Do I need to say it is a fabulous quilt?! Learn more, see the videos and the quilt at
www.peaksmaker.com
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| Gwen & I and a few friends at Quilt Camp |
Friday, June 19, 2015
GWEN MARSTON QUILTS & KIDS GO TO CAMP
Camp Earth Connection....Gwen has donated a quilt to raise funds for the Village Camp Scholarship Fund. As reported from their site, Camp Earth is "a place of acceptance, diversity and community where respect for each other and nature is taught." I think we could use a little of that about now, and I'll bet they all have a great time too!
Do I need to say it is a fabulous quilt?! Learn more, see the videos and the quilt at
www.peaksmaker.com
Do I need to say it is a fabulous quilt?! Learn more, see the videos and the quilt at
www.peaksmaker.com
Monday, June 15, 2015
JURIED IN
Dog Walks Girl 49" x 54" will be at QuiltWeek Grand Rapids, MI. Hot diggity dog!
Meet me in Grand Rapids, August 12-15, 2015. Dog Walks Girl will be displayed in the Hand Quilted category and I'll plan to be at the quilt on Wednesday & Friday. Stop by and we'll talk quilts! I'll post hours closer to show time.
On Thursday I teach. Small Strip Study (registration #55502) is a three hour class. There will be quilts, a trunk show of small studies, then you will get busy making your own small quilt. I would be pleased to see you in my class! Registration is open now. www.quiltweek.com
This is who you will be looking for. Many thanks to my great friend Dennis B. Murphy of Grand Rapids, MI for the photo. pjb
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| detail of upper quilt |
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| detail of mid-quilt |
On Thursday I teach. Small Strip Study (registration #55502) is a three hour class. There will be quilts, a trunk show of small studies, then you will get busy making your own small quilt. I would be pleased to see you in my class! Registration is open now. www.quiltweek.com
This is who you will be looking for. Many thanks to my great friend Dennis B. Murphy of Grand Rapids, MI for the photo. pjb
Thursday, June 4, 2015
STUDYING IMPROVISATION
Excitement builds. The sewing room hums with improvisation while I play with strips, slivers, squares and points. I'm busy making more class samples for the Small Strip Study class offered at AQS QuiltWeek Grand Rapids August 13, 2015 www.quiltweek.com
A small study quilt is a useful way to explore design and try something new. Small strips create texture in the quilt surface and interesting lines in the design. Calling adventurous students of any level. Explore original design, free cutting, and experiment with accidental happy surprises. I will use a brief trunk show of small strip studies to outline the process and spark your imagination, demo a step or two, then we'll get sewing!
P. S. Thanks to 37 SKETCHES by Gwen Marston for first introducing the process of small studies. If you want homework, I highly recommend this book! pjb
www.gwenmarston.com
www.quiltweek.com
A small study quilt is a useful way to explore design and try something new. Small strips create texture in the quilt surface and interesting lines in the design. Calling adventurous students of any level. Explore original design, free cutting, and experiment with accidental happy surprises. I will use a brief trunk show of small strip studies to outline the process and spark your imagination, demo a step or two, then we'll get sewing!
P. S. Thanks to 37 SKETCHES by Gwen Marston for first introducing the process of small studies. If you want homework, I highly recommend this book! pjb
www.gwenmarston.com
www.quiltweek.com
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
PLAYING IT IN PADUCAH
AQS QuiltWeek in Paducah has closed. "Playing It" with it's 3rd place ribbon has retuned home. I have been engrossed in the Catalogue of Show Quilts 2015. Receiving an award in this show is an honor and my great pleasure! Congratulations to the other award winners: First Place, Elisabeth's Garden by Elisabeth Frolet; Second Place, In Tribute to Margaret by Virginia Davey; Honorable Mention, Chardonnay by Jenny Bacon. Our category, Small Wall Quilts-Hand Quilted consisted of 18 quilts from the United States, Australia, Japan, Canada, Germany and Brazil. Five quilts were from Japan and two were from Michigan. Tim Latimer and I will take a bow for Michigan! I have long been thrilled by the style and attention to detail accomplished by the quiltmakers from Japan, and I can't get enough of their work. With appreciation: The judges were Scott Murkin, Melinda Bula and Donna Wilder. The sponsor of our category was Panasonic. The staff and mission of The American Quilter's Society bringing us together to celebrate and promote the art and craft of quilting.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
HAPPY NEWS
Quick update: Playing It was awarded a 3rd place in the Small Wall Quilt-Hand Quilted category at the AQS Paducah show! Yes, I am really thrilled. More comments soon...........................................
www.quiltweek.com
www.quiltweek.com
Monday, April 20, 2015
PRESS ON
Presenting the American Quilter's Society Press Release:
Local Quilter Semifinalist in International Quilt Show
Paducah, Kentucky, USA- Mass City area quilter has been selected as a semi-finalist for the 2015 AQS QuiltWeek(trademark)- Paducah, Kentucky, April 22-25, 2015, at the Paducah Expo Center in Paducah, Kentucky.
Pam Beal has been chosen to display the quilt, PLAYING IT, along with 404 others in the annual contest, now in its 31st year. Three quilting authorities will judge this elite group in Paducah, awarding first, second, and third-place prizes in 16 categories, along with nine overall awards. Winners will be announced at the 31st AQS Awards Presentation, which takes place at the Carson Four Rivers Center in Paducah at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. Cash awards totaling $125,000 will be granted, including $20,000 for the Janome Best of Show; $12,000 for the BERNINA Machine Workmanship; $12,000 for the AQS Hand Workmanship; $12,000 for the APQS Longarm Workmanship; and $5,000 for the Moda Best Wall Quilt. Regardless of how PLAYING IT places in the final judging, all semi-finalists' quilts will be displayed at the show, which is expected to draw more than 30,000 people.
AQS Founder and President Meredith Schroeder says, "Whatever type of quilts you enjoy, traditional, modern, fiber art, or miniature, Paducah QuiltWeek will have them all. You will be inspired and intrigued by these amazing works of art. Plus, our vendors will have every conceivable new product to make your quilt the best it can be."
Quilts were entered in this international contest from 50 US states and 12 other countries. Come see a wide range of special exhibit quilts including: SAQA Wide Horizons IV; Stitch Like an Egyptian; 2015 and 2016 Pilgrim/Roy Invitational Challenge; Red, White & Quilted; The WICKED (trademark) Cherrywood Challenge; and the AQS Authors' Exhibit.
The American Quilter's Society hosts several shows annually, each with its own quilt contest. Besides the Paducah, Kentucky show, AQS hosts other prestigious shows in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Syracuse, New York; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Des Moines, Iowa and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
For more information, please go to www.QuiltWeek.com
Local Quilter Semifinalist in International Quilt Show
Paducah, Kentucky, USA- Mass City area quilter has been selected as a semi-finalist for the 2015 AQS QuiltWeek(trademark)- Paducah, Kentucky, April 22-25, 2015, at the Paducah Expo Center in Paducah, Kentucky.
Pam Beal has been chosen to display the quilt, PLAYING IT, along with 404 others in the annual contest, now in its 31st year. Three quilting authorities will judge this elite group in Paducah, awarding first, second, and third-place prizes in 16 categories, along with nine overall awards. Winners will be announced at the 31st AQS Awards Presentation, which takes place at the Carson Four Rivers Center in Paducah at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. Cash awards totaling $125,000 will be granted, including $20,000 for the Janome Best of Show; $12,000 for the BERNINA Machine Workmanship; $12,000 for the AQS Hand Workmanship; $12,000 for the APQS Longarm Workmanship; and $5,000 for the Moda Best Wall Quilt. Regardless of how PLAYING IT places in the final judging, all semi-finalists' quilts will be displayed at the show, which is expected to draw more than 30,000 people.
AQS Founder and President Meredith Schroeder says, "Whatever type of quilts you enjoy, traditional, modern, fiber art, or miniature, Paducah QuiltWeek will have them all. You will be inspired and intrigued by these amazing works of art. Plus, our vendors will have every conceivable new product to make your quilt the best it can be."
Quilts were entered in this international contest from 50 US states and 12 other countries. Come see a wide range of special exhibit quilts including: SAQA Wide Horizons IV; Stitch Like an Egyptian; 2015 and 2016 Pilgrim/Roy Invitational Challenge; Red, White & Quilted; The WICKED (trademark) Cherrywood Challenge; and the AQS Authors' Exhibit.
The American Quilter's Society hosts several shows annually, each with its own quilt contest. Besides the Paducah, Kentucky show, AQS hosts other prestigious shows in Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Syracuse, New York; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Des Moines, Iowa and Albuquerque, New Mexico.
For more information, please go to www.QuiltWeek.com
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| PLAYING IT detail of hand quilting |
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
NO FOOLING
This is no April Fool Joke, I will be teaching a class at the American Quilter's Society show in Grand Rapids, MI in August! SMALL STRIP IMPROVISATION is the class I'm offering and it will be a good time. More to say later but visit the AQS site for all the show information quiltweek.com.
But here is a quick story about an April Fool prank. I stood at the window and called, "Hurry up and you can see a bear." Not very elaborate, but it was successful! Here is why...
This handsome fellow was crossing our back field last summer. pjb
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| Playing with 3/4" strips |
But here is a quick story about an April Fool prank. I stood at the window and called, "Hurry up and you can see a bear." Not very elaborate, but it was successful! Here is why...
This handsome fellow was crossing our back field last summer. pjb
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