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, November 20, 2014

River City Quilters' 2014 Show

We are so proud of our members' participation in this year's show. Over thirty awards just to members of Pins & Needles. Here they are (in no particular order).

Artist: Marie Nelson
Best in Show


Artist: Denise Schmidt "Ground Water"
Second Place

Artist: Denise Schmidt
First Place

Artist: Elizabeth McInnes "Time Out of Mind"

Artist: Fab Five Quilters, Carol Pirruccello, Cathy Brorby,  Phyllis McCalla, Jan Bawart and Jan Soules
First Place

Artist: Helen Burke "Not a Mystery Any Longer"

Artist: Helen Burke "Magic Book"

Artist: Helen Burke "Skeleton in the Closet"

Artist: Jan Soules
First Place

Artist: Jan Soules
Third Place

Artist: Jan Soules
First Place

Artist: Jan Soules "Tilly's Quilt"

Artist: Jan Soules "Two Red Poppies"
Third Place

Artist: Kari Bauer "Computer Chip 1.0"

Artist: Kari Bauer "Computer Chip 2.0 Mac"

Artist: Kari Bauer "Computer Chip 3.0 Me"

Artist: Kari Bauer "High Desert"

Artist: Kari Bauer "Orchard Gale"

Artist: Kathy Orsburn
First Place

Artist: Kathy Orsburn "Bottoms Up"

Artist: Kathy Orsburn
Honorable Mention

Artist: Kathy Orsburn "Technicolor Dress"

Artist: Kim Sikes "Greeting Dawn"
2nd Place and Best Use of Fabrics

Artist: Kim Sikes "Fletcher's Quilt"
Honorable Mention

Artist: Kim Sikes "Out of the Darkness"

Artist: Linda Bergman
Second Place

Artist: Linda Bergman
Third Place

Artist: Linda Bergman

Artist: Lori Wisheropp "Making Circles"

Artist: Lori Wisheropp  "Soil Profile"

Artist: Marie Nelson
Honorable Mention

Artist: Peggy Sahmaunt "Multi-Fasseted-Starburst

Artist: Peggy Sahmaunt "MacGuts"

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist


Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist


Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist
Second Place

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist


Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist


Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla "African Influence"
Featured Artist

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Featured Artist

Artist: Sandra Torguson "Hidden View"


Artist: Sandra Torguson

Artist: Sheila Green "olor de muerte (smell of death)"
Honorable Mention

Artist: Sheila Green "Baptism Dress"
Third Place

Artist: Sheila Green "Aloha"

Artist: Susan Spicer "Hidden Flowers

Artist: Bl J. Bailey "Diatoms"

Artist: Connie Horne
Second Place