Lisa Jenni quilt in TCQC 01-28-24

  This is a repost from June 1, 2012.  The Association of Pacific West Quilters is sadly nolonger in operation.

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When I first saw this quilt in-the-fabric in the 2008 display of the Living Color exhibit of quilts at the Association of Pacific West Quilters show in Tacoma, it almost leapt off the wall at me.  It is such a striking image and the color is wonderful.  So, for nine months I thought about bidding in the online auction - which was last week.  As always with auctionsbout  I thought about the organization and, like every non-profit these days, the need for funds.  So, I stayed on top of the bidding and this quilt is now a part of the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection.  So, I stayed on top of the bidding and this 

 

"Nature's Lace" 2008  Lisa Jenni - Sammamish, WA  36"W x 24"L

Hand dyed cotton fabrics, Misty Fuse, cotton thread. 

 Machine and hand appliqued. Machine quilted.

A postcard from her daughter in north Australia inspired this quilt.  Lisa said, "....a beautiful rainforest palm tree canopy.  The 'gazillion' shades of green in the picture manifest Living Colour for me.  What could be more living than a green forest?"   Lisa's website:   www.thinkquilts.com

The stems were stuffed and then hand appliqued to the quilt.

 

Lisa calls this machine quilt pattern "McTavishing".  Notice that the corner miter is stitched down - something that makes quilt judges very happy. 

 

This garish label was provided by the organization.  As you see they anticipated that the quilts would be auctioned at a special event in 2010, but somehow that didn't work out.  So, two years later they auctioned the quilts online. 



Great fabric on the back and an appropriate choice for the subject on the front.

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Sue Benner's "Flowers" class at Empty Spools 03-11-18

I started a cold on Wednesday, Feb 28th, so it has been twelve days.  Usually it takes about three weeks for me to completely recover from bronchitis - sometimes longer.  But I have been very good this time, not using my voice, resting, drinking fluids, blah, blah, blah, so I may be well sooner than usual.  I'm still coughing, but the only body ache left is the chest, from coughing.  

Here are some pictures from students in Sue Benner's class.  It is a very good class taught by an outstanding teacher.  I hope you will try to take it, it is very worthwhile. 

At the bottom is Leslie's first project with four blocks and the spare at upper right. At the top are the nine blocks she made for her second project. 

After moving them around, overlapping and turning them, she decided to cut the blocks into fourths and then came up with this arrangement which has not yet been fused to the backing.  

This is the first project by Lisa Jenni, along with her spare block.  The idea of making five blocks and having one "reject" is very worthwhile.  Sue continues this in the large project by having everyone make at least ten blocks, of which nine will be used.  Some of us made more to give us more choices.  

Lisa's table while she is assembling blocks from her cut pieces. 

Lisa Jenni with the blocks she had completed for her 2nd project.  Sue said Lisa is the first person in her flower class to use a five sided figure.  We are all eager to see how it turns out.  

Lisa introduced herself and told me one of her quilts is in TCQC.  I had never met her and purchased her quilt "Nature''s Lace" at the Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters in Seattle in 2011.  I always get a thrill when I meet an artist whose quilt is in TCQC.  

"Nature's Lace"  Lisa Jenni  2011  36"W x 24"L

Susan West  has twelve blocks in her second project.  I believe she is going to leave them uncut and in this order.  Perhaps she is auditioning a border with the purple fabric on the right. 

Tina Neppl with her twelve blocks arrayed on her table. 

Patty Hinkel's ten blocks for her second project. 

Patty Hinkel's first project with four blocks; One whole, two cut in half and one cut in quarters. 

I'll have more class work throughout this next week.  Check back and enjoy.

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Liisa Jenni quilt revisited 04-30-17

 This is a repost from June 1, 2012.  The Association of Pacific West Quilters is not longer in operation.

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When I first saw this quilt in-the-fabric in the 2008 display of the Living Color exhibit of quilts at the Association of Pacific West Quilters show in Tacoma, it almost leapt off the wall at me.  It is such a striking image and the color is wonderful.  So, for nine months I thought about bidding in the online auction - which was last week.  As always with auctions I thought about the organization and, like every non-profit these days, its need for funds.  So, I stayed on top of the bidding and this quilt is now a part of the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection.

 http://apwq.org/index.php

 

"Nature's Lace" 2008  Lisa Jenni - Sammamish, WA  36"W x 24"L

Hand dyed cotton fabrics, Misty Fuse, cotton thread. 

 Machine and hand appliqued. Machine quilted.

A postcard from her daughter in north Australia inspired this quilt.  Lisa said, "....a beautiful rainforest palm tree canopy.  The 'gazillion' shades of green in the picture manifest Living Colour for me.  What could be more living than a green forest?"   Lisa's website:   www.thinkquilts.com

The stems were stuffed and then hand appliqued to the quilt.

 

Lisa calls this machine quilt pattern "McTavishing".  Notice that the corner miter is stitched down - something that makes quilt judges very happy. 

 

This garish label was provided by the organization.  As you see they anticipated that the quilts would be auctioned at a special event in 2010, but somehow that didn't work out.  So, two years later they auctioned the quilts online. 



Great fabric on the back and an appropriate choice for the subject on the front.

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Visions Art Museum - "Recent Acquistions from TCQC" 12-07-13

I drove to San Diego on Friday so I could be at the Museum for First Friday when there is sometimes a great crowd of people taking advantage of the free admission to museums and galleries.  However, it was very cold and windy and we recorded only about half the usual attendance.  It was fun being in the gallery and hearing the comments of the visitors.  We are still giving out ballots for everyone to vote for their favorite quilt and they all seem to look more closely and ponder the quilts to decide on just one that they like the best.  When the exhibit is over I'll let you know whose quilt gathered the most votes.

I spent the night at a local motel and prepared for my gallery walk/talk at 2pm.  It had sprinkled some in the morning and it was cold and windy.  About 1:15pm I looked out and it was pouring rain and the wind was whipping it sideways at times.  So, I was amazed and gratified that about 40 people came to the talk, which was a fundraiser for the Museum.  They were a very good audience and listened attentively.  I had told them before starting that my voice was not very strong, but I would speak as loudly as I could.  When the talking and walking were over many stayed to visit with friends and with me until we closed the doors at 4pm.  Altogether a lovely afternoon looking at and talking about quilts.  If you were not able to attend and would like a tour, call the museum to see if one can be scheduled.  619-546-4872  I am usually not available on Tuesdays.  


Here are three of the quilts as they are displayed.  Beth Smith, the Museum Director did the layout and it flows beautifully through the gallery.

"Desert Sands"  2013  Dena Dale Crain - Kenya, Africa  33.25"W x 29.25"L
On the left in the picture above is "Desert Sands" by Dena Dale Crain who lives in Kenya and travels to different countries to teach her quilt making methods.  I met her at Quilt National last May and she mentioned that she had some quilts with her.  Of course, I wanted to see them and this one spoke right up and said "buy me"!  It is made from silk tussah and dusted with gold foiling.  

"Quenching Rain"  2007  Melody Johnson - Palmer, TN 16.5W x 16.75"L 
In the middle in the picture at the top is Melody Johnson's "Quenching Rain" made after the end of a drought in Tennessee.  Melody had started using some commercial prints in her work, but for this one she couldn't find polka dots in the colors she wanted, so she cut out the dots and fused them to the background color - the lavender on dusty orange, the black on the orange at top, and the red-orange dots  on the green/yellow on the right.  The little trees are also cut out and fused on and the rain drops are hand stitched.  If you look closely at the blue rectangle in the center you can see a quilted puddle.  Such a colorful representation of welcome rain. 

"Nature's Lace"  2011 Lisa Jenni  Redmond, WA  36"w x 24"L
I apologize for the color here - it is a very green quilt and not as dark as this. Lisa made this for the quilt auction presented by the Association of Pacific West Quilters, but the auction had to be postpone and done online, which was not the original intent.  I was thrilled to have the winning bid because I had been waiting for the auction for over a year.  Her inspiration was a postcard sent by her daughter traveling in northern Australia.  The quilt shows beautifully the light shining through the palm fronds and Lisa's technique is wonderful.  

Lisa Jenni quilt in TCQC 07-01-12

When I first saw this quilt in-the-fabric last year in the display of the Living Color exhibit of quilts at the Association of Pacific West Quilters show in Tacoma it almost leapt off the wall at me.  It is such a striking image and the color is wonderful.  So, for nine months I have thought about bidding in the online auction - which was last week.  As always with auctions I thought about the organization and, like every non-profit these days, its need for funds.  So, I stayed on top of the bidding and this quilt is now a part of the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection.
 http://apwq.org/index.php



"Nature's Lace"  Lisa Jenni - Sammamish, WA  36"W x 24"L
Hand dyed cotton fabrics, Misty Fuse, cotton thread. 
 Machine and hand appliqued. Machine quilted.

A postcard from her daughter in north Australia inspired this quilt.  Lisa said, "....a beautiful rainforest palm tree canopy.  The 'gazillion' shades of green in the picture manifest Living Colour for me.  What could be more living than a green forest?"   Lisa's website:   www.thinkquilts.com

The stems were stuffed and then hand appliqued to the quilt.

Such great attention to detail.

Lisa calls this machine quilt pattern "McTavishing".  Notice that the corner miter is stitched down - something that makes quilt judges very happy. 

Great fabric on the back and an appropriate choice for the subject on the front.

This garish label was provided by the organization.  As you see they anticipated that the quilts would be auctioned at a special event in 2010, but somehow that didn't work out.  So, two years later they auctioned the quilts online. 

APWQ QShow 08-31-11

The category with the most entries (41) was Traditional Large, unlike the other open entry shows I have attended where traditional has become a very small category.  Pictorial Small (34) came next and then Art Small (28).  Here are the pictures I took of those quilts.  If you are interested in further info on the categories and size requirements let me know and I will send them to you.

Here is another quilt made with Ruth McDowell's techniques. A rather Cubist version of an Indian brave.

The label is misleading - try reading it "The center of the quilts is foundation pieced....".

Nice color and there is the grey again.  I was told today that the "modernists" are using a lot of grey.

I found the colors in this quilt pleasing (yellow and blue, again), but the design seems very chaotic - perhaps that is intentional in keeping with the artist's statement.

And this is the entire poem which was posted in a separate label with the quilt.

Appropriate name, great color and a very festive feeling. 

A sort of pastel Amish look.  Nice smooth curves in the quilting, but how does it relate to the design?

Unusual but effective use of crayon rubbing - a technique that has been around for a very long time, but mostly on paper.  The hand quilting is primitive which seems in keeping with the uneven rubbing. 

APWQ QShow Tacoma, WA 08-28-11

I stopped early today in Roseberg, OR.,  and took a two and a half hour nap!  I cannot seem to adjust to the energy depletion of traveling - don't know if it is my "maturity" or my physical impairments (sprained ankle, psoas muscle injury).  When I feel so completely wiped out, as I did today, I wonder if I should even be traveling.  But I miss it so much when I can't be "on the road" that I keep trying to make adjustments to be able to GO!  I must learn to not carry so much "stuff" with me.  After repacking before I left Mt Vernon I have much less to haul in and out of the motel room, so it is somewhat easier.  

After my long nap I got busy on the pictures from the Association of Pacific West Quilters QShow and decided to post "people" this evening.  

Here is my very patient friend Mabel who made it possible for me to be at the show - I wouldn't have done it without her!  I drove, but hadn't a clue where I was going.  With Mabel's preplanning and excellent navigation we were right on the mark, arriving at the Tacoma Convention Center just about when the show opened!  She also ran interference for me in my scooter.   Behind her are two of the quilts from "Living Color", the traveling exhibit of quilts to be auctioned to benefit future APWQ efforts.  On the left is Judy Robertson's "At Peace" - Judy is the well-known Burlington, WA, dyer who vends at shows all over the West.  She and Mabel are friends.   On the right is "Equinox" by Charlie Petersen of Port Townsend, WA.

This picture seems to be the personification of "couch potato", don't you think - potato color and all?  I may have it enlarged and stick it on the front of my refrigerator!  At any rate, here I am in the scooter, complete with an orange warning flag.  There is a button on the "dashboard" that sounds a "horn", but quilt shows are somewhat noisy and I doubt anyone could hear it but me (or should that be "I"?).  These two quilts are also from the "Living Color"
exhibit. The banquet was canceled due to low signups, so the quilts were not auctioned.  An online auction is being planned - I will post information when it becomes available.  The quilts are "Nature's Lace" by Lisa Jenni of Sammamish,WA and "Confetti" by Melody Crust - Kent, WA.

John Flynn was a vendor with this colorful booth - he turned just as I took the picture. 

When we first went into the Special Exhibits area Mabel went off to find catalogs (how thankful I am to have it when I am labeling pictures - it is a good catalog).  And I looked a little more closely than I usually do at the garments displayed. 

This stunning wool coat is only part of her blue ribbon winning entry.

Later Mabel and I were walking (rolling?) past when someone was interviewing Lorraine (on the right) and I snapped a few pictures.  Sorry, I don't know the interviewer's name. She is Sharon Pedarson who appears on "The Quilt Show".  Thanks, Sally Morris, for this info
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This is Lorraine with the "underneath" part of her ensemble..  and her blue ribbon
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I admired this Sashiko jacket which has wonderfully balanced stitching designs - geometric and naturalistic shapes that complement each other.  At first I thought it was hung crooked, but realized it is meant to have a asymmetrical hem. 

The back is equally well done.