12/25/16
12/20/16
Fourth Quarter Progress
The time since August has been very productive for me - I made Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) to exchange with members of the Dallas Area Fiber Artists...
and I finished (mostly) 18 mini-quilts...some still need labels. Some will go to the Quilt Guild's Mini auction and if I decide to put the remainder in my Etsy shop, new photos will need to be taken. But, for now, finished is finished!
Most are 8"x10", with a few 8"x8" and one about 14"x12". Seems to be a good size - I like how the 8"x10" looks mounted on canvas.
12/5/16
November 3rd: Houston IQA Quilt Show!!
Dave had a meeting in Houston and was so kind as to schedule it so I could spend the day at the Houston Quilt Show - how awesome! Total visual overload and I only saw 25% of the show. It is so large that only preview night plus the 4 days of the show is adequate to see it all.
Some of my favorites from the exhibit, Twenty Years of Dear Jane. I was thrilled to see this exhibit because I qualify as a Janiac. Information on Dear Jane can be found here. The original quilt was completed in 1863 and Brenda Papadakis published the patterns in 1996. Twenty years later, with almost 130,000 copies sold, people in over 35 countries are still enjoying the Jane Journey. The works here celebrate the common bond of friendships formed and quilts made.
The next three quilts are (I think) Token of Love (by Elisabeth Prins, The Netherlands), Share Jane (coordinated by Kim Caskey and Jeltje van Essen and quilted by Kim Caskey, Edmonton, Alberta) and Dear Jane: An Out-of-Hand Experience (by Bonnie Robottom, quilted by Sharon Blackmore, Calgary, Alberta) - I'm not certain which is which...
There was a wonderful exhibit of Japanese Quilts, Wa-Quilt: Kotohogi-Celebration -
Kathy York had a one-women exhibit and it was great to see her quilts there as well (you can see all of her quilts on her website here.
It was a wonderful day and I can't post all of the pictures because of the volume!
Guess I'll have to do another scrapbook!
Some of my favorites from the exhibit, Twenty Years of Dear Jane. I was thrilled to see this exhibit because I qualify as a Janiac. Information on Dear Jane can be found here. The original quilt was completed in 1863 and Brenda Papadakis published the patterns in 1996. Twenty years later, with almost 130,000 copies sold, people in over 35 countries are still enjoying the Jane Journey. The works here celebrate the common bond of friendships formed and quilts made.
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| Black, White and Bright All Over Jane by Dena Brannen, Reston Virginia |
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| Rainbow Jane by Charlotte Hay, Missoula, Montaja |
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| Baby Jane Blue by Elizabeth Roth, quilted by Valerie Langue |
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| 50 Shades of Jane by Judy Hamrick |
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| Homage to Jane Stickle and Mary Evans by Brenda Papadakis, San Antonio, Tx Brenda is the one who originally published the patterns for Jane Stickle's quilt, but she also has a passion for Baltimore Album quilts and Mary Evans designed many of the popular patterns for those quilts in 1842-1850. |
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| Frida Jane by Laura F. (info blurred) |
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| I thought this quilt in the Baltimore Album tradition, but using Japanese fabrics (some looked like kimono fabric) was beautiful! |
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| Doors Across Austin |
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| Out of the Box |
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| Out of the Box (detail) |
Guess I'll have to do another scrapbook!
12/3/16
Oct 28th: WINGS OVER DALLAS!
We went to the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Dallas Air Show at our local (literally) airfield. Executive airport is just a couple of miles from the house. The attraction this year was the emphasis on WWII aircraft.
I took the opportunity to pose with two of Dallas' finest for my Women at Work collection - Women in Blue!!
It was a great Air Show and a great time - we look forward to going again next year!
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