We had seen You Know What? by Hiroko Miyama before, but at the Paducah show it was placed on the end with other winners and it was easy to get close and admire the work. Well, it was easy to see if we came before the show opened, because it was swarmed after that. Hiroko Miyama used Applipiecing, Fused Appliqué, Broderie Perse, Hand Dyeing, Machine Embroidery, Free-Motion Quilting, and Thread Painting to make a scene that is beautiful in its shading and movement...and, just look at the sky and the flowers and...
As part of the Quilt Alliance's 25th anniversary, the nonprofit is holding a week-long celebration of mothers. QA members are invited to share a photo showing them with their mom (or anyone who has served that role in their life) along with a short message about their honoree.
How to participate in the Mother's Day StoryShare:
The Quilt Alliance will be sharing photos and stories from May 7-13, 2018 on the Quilt Alliance blog and Facebook and Instagram pages.
They will notify participants when their Mother's Day StoryShare message is posted.
Donna Sue Groves with her mom, Nina Maxine Green Groves.
Donna Sue Groves has been a Quilt Alliance member since she and her mother, Maxine Groves, were interviewed for the nonprofit's oral history project, Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories (QSOS) in 2008. In her QSOS interview, archived at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, Donna Sue talks about being imprinted by quilting as a child as she watched both her maternal and paternal grandmothers work on geometric designs and hand appliqué. Her late mother Maxine was also an accomplished quiltmaker, but Donna Sue's interest in quilting took her down another path. Inspired by her mother's quilting, she suggested they paint a colorful quilt square on their drab tobacco barn, and the Quilt Barn Trail project was born.
Donna Sue's StoryShare:
My mother, Nina Maxine Green Groves was the inspiration behind the Quilt Trails across the United States and Canada. The first official quilt trail was hung 2001 in Adams County, Ohio. Now, 1000's of quilt squares adorn barns, buildings, silos, buildings, businesses, mailboxes and homes throughout 43 states. My mother is also a prominent focus in Julianne Donofrio "Pieced Together" documentary film about the American quilt trail movement.
Another StoryShare contributor is past QA board president Meg Cox (Show 2106). Meg's mother Jo Cox taught her to quilt in 1989, and Meg recounts her motivation in her 2007 QSOS interview:
And I think I just saw this incredible pleasure that she was getting from it and I asked her to teach me. And I think she thought at first I was just doing that because I wanted to make her happy, and then she realized I really wanted to learn.
Meg's StoryShare:
My mother was an artist of many media: a sign painter, puppeteer, calligrapher and jewelry-maker who took up quilting in her 60s when my parents retired to North Carolina. She taught me to sew clothes by hand for my Barbie when I was about this age. When I was old enough to make my own clothes, she passed down her Singer sewing machine. But the biggest gift of all she gave me was teaching me to quilt in the late '80s. She didn't live to see quilting become a huge focus of my life, but it would have pleased and thrilled her. I still sleep every night under a gorgeous quilt she made.
Jen from Shabby Fabrics welcomes you back to the Table Glitz Series where each month they show you a simple and festive way to decorate your table! This month, you'll learn how to create Strawberry and Blossom shaped placemats and coasters!
As much as G and I are on the road, we can always count on a bit of home by the quilt artists that live in Central Oregon. All you have to do is Google their names and look at the images. One of the quilting royalty families in our little town is June Jaeger, Jean Wells Keenan and Valori Wells Kennedy. Jean and Valori co-own the Stitchin Post which hosts a gallery exhibit of artistic quilts and this month the featured quilter is June Jaeger, sister to Jean and aunt to Valori. June is not only an artist, but an instructor and I have a wonderful quilt of Enzo which I made during her "Best Friends" class. Last year during the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, I was able to purchase a wall hanging made by June which is truly amazing and speaks to the history of our little town and the legacy of their family.
Although I admit I am not what one would call an "artist quilter," I do love the genre and have several hung around the abode, mixed in with my own quilting creations. I definitely am an aficionado and know that you will truly enjoy the slide show I have put together of June Jaeger's exhibit. These are truly pieces of art and all are For Sale...so, if you are interested, you can call the Stitchin' Post and inquire about the price. Have a wonderful week and thank you for the responses to last week's book and quilt Daily Blog post!
Capt'n John thought the correct name for this quilt should be "Persistence". "My Town & Country Quilt II" is 84" x 84" and is a Block of the Day quilt that has 365 blocks. The Design Source is from Susan-Claire Mayfield, the Gourmet Quilter. Shirley's stitching is beautiful and she used Machine Appliqué, Digitized embroidery, Machine Embroidery, Machine Piecing and Free-Motion Quilting. We included lots of close ups for you.
Join Cheyney McKnight from Not Your Momma's History for a special presentation on headwraps found among both free and enslaved African Women in America from the 18th to 19th century. Guests will be able to view and handle the different fabrics that were available to these women, learn how headwraps changed from region to region, and discover the cultural and historical significance of each style.
Over 140 quilts were submitted to the Riley Blake Spring 2018 Fabric Challenge and just a few were selected including this interesting piece by TQS guest, Mel Beach. You remember, Mel loves to enter challenges.
See the 1st Place entry is below. Click on Find Out Who Won to see the rest of the winners.
Katie Pasquini Masopust's latest show here at TQS is all about artful Log Cabin quilts, but did you know she also does a whole different type of quilting? Here in her "Go Tell It at The Quilt Show" interview she talks about her quilt that contains one of her paintings.
"Go Tell It at the Quilt Show!" is a Quilt Alliance project designed to capture the stories of quilts where quiltmakers gather. Katie Pasquini Masopust was interviewed on May 4, 2014 during SAQA's 25th anniversary conference in Alexandria, Virginia. (Enjoy these "Go Tell It" videos? Join the Quilt Alliance. Click here to learn more.) - Want to know more about SAQA, click here.
Memphis based art quilter Paula Kovarik's work requires close observation. Upon first glance, what looks to be one subject matter, is quite often another altogether. A degree in graphic design and owning her own firm helped to pay the bills. But when her mother prompted her to take a quilting class fifteen years ago, the light bulb went off. Armed with needle, thread and an understanding of balance, color and composition, she creates art that is an extension of thoughts traveling through her mind. "Stitching is an extension of my thoughts through my hands. It is a slow art, textural and multi-layered."
The initial sketch for the Stream of Consequences piece started with the idea of inter-connectedness and how the city wove itself around a meandering river. This piece was created to honor the work that the Wolf River Conservancy is doing in the Memphis area to protect the watershed and our water supply.
It comes from the country, courses through the suburbs, and wraps around the city of Memphis. The Wolf River, a small spring fed river of 90 miles, is one of the great arterial systems of the Mississippi River and all the life that it nurtures. As it flows, it filters, it floods, it captures and distributes. It is a filament that takes everything that flows downhill and sends it forward. It is the meandering collector of last resort for runoff, sprawl, industry and agriculture. Efforts to control it, channel it, or deny its value nearly led to its ruin—until it gained an advocate.
Since 1985, The Wolf River Conservancy has protected and defended the river in the face of development and abuse. The group has cast the Wolf as a community treasure that physically weaves the region together. They know full well its vital function and spectacular potential. They understand it is a pattern that connects. (Paula Kovarik)
Paula Kovarik talks to The Quilt Show about her quilt "Punditocracy" at the Dixon Gallery & Gardens in Memphis, TN.
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