SAQA online auction coming soon 09-02-18

Although the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection started twenty years before SAQA's first online auction, I have purchased quite a few of the auction quilts.  It is a great place to find stunning small (12" x 12") quilts to increase a collection or to decorate your home.  Tonight I show three quilts that I particularly enjoy from the early years of the auction.  

This year the auction starts on September 14th, just a few weeks away.  You can go to the website to see all the quilts that will be on offer and an explanation of how the auction works.  Choose your favorites and take a chance.  

http://www.saqa.com/auction-quilts.php

"Amidst the Fire"  K. Grace Howes 2009  12" x 12"

See what I said in a previous post:  

http://delquilts.blogspot.com/2011/02/amidst-fire-k-grace-howes-02-27-11.html

"House"  Sally Sellers - Vancouver, WA  2007  12" x 12"

See what I said in a previous post:

http://delquilts.blogspot.com/2010/06/sally-sellers-quilt-with-bling-06-20-10.html

"Pink Purses in Rome"  Joan Sowada - Gillette, WY  2007  12" x 12"

See what I said in a previous post:

http://delquilts.blogspot.com/2009/09/joan-sowada-quilt-from-tcqc-09-13-09.html

You can also find the artist's name on the right sidebar and click for all references.

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"Amidst the Fire" K. Grace Howes 02-27-11

Here is one of the quilts from the SAQA 2010 online auction last fall.  I cannot tell you exactly what "spoke to me" in this quilt.  Probably the color first, such a nice combination of red, acid green, yellow, purple and the tiny wedge of turquoise/green at the bottom.  Also, I find the vertical quilting lines done with variegated thread make a texture that is pleasing and that stack of acid green squares on purple, with three tiny dark blue beads in the center of each square, is very graphic and appealing.  This image is a little bright making the green so intense it almost hurts!  The piece of green fabric on the label is more realistic.

"Amidst the Fire"  K. Grace Howe - Huntersville, NC   2009  12"W x 13"L

Hand-dyed cottons, fusing, beading, machine appliqued and pieced and machine quilted.

The artist's statement was:  "There's a constant burning in my brain to produce, produce, produce. I can only do so much in the time given and yet, wonderfully, there is always another spark of creativity ready to be ignited. Much like an eternal flame, passion for the job never wanes."

The back is a colorful commercial batik.

There is an unusual sleeve which is very long and open on the bottom.  There are three inch openings near the top to insert a slat and then the sides are sewn down from there to the bottom of the sleeve.  

 

A simple label giving the necessary details.  I removed the phone number because one artist asked me to go back and remove her number from the picture.  I hadn't thought of that causing a problem, but I can see that it might.  So, I TRY to remember to always do it.  If I don't, please let me know.  http://www.redbarn-studios.com/