About Pins & Needles Art Quilyting

The Pins & Needles Art Quilters group is a neighborhood circle formed from members of River City Quilter’s Guild.We meet once a month to exchange information about art quilts, to share and critique our work, to pursue exhibitions and competitions, and publishing options. We currently have over twenty dedicated members from varied backgrounds. We challenge our group monthly to try new techniques, or themes, to explore mixed media options, and to share new discoveries.

Our group’s work is regularly shown at the River City Quilter’s Guild annual show in Sacramento, California. Our members’ work has also been shown at several national and international shows, as well as in local venues.


Thursday, September 26, 2013

Quilts of Honor

Sandra Torguson participates in the
 "Quilts of Honor" program.
This is her latest. Please visit her page
to see more (click on her name in the members list).

And Then There Were Animals

B. J Bailey calls this "The Alien Cats".
Her co-workers liked it and so do we.

Kim Brownell's quilt is entitled "Horses".
She made it especially for a friend.

Seasons Art Quilt Challenge


Different and lovely interpretations of the theme "Seasons". These art quilts will be displayed at the  River City Quilter's Guild annual quilt show in November.

Artist: Jan Soules

Artist: B. J. Bailey

Artist: Donna Hussain

Artist: Kathy Orsburn

Artist: Lori Wisheropp

Artist: Sandra Torguson

Artist: Sunni Hamillton
Artist: Kari Bauer



Monday, September 23, 2013

Thursday, September 19, 2013

New RCQG Deadline

The deadline for submitting Quilt Show entries has been extended to Thursday, October 3rd.  Entries must be RECEIVED by that date.  If you're going to mail your entry to the Guild post office box, we recommend that you get it in the mail by Saturday, September 28th.  Entries may also be brought in person to the board meeting on the 3rd.  (The board meeting is held at Northminster Presbyterian Church, located at 3235 Pope Ave in Sacramento.  The Quilt Show meeting starts at 6pm, the general board meeting starts at 7pm.)

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Congratulations to Our Talented Members accepted into PIQF and New Quilts of California

Susan Sprague, Jan Soules, Linda Bergman, Denise Schmidt, Sheila Green and Connie Horne all had items accepted into Pacific International Quilt Festival. Susan's entry is her "Fragmented Circle" quilt, and Connie's entry is a wearable ensemble.

Denise Schmidt's quilt was accepted by New Quilts of California

Very talented artists, we are all proud of you!

Artist: Denise Schmidt

Artist: Sheila Green
Artist: Jan Soules

Artist Linda Bergman

Saturday, September 14, 2013

White Lines

A great challenge. Create a six-inch black square with only one white line, the line must start and end on an edge. We had great fun linking them up as a continuous line. 

These were displayed at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center Gallery as an interactive work. Viewers were encouraged to move the squares on the display board. 







The interactive display at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center

Quiltations

We were challenged to create a quilt based on a quotation.

Preparing for the River City annual quilt show
November 2012

Artist Susan Sprague

Artist: Phyllis McCalla

Artist: Jan Soules

Artist: Lori Wisheropp

Artist Connie Horne

Artist: Helen Burke

Artist: Donna Hussain

Artist: Sandra Torguson

Artist Kim Brownell

Artist: Sunni Hamillton

Artist: Kari Bauer


Artist: Kathy Orsburn

Artist: B. J. Bailey
Artist: Denise Schmidt
Quotation: "wildness is a necessity" by John Muir
Artist: Kim Brownell

Abstracts

Our abstract creations from February 2012


Artist: Connie Horne

Artist: Helen Burke




Artist: Jan Soules

Artist Kari Bauer


Artis:t Lori Wisheropp


Artist: Sandra Torguson

Title: Birth of an Art Quilter
Artist: Sunni Hamillton

Artist: B. J. Bailey