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2018 – Green Fuse – Finished
Green Fuse – a full-sized bed quilt – was part of the Rochester Modern Quilt Guild’s “Taking Flight” show (September 29, 2018).
I used a bright lime thread for all the quilting.
2018 Green Fuse Floral Quilting Details
2018 Green Fuse Floral Details
I quilted florals on the white area, seedlike ovals on the green, and roots on the gray.
2018 Green Fuse Quilting Detail “Rose”
Also among the roots was part of the Dylan Thomas poem “The force that through the green fuse drives the flower.”
More quilting details in next post.
2018 – Ten Squared Plus Five
At last, the Rochester Modern Quilt Guild’s first show, “Taking Flight,” is over (September 29) and I’ve nearly recovered. It was a huge success; we had lots of visitors, lots of quilts, and lots of happy vendors. It was also a huge job creating a show out of whole cloth, a job I’m glad to pass along to another guild member.
“Taking Flight” – inaugural show by Rochester Modern Quilt Guild, September 29, 2018
So, here is a quilt I made for the show. You can also see it hanging lower center in the show photo.
Ten Squared Plus Five
I used three packs of mini-charms (2-1/2″ squares) sorted by color, then added a few extra black squares to counterbalance at the bottom. To contrast with all those straight lines, I quilted it in a spiral on my Viking.
Ten Squared Plus Five – center quilting
Ten Square Plus Five – Showing Back
The back matched the fabric of the yellow square.
This is now with my new grand niece in Virginia.
2018 -Green Fuse
Wow, it’s been over a year since I posted on the blog!
Since the 2017 Genesee Valley Quilt Fest, I’ve been extremely busy with two projects: downsizing from a 4-bedroom house to a 2-bedroom condo, and chairing the first quilt show of the Rochester Modern Quilt Guild.
The show will be 10-5 on Saturday, September 29 at First Unitarian Church of Rochester, 220 Winton Road, Rochester, NY 14610. Hope to see you there!
And I’ve managed in the meantime to make a few quilts. I hope to cover them in upcoming posts, but here’s a preview of the free-motion floral quilting on a new queen quilt I’m calling “Green Fuse.” It’s inspired by Dylan Thomas’s “The force that through the green fuse drives the flower.”
This quilt should be finished in time to be part of the “Taking Flight” show. More to come!
2016 New Applique Project
Inspired by the silk applique class I took in September from Chris Wickert, I’m moving on to an original, all-applique project. Here are the steps I’ve taken so far: [If you’re seeing this on Facebook, please click on the photo to see all steps.)
Beginning Sketch
Pattern at Full Size
Tentative Color Placement
With a fistful of felt pens, I auditioned colors. The fabrics will have much greater variation, but this is a general sense of a progression from muted purples through nearly orange at the bottom.
Background Marked for Applique Placement
More to come.
Genesee Valley Quilt Club – 2015 Quiltfest – My Entries
A final post about the 2015 Quiltfest. It was a magnificent show: nearly 700 quilts on display, a huge vendor mall, nationally known speakers and teachers, the Iron Quilter and jelly roll contests, a fashion show . . . we’re exhausted but happy.
2015 GVQC Quiltfest exhibits and part of vendor mall
2015 Quiltfest Exhibit Floor
Here are the four quilts I displayed in the show.
Courthouse Squares (on right) on display at GVQC Quiltfest 2015
Mock Kenzie on display at the GVQC Quiltfest 2015
Neo-Baltimore Petals on display at GVQC Quiltfest 2015
In Jest on display at GVQC Quiltfest 2015
Genesee Valley Quilt Club – Quiltfest 2015
GVQC Quiltfest is over. And while all of us volunteers are happy that it’s over, we are also happy it went so well. What a great assemblage of quilts of all levels – nearly 700. And a vendor mall with 65 booths.
2015 Quiltfest Exhibit Floor
2015 GVQC Quiltfest exhibits and part of vendor mall
Here are my entries, as they hung in the exhibits. I’ll be posting more photos of some of the award winners and other quilts that caught my eye.
In Jest on display at GVQC Quiltfest 2015
Mock Kenzie on display at the GVQC Quiltfest 2015
Neo-Baltimore Petals on display at GVQC Quiltfest 2015
Courthouse Squares (on right) on display at GVQC Quiltfest 2015
Quiltfest Entries
Dropped off four quilts this morning for the Genesee Valley Quilt Club’s Quiltfest:
Neo-Baltimore Petals
Courthouse Squares
In Jest
Mock Kenzie
Hope to see you there!
Rochester Modern Quilt Guild (RMQG)
Patricia’s Fabrics in East Rochester staged another of their huge quilt shows on 14 March, featuring works from their students and other local fiber workers. RMQG was assigned the head of the stairs for our educational display to show what the term “modern quilt” encompasses.
RMQG Booth at March 2015 Patricia’s Fabric Quilt Show
Two of my quilts are on the bench display on the left. Later some of us used a member’s antique Singer to attract more interest. What fun!
Save the Date – Genesee Valley Quilt Fest – June 5-7, 2015
With over 600 quilts on display, a wonderful Vendor Mall, workshops, lectures, demos, special exhibits, and lots more, The Universe of Quilts quilt show will be held by the Genesee Valley Quilt Club Friday through Sunday, June 5-7, 2015. The site is Gordon Fieldhouse on the campus of RIT, 1 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, New York.
2015 GVQC Raffle Quilt
This gorgeous quilt, made by GVQC members, will be raffled that Sunday to support the show’s designated charity, Lap Robes for Veterans. For more details, visit http://www.geneseevalleyquiltfest.com
Raffle Quilt Detail
Raffle Quilt Detail
Lotus Cove Quilting 
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