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‘stina is a scary spectral one 👻 @stinapag.bsky.social · Oct 17
BTW, new people, these fools are Fusilli (I know, I know, best puli name ever) and Celosa. They sometimes stop by, mainly to ask for food, but sometimes to accept adoration.

Did you know it's a norm here to use alt text? It helps people who can't see the photos very well, sometimes with humor.
Two pulis stand side by side on a red patio with flaking paint. The smaller, on the left, is looking toward the larger, who is staring straight ahead. The little one has a grey beard and a somewhat dominant posture. The larger has a blue bow tie that is askew under his cords. Both are black and fully corded. Both have tags hanging from their necks. Celosa and Fusilli, both black fully corded pulis, pose in a lavish loft style penthouse apartment with floor to ceiling windows behind them. She is a smaller dog with black cords, and is standing on a Persian carpet. He is sitting more seriously on a red wooden divan with a white cushion behind her and to the right. The photo looks like an ill advised attempt to project that everything is fine in some magazine profile. It appears that perhaps both are not on the same page. A closeup of Celosa the puli. She is fully corded and primarily black, with a white beard. She stands on a wooden floor with a piece of white furniture obscured behind her. She is wearing id tags, and she is smiling. Her shiny nose peeks out from her fringe of cords and her pink tongue is behind row of bottom teeth. She is looking lovely. Fusilli the puli lays on an unmade bed with white and grey bedding in geometric patterns. He has one paw thrown over his eyes in a dramatic fashion, and it is somewhat difficult given his cords of fur to determine where exactly his limbs begin and his torso ends. His blue bow tie peeks out under a row or white teeth. He looks both relaxed and like he's over-doing it at the same time.
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‘stina is a scary spectral one 👻 @stinapag.bsky.social · 1h
Oh, I guess I should mention that the show is the International Quilt Festival Houston. It’s usually around now-ish or into November. The first half is the trade show and the second is the festival.

It’s a pretty amazing experience.
Quilt Festival Houston – Quilts
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And so this thread is wrapped up, so to speak. It was a joy to visit this beautiful artwork and I’m really looking forward to pulling out my stash and working on my own quilts.
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A white quilt with several strips of color starting at the top left, moving down to the bottom left corner and then across to the right bottom color. Some overlap and tangle. The white is quilted in spirals. I Will Be Grateful for Today by Shannon Conley Moore, OK USA Design Source: Original design I will be grateful, for today serves as a mantra, couched in the background of my art and my brain. I'm not always successful at recalling it in times of stress and exhaustion, but it is there as a call to action all the same.
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Some of these quilts tell stories. Some of them generate emotions. Some are experiments. Some are born from frustration or sadness or joy or countless other emotions.

There is something about making art with your hands. #quilts
A quilt featuring poppy flowers in a green vase. Some of the orange seems to be falling from the flowers. Poppies by Kay Wentworth Prescott, AZ USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Hand embellishment; machine raw-edge appliqué and quilting; perle cotton big stitches Design Source: Original design This is #28 in a series of quilts titled "Beautiful Killers." Poppies are used in the production of heroin and opiates, which killed over 86,000 people in the USA in 2024. They are the state flower of California. I grew up in the Bay Area, and poppies are one of my favorite flowers. A quilt featuring a drooping sunflower. The texture on the petals is sublime. Sunflower by Nancy Giusti Eureka, CA USA Techniques: Hand painting; machine quilting Design Source: Original design I like to paint at least one sunflower from my garden every year. Quilting the sunflower gives it texture. This is my 2024 sunflower painted on silk and stitched with silk thread A quilt of a magnificent peacock. It is on a black quilted background. Peacock in Full Display by Ling-Wan Wu Hsi-Chih 221, New Taipei City TAIWAN Techniques: Hand piecing; machine appliqué, piecing, and quilting In Eastern cultures, a peacock spreading its feathers symbolizes good fortune, prosperity, and beauty. It's often associated with luck, honor, and joyful events. A quilt featuring a Black ballet dancer in a pose: her arms are back, her back is arched and her leg is in the air as the other is en pointe. Ballerina Girl by Debra Lathan Quilted by China Oiler Missouri City, TX USA Techniques: Hand embellishment; machine piecing and quilting; paper piecing Design Source: Prima Ballerina pattern by Veruschka Zarate Ballerina Girl was inspired by my niece, Lauren Campbell (age 18), who has danced since the age of two. Her love of dance exudes grace and poise. She has inspired young African American girls to learn and enjoy the art of ballet.
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My mother and I have been going to look at art my entire life. She’s had a very stressful go of it since my father’s stroke in April. Even though he’s improving, she still needs a break, and this was a wonderful way to get away for a little while. #quilts
A quilt featuring a tiger looking at the viewer. Behind it are triangles of color. Absolute Supremacy by Pan yu Ying Taipei TAIWAN Techniques: Machine appliqué, embellishment, piecing, and quilting Design Source: Original design The tiger is a symbol of strength and courage in Eastern culture. In ancient times, the tiger was seen as brave and composed. Life often presents us with trials and challenges, requiring the same courage and patience. I hope to embody the tiger's strength and calmness to overcome obstacles and move forward fearlessly. The background - sunset, mountains, and grassland — is pieced together using triangular, square, and rectangular fabric shapes. An abstract quilt in blues and whites that almost looks painted. There are circles over squares. Again, I suck at describing abstract art. It feels warm given the white. Black and White and Blue Moon by Katie Pasquini Fortuna, CA USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine appliqué, piecing, and quilting Design Source: Original design; Connection with Winter Solstice: New Exploration of mixed media painting This piece was inspired by the stark beauty of a cold winter scene translated into an acrylic painting. The background consists of squares, with black and white fabric and painted circles providing subtle accents. To evoke lightness, three "ghost" circles were added, creating a delicate transparency effect. Black and white squares, along with grid lines, divide the scene into sections, adding contrast and depth through additional layers. Cheerful strips of color in various widths make up this quilt. It’s simple, but lovely. Recollections by Paula Swett Lewisburg, PA USA Techniques: Hand dying; machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Original design In creating this quilt, I recall the special color language my mother, daughter, and I created together. As the dappled fall light would flash by our car windows on autumnal drives, we were struck by the awe-inspiring vividness of colors. We named leaves: cinnamon, avocado, butterscotch, curry, to name a few. I treasure these memories. They have forever changed the way I look, feel, think and speak about these colors An abstract quilt featuring a rectangle in orange over a field of blue. It’s very complicated. Renaissance by Emiko Toda Loeb New York, NY USA Techniques: Hand appliqué, embroidery, and quilting; machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Original design As one grows older changes of weather or feeling are said to have less effect, but for me they stay the same. Whether I am happy or sad, I want to project that feeling into my quilts. This is the first quilt done with that intention. Look at the quilt and guess whether I was happy or sad while making it.
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I never give myself enough time at this sort of event. I should come early and come back over the course of several days to absorb them all. But my mother and I had a great time looking at as many as we could. #quilts
A quilt in black and white where four black stripes make an art deco-y pattern that take up the whole quilt. The Judged Show Category Abstract Sponsored by Quilters Selec Black, White, Whatever by Leasa Eisele North Hills, CA USA Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Original design This quilt is an introspection on being biracial in a binary world. Is this a black quilt...a white quilt? Should the viewer decide, or the maker? Does it even matter? Is this quilt right side up or upside down? At what point is the white just the background or part of the form? All we can say for sure is that the entirety of this design would not exist without the presence of both black and white. A white quilt with yellow strips at various intervals. Smaller blue strips are at the opposite angles. I’m getting really bad at describing these abstract pieces. White by Margit Kagerer Carefree, AZ USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Original design White is the lightest color and contains all wavelengths of visible light. In graphic design, white is often used to convey coolness and cleanliness. It suggests simplicity for minimalist designs. I used different white fabrics and added colored lines to give the design more interest. The word white is stitched in 12 languages. A quilt featuring several irregular ovals at various angles in shades of red. It is vibrant and difficult to focus on any given part of it. It’s stunning and I could probably stare at it for hours. Red Molly by Karen K Stone Dallas, TX USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting; ruler work Design Source: Original design This was improvisationally pieced and machine quilted. The title is from Richard Thompson's song, "1952 Vincent Black Lightning." A quilt I crossed the room for. It features a peacock standing in front of what looks like a cherry tree in full bloom. Peacock Spreads Its Tail by Chu-Fang Chang Taipei TAIWAN Techliges: Hand appliqué and quilting; machine applique, emosierra and quilting Design Source: Original design This work features a peacock surrounded by flowers, grass, forest, and hills, forming a vibrant mural. The peacock's graceful posture and vivid feathers make it a striking presence, often delighting viewers by spreading its tail. A large cherry blossom tree stretches skyward in the scene, adding a burst of color. Using fabric like a painter's brush, I cut small triangular pieces and scattered them across the canvas.
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I got the impression that some of these are still quilts coming out of the pandemic, when people were finding comfort in their handicrafts while sitting in isolation. Thousands of hours went into some of these quilts.
#quilts
A quilt featuring two abstract purple chairs with their backs to one another on a grey background. Three orange lines forming an H at an angle are laid on top of them. The Chairs by Deborah Ryan Salinas, CA USA Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Original design The Chairs is part of my exploration of topics that are of deeply personal significance. A complex subject is depicted with simplicity and balance. A quilt of an abstract robot waving his hand. It is in greens and purples on a white background. If you zoom in you will see cats quilted to the left of his arm. Bob and Five Cats by Katherine Dossman Belton, TX USA Techniques: Hand appliqué, embellishment, embroidery, and quilting; machine piecing; loop and bead embellishment Design Source: Original design Inspiration comes easily for me when I have five cats for my subjects. Sometimes I feel like Bob in this quilt, with wild hair and a grimacing smile, while I try to keep up with them and their antics both day and night. Bright colors and abstract art quilts are my favorite to create. I do hope this quilt will make you smile. An abstract quilt in blues and whites and lavender with orange accents. There is No Blue Without Orange by Charan Sachar Federal Way, WA USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Original design I find myself resonating with Vincent Van Gogh's quote, "There is no blue without yellow and without orange." As someone who has a strong affinity for orange, I often find myself drawn to blue, not necessarily because I enjoy working with it, but because it provides a striking contrast to orange. Van Gogh's words ring true, as even blue requires the warmth of yellow and orange to truly come alive. A red and black quilt. The majority is red with black on the bottom quarter. The word “ENOUGH” is written where the colors meet. ENOUGH No. 3 by Elizabeth Kay Bentonville, AR USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting; edge facing Design Source: Original design I've long contemplated the word "enough" and began a series of quilts in 2022 to explore and express its layers. Each year, the meaning and relevance of "enough" grows, touching on self-worth, satisfaction, and limits. In ENOUGH No. 3, bold contrast and expansive negative space heighten the urgency, inviting viewers to reflect on this seemingly simple, yet deeply multifaceted word.
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This is such a personal art form, but it can also be communal. The original intention—to provide warmth and comfort—is so intimate. But there’s community in quilting too.
#quilts
A quilt featuring several goats and cows on a plain in Africa. There is a tree toward the middle, and some mountains in the distance. The goats are colorful and none are the same. Above are some camels, cows and figures of people. Below are camels and more figures. Kenya Cow Quilt by Bobbi Fitzsimmons Wilmington, NJ USA Techniques: Hand applique, embellishment, and embroidery; machine appliqué, piecing, and quilting Design Source: Original design The blocks for this quilt were stitched using traditional Kenyan beads by four artists from the Samburu and Pokot tribes in Northwest Kenya, who are shown at the top and bottom, and describe the threat from climate change to pastoralists and their cattle in Northwest Kenya. A quilt that resembles an abstract painting in blues and whites with black lines drawn at right angles. Shades of Blue by Nancy Ryan Gardnerville, NV USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Hand dyeing; machine piecing, embellishment, and quilting Design Source: Original design This quilt is made of white commercial cotton and blue dyed cotton. The lines, shapes, texture, and balance were important elements to create a cohesive, abstract piece of art. A quilt in orange and blue where two images side by side are the inverse of each other. The images are almost like puzzle pieces and it looks very complicated. Sunrise Sunset by Robbi Eklow Council BLFS, IA USA Techniques: Hand dyeing; machine appliqué and quilting Design Source: Original design This quilt uses a mathematical equation called a Gosper Curve. I drafted it in Adobe Illustrator. The blue sections of the quilt are all from one piece of fabric. When I cut out the first shape, the other shape is the same. I played around with this curve all through the pandemic, and now I think I'm done with An abstract quilt in pinks and yellows with flowing lines of color. Spring Awakening by Carl Brown Palm Springs, CA USA Techniques: Hand dyeing; machine piecing and quilting; improv curved piecing Design Source: Original design This fiber art piece continues my "Seasons" series. This piece portrays the amazing colors of an awakening spring. This is an intricately crafted, totally improvisational curved quilt where all the parts are pieced (with no appliqué). Vivaldi's "Four Seasons Spring" was used as audible inspiration.
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The variety of fabric sources is just staggering. Some quilters make the most beautiful quilts with scraps left over from other projects, or material intended for other purposes. Others dye their own fabrics for the particular project they’re making.
#quilts
A quilt of narrow strips of coral and grey stripes side by side by side. Mirage by Lyudmila Bronshtein Haifa, Israel AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Original design An illusion that deceives the eye - we think we see an object, an image, something that seems tangible, but in reality, it is not. It is an optical illusion - a fleeting vision. It attracts us and beckons us to come closer. As we approach, it breaks into fragments and slips away. We step back, look back, and it beckons us again. It is a mirage. A quilt featuring a rainbow colored mandala on a black background bordered by flowers and foliage. The Turning of the Wheel by Pamela Trantham Gibbon, NE USA Techniques: Hand appliqué, embroidery, and quilting; trapunto Design Source: Original design This quilt was based on a medicine wheel, with spiritual symbols from across cultures and time. The East stands for enlightenment, the South for plants and emotion, the West for earth and ancestors, and the North for the wind, thunder, and animals. It was bound with a hand-appliquéd Sawtooth binding that extends the colors for each direction to the edge of the piece. A joyful quilt of flowers on a black background in a rainbow gradient. Color Splash Garden by Karen Kay Buckley Carlisle, PA USA Techniques: Hand appliqué and embroidery; machine quilting Design Source: Original design I designed, hand-appliquéd, and longarm quilted this piece. All aspects of making a quilt bring me such joy. I hope my joy carries through to you, the viewer. A quilt made for a grandchild featuring children playing on a variety of carnival rides. Welcome to Avraham's World by Nechama Cox Quilted by Rachael Kim Komet Baltimore, MD USA Techniques: Hand appliqué and embroidery; machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Welcome To My World, a Block-of-the-Month 2023 pattern by Susan Claire I made this quilt for my grandson's third birthday. In each block, there is a blond curly-haired boy for him to find. There is an airplane pulling his name in a banner, and in the window of the castle, there is a cat, which came from the fabric of his sister's pillowcase. While my husband does not fish, his other grandfather does, and the fabric the fisherman is wearing came from his grandfather's fishing shirt.
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I’m uploading the quilts in the order I took their pictures. So some may be cohesive with one another in terms of theme or method or subject matter. Some are just side by side because they were the next ones that inspired me.

#quilts
A quilt featuring a fan of five women on their backs in bathing suits resting on surfboards wearing 50s style bathing suits. The Judged Show Category People, Portraits, & Figu Sponsored by Wonderfil Thread Surf Sirens of Manly Beach by Julianne Walther Cary, NC USA Techniques: Machine appliqué and quilting Design Source: Surf Sirens of Manly Beach, a photograph by Ray Leighton obtained from the National Library of Australia; photo believed to have been taken circa 1940 I created this quilt for the Hoffman Challenge. The required fabrics were blue batiks, which reminded me of the ocean. After finding the perfect photo for my pattern, I assigned colors to everything as the photo was black and white. It was a fun quilt to create! A quilt of a woman laying back with her knees bent. She looks both relaxed and strained. She’s in green on a white background. Reclining Audra by Heather Wharton Hopcraft Mount Dora, FL USA Techniques: Machine appliqué and quilting; painting Design Source: Original design This is my second quilt in the "Portrait" series, and I chose an image of Audra, my daughter from another mother, relaxing. It is my first attempt to create the human image in fabric. A quilt of a woman in yellow grid with purple flowers around her neck. Maya by Barbara Triscari Lebanon, IN USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Hand embellishment, embroidery, and quilting Design Source: Original design Maya is a pixelated portrait from a snapshot I took of my daughter's friend on a day trip to Venice during Carnivale while we lived in Italy. The original photo can be seen on the label. It is an exploration of how an image could come together in bits, similar to pixels, to build a portrait without complete details. I used repetitive circular hand embroidery as quilting motifs inside the circles in the fabric design as my framework. A quilt featuring spirals in geometric progression and in multiple colors. The left is in lighter shades than the right. Tangency by Karen K Stone Dallas, TX USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine piecing, appliqué, and quilting; ruler work Design Source: Original design In a conversation between great friends, exuberant stories flow tangentially, where some aspects are highly detailed, some treated as afterthoughts, and none are finished before the next begins. Geometrically based upon tangency, this work entertains both technical intricacy and improvisational nonchalance.
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I’m doing what I can to describe the quilts in alt text, and I also took pictures of the artist statements about each quilt. I’m putting those in the alt text too, so I can credit the artists and give context.

#quilts
A quilt that resembles an abstract painting in very bold bright color blocks. The ones below are straight and the ones on the top are curved. Colorful Transformation of the Arch by Janice Willis Quilted by Jean Impey Altadena, CA USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting; improvisationally pieced Design Source: Original design This is an abstract representation of the arch wall at the Plaza La Fuentes in Pasadena, California. The archway was designed to open onto the view of the plaza's courtyard, which displays a beautiful fountain. Visitors also have a view of the historical Pasadena City Hall. I was entranced by the structured wall and the shadows cast by the afternoon sun. My abstract interpretation excited my love of color. A quilt depicting a sketch of a pregnant woman shouting into the void. A googly eyed creature is in her belly, Several other googly eyes are aimed at her in a sort of grey wave. She’s on a green background and standing on a red surface. Expecting Expectations by Karen Diane Morgan Guthrie Altadena, CA USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Hand painting; machine appliqué and quilting; thread sketching; fusing; ink painting Design Source: Original design New and expecting mothers and their babies suffer a barrage of opinions and criticism. All the choices made by the parents are scrutinized and judged - along with the behavior of the child - often by their families and friends, who should be loving and supporting their choices. Being a parent is a mindbogglingly difficult task, lasting for decades. Wouldn't the world be a better place if we all just let parents choose for their family? A quilt featuring many birds on a tree on a white background. Avian Cacophony by Brooke W. Winters Great Falls, MT USA Techniques: Hand piecing, appliqué, embellishment, embroidery, and beading; machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Inspired by Irene Blanck's pattern, A Paradise of Birds, with permission from Irene Blanck to display This quilt was a delight to make. It grew larger than planned, as I just had to make one more bird. The biologist training in me made me include one bird that is a visual match to any of its type that would be found in nature. Thank you, Irene, for the inspiration. A quilt of a woman in profile with her hair swept up and over her face as if the wind were blowing from behind. Her hair is rainbow colored. Tapestry of Tangled Tresses oy simon Nicholson Greenback, TN USA Techniques: Machine appliqué and quilting; raw-edge appliqué Design Source: Inspired by the painting, Windswept, with permission from the artist, Lizzi Lynn Inspired by this painting, I undertook a challenge to recreate it as an art quilt using fabric as my medium. Following receipt of permission from the artist, Linzi Lynn, I reproduced this exceptional piece of art. This art quilt features all raw-edge appliqué and free-motion quilting techniques.
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This is a long thread, with dozens of quilts above. I went to the International Quilt show with my mom this weekend, and this is what I saw.

#quilts
A quilt of large pink and orange and grey background blocks with five groups of striped blocks on top of them. SAQA: NOW - Contemporary Art Quilts of Today Dimensions #9 Michele Hardy Silverthorne, CO USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Surface design (dye, paint, screenprinting); machine stitching Materials: Hand-dyed and painted cotton fabrics; cotton batting; dye; paint; assorted threads I love color...and lines...and shapes...and fabric... and dye...and thread. Portraying simple shapes at different scales, overlaying and overlapping, and using vibrant color and contrast, I create a new world of abstract forms that combine to make a whole. A quilt of squares within squares in reds pinks and blues with yellow highlights. Kaleidoscopic Fruit Salad by Marisa Wilhelmi Houston, TX USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Inspired by medallion quilts After playing with several color combinations and blocks on EQS, this is the final result. The quilting is composed of five different thread colors, and in a meditative process, I quilted horizontal lines 1/2 inch apart. The binding has a fun twist, and the yellows on both corner blocks and binding match. A quilt of scattered snowflakes in red on a white background. The quilting gives a lot of texture. Aus Alt Mach NEU: Federstern 2025 by Annette Meyer-Grunow North Tonawanda, NY USA Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Inspired by the traditional Feathered Star pattern from the 1800s; original design for stars I was fascinated by the classic Feathered Star quilts from the 1800s. This quilt is made of thrifted fabrics — a pillowcase, pieces of a white sheet, and a shower curtain for the backing. The batting is new. The red star is made of the pillowcase, a 1964 Marimekko fabric. Marimekko used designs and colors that would be modern today. I developed a different construction method, which, after piecing, created stylized birds and was a happy accident. A quilt of two spirals of yellow bars meeting in the middle on a black background. There are purple and rust bars scattered around them. The Portal by Carla Wolf Altadena, CA USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Hand painting; machine appliqué and quilting Design Source: Original design The Art Deco gate at a local bistro called Zelda's inspired this piece. I snapped a photo of the sunbeams passing through the gate as I walked by one day. My imagination kicked in, and I saw the potential for a portal into a parallel universe, or a wormhole to a distant galaxy or another time, past or future.
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Back from yoga so more quilts before I go to bed.

So much of quilting is about color choice. Some of it very subtle, some quite bold.

#quilts
A quilt of several different block types in purples and golds and blues. A Traditional Block Revisited by Susan Dague Quilted by Sue Fox Piedmont, CA USA Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Adaptation of Barbara Brackman's White House Steps block from her Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns; original block not in finished design I have always adored working with this block. Through a Maria Shell class, I explored techniques to improvise my White House Steps block into multiple different unequal Nine Patches, arranged in my favorite medallion setting. This piece celebrates my joy at finding new ways to play with traditional blocks. A red quilt with teal blue fish like shapes interspersed. One Fish, Two Fish, Blue Fish, Blue Fish by Victoria Chitwood Loveland, OH USA Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting; paper piecing; commercial digitized quilting design Design Source: Inspiration began with traditional Flying Geese This design underwent many variations from its initial conception. I wanted to experiment with Flying Geese on a red background, but somehow ended up with fish instead. I enjoyed the duality of spontaneity and thoughtfulness that was required to fit the unique shape of each fish in the randomness of the water. Triangles on a blue background. Most are yellow and they are seemingly random, but this is actually a pretty traditional Ohio Star pattern with very bold color choices. The field of triangles is at the top left half, and the bottom right is solid blue. Shattered: Blue by Christina DeChellis Canyon Country, CA USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Faded by Zen Chic Mode Shattered: Blue is a conceptual design that showcases the traditional Ohio Star with a modern twist. We are breaking the star and scattering it all over the place, and then we watch it fade away. First, it fades into an abstract version of itself before fading away into the void. The quilting design I created is the perfect foil for this idea, as the linear channels represent boundaries, and the pebble confetti symbolizes the free spirit within. A red and pink quilt. The pattern again is quite traditional, but it’s the bold color choices that makes it interesting. The bottom left is red with some pink interspersed and the top right is pink with red interspersed. Split Personality by Tina Curtis Baytown, TX USA Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Modern adaptation of traditional quilt blocks This two-color quilt made of traditional quilt blocks has a modern twist in solid colors and placement.
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(Four more as I wait for yoga.).
 the quilt that doesn’t seem like a quilt. It doesn’t seem to have any batting and it is not solid SAQA: NOW - Contemporary Art Quilts of Today New Dawn Breaking Pat Hertzberg Caledon, ON Canada AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: I pioneered this technique, which includes fabric deconstruction and manipulation, with abstract weaving and free-motion stitching, creating a layered and open textured quilt Materials: Assorted fabrics (cotton, silk, rayon, linen, acrylic); yarn; thread This piece was inspired by the magnificent, gradient light in the sky just before dawn. With each new day, new hope is born. In this present period of overwhelming global anxiety, I focus my attention on hope. The symbolism embedded in this work is a reminder that change is constant and that even in times of darkness, there is always the promise of light ahead. A quilt that resembles a horizon. The land in the foreground and the sky in the background, the colors almost run together. It looks like a painting. SAQA: NOW - Contemporary Art Quilts of Today New Dawn Breaking Pat Hertzberg Caledon, ON Canada AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: I pioneered this technique, which includes fabric deconstruction and manipulation, with abstract weaving and free-motion stitching, creating a layered and open textured quilt Materials: Assorted fabrics (cotton, silk, rayon, linen, acrylic); yarn; thread This piece was inspired by the magnificent, gradient light in the sky just before dawn. With each new day, new hope is born. In this present period of overwhelming global anxiety, I focus my attention on hope. The symbolism embedded in this work is a reminder that change is constant and that even in times of darkness, there is always the promise of light ahead. A quilt of the tiger’s face behind some palm fronds. It is surrounded by hexagons that are in intricately quilted. The eyes of the tiger are an intense blue. Those Mesmerizing Blue Eyes by Louann Jobe Fisher Quilted by Tony Jeter Seguin, TX USA Techniques: Machine appliqué, piecing, and quilting; digitizing Design Source: One Block Wonders by Maxine Rosenthal; Blue Eyes by Collin Bogle used for panel I fell in love with this guy the first time I saw him! Those gorgeous blue eyes! After a long search, I finally found the panels and began designing my version of him. A perfect subject for the One Block Wonder technique. It requires pertectly aligning six panels and cutting six 60-degree equilateral triangles, which are used to create hexagons. These hexagons go on to become the design surrounding the seventh panel, placed somewhere in the center of the quilt. Creating this design was fun.  a quilt, depicting trees stripped of their leaves. A faint light is in the distance. Unfortunately, the display case blocks part of the view of the quilt. SAQA: NOW - Contemporary Art Quilts of Today Winter Trees - A Glimmer of Light Shin-hee Chin McPherson, KS USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Random weave and stitch; hand stitch Materials: Recycled blanket; linen threads; pearl cotton threads This piece places whispers of frost on a cold morning, adding an intricate layer of detail to the composition. These trees reveal the enduring spirit of winter, standing tall and proud despite the harsh conditions. The background, with its subtle warm hues blending into a cold, dull setting, reflects the quiet beauty of the season and the dualities inherent in winter —harsh yet beautiful, cold yet comforting. As suggested by the title, The Glimmer of Light symbolizes hope, resilience, and the promise of renewal even in the darkest winters.
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Another batch went up. I'm headed to yoga now, but I'll put up the final 50 or so photos when I get home tonight. The alt-text makes this process go a little slower, but I'm really glad to put it in, because it gives context and credit to the artists.
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I took my mom to the quilt show yesterday. I get my love of the media from my mom, who made quilts when I was little and encouraged me to make my own. The show is both intimidating and inspiring. I could NEVER make these quilts, but they definitely makes me want to keep working on my own. #quilts
A quilt depicting a stone cottage with appliqued flowers all around it. It has a green ribbon around it. The artist's statement is: Family (63” x 48”) By Yoshiyuki Ishizaki of Ashiya City, Hyogo, Japan Artist Statement: Adding embroidery to appliqué makes all the difference. It seems like the more effort that goes into it, the more gorgeous it becomes. Design: Original Design Techniques: Hand appliqué, embroidery, and quilting; trapunto A quilt depicting a raven with it's wings out on a leafless tree, behind it is a clock nearly striking midnight. The Visitation (79” x 78”) By Ricky Tims of Branson West, MO, USA Artist Statement: Original hand-dyed fabrics were assembled using curved piecing (not paper-piecing). The raven was created with bobbin-embroidered feathers and invisible turned-edge appliqué. The moon is from an original photo that was digitized and printed. The raven symbolizes foreboding darkness. The clock suggests using time wisely. The tree represents wisdom, not dead, but dormant. The quilted leaves suggest spring will soon emerge. The time suggests midnight approaches, but a new day will dawn. Design: The tree was, in part, derived from my words via an AI source, with all other elements being original, layered, and combined by me to create the whole. Techniques: Hand embroidery, dyeing, and painting; machine piecing, appliqué, embellishment, embroidery, and quilting; original digitized quilting; digital printing; professional fabric printing A quilt of blocks of colorful flowers and critters on a black background. 12 smaller blocks surround a larger one. Color My World (81” x 81”) By Karen Kay Buckley of Carlisle, PA, USA Artist Statement: This quilt started with the Bluebird block as a teaching project, and then I wondered if I could create a larger quilt with this concept. Each block contains a critter (insect, animal, bird). Some are hidden and others are obvious. After finishing the blocks, I designed the center and planned to include all the critters, but I could not find the right place for one of them. Can you figure out which one is missing from the center? Design: Original Design Techniques: Hand appliqué and embroidery; machine quilting Tricuspid Biomorph #2 (64” x 81”) A quilt that is waves of color in blues and greens and purples and yellows with intricate quilting on each wave. A small hummingbird is appliqued to one of the waves toward the bottom, and there is a meeting in the middle that evokes a seed pod. There is something very plant like that is evoked from this image. By Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry of Port Townsend, WA, USA Artist Statement: For this quilt, I resurrected some designs based on doodles I drew inside radially symmetrical hexagons in 1995. In CorelDRAW, I placed the hexagonal shapes in a rectangle, extended the lines within the hexagon to the edges of the rectangle, then tweaked them until I had a line drawing I liked. I filled the spaces between the lines with color gradations and images of fabric I hand-painted with dye. The hummingbird was added just for fun. Design: Original Design Techniques: Hand dyeing and painting; machine piecing and quilting; digital printing; professional fabric printing; digital design; digital painting
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(Off for yoga, but will resume sometime tonight)
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‘stina is a scary spectral one 👻 @stinapag.bsky.social · 8h
Some of my favorite quilts are those that take traditional patterns or techniques and turn them on their edge using color or some other slight variation. #quilts
A quilt in organic waves of black and blue and cream and gray evoking a little bit of the Matisse cutouts. SAQA: NOW-Contemporary Art Quilts of Today Kaleidoscope Joy Carole Rossi Sacramento, CA USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Pattern created by the artist based on original sketch; machine pieced and quilted Materials: Commercial batiks and solid cotton fabrics; various rayon threads Restricting myself to a limited color palette, I have made what I hope viewers experience as a lively and creative composition, evoking spontaneous joy and movement. I drew the original design in my sketchbook while in London on a bright and windy day. A rare blue sky with white clouds dominated the scene, along with gray buildings, black rooftops, and the ubiquitous black London taxis. A quilt in purple and white that features two dancers in an intimate embrace. She is arched against him and he is holding her up. Behind them in purple are different dances quilted into the fabric. SAQA: NOW-Contemporary Art Quilts of Today May I Have This Dance? Michelle Jackson Sandia Park, NM USA AVAILABLE FOR PERCHASE Techniques: Raw-edge appliqué, fused Materials: 100% cotton fabrics; partial tulle overlay I love dance and everything about it-the flow, the feeling, the music. All the words in the background are related to dance. An abstract colorful quilt with blobs of organic color in blocks. Organized neatly over the chaos below are five sets of four straight bars. Unfortunately, a display case bar bisects the full quilt so it feels incomplete. SAQA: NOW-Contemporary Art Quilts of Today Good Vibrations Barbara Oliver Hartman Flower Mound, TX USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Raw-edge machine appliqué; machine quilting Materials: All cotton fabric, batting, and backing It never occurred to me to use a medium other than fiber; its warmth and softness drew me in, and its diversity gives me unlimited possibilities and inspiration. My work is sometimes spontaneous and abstract, and other times quite structured and deliberate. Each idea that I wish to pursue further is considered. The process may take many paths, reach different conclusions, and vary in style, but hopefully, the result is a connection with the viewer so that we may stand on common ground. A quilt of bold colors separated by strips of black and grey resembling in some way a fish in some places. SAQA: NOW-Contemporary Art Quilts of Today Aquarius Cindy Grisdela Reston, VA USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Improvisational design and piecing Materials: Cotton fabric, batting, and thread Aquarius celebrates curves cut freehand without a ruler. Creating lines and shapes directly out of fabric is a liberating dialogue with my materials. I started with the central pod shape, which might be an abstract fish or bird with water or air rushing underneath it. Free motion quilting in a variety of motifs adds texture.
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Some of the quilts look easy enough, and then you look at the detail a little more and realize there is nothing easy about this. And almost none of them are seen from the back. There might be a lot more to some of them!
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A quilt with repeating Churn Dash pattern in bright colors over a white background. The quilting is quite intricate. For The Joy of It by Susan Anderson-Ray Quilted by Beverly Desforges Middlebury, VT USA Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting; commercial digitized quilting design Design Source: Traditional Churn Dash block; digitized quilting based on Wasatch Quilting software designs Inspired by my guild's Churn Dash challenge, I used brilliant Shwe Shwe fabrics I'd collected for years. The result was an engaging exploration of color and pattern, including the quilting design, which highlights the negative spaces. It was a wonderful way to honor my mother and grandmother, who were traditional quilters, while immersing myself in the joy of working with these vibrant fabrics. A very simple patchwork quilt in solid colors of blues and browns an creams. Red Cross Quilt by Unknown Maker From the Collection of American Museum and Gardens CANADA c. 1945 Techniques: Machine piecing; hand quilting Design Source: Original design; scrap bag style The heavy fabrics of this quilt top were probably scraps from suits. The blue and red striped flannelette used for the backing and turned to the front for the binding appears on many Red Cross quilts and was likely a standard fabric issued by them to volunteer quiltmakers. A quilt that evokes the tea party from Alice in Wonderland over a distorted black and white checkerboard. SAQA: NOW-Contemporary Art Quilts of Today Mad Tea Party Lena Pugachova Dublin, Ireland MALABLE FOR PURCHAS Techniques: Machine curved piecing for the background; raw-edge applique; free-motion quilting Materials: Cotton fabrics, threads, and batting This quilt was created during COVID lockdowns-partly because I love Alice in Wonderland, and partly because the world seemed a little mad. Both of these are still true. I wanted to create a world where nothing is what it is-are we looking at a wall or a table? Are the roses white or red? Are those petals, hearts, biscuits? What time is it, anyway? But somehow, rather than upsetting you, it just makes you smile. A quilt in bright yellows and blues. The yellows resemble tropical leve,s and the blues are blocked behind. There are also random strips of color throughout. SAQA: NOW-Contemporary Art Quilts of Today Magic Beans #2: Eden Jan Soules Elk Grove, CA USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Improvisational piecing; machine quilting Materials: Solid cotton fabrics; 80/20 batting; Aurifil thread Fantasy abounds in this "Garden of Eden." My improv piecing took on a new direction in leaf-type shapes and odd-shaped flowers. Enter the world of magic in this paradise on earth! Explore nature at its best.
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BTW, none of the quilts in the above post had the AI descriptors. You'll have to hunt through the alt-text of the rest of the group to find the one or two I saw that used AI for the design. #quilts
A quilt of a black cat among red and orange flowers. Black Cat, Red Flowers, Green Leaves by Frances Holliday Alford Grafton, VT USA Techniques: Hand appliqué, embellishment, embroidery, painting, drawing, dyeing, and quilting, machine appliqué, embellishment. embroidery, and quilting: 3-D appliqué Design Source: Original design The red linen tablecloth was a wedding gift in 1969. It survived the marriage, a divorce, food stains, candle wax drippings, and sun damage. Linen is strong. The day I almost put it in the donation pile, 1 decided to give it one last chance. The painting, cutting, and quilting transformed it. The tablecloth's survival reminds me of my own. My love for repurposing, along with my love of cats, made this a purrfect quilt. A quilt of eight very tall slender women holding purses and column dresses. They are wearing jewelry and most hold purses. The fifth from the left has a green dress and is holding a leash for a tiny white dog in a pink outfit. Underneath, the caption reads "life isn't perfect but your outfit can be." Life Isn't Perfect, but Your Outfit Can Be by Margie Bendure McKinney, TX USA Techniques: Hand appliqué and embellishment; machine piecing and quilting; fusing Design Source: Original design I was inspired by seeing my nieces lined up for photos at my nephew's wedding...so tall, stylish, and fun-loving! I bought the fabric for the faces years ago at the Houston Quilt Festival and was waiting for an idea to hit. A quilt of a line drawing of a woman from the back with her arms raised playing with her hair. It's very simple in just white and grey "lines". HARMONY WITHIN by Bejarano Tzitzi Corregidora, Queretaro Mexico Techniques: Hand appliqué, machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Original design This silhouette invites us to pause and embrace quiet moments in our fast-paced world. It captures the essence of stillness by depicting a figure at rest, who permits herself to simply be. The continuous line technique, reminiscent of drawing, emphasizes softness and simplicity. Ultimately, it serves as a reminder to honor our need for calm, to create space for ourselves, and to honor the inner peace we often overlook. A bright yellow quilt with red triangles and circles making paths across it. On the top left corner the paths make a circle and in the center is an eye. I really love the story behind this quilt. Happy 70th Birthday by Naoko Hirano Komaki Japan Techniques: Hand appliqué and embellishment; machine embellishment, piecing, and quilting Design Source: Original design The celebration of longevity typically begins at the age of 60, but seniors these days are often still young, and the celebration doesn't really get underway until the age of 70. In Japan, the theme color for 70 is purple, but I love the vibrant colors of red and yellow. Red gives me energy, and yellow gives me the strength to live. I used lots of fabrics that bring back memories to make this 70th quilt, then cut it in half and staggered it for an interesting finish.
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I saw in some of the descriptions that some AI was used for part of the design process. I'm not sure how I feel about that, given there's no way AI could be the sole effort of the quilt. I think there's been debate about technology in quilting since the invention of the sewing machine. #quilt
A quilt of a moon jar using thousands of tiny squares to define shadow, form and texture. Variations of the Moon Jar 4 by Hyunjung Kwon Seoul, Songpa-gu South Korea Techniques: Hand piecing and quilting machine piecing and quilting, digital printing Design Source: Original design I added a 50/50 painting of the sky, sea, and forest to the contrast of the moon jar. It gives an extension by overlapping the calm and tranquility of the painting with a five-centimeter bias at the finish. A quilt depicting a statue of Poseidon. Behind him is the evocation of lightning. The quilt is very textured. Poseidon by Ting-Ying Liu Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung City Taiwan Techniques: Machine embroidery and quilting Design Source: Original design The piece was inspired by a sea god sculpture. It uses a monochromatic palette and intricate fabric layering to capture the power and timelessness of the form. Flowing quilting lines in the background evoke the rhythm of ocean waves, symbolizing the sea god's boundless strength and eternal guardianship. A quilt of three differing sized mandala-like flowers in bright colors against a drab green background. Floriferous by Luz Seidensticker Bethel Park, PA USA Techniques: Hand appliqué; machine piecing, appliqué, and quilting Design Source: Original design The blooming of flowers every spring reminds me of nature's power of renewal, change, transformation, and movement, but above all, it reminds me that there is always hope! A quilt depicting a whimsical lion walking along a path with flowers on the side. There is a brick wall behind him. Mr. Lion by Frances Holliday Alford Grafton, VT USA Techniques: Hand appliqué, embellishment, embroidery, painting, and dyeing, machine appliqué, embellishment, embroidery, and quilting, Design Source: Original design; A similar image is painted on a wall in Cheongju, Korea The iconic image of a Lion has been reproduced many times in Korean folk tales. A mural painting in Cheongju, Korea inspired me to make my own depiction of the animal. As he strolls through a park, he is surrounded by flowers, trees, and stone walls. He is a sign of luck and bravery.
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Many (most?) of the pieces in the show were intended for display rather than use, but some clearly were meant to be on someone's bed, or thrown on the couch to watch a movie under. I always intend for mine to be used. #quilts
A quilt depicting an image from a car looking at a blacktop toward a mountain range. There are tons of textures and colors in this quilt. Road to California by Brenda Mathews Milton, WI USA Techniques: Machine appliqué and quilting; inking with Sharpie markers and Inktense pencils Design Source: Original design I took this picture of the Sierra Nevada in 2018 on my first backpacking trip. Since then, I have been considering how I might make a quilt to commemorate that trip. This is my second attempt at a collage quilt. It has approximately 900 pieces of fabric. The photo was enlarged, traced, transferred to parchment to make patterns, hand cut, fused together in sections, and fused onto muslin. A quilt depicting a boy and his dog next to a stream looking at a sunset. The sun is setting in a spiral, with colors coming off each layer of the spiral. It's breathtaking. Arcane Snap by Kestrel Michaud W Melbourne, FL USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Professional fabric printing; machine quilting Design Source: Original design This boy and his dog were in the right place at the right time to witness an Arcane Snap, which is like a magical earthquake. Over time, magical energy builds up pressure until it finally lets go. Just like a tremor, some snaps are benign. The one shown in this quilt is no more than a very colorful light show, but sometimes snaps can have powerful, lasting, and unexpected effects on the surrounding area. A quilt of two cardinals drained of color sitting on a yellow cuckoo clock. The clock is on a magenta background. Cuckoo Clock by Alethea Ballard Walnut Creek, CA USA AVAILABLE YOU PURCHASI Techniquese Machine appliqué and quilting Design Sourcer Original design I dreamed of a cuckoo clock quilt for many years Following a dark time after the pandemic, the cardinals began to call to me. My vision became dear. I made drawings. The clock became simpler. The birds grew and grew. Then, they shed their color and became menacing. The partial clocks are scattered across the background, per my dreams. The traditional German cuckoo clock's oak leaves were layered and expanded until they said, "We are complete A quilt in three panels showing people protesting in front of a state building. Some are wearing pussy hats. On the bottom left corner some people are working and signing up at a voter registration table. My Vote Is My Voice by Laura Fogg Ukiah, CA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine applique and quilting Design Source: Original design People feel that their voice is not heard in our democracy, but voting is always the voice of the people. Some elections are decided with a margin of only a handful of votes, so it's critical to register to vote and turn out on Election Day. As they say, Democracy is not a spectator sport.
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The artistry and imagination involved in this artform is almost overwhelming, and I can only imagine how many wonderful pieces were left out. Most of these seem to have been done by a single artist, but sometimes they are joint or even community efforts. #quilts
A whimsical quilt with a blue caped and hatted cat holding a telescope and looking over the horizon to the right and a turtle with a raven on its back to the right. The quilt is in a circle labeled with amusing ordinances around the edge. There is a colorful tree between the cat and the turtle/raven. Three Travelers in Search of a Vague Notion by Nikki Hill St Augustine, FL USA Techniques: Hand appliqué, embellishment, embroidery, inking, beading, and painting; machine quilting; fabric origami; couching Design Source: Original design Once upon a time, three bold tailors heard tales of a treasured land of button trees, thimble vines, and pincushion flowers. Seeking fame and fortune, they went on a long quest to find the fabled land. Unfortunately, they were all just a little clueless. A quilt depicting a mid-century room, with a black poodle in front of an orange MCM couch with a black cat among the throw pillows. A painting of poppies is above, and behind the poodle is an MCM lamp and a pot with a houseplant. To the left of the couch is an old TV with the NBC peacock on it, and in front of that is a Siamese cat. Above the TV on a yellow wall is an MCM clock. a blue and green rug is in front of the couch. This quilt made me smile a lot. Tucson, AZ Retro Living by Tami Gracber USA AVAILABLE FOR PEMCHOKSE Techniques Hanil appliqué, embellishment embroidery, and painting machine piecing applique, and quilting ruler work Design Source: Neighbor's Vintage clock I grew up in the 1950s. The iconic designs bring Back a time of an easier life and familiar memories My parents living room featured many of these pieces that I remember, but our sofa was red! I own several pieces of Mid-Century Modernism in my own home today. Oh, if we could just turn back the clock! Enjoy! A quilt featuring a lone kayaker in an icy water. A cave with icicles is nearby, and there is land ahead. Window to Paradise by Janine Judge City Beach, WA Australia AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Hand dyeing; machine appliqué embroidery, and quilting Design Source: Original design Immerse yourself in the pristine beauty of Cierva Cove, Antarctica, where towering icebergs and sculptural arches from calving glaciers create a breathtaking world of raw power. Crunching through the brash ice in a kayak, awed by nature's force and beauty, this is my version of paradise, where nature reigns in all its icy splendour.
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This is also a trade show for the quilt trade. All the big names in machines plus tons of fabric, notions, and shops come. My mother and I wonder what the nearby hotel bars are like after the shows are done for the day.
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Two quilts side by side: An almost photorealistic lion in shades of purple next to a more abstract cat in multiple shades in front of a yellow wall. Behind it is a table with a vase on it. Sound of Silence by Susan de Vanny Greenvale, VIC Australia AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniquess Machine embellishment threadpainting, and quilting fabric collage Design Source: Original design Sound of Silence captures the quiet strength of an endangered lion. Through layered textiles and thread, his gaze speaks to the beauty of stillness and the tragedy of silence in the wild. This piece invites reflection on what's being lost-majestic creatives fading into silence. The Daydream Cat by Jayeun Shin Gyeonggi-do South Korea Techniques Hand dyeing, machine piecing appliqué, and quilting Design Source: Original design A sphinx cat, drawn to a flower dream where reality and fantasy are divided into to a flower pot, drifts into a gray spaces. Blue and yellow curtains and walls reflect the cat's free, lively, and optimistic nature The longing for fluffy fur is revealed in the shadow's, and the cat's imagination is expressed playfully through quilting. This work gives the viewer the pleasure of finding nine charming quilted cats hidden inside. an amazingly happy quilt featuring a happy, happy black and white dog in the middle. color splashes behind him on a white background. His tongue is stuck out and in the dead center of the quilt. Boundless Spirit by Alessandra Volker Petropolis, Rio de Janeiro Brazil AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Hand painting; machine quilting and threadpainting Design Source: Photo by Annette Shaff bought at Shutterstock This artwork captures the zest for life embodied by a dog in its most exuberant state. Its expressive face, wide eyes, and playful tongue convey pure joy and boundless energy. The vibrant colors radiating behind it mirror the dog's dynamic spirit. I aim to celebrate the vivacity and optimism our four-legged companions inspire, reminding us to embrace the moment with unbridled enthusiasm. A quilt of an owl on a yellow background. It is staring intently at the viewer and takes up most of the quilt. It's wings are outstretched and it looks very focused. Them There Eyes by Karen Hull Sienk Colden, NY USA Techniques: Hand dyeing; machine appliqué, couching, and quilting: fusing Design Source: Photo by Andrew Demske, with his permission Inspired by a photograph of a Eurasian eagle owl (with permission from the artist) and my love of owls, I attempted to capture the beauty of this bird of prey. This quilt is a maze of stripes interwoven. Each stripe has lines of colored fabric arranged on a gradient. It looks super complicated to have put together and I spent many minutes trying to figure out the quilter's method and blocking strategy for such a complex but simple looking quilt. Scrap Maze by Anthony Bowman Brooklyn, NY USA AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting Design Source: Original design Scrap Maze is filled with over 540 fabrics-commercial-dyed cottons, hand-dyed fabrics, and upcycled clothing from myself, family, and friends. Within this maze, many fabrics may appear the same, yet only one appears twice. This quilt serves as a scrap portfolio of eight years of quilting, with many fabrics being included in projects past. These fabrics have been reordered to create a new journey through hue, saturation, and value.
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There are truly quilts from all over the world in this show. Most are north American, and sometimes they invite quilters from a particular country to be featured (Brasil and Taiwan this year), but it really is an international show. #quilts
A large quilt featuring a retriever type dog with a tabby type cat underneath his chin. They are comfortably close. Silent Companions by Ting-Ying Liu Kaohsiung Taiwan Techniquese Machine embroidery and sulting Design Source: Original design This piece captures the tender and profound bond between a dog and a cat, expressed through rich layers of color and intricate fabric collaging. The warm orange-red background with natural motifs symbolizes the warmth and hope that companionship brings to life. an abstract quilt in blue, grey, red, and yellow, with each color taking a triangle of the quilt, meeting in the middle. some of there are rays of black coming from the corners, and the color to the left is an accent to each triangle in the right. A circle joins the triangles in the middle. Whirl by Beatrice Gilbert North Yarmouth, M USA AVAILABLE ACHI PURCHASE Testusiques Eind plexing machine piercing and quilting trapuntar roer Design Source Original design The piece is designed to comment symmetry and asymmetry with color and form. The stitching design is used to highlight both individual motifs and to draw sections together with cores-piecing deigns Trapunto adds dimension. A teeny tiny quilt of unbelievable complexity and precision. A log cabin in whites and greens and yellows in 49 blocks. Perseverance by Janet Smith Woodway, TX USA Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting; paper piecing Design Source: Miniature Quilts by Kumiko Frydl, publication date 2012 (France) and 2018 (Great Britain) My Grandmother Beck made beautiful quilts by hand, and she taught me to sew and piece. She never entered a quilt show. This quilt was a struggle to get through. It has 2,401 quarter-inch pieces, and any time I thought about quitting, I could hear her say, "Don't waste fabric, and do a good job." Thanks, Grandma. A quilt of a brown chicken with a chick behind it walking from right to left. In the quilting below, it says "why did I cross the road?" Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? by Nancy Giusti Erka, CA USA Techniques Hand dyving, and painting, machine quilting Design Source: Original design I had a little fun with a photo I took on Grand Cayman Island of a couple of chickens crossing the road. The taxicab driver said a hurricane destroyed the chicken coops. That is why there were so many feral chickens running free. I named my quilted silk painting after the well-known joke
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(Back from meeting) I think I have some 200 pictures and for every photo I took, there's another half dozen quilts I didn't photograph. We joked as we took a break for a minute, that the convention knew it's audience, because there were a lot of chairs set out. #quilts
a quilt that evokes cactuses in greens and dark blues. The quilter cleverly used yellow thread in quilting "thorns" on the cactuses. Desert Women by Susan W Smith Federal Way, WA USA Techniques: Hand embellishment, dyeing, and quilting; digital printing; professional fabric printing; whole cloth; trapunto; machine quilting Design Source: Original design Strong and prickly, desert women use their strength to guide their thoughts and protect themselves and the ones they love. With two layers of batting, I quilted all the shapes around the cactus and trimmed it. I added batting and backing, then free-motion quilted all the lines in the cactus. I couldn't find a thread I liked to do the thorns, so I hand-dyed pearl cotton and hand-quilted all the thorns on the cactus. A quilt with four figures of similar size and shape wearing gowns of green, dark pink, brown and blue, representing the four seasons. Below, the ground reflects the season. The Season Sisters. by Sandra Winfree Anchorage, AK USA Techniques: Hand appliqué, embellishment, dveing, and painting, machine appliqué. embellishment, and quilting, penciling, fusing Design Source: Original design My hand-dyed and textured silk scarves inspired this concept This quilt feels like strips of white and black in different themes drawn together. There is a coral snake draped on the top left corner. Balance by Lys Axelson Big Bear City, CA USA Techniques: Hand appliqué and embellishment; machine piecing, embellishment, threadpainting, and quilting Design Source: Original design This is the first in a series called "From Earth to Sky" that explores the complexity of the natural world. This work embraces the intricate relationship each element, living and non-living, has with one another. The California mountain kingsnake demonstrates the delicate balance that constantly evolves to maintain harmony for all. A quilt with nine blocks, each featuring a different dog having different expressions. There is a red ribbon next to it. Family Ties by Junko Sugahara Kohto-ku, Tokyo Japan Techniques: Machine piecing, appliqué, embroidery, and quilting Design Source: Original design My friends happily talk about and show me pictures of their lovely dogs! They look so happy! Our beloved dogs are like family members, sharing our joy with us in happy times and gently supporting us when we're sad. I made this quilt featuring the dogs around me.
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‘stina is a scary spectral one 👻 @stinapag.bsky.social · 9h
We over-buy because our neighborhood gets a lot of kids who get kicked out of other well-to-do neighborhoods. They usually hit us last, and not everyone in our hood gives out candy. We light up late and make sure to let every single one of them take as much candy as they want.
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