SEASONS ON DISPLAY

The Sewing Machine Service store in Renton asked if they could hang one of my quilts in the store.  I dropped off Seasons last week and when I stopped in today to get my new zigzag throat plate, there it was.

Then I dashed home so I could tune into Cheryl Arkison's Playcation 2024.  It was about using up some scraps from the previous weeks.  I didn't exactly follow directions, and went off on a tangent.  So, it took me a lot longer than it should have.  I didn't finish it today.

 

GOING TO SANTA CLARA

 My 'Seasons' quilt is going to the Pacific International Quilt Festival in Santa Clara!  This is a first time I've gotten a quilt into this show.

I don't think we'll be going though.  The quilt travels much more than I do.

MQG RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBIT

 Today was the opening of the Modern Quilt Guild Retrospective Exhibit at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah Kentucky.  The exhibit runs from April 9, 2021 through July 27, 2021.

My quilt, Seasons, is on exhibit there.  

Here's their description of the show:

Modern quilting has existed in many forms throughout the 20th century, its growth in the early 2000's was aided by cultural shifts recognizing quality design, the changing fabric industry, and the rise of social media. Modern quilters began coalescing online, sharing images, design ideas, and tutorials, forming virtual quilting bees, and swapping handmade items.

Founded in 2009 by Alissa Haight Carlton and Latifah Saafir, The Modern Quilt (MQG) gave the burgeoning online modern quilting community a chance to form in-person connections with other modern quilters. The MQG supports over 15,000 members in 39 countries around the world and seeks to foster a vibrant and inclusive organization built on encouragement and mutual respect where all feel welcome.

Modern quilts are primarily functional and inspired by modern design. Modern quilts work in different styles and define modern quilting in different ways; however, several characteristics often appear which may help identify a modern quilt. These include but are not limited to the use bold colors and prints, high contrast and graphic areas of solid color, improvisational piecing, minimalism, expansive negative space, and alternate grid work. Modern traditionalism, or the updating of classic quilt designs, is also often seem in modern quilting.

The exhibit provides a glimpse into the evolution of quilts made by members of the Modern Quilt Guild during the past twelve years. Many have been exhibited at QuiltCon, the largest modern quilting event in the world, presented annually by the MQG.

There are 35 quilts on exhibit.

QUILTCON 2020

Opening day of Quiltcon 2020 in Austin, Texas.

The line was long.  Darrell went with me and we went through the whole show.  Good husband.

At the end of the line.

Unfortunately, we were enjoying the show so much, I didn't take any pictures.  Well, we took one...

FACED

Got the facing on and flipped to the back and ironed.

While ironing I noticed that darn oil spot that I thought I had cleaned off yesterday is still there.

I cleaned it again with Sew Clean, but not before I had inadvertantly ironed it.  I hope it comes out.

So, you will see in the photo the upper left still has a wet spot.

Jax was not happy about the damn explosions after the Seahawks game today.  It scares him.  He wants me to reassure him that we aren't going to die.

OFF THE LONGARM

Seasons is done and off the longarm.  I might make the deadline.

Darrell and I went for an afternoon walk with the dogs.

LABEL

I inked in the label for 'Seasons'.  The back is now ready.

The dogs were good dogs for a few minutes again today.

The colors this autumn are spectacular.