Birds of Paradise by Priscilla Roehm
I designed, pieced, and quilted this spiral mandala quilt in an online group that helped RaNae Merrill as she wrote her
now published book Magnificent Spiral Mandala Quilts. You can see it in the book on p. 33. Making the quilt was quite a journey!
As I designed it, I saw Birds of Paradise and fish emerging that reminded me of my years living in Florida.
If you like to paper piece, you might be interested in looking at this book.
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Elaine Quehl Workshops
Wednesday's workshops Free Form Curves and Liberated Applique with Elaine Quehl were very successful as you can see if you
click here to see the
works in progress.
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Quilts of Valor
A thank you to the members of the Champlain Valley Quilters Guild, the
Franklin County Guild and others who worked on the beautiful Quilts of
Valor.
Five Quilts of Valor were delivered in May to soldiers serving with the 86th
Infantry Brigade Combat Team (MTN)...[IBCT (MTN)] who are getting services
at Walter Reed Medical Center.
SGM Toby Quick, VTARNG offered the following quote:
The Soldiers loved them and it will be with them for a long time and
hopefully be able to be handed down to their grandchildren.
Your generosity was well received, Tammie Schmitt and Roseanne Terrill
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Look in the May 2010 issue of The Quilter magazine to see a picture of Rose Orr's quilt that was in the Quilters Gathering 2009.
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Guild Member Presenters Mar 2010
Click here to see their presentations
Amber Waves by Alexandra Nickerson
I was invited to participate in this Smith-Kramer exhibit being curated by Judith Trager:
America Celebrates! Quilts of Joy and Remembrance
Curated by Judith Trager "America Celebrates!" an exhibition of fifty-four art quilts from American fiber artists, is a joyful, diverse, and sometimes
touching look at how we see ourselves as a nation. The exhibition seeks to find how we as ordinary people share the threads and traditions that tie Americans together.
Touching on holidays, cultural, and personal celebrations, the exhibition is a bright and colorful look at our cultural mores and how we see ourselves through our
traditions. The exhibition will also feature those traditions that Americans brought with them as immigrants-Diwali from India, the Winter Solstice from
Northern Europe, and Cinco de Mayo from Mexico. The artists in this exhibition are as diverse as the quilts themselves. They come from every geographical region
of the United States and represent many ethnic and cultural groups.
Judith has let me know that my quilt "Amberwaves" was one of three quilts chosen for its article announcing the exhibit by the Longmont Museum and Cultural Center
Colorado), where the exhibit will open on January 14, 2011. Also, the November issue of Machine Quilting Unlimited will have an article about the exhibit, with
pictures of 14 of the quilts, one of which is mine. I feel very honored, especially since some of the other artists have international recognition; among them are
Judy Dales and Laura Wasilowski! Here's the description of my quilt:
Amberwaves celebrates the song “America the Beautiful,” the lyrics of which were written by Katharine Lee Bates, my great-aunt by marriage, when she climbed Pikes Peak
in 1893 and said of the view that “all the wonder of America seemed displayed there.” The foundation-pieced background is constructed of commercial cotton fabrics,
silk dupioni, rayon and silk velvet, and home decorator fabrics with thread-painted wheat and grasses and gold ink enhancement.
