Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Stitches in Bloom

Quilters from all over Oregon and southern Washington state represented at the Stitches in Bloom Quilt Show last weekend, filling up the garden's exhibition hall with nearly 200 quilts. The Studio Art Quilt Associates also debuted their special exhibit called "Oregon: State of Diversity II". I spent a few hours at the show, here's what I found interesting.

In the modern category: 

"Bamboo" by Helen Gabriel, Woodburn, quilted by Patricia Bates

"Heather Ross Improv" by Lara Giles, Oak Grove

close-up, "Heather Ross Improv" by Lara Giles, Oak Grove

"Pinkescent" by Lisa Jorgensen, Silverton, quilted by Loretta Orsborn

"I Love Paris" by Dawn White, Portland, quilted by Melissa Hoffman

close-up, "I Love Paris" by Dawn White, Portland, quilted by Melissa Hoffman

"Half Square Triangle" by Ellen Hemment, Rhodendron, quilted by Dennis Dries

"Tequila Sunrise" by Cherly Jordan, Corvallis

a little bit of political quilting:

"Obama Orange" by Theresa Valentine, Corvalis

close-up, "Obama Orange" by Theresa Valentine, Corvalis

and amazing art quilts from SAQA:
"Falling Water" by Carol Heist, Silverton

close-up "Falling Water" by Carol Heist, Silverton

"Aspen Storm Watch" by Gerrie Congdon, Portland

"Sentinel" by Kathy Blondell, Portland
"Fire" by Diane English, Eugene

3 comments:

  1. Awesome, Nancy! I love the Obama Orange and Heather Ross improv. Beautiful photos, too!

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  2. Thanks for sharing all these photos! I love seeing the variety.

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  3. Nancy, thanks so much for sharing these photos with those of us who were not able to make it down to the exhibit.

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