Below are some photos of members' quilts.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Annette Kennedy - Using Color and Value
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Upcoming Quilting Events (lots & lots)
I had an email from Barb Gardner (Colorado Quilting Council Publicity Chairperson) this morning with announcements and information on a large number of quilt related events coming up. I've "copied" and "pasted" the information below so get out your pens and calendars and make some plans!
about 11:30.
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The Colorado Quilting Council invites you to their meetings. Guest fees are $10. per meeting. The Quilt Colorado quilt show in July will only accept entries from members so join now if you would like to enter the show. Mark your calendars now for these speakers………………
March 22, Lea McComas "Making Faces”, portraiture in quilts and the geometry of facial features. Lea just won “Best Quilt from a First Time Entrant” at Road to California, 2014. She has won at Paducah and numerous other awards for her intricate quilts depicting her travels, people and nature. Words can’t describe them so visit www.LeaMcComas.com then see them yourself at the talk.
The meeting will be at the Longmont Convention Center, 1900 Ken Pratt Blvd., Longmont, CO. (Just east of Twin Peaks Mall). It’s the same location as Quilt Colorado, in July, 2014.
April 26, Lyric Kinard (lyrickinard.com) in Fort Collins. Lyric will also be teaching a two day workshop April 24-25 called “Sampler Platter”. Experiment with paint, foil, photo transfer, screen printing, stamping and more. Make a small art quilt in the process. Or choose a half day class April 26 called “Creative Collaborative Collage”.
See the entire 2014 CQC schedule, maps, membership forms, class registration and other details at www.ColoradoQuiltCouncil.com.
All CQC meetings start at 10 AM with the speaker’s presentations starting about 11:30.
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Quilt Colorado is coming to the Longmont Conference Center July 15-20. (In the past, it has been in Estes Park and Loveland). Enjoy 6 days of quilt classes, a spectacular quilt show, merchant mall, banquets, FREE lectures and more. Choose from 15 nationally known teachers bringing 49 exciting classes, banquets and several lectures for your enjoyment.
The juried and judged show will have 38 cash prizes and is open to all CQC members. Details on show entry will be in the CQC newsletter. (An advantage to being a CQC member).
Go to www.coloradoquiltcouncil.com and click on the Quilt Colorado tab for more information on how to register. Register now for the best selection! Some classes will fill up fast.
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
MANifestations Twelfth biennial exhibition of quilts made by men.
Through April 29.
RMQM’s biennial showcase of quilts made by men is one of the museum’s most anticipated and popular events, since the first one in 1992. See pieces from 30 quilters, including David Taylor, Ricky Tims and Kerby Smith (Kerby will also be teaching at Quilt Colorado).
RMQM's 18th annual fundraising auction with live and silent auction with Master of Ceremonies, David Taylor. Luncheon will be at the Arvada Center on Saturday March 29, 11:00 am to 3:30 pm. Visit www.rmqm.org for more information or call 303-277-0377. Reservations are required.
Sunday at the Museum 2-4 pm
April 13- Men Who Quilt Trunk Show. $10 per person includes museum admission and refreshments. RMQM members admitted free. Reservations are helpful but not required. Please call 303-277-0377.
May 18- “Welcome to the Discussion: Why Quilts Matter” with Shelly Zegart, Executive Producer and Host of “Why Quilts Matter: History, Art, and Politics”. At the American Mountaineering Museum in Golden. $40 per person; RMQM members $30 per person. Sponsored in part by The Quilt Show, Web TV and World Community for Quilters.
Flood Quilt Update. Last September, the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum asked for quilts for flood victims.
To date, 487 quilts and 68 unquilted tops have been donated by individuals and groups from Colorado and across the country. Golden Quilt Company, in Golden, donated 106 yards of fabric to be used for backing the unquilted tops.
250 quilts went to Tracey Barber, owner of Lyons Quilting, in November, for distribution to residents in the heavily damaged Lyons area. 90 quilts went to people affected by floods in Coal Creek and Clear Creek canyons. The remaining quilts will be distributed through Colorado Spirit, an outreach organization providing assistance to flood victims in Jefferson and Clear Creek counties.
There is still time to add to these totals. The museum will continue to accept donations of new, handcrafted quilts through April 30. 303-215-9001 or 303-277-0377.
RMQM Call for Entries – Evolutions Quilt Challenge, juried by Dr. Sandra Sider. Online entry period ends March 15 – don’t delay! First place winner will get a solo show at RMQM in 2015. For details visit www.rmqm.org .
RMQM is open 10AM- 4PM Monday through Saturday and 11-4 Sundays. It will be closed if Jefferson County public schools close for bad weather. Call the museum for status. There is plenty of free parking in the lot behind the museum.
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GO WILD!!! Call for Contest Entries
Wilderness has inspired artists since the beginning of time. In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum (www.RMQM.org), BLM and the Great Old Broads for Wilderness (www.greatoldbroads.org) have collaborated to design a unique opportunity for textile lovers to get in on the fun.
Beginning April 1, textile artists are invited to submit photos of their wilderness-themed creations for a virtual display on the Museum’s website. The non-juried online exhibit will go live May 1 and is a virtual show only.
For contest, go to https://rmqm.org/zz/images/stories/contest_CFE.pdf. Contact Misi Ballard at misi.ballard@gmail.com for more information. Visit www.wilderness50th.org to find out more about the “50 Years of Wilderness” celebration.
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Rocky Mountain Creative Quilters (RMCQ) is a contemporary quilter's guild whose mission is to promote the art -- and expand the knowledge and enjoyment of quilting and provides forums which supports quilters of all skill levels. They meet on the second Mondays at the Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree Drive, from 6:45-8:30. Guest fees are $5.
Jean Herman. April 13th workshop it titled 'Collage as an Art Quilt Technique'. April 14th Lecture 'Learning from the Masters'. Jean is a fiber artist using fabric, stitching, painting and other techniques to create art quilts that often read as paintings.
Two Brits and a Sewing Machine. May 12 lecture. Miriam Bassart and Kate Cox are two women from Boulder/Longmont by way of England.
Rocky Mountain Creative Quilters call for entry:
Small Works and Fabric Treasures at the Bas Bleu Theater. Show dates July 4- Aug 31. Open to all Colorado quilters. Works must be less than 20 inches wide and must be for sale. Call for entry through May 5.
For entry forms and more details visit r-m-c-q.org. For questions, Contact Gwen at 970-218-1767 or gwenh700@gmail.com.
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The Longmont Quilt Guild .
Meets the second Tuesdays, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church, the corner of Third Avenue and Terry Street in Longmont, CO. Meetings are free to LQG members; $5 guest fee for non-members. For more information, visit www.longmontquiltguild.org
Peaks ‘n Pines Quilt Guild presents a lecture and workshop with RaNae Merrill. “How I Became a Spiral Maniac”, will be presented Thursday, March 13, 6:30PM. St. John’s Episcopal Church, 4th and Garnet in Granby. $10.00 for guests. Her workshop will be held at the same location on Friday, March 14th from 9:00AM until noon. Workshop cost is $50.00 for members and $65.00 for non-members.
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CSU fiber art show. An art quilt show highlighting many Colorado fiber artists. Visit http://sdacolorado.org/2013/11/18/upcomining-exhibition-gallery-programs-at-colorado-state-university/ for details.
Springtime in the Rockies Quilt Shophop. The Ranch- First National Bank Building, Loveland CO. April 11, 9AM-7PM and April 12, 9AM-5PM. 20 quilt shops from Colorado and Wyoming all in one location. Also a quilt display and demonstrations. Visit www.RockiesShopHop.com for details.
Arapahoe County Quilters, in Englewood, invite you to their meetings and classes:
March 13 Andie Johnson; Traditional Pieced to Modern Design. Trunk show www.andiejohnsonsews.com.
March 14 Class: Effie’s Spider Web $50. Book required, $20.
May 8 Mickey Depre; Me, Myself & I Trunk Show www.mdquilts.com
May 9 Class: Pieced Hexies Buffet. A fun class with a great use of scraps. $50. Book required, $22
Email Kate at acqprograms@gmail.com for more information.
Fifth Annual Southern Colorado Regional Quilt Show. April 3-12, 10AM-4PM Closed Sunday and Monday. El Pueblo History Museum, 301 N Union Ave, Pueblo, CO. 719-583-0453
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Friday, March 7, 2014
Annette Kennedy: Speaker at March 12 Meeting
Annette Kennedy, textile artist and EVQG member, will present her program at the March 12 meeting.
Using Color and Value with a Plan
Annette will demonstrate how you can take control of the impact and presence of your fabric art and quilts by using various color tools to create pleasing color combinations. She'll also show you how to purposefully use value in your work to create dramatic or subtle results. Annette will have quilts to show you as well as a power point presentation for this adventure in using color and value for fabulous results.
This is a program you won't want to miss!
To visit Annette's website, click HERE
Monday, March 3, 2014
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Highlights From Wonderland
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| Pretty in Pink |
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| Mystery Table Runners |
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| And the Winners Are .... |
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| Results of "Stargello" Class |
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| "...it's always teatime" spoken by the Hatter |
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| Refreshments fit for the Queen of Hearts |
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| "Curiouser and curiouser!" cried Alice |
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Wonderland ... Day Two
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| Becky in Wonderland |
Here is the actual exchange between Alice and the Cheshire Cat in Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
"Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?"
"That depends a good deal on where you want to get to," said the Cat.
"I don't much care where-" said Alice.
"Then it doesn't matter which way you go," said the Cat.
"-so long as I get somewhere," Alice added as an explanation.
"Oh, you're sure to do that," said the Cat, "if you only walk long enough."
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| Illustration by Sir John Tenniel Alice in Wonderland |
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