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Sunday, August 03, 2014

The Best Day Ever - Part 3: Quilts

There are beautiful quilts shown at the California State Fair every year. They're hanging everywhere in the exhibit hall, and some are closer to the observers' eyes than others.

Many of the quilts look like what you'd expect in pieced or appliqued quilts. However, there was one piece that my brain wasn't able to figure out, even after getting as close as I could and really trying to understand it from a fabric and thread perspective. It is called Threads of Time.

1st Place, 195 - Small Quilts, 03 - Other or Special Technique Quilts
Lori Wisheropp
Threads of Time

The rings are machine stitched, but the cracks still baffle me. What a wonderful piece of work. Click on the image to see a larger version.

1st Place, 195 - Small Quilts, 03 - Other or Special Technique Quilts
Lori Wisheropp
Threads of Time

Here are the rest of the beautiful quilts that I captured this year.

2nd Place, 190 - Large Quilts, 02 - Pieced Quilts
Shireen Hattan
Angotti Mystery

1st Place, 190 - Large Quilts, 04 - Group Quilts
Linda Crawford
Bountiful Baskets

1st Place, 193 - Medium Quilts, 01 - Applique Quilts
Sherry Werum
My Favorite Silouettes

3rd Place, 193 - Medium Quilts, 01 - Applique Quilts
Jan Hollins
Days Gone By

1st Place, 193 - Medium Quilts, 02 - Pieced Quilts
Jan Soules
Chuparosa

2nd Place, 193 - Medium Quilts, 02 - Pieced Quilts
Linda Bergmann
Civil War Legacy

1st Place, 193 - Medium Quilts, 03 - Other or Special Technique Quilts
Penny S. Hanscom
Tryotuich

2nd Place, 193 - Medium Quilts, 03 - Other or Special Technique Quilts
Jan Millner
Heart and Home Village

2nd Place, 195 - Small Quilts, 01 - Applique Quilts
Audrey Keebler
View East from Coloma

2nd Place, 195 - Small Quilts, 02 - Pieced Quilts
Inger Blood
Sweet Potato

2nd Place, 195 - Small Quilts, 03 - Other or Special Technique Quilts
Inger Blood
Harvest Time

20 - Dorothy Killian Painter Award, 3rd Place, 195 - Small Quilts, 04 - Mini Quilts
Kellie Willey
Bitty Burgoyne in Blue

3rd Place, 195 - Small Quilts, 05 - Group Quilts
Marilyn Siefker
Dia De Los Muertos

Labels: California, California State Fair, quilt, quilting, sewing

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Gifted, tied on, and something new

Well, the Anna Towels were cut off the loom, hemmed, and gifted. What a success!

Anna Towels

But before cutting them off, I inserted lease sticks to keep the 2 ends per dent in their proper order.

The end of the warp

Mutareposts showed me how to tie a weavers knot and I finished tying on a new warp today.

Old warp, new warp

Before Christmas, R and I went to a new local quilting shop called The Intrepid Thread. The owner has had an online presence for years and her retail shop just opened this month. I picked out a pattern and fabric for a quilted throw. Quilting?? Sure, why not?

Here's the pattern:

Flatbread

And here's the start of the quilting stash.

A new adventure

From left to right: The red will be the small dark rectangles, the light fabric will be the light color, the blue fabric that is 3rd from the left will be the narrow teal blocks, and the remaining 6 fabrics will be large medium green blocks.

Labels: cotton, fabric, Gilmore, linen, quilting, sewing, weaving

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

CA State Fair 2012 - Part 2, Quilts

Quilting is something that I haven't gotten into, not really. I think I've mentioned that I made blocks for a quilt top years ago, but they're somewhere in a box. I can't imagine quilting and acquiring all the fabric stash that would inevitably go with it. But I do enjoy looking at beautiful quilts and can appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into making these works of art.

Here are a few of the quilts in this year's California State Fair Creative Arts Competition.

California State Fair
July 12-29
1600 Exposition Blvd
Sacramento, CA

Re-Tie-Red
Carol Hess, Sacramento, Sacramento County
Division: Other Creative Art
Class: Any Other Type Creative Art
3rd Place

Morris Magic
Pat Kilpatrick, Manteca, San Joaquin County
Division: Small Quilts
Class: Applique Quilts
1st Place

The Girls
Lynda Lasich, Grass Valley, Nevada County
Division: Medium Quilts
Class Applique Quilts
1st Place

The Girls

Fall Celebration
Joan Smith, Fiddletown, Amador County
Division: Large Quilts
Class: Group Quilts
1st Place

Pots and Posies
Joanne Marion, Roseville, Placer County
Division: Large Quilts
Class: Applique Quilts
1st Place

Bunnies on the Champs - Elysees
Jan Soules, Elk Grove, Sacramento County
Division: Small Quilts
Class: Group Quilts
1st Place

Thunder Cloud
Jan Soules, Elk Grove, Sacramento County
Division: Small Quilts
Class: Pieced Quilts
1st Place

Hanging Garden Gumdrops
Sandra Fong, Rancho Cordova, Sacramento County
Division: Large Quilts
Class: Pieced Quilts
1st Place, Best of Division, River City Quilters Guild Award, The Country Sewing Center Award

This next quilt was quite an anthology. A view of the overall quilt is first followed by photos of each of the 9 main blocks.

The Beatles Discography 1966 thru 1970
Lynda Martello, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County
Division: Large Quilts
Class: Other or Special Technique Quilts
2nd Place