Sisters Quilt Show 2018 -Part 3 (Van Gogh Cherrywood Challenge)

The fire house was crowded for good reason.  This presentation is fantastic.  It is amazing what quilters can do with a little bit of fabric and some thread.

It was fairly crowded at the Van Gogh exhibit.  But I managed to get some photos of the ones I liked the best, but they were all fabulous.  Below are the photos I took:

this close-up shows how much quilting
goes into making the paint like texture of these quilts



 

It was hot out. We eventually finished walking around looking at all the fine quilts and headed back to our motel, where we had to climb Mount Shiloh again.  We rested, then went on an excursion in search of gluten free Mexican dining.  Third one is a charm!

Sisters Quilt Show 2018 -Part 2 (Sisters!)

We did stop in Sisters, on Friday, on the way back to Bend from the Black Butte Ranch.  We visited The Stitchin' Post and the frozen yogurt place.  I found some amazing zebra fabric. When I was getting my fabric cut, the lady cutting on the other side of the counter wanted to know how much was left over, because she had been eye-balling the zebra fabric for a week.  The gal cutting my fabric spoke up and said, "Zero!!! She is finishing the bolt!!."  So, I raised my arms with a resounding "Yes!"  And I got the end-of-bolt discount!

I got zebras!

I got crabs!

The plan was to visit the quilt shop in Sisters, on Friday, so we could avoid it during the crush on Saturday.  That plan actually worked well.  We avoided the crush!  On Saturday, we did our sneak-through-round-about to get into town.  We parked and spotted a deer across the street.  She walked over the chain link fence into the yard of the house, where her little fawn was grazing on the grass.

 

Clambake, by Heather Black, Spokane, WA

The Red Center, by Laura Prato, Phoenix, AZ

Moonshine Stars, by Shawna Hayes, Springfield, OR

Atomic Starburst, by Renee Miles, Yakima, WA

Close-up of the piecing.  The quilting was done with rulers.

What A Feeling, by Julie Crawford, La Jolly, CA

Close-up of What A Feeling.  It has 240 different fabrics in it!

We walked all over town looking at the quilts.

Rescued Treasure, by Celeste Percy, Eugene, OR

Paint the Town, by Jamie Willis, of Mattoon, IL

Suck It Up, by Kristin LaFlamme, of Portland, OR

close-up. I love the color combinations and the diverse
use of the traditional blocks with military fabrics, ric-rac, and embroidery

 There were a number of quilts on display, that had words, sayings, or letters of the alphabet in them.  I particularly like those types of quilts.

I am sorry, I did not get the name of the creator of this one.
I like the texture made by the quilting and the message.

 

 

Lone Star, by Dianne Bienick, of Evanston, IL
Hand quilted!

 There were so many lovely quilts, so I am only posting a few of my favorites, of which you can tell I love the bright scrappy ones the best.  We trundled down to the fire station and beheld The Van Gogh Cherrywood Challenge.   They are so awesome, they will be in my next post, all on their own.

Sisters Quilt Show 2018 -Part 1 (Black Butte Ranch)

Me and T went to the Sisters Annual Outdoor Quilt Show last weekend.  We made it around to all three of the Bend Quilt Shops; twice to Sew Many Quilts.  On Friday after visiting the Bend quilt shops, we drove out to Black Butte Ranch, about eight miles on the other side of Sisters, Oregon.  For $12.00 (that I borrowed from Annita), I got into the show and enjoyed a nice luncheon on the deck of the lodge there.  T and I met some ladies from Oregon and California and we had such pleasant conversation.  The Black Butte Ranch is over 1000 acres and between the lodge and the lake was a green lawn with the quilts all set up on it.  From the lodge you see the quilts, the lake, and the beautiful mountain peaks.

We sat in the shade and just relaxed and enjoyed the view.



I really like this handkerchief quilt.

 I really like scrappy quilts, so this one appealed to me, also.

 All the quilts here were made by the same quilt group and not judged.  They just showed off and had a quilt raffle for charity.  It was such a wonderful relaxing event.  Best value for twelve bucks I have spent in a long time.

Community Blocks

I bought ten of the community block challenge fabric from Janell, a couple months back, with $10.00 I borrowed from Annita.  Well, I gave Annita one, and kept the rest for me.  I have used all but one and an inth to make 12 blocks.  I have decided to make four more blocks to make the quilt top a little more filled out.  I have decided to just make the whole thing myself.  I was inspired by Gwen Marston's baskets. 

I will need to rearrange some of them as
I add four other blocks to the right hand side of the quilt top.