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 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

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 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.