Monthly Archives: July 2013

More Quilts from the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

Picking up where I left off a couple of days ago, here are more of my favorite quilts from among the 1300+ displayed last Saturday, July 13 at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) in Sisters, Oregon.

Gypsy Kisses, 92 x 103, by Kathy Doughty of Sydney NSW
Gypsy Kisses, 92 x 103, by Kathy Doughty of Sydney, Australia

 

No Spurs Needed, 30 x 40, by June Jaeger of Prineville OR
No Spurs Needed, 30 x 40, by June Jaeger of Prineville OR

 

Daisies in Red and Black, 60 x 60, by JanniLou Creations of Philomath OR
Daisies in Red and Black, 60 x 60, by JanniLou Creations of Philomath OR

 

Contemporary Totes, 24 x 32, by Tonye Belinda Phillips of Camp Sherman OR
Contemporary Totes, 24 x 32, by Tonye Belinda Phillips of Camp Sherman OR

 

Neighborhood, 45 x 60, by Elizabeth Hartman of Hillsboro OR
Neighborhood, 45 x 60, by Elizabeth Hartman of Hillsboro OR

 

Storm Warning, 20 x 40, by Rayna Gillman of West Orange NJ
Storm Warning, 20 x 40, by Rayna Gillman of West Orange NJ

 

Sea, Sand and Sky, 67 x 80, by JanniLou Creations of Philomath OR
Sea, Sand and Sky, 67 x 80, by JanniLou Creations of Philomath OR

 

Pressing Matters, 41 x 51, by Laura Wasilowski of Elgin IL
Pressing Matters, 41 x 51, by Laura Wasilowski of Elgin IL

 

Bullseye, 54 x 60, by Ann Zick of  Hinsdale IL
Bullseye, 54 x 60, by Ann Zick of Hinsdale IL

 

Our View of Sisters-Friendship, 50 x 50, made for Anne Zick of Hinsdale IL by Joan Bratton, Maureen Creed, Joyce Freehill, Jan Johnson, Betsy Maloney, Marilyn Montgomery, Valerie Rodelli, and Coleen Walter
Our View of Sisters-Friendship, 50 x 50, made for Anne Zick of Hinsdale IL by Joan Bratton, Maureen Creed, Joyce Freehill, Jan Johnson, Betsy Maloney, Marilyn Montgomery, Valerie Rodelli, and Coleen Walter

 

50 Shades of Red, 62 x 72, by Terry Johnson
50 Shades of Red, 62 x 72, by Terry Johnson

 

Blossoms, 52 x 60, by Christine Day of Fallbrook CA
Blossoms, 52 x 60, by Christine Day of Fallbrook CA

 

Blue Moon, 86 x 104, by Alice Besler of North Powder OR
Blue Moon, 86 x 104, by Alice Besler of North Powder OR

 

Garden Maples, 77 x 78, by Chris Jones of Sisters OR
Garden Maples, 77 x 78, by Chris Jones of Sisters OR

 

Garden of Leaves, 68 x 68, by Pamela Hylton of Grand Ronde OR
Garden of Leaves, 68 x 68, by Pamela Hylton of Grand Ronde OR

 

Light Up, 46 x 57, by Maron Johnston of Santa Barbara CA
Light Up, 46 x 57, by Maron Johnston of Santa Barbara CA

 

Senorita Hankie Ladies, 36 x 45, by Bonnie Guzman of Lathrop CA
Senorita Hankie ladies, 36 x 45, by Bonnie Guzman of Lathrop CA
detail of Senorita Hankie Ladies by Bonnie Guzman of Lathrop CA
detail of Senorita Hankie Ladies by Bonnie Guzman of Lathrop CA

 

Kristin Shields of Bend OR was a featured quilter. Here are a few of her wonderfully whimsical creations:

Castle Peeps, 32 x 44, Kristin Shields of Bend OR
Castle Peeps, 32 x 44, by Kristin Shields of Bend OR

 

In the Night Garden, 41 x 52, by Kristin Shields of Bend OR
In the Night Garden, 41 x 52, by Kristin Shields of Bend OR

 

Whimsey, 39 x 41, Kristin Shields of Bend OR
Whimsy, 39 x 41, by Kristin Shields of Bend OR

 

The Cover to Cover book club created quilts inspired by The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznic. My favorites from this group:

Clock Parts Mania, 61 x 46, by Pat Busby of Lake Oswego OR
Clock Parts Mania, 61 x 46, by Pat Busby of Lake Oswego OR

A peek at the back revealed that these kaleidoscope blocks were made from a focus print of . . . mushrooms!

focus fabric on back of Clock Parts Mania by Pat Busby of Lake Oswego OR
Focus Fabric Used by Pat Busby to Make Clock Parts Mania

 

Connectivity, 47 x 47, by Dianne Kane of Portland OR
Connectivity, 47 x 47, by Dianne Kane of Portland OR

 

Gears, 72 x 81, by Linda Reinert of Oregon City
Gears, 72 x 81, by Linda Reinert of Oregon City

 

I hope you’ve enjoyed this little presentation of the quilts that caught my eye this year. The quilts you see here and in my last post represent fewer than 4% of the quilts that were displayed. Simply astounding when you stop to think about it.

Is it any wonder that I have already marked my calendar for July 12, 2014 — the second Saturday in July — for the 39th Annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show?

 

 

 

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“The Biggest Outdoor Quilt Show in the World”

Saturday, July 13. A perfect summer day in Central Oregon: temperatures in the low 80s with a light breeze. Thirteen hundred quilts hung just for the day on the fronts, backs and sides of buildings in the tiny town of Sisters. Dozens of other quilts hung inside businesses all over town. Thousands of quilt lovers and other spectators strolling the streets taking in the sights and sounds of the 38th Annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS).

I was lucky enough to be there for the show and the week leading up to it. For the last seven or eight years (we’ve lost count), my quilt group, the Quisters, has rented a house for the week leading up to the quilt show in order to participate in Quilter’s Affair, a week of classes organized by the Stitchin’ Post Quilt Shop in Sisters. In addition to the talented teachers living in Central Oregon, instructors come from across the country and overseas to share their expertise.

This year I opted not to take any classes so I could continue to work on my ever-growing stack of Works-in-Progress. I was sorry not to have taken at least one class, especially after seeing how excited my fellow Quisters were about the ones they were taking, but I did come home with three completed projects — WIPs no longer! — and the show itself provided a plethora of ideas for new ones.

There was something for everyone at this year’s show: beautiful traditional quilts, edgy modern quilts, and everything in between. Below, in no particular order, are a few of the quilts that caught my eye:

Mid Century Modern by Brita Kimmerly of Seattle WA, 52 x 60
Mid Century Modern, 52 x 60, by Brita Kimmerly of Seattle WA

 

Glacier Star by Pam Nichols of Powell Butte OR, 98 x 98
Glacier Star, 98 x 98, by Pam Nichols of Powell Butte OR

 

In a Spin by Gill Miller of Cambridge UK, 30 x 30
In a Spin, 30 x 30, by Gill Miller of Cambridge UK

 

He Watches by Janie Adams of Bend OR, 56 x 62
He Watches, 56 x 62, by Janie Adams of Bend OR

 

Spring Surprise, 41 x 57, by Beth Rietveld of Corvallis OR
Spring Surprise, 41 x 57, by Beth Rietveld of Corvallis OR

 

What You See by Kathy Doughty of Sydney NSW, 47 x 67
What You See, 47 x 67, by Kathy Doughty of Sydney, Australia

 

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Cascade Kaleidoscope, 38 x 42, by Ann Richardson of Sisters OR

 

Two Color Mystery, 53 x 67, by Karen Shadley of Sisters OR
Two Color Mystery, 53 x 67, by Karen Shadley of Sisters OR

 

The Portland Modern Quilt Guild was represented by several beautiful quilts, including these three:

Spring String, 48 x 64, by Gail Weiss of Portland OR
Spring String, 48 x 64, by Gail Weiss of Portland OR

 

Sticks and Stones, 36 x 42, by Rachel Kerley of Hillsboro OR
Sticks and Stones, 36 x 42, by Rachel Kerley of Hillsboro OR

 

Gray Improv I by Cris Pera of Portland OR
Gray Improv I by Cris Pera of Portland OR

 

Every year the Stitchin’ Post Quilt Shop issues a challenge to its employees to make a quilt based on a theme, and all of the quilts are displayed on the side of the Stitchin’ Post building on show day. This year’s theme was “Streams of Color.” This shot captures most of the quilts:

challenge quilts made by staff of Stitchin Post
Challenge Quilts Made by Staff of the Stitchin’ Post

Two of my favorites are this one, incorporating hexagons . . .

one of the Streams of Color challenge quilts
made by Jean Wells, owner of the Stitchin’ Post and founder of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

. . . and this one featuring New York Beauty blocks:

Streams of Color challenge quilt
made by Paige Vitek, employee at the Stitchin’ Post in Sisters

Continuing on with the show:

The King -- Elvis, 82 x 90, by Randall Cooper of Madera CA
The King — Elvis, 82 x 90, by Randall Cooper of Madera CA

 

J'Adore Paris!, 41 x 42, by Kristin Shields of Bend OR
J’Adore Paris!, 41 x 42, by Kristin Shields of Bend OR

 

Barbara's Baskets, 68 x 80, by Janet Storton and Barbara Fergusun
Barbara’s Baskets, 68 x 80, by Janet Storton and Barbara Fergusun of Sisters OR

 

Parallel Lives, 44 x 52, by Patty Six of Santa Barbara CA
Parallel Lives, 44 x 52, by Patty Six of Santa Barbara CA

 

Forest Path, 53 x 68, by Patty Six of Santa Barbara CA
Forest Path, 53 x 68, by Patty Six of Santa Barbara CA

 

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Green Orphan Blocks, 42 x 42, by Colleen Blackwood of Pendleton OR

 

Random Windows, 46 x 28, by Hilde Morin of Portland OR
Random Windows, 46 x 28, by Hilde Morin of Portland OR

 

Oh my! I just realized I’m not even halfway through my photos. I think I will end today’s post here and present another batch of quilt photos in the next day or two. I hope you will come back for more.

 

 

 

 

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Giveaway Winners

Are you a winner?

Last week I had my first Giveaway, offering up my new Sewing Machine Dust Cover pattern to six winners and a custom sewing machine dust cover to be made (by me) for one of the six. I used a Random Number Generator to pick the numbers, having decided in advance that the sixth number drawn would be the big winner. I also disqualified comments #2 and #9, since they were made by me and my husband.

Here is what the dust cover looks like:

Dawn's sewing machine dust cover

And the winners of the pattern, in the order I drew their names, are . . . (drum roll) . . .

Jennie B.
Merethe S.
Patch G.
Mallory J., and
Joyce M.

The winner of the pattern and custom sewing machine cover is . . . (drum roll) . . . Susan S., who wrote, “I’d love to win your sewing machine cover . . . I’ve been meaning to make one for years and haven’t gotten around to it yet.”

Congratulations to the winners! Please email me with your full name and mailing address, and I will get the patterns in the mail next week. (I’m out of town this week, hence the slight delay.) Susan, let me know what colors and fabric styles you like so I can send you some fabric combinations to choose from.

Thank you all for entering my Giveaway!

 

 

 

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A Summer’s Day Show and Tell

My quilt group, the Quisters, met at my house last week on a perfect summer day. Between bites of marionberry pie, we had quite a show-and-tell session. Here is Peggy’s Paperweight quilt top, started last summer in a class taught by Pamela Dinndorf of Aardvark Quilts:

6-13 Peg's Paperweight quilt top

Such a happy and colorful top! Peggy also designed and hooked this fabulous rug, perfectly capturing the charm of her beach house on the Oregon coast:

6-13 Peg with Sandy Toes rug

The scene includes her goldendoodle, Lucy, on the left, and her grandchildren on the right.

Peg is already at work hooking another rug, Cat’s Paws, designed by Sharon Smith of Off the Hook Wool Rugs:

6-13 Peg's Cat's Paws rug in progress

 

Deborah recently competed a quilt she started a few years ago in a class taught by fellow Quister Lee Fowler.  This is Sushi Rolls:

Deborah's Sushi Roll quilt top

Love the red and green color combo! I can see this on the back of Deborah’s couch at Christmas but it would work all year round.

Here is Lee’s newly completed Pickle Dish quilt:

6-13 Lee's Pickle Dish quilt

Twenty-five of Lee’s friends contributed one or more paper-pieced arcs, and Lee put the rest of the quilt together with fabric from her stash (and a little more help from her friends). I spy lots of polka dots — one of Lee’s favorite design elements — and quite a few Kaffe Fassett prints.

Lee has also been making blocks for a Scrappy Trip Around the World quilt. Here are some of those blocks:

Lee's Scrappy Trip blocks

What a great way to use up strips left over from other projects!

Vivienne is currently working on a strippy diamond quilt:

6-13 Viv's diamond blocks

Isn’t that a luscious combination of colors and fabrics?

I spent much of June working on my Sewing Machine Dust Cover pattern. Here’s a picture of the dust cover I made as a class sample:

sewing mach dust cover

By the way, I’m giving away a custom sewing machine dust cover and some patterns as part of my first Giveaway, which ends this Saturday, July 6. If you’d like a chance to win, just leave a comment at the end of my previous post, telling me what projects you’re working on this summer.

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

 

 

 

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