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.

Trip to Sisters Oregon Quilt Show

I had a great time.  We left Boise at 8:30 on Friday, July 7.   We stopped in Burns at their fine quilt shop.  It was actually fine!  They had a wonderful selection; even train fabrics.  Oh yes, I had to buy some train fabrics.  Shannan found me some flamingos. I had to buy some of that! Then we had lunch across the street, which was rather time consuming, but absolutely delicious.

Burns Oregon

    We drove on to Bend.  As I was driving on to our motel, one of my friends spotted a quilt shop on the main drag. We made a right at the light and were there in a flash.  Turns out it was one that had moved from an industrial park, where it had been during our previous visit.  Great new location.  Not as packed as last year, but when we heard a bus had pulled up, we quickly got in line to check out and vamoosed.  I behaved and only bought 1 yard of kitty print.  The next one, I stayed outside and relaxed in one of the chairs they had out front.  I was trying to control my spending and I really do not need anymore fabric.  After ten minutes I decided I should go in and check on the progress of the others.  Logistical error?  Purrr-haps! I found some kitty fabric, and Shannan found me a flamingo quilt pattern. Then I went upstairs with Daria and we looked at their quilt display. Very nice.  Then I exited to wait for the others, so I would not be tempted further.  Then Nancy came out and gave me some fat quarters she thought I would like.  The Daria came out and gave me some fat quarters she thought I would like. Wow! What awesome friends!  We headed to the Shilo Inn Suites Hotel, where I stood in line to check in.  It was very busy.  Our rooms were right next to the Descuetes River. It was beautiful.  We went to dinner downtown on Bond Street, noisy but delicious. Thank-you Nancy's friends for hooking us up.
   Next morning, Daria and I had breakfast on the veranda overlooking the Descuetes River.  Then we meet our party and went to get coffee at Albertsons?  We went to Albertson's; I don't recall what happened there. On to Sisters we went.  There was a long line of traffic, but I turned left, before town, and wound around and into town from the south, found parking, and we were off!  We found out rapidly how quickly we can lose each other and we split off into smaller groups.  It was fun and fabulous, especially with friends.   Here are my top favorite quilts from the show.


Happy Daze, Cindi Nofziger, Albany, OR

Morning Garden, Susan Telford, Bend, OR

Jewels, Jill Miller, Sisters, OR 

California Girl, Julia Jeans, Bend, OR

Charlotte's Web, Catherine Gainer, Portland, OR

Charlotte's Web details

Folksy Fish details

Folksy Fish, Sarah Sharp, Carmel, IN









Me And My Sisters, Renee Miles, Yakima, WA

Me And My Sisters details (love the wonky churn-dash!)

I failed to get the quilter's info on this one. I love the read hand stitching.

It was an extremely hot day.  We had to have some refreshments. I had sorbet, while Shannan and Donna had ice cream.  We met everyone down across from the tasty freeze where we relaxed a little, then went our separate ways again.  Katy drove all the way from Boise this morning, then went off and had a disastrous gluten attack after attempting to have lunch, so she left us around 2:00.  Shannan, Donna, and I walked through the vendor tents, where there was, what?, more fabric?  Donna bought me a yard of gold cat fabric! Naughty Donna! But it is fabulous fabric!  Sometime on our trip Shannan also gave me a fat quarter.  I have the best friends!  Well, we finally got a table at the diner, where Shannan and I managed to spill two waters and flood the table top.  We are visions of grace and beauty.
       I believe we were all exhausted after a day of walking around enjoying quilts, shops, and each others' company.  We freshened up and went to the Craft Kitchen & Brew Pub for dinner in the beer garden.  The BBQ Bib was fabulous and raves were made about the shrimp and grits.  After we got back to the motel, Daria and I took a walk and found the, very nearby, GF McKay's restaurant, where we have planned to have breakfast with the gang in the morning. We walked on further to a walking path into a park an across a foot bridge.  We witnessed a lovely sunset and moon rise.
    Next morning, fabulous breakfast. I had the stuffed French toast. My last for a long time.  We talked and talked, having such good company.  We finally departed our motel, and proceeded to the last quilt store in Bend.  I stayed outside and did not buy a single thing.  I got an A+++.  We departed with happy quilters all around and drove back to Boise, while Nancy diligently made hexagons in the back seat..

Summer should get a speeding ticket!

I have gotten a couple of quilts finished! Hoorah! My stack n' whack doll quilt got a blue ribbon at the Western Idaho State Fair! Yeah! I have been cleaning, painting, and organizing our garage, so not much quilting or blogging going on.  But hey, here are my top picks for the quilt shows I went to in July:

Council Quilt Show -hand quilted -Spools by Barbara Huey
of Indian Valley, ID

Sisters Quilt Show -my favorite. By Pati Fried of
Piedmont, CA -love the fabrics and the background!

a little closer so you can see the detail;
especially the selvage edges that make up
the background

Love it! Don't know who did it.

Quilt backs blowing. Sisters Quilt Show



Sisters Quilt Show -hand quilted by Jan Tetzlaff of
Bend, OR, Guatemala Color

Star Quilt Show:I wanted to include a photo of this entire quilt,
but the blog program only lets me show it sideways, even when
I chopped it into top and bottom. Here is the close-up;
you can see the bunny ear details and kites.  This one
was by Saralyn Lynart; it is called Seasons in A Row