Pins and Needles Art Quilting: Judith Imel

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, August 21, 2014

Pins and Needles at the Crocker Art Museum

We are proud of our members whose work was included in the new exhibition at the Cocker Art Museum in Sacramento, Ca.

This exhibition celebrates the beauty and history of quilting, and showcases quilt masterpieces that are examples of the most iconic quilt designs and techniques spanning two centuries. the Crocker Art museum is the sole West coast host to a quilt collection of national importance.

River City Quilters' Guild members' work was displayed in Crocker's Quilting Corner.

1992 California State Fair Quilt
Under the direction of President Lil Erl and project chairman Jaime Watson.
Quilt design, construction, assembly and finishing by Nancy McDonald

French Doors
Artist Laurel Anderson

Sacramento Skyline
by members of Pins and Needles Art Quilting:
Lori Wisheropp, Denise Schmidt, Sunni Hamillton, Judith Imel and Helen Burke

Monday, March 3, 2014

February at Pins and Needles

NEWS

Our own Phyllis McCalla is the featured artist for the River City Quilter's Guild annual show in November. Congratulations to Phyllis.

One of our Sacramento Skyline quilts will be on display at the Trezhers Gift Shop in Land Park, on March 20, 5-7 p.m. for a wine and cheese reception with the artists. The purpose is to encourage a buyer for it. More details will come.

Demonstrator for February was B.J. Bailey who taught us all about Kaleidoscope Blocks

We learned how to make templates, choose fabric, and were treated to examples of her fabulous detailed work.

B. J.'s design

Cheater fabric

Designed and cut template examples

Mirrored fabric

Blender fabric

Marie Nelson shared her kaleidoscope quilt top. Wow!

Marie Nelson's Work

Judith Imel brought her stash of artist's trading cards and bags of supplies, inviting us all to take home what we liked. I see ATC's in my future. (Maybe a challenge, anyone?)

Judith's lovely work, all for us to share.

And stuff to make our own

Thank you Judith!

The Yummy Yarn Exchange

We were each asked to bring lengths of yarn to share, so we did!

Some brought very neat lengths

And some, not so neat

As you can see, it was great fun