 2014 Pacific International Quilt Festival:

Elizabethan I by Amelia Leigh, UK

Detail of Elizabethan I by Amelia Leigh, UK

Memorial Star Quilt by Fiona Macaulay Davies, UK

Detail of Memorial Star Quilt by Fiona Macaulay Davies, UK

Tumuli by Kate Dowty, UK

Detail of Tumuli by Kate Dowty, UK

Battlefield #1 by Sally Hutson, UK

Detail of Battlefield #1 by Sally Hutson, UK

Versi 1 by Khurshid Bamboat, UK

Detail of Versi 1 by Khurshid Bamboat, UK

Pebble Beach by Janet McCallum, UK

Detail of Pebble Beach by Janet McCallum, UK

An Alternative Perspective by Susan Wessels, South Africa

Detail of An Alternative Perspective by Susan Wessels, South Africa

A Forest’s Crowning Glory by Tanya McRae, Australia

Detail of A Forest’s Crowning Glory by Tanya McRae, Australia

Fire and Ice by Frieda Oxenham, UK

Detail of Fire and Ice by Frieda Oxenham, UK

Grandmother-sisters’ Garden by Jocelyn Thornton, New Zealand

Detail of Grandmother-sisters’ Garden by Jocelyn Thornton, New Zealand

Escape Routes by Marie du Toit, South Africa

Detail of Escape Routes by Marie du Toit, South Africa

In Flanders Fields by Catherine Millar, UK

Detail of In Flanders Fields by Catherine Millar, UK

Let’s Do the Dresden Twist by Teri L. Cherne, USA

Detail of Let’s Do the Dresden Twist by Teri L. Cherne, USA

Pacific International Quilt Festival 2014, Part 5, International

Posted on November 16, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Now for the International section of the Pacific International Quilt Festival 2014. This may take 2-3 posts to cover as there were so many quilts in the category that struck my fancy. Here are some that caught my eye:

In the Fabric’s Path by Orna Shahar. Israel

Detail of In the Fabric’s Path by Orna Shahar. Israel

Grounsel and Chrysanthemum by Ita Ziv. Israel

Detail of Grounsel and Chrysanthemum by Ita Ziv. Israel

Fireworks by Chieko Baba. Japan

Detail of Fireworks by Chieko Baba. Japan

The Wonder Jewel by Yemima Lavan. Israel

Detail of The Wonder Jewel by Yemima Lavan. Israel

Fireworks at the East River by Fumiko Tanabe. Japan

Detail of Fireworks at the East River by Fumiko Tanabe. Japan

Waves by Nery Sharir. Israel

Detail of Waves by Nery Sharir. Israel

Dunes Duet by Ann Long. UK

Detail of Dunes Duet by Ann Long. UK

Spring is Here by Gisha Wogier. Israel

Detail of Spring is Here by Gisha Wogier. Israel

Mystery by Maya Chaimovich. Israel

Detail of Mystery by Maya Chaimovich. Israel

Miyabi by Matsuko Shiraishi.Japan

Detail of Miyabi by Matsuko Shiraishi.Japan

Vanilla Ice Cream by Dina Carmiel.Israel

Detail of Vanilla Ice Cream by Dina Carmiel.Israel

A Newborn Star by Atsuko Matsubara. Japan

Detail of A Newborn Star by Atsuko Matsubara. Japan

The Rose by Liat Engler.Israel

Detail of The Rose by Liat Engler. Israel

Fire at the Carmel Mountain by Eti David. Israel

Detail of Fire at the Carmel Mountain by Eti David. Israel.

ISabella by Rahel Elran. Israel

Detail of ISabella by Rahel Elran. Israel

Flower Fantasy by Tamar Ophir. Israel

Detail of Flower Fantasy by Tamar Ophir. Israel

Fire & Ice by Klara Schafler-Landesberg. Israel

Detail of Fire & Ice by Klara Schafler-Landesberg. Israel

Everybody is Made in God’s Image by Miriam Mayner.Israel

Detail of Everybody is Made in God’s Image by Miriam Mayner. Israel

Dancing Squares by Ruthi Eldar. Israel

Detail of Dancing Squares by Ruthi Eldar. Israel

Black & White with Red Roses by Bella Kaplan. Israel

Detail of Black & White with Red Roses by Bella Kaplan.Israel

Between the Flower Trails by Ruth Amir. Israel

Detail of Between the Flower Trails by Ruth Amir. Israel

Circles in Colors by Rachel Steiner. Israel

Detail of Circles in Colors by Rachel Steiner. Israel

3 Primary Colors & Shades. Israel

Detail of 3 Primary Colors & Shades. Israel

Between Seasons by Hana Ron. Israel

Detail of Between Seasons by Hana Ron. Israel

Pacific International Quilt Festival, Part 4, Wall Category

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Plaid Portico

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:

Class Act #174 by Cathy Miranker

Detail of Class Act #174 by Cathy Miranker

Up Against a Brick Wall by Janet C Sears

Detail of Up Against a Brick Wall by Janet C. Sears

Floating Flower by Laura Ryle

Detail of Floating Flower by Laura Ryle

Easy Curves by Claudia Shearer

Detail of Easy Curves by Claudia Shearer

Boardwalks of Asilomar by Jody H Rusconi

Detail of Boardwalks of Asilomar by Jody H Rusconi

Spilling Over by Sharon L. Schlotzhauer

Detail of Spilling Over by Sharon L. Schlotzhauer

The Second Day by Bevalee K Runner

Detail of The Second Day by Bevalee K Runner

Sanmyaku by Rasa Read

Detail of Sanmyaku by Rasa Read

Gotta Love Purple by Gayle M. Scott

Detail of Gotta Love Purple by Gayle M. Scott

Imaginary Geographics #1 by Cathy Miranker

Detail of Imaginary Geographics #1 by Cathy Miranker

Poetry of Home by Jean Wells Keenan

Detail of Poetry of Home by Jean Wells Keenan

Trees with Yellow Sky by Jan Soules

Detail of Trees with Yellow Sky by Jan Soules

Ancient Meets Modern by Barbara C. McElroy

Detail of Ancient Meets Modern by Barbara C. McElroy

Canyon Shadows by Carolyn Villars

Detail of Canyon Shadows by Carolyn Villars

Pacific International Quilt Festival, Part 3, Gee’s Bend Revisited

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Plaid Portico

“Gee’s Bend Revisited”, a special exhibition at the Pacific International Quilt Festival, consists of replica’s of Gee’s Bend quilts made by “master quilt artist and storyteller” Allyson Allen. She uses some different fabrics, and they are smaller than the original quilts, but she has used the same name as the original quilts.

Work Clothes with Center Medallion by Allyson Allen, Original by Annie Mae Young, ca.1976

Four Generation Quilt by Allyson Allen and Krysta Wright

Framed Bars and Stripes by Allyson Allen

Lazy Gal Variation by Allyson Allen, Original Quilt by Arcola Pettway

Diamond Blocks by Allyson Allen, Original ca. 1960 by MoMo Moore

Diamond Blocks by Allyson Allen

Bars and Stripes by Allyson Allen

Big Blocks and Bars by Allyson Allen

Stripes by Allyson Allen, Original by Mary Lee Bendolph

Roman Stripes Variation by Allyson Allen, Original quilt ca. 1960 by Deborah Pettway Young

Blocks and Stripes by Allyson Allen, Original quilt by Missouri Pettway ca.1942

Housetop 8-Block Variation by Allyson Allen, Original quilt by Linda Pettway, ca.1975

Pacific International Quilt Festival, Part 2

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Plaid Portico

The next quilts we’ll cover as part of the Pacific International Quilt Festival exhibition are selections from the Traditional category. If you’re in to Modern don’t skip this as what is interesting is the modern overtones in many of the quilts. I am going to mix these up between the ones that seem a bit more modern and the amazing palettes, detailed quilting and phenomenal piecing workmanship of the more elaborate traditional quilts.

There were a lot more in this category in the show, these are merely ones that I gravitated to. Yes, I know, you are always at the mercy of my eye. Next up after this, in Part 3, we will do the Gee’s Bend Revisited portion of the exhibition.

Enjoy!

Woven Forty Two by Arleen Kukua

Jackie Got Into Aunt Millie’s Garden by Jackie Aguilar

Greeple by Jeanne Ichnowski

Delft Garden by Gail Smith

Graduation Day by Leona McCann

Pajama Game by Leslie Bixel

Forever And Never Again by Joan McWilliams

Silken Glow by Karen Litvinchuk

New York Beauty, Color Theory I: Color Doesn’t Matter by Deborah Lancaster

Not All That Modern by Luanne Chittenden

Medallion Meadow by Alethea Ballard

Summer Stars by Debbie Simmons

Color Fondue by Swan Sheridan

Boston Commons Tradition by Patricia Bryan

Pacific International Quilt Festival 2014 Part 1

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Plaid Portico

Since I couldn’t make it to Quilt Market this fall, (packing up our kitchen in prep for a big renovation) I was glad to be able to cover the Pacific International Quilt festival at the Santa Clara Convention Center last weekend. It gave me my fix of looking at gorgeous quilts from around the world since I missed the exhibition at Quilt Market, which is absolutely my favorite part of market.

A bustling floor with booths of fabric, pattern, tools and all things sewing galore, the exhibition runs in and out through the whole space. As usual, I go in and just look and shoot any quilt that looks interesting and appeals to me. We will have several posts as I took photos of almost 150 quilts so stay tuned!

The first set are selections from “4-Way Dialogue by ab-strakt-ed”, a retrospective of works created for a series of invitational, 4 person exhibits that were presented by this group over the past three years. It features improvisationally pieced, abstract art quilts by Santa Barbara ab-strakt-ed artists Lou Ann Smith, Patty Six, Debra Blake, and Maren Johnson.