September 2016

Mosaics Challenge

Our September challenge was Mosaics, and the interpretations were amazingly varied and talented!

Sandra Torguson
Fused applique - hand dyed and commercial fabrics

Helen Burke
Fused commerical fabrics and crayon colored pears

Linda Melton
"Classic Car Race"

Kathy Orsburn
Fused batik scraps

Marie Nelson
"Mr. Unflappable"
Fused tessarae, machine quilting

Elizabeth McInnis
"Seascape"

Penny Hanscom
Fused commercial fabrics

Lori Wisheropp
"Mosaic Butterfly"

BJ Bailey
"Zen Pear"
Fused batiks, and hand-dyed fabrics for pear

Thank you for looking at our art!

Curves Challenge - July 2016

Our challenge for the July meeting was an art quilt any size between 12"x 12" to 18"x 18" with the theme of "Curves." Eight artists made nine pieces, using many techniques with spectacular results!

Artist: Joy Valenton

Artist: Sandra Torguson

Artist: Sandra Torguson

Artist: Lori Wisheropp

Artist: BJ Bailey

Artist: Elizabeth McInnis

Artist: Marie Nelson

Artist: Jan Soules

Artist: Penny Hanscom

March 2016

Show and Tell

Connie Horne modeled her "Aboriginal Coat Ensemble", which was on display at the "Sisters Quilt Collective" in Oak Park, where Connie was the featured Quilter.

The inside of Connie's coat, dot-painted by her, in the style of Aboriginal art.

Artist: Jan Soules
wonky insert-cut trees

Artist: Penny Hanscom
 Art quilt for "Big Names Small Art"
to be auctioned at the Crocker Art Museum.

Threadplay

Experimental Quiltlets

When we are between challenges, we hone our skills by experimenting with various art quilt techniques. This month we experimented with Threadplay.

Artist: Elizabeth McInnes
theme: figs

Artist: Helen Burke
theme: mushrooms

Artist: Joy Valenton
Threadplay added to last month's painting experiment.

Artist: Sandra Torguson
"Bead Soup"
couched beads

Artist: Sandra Torguson
mixed media with threadplay

Thanks for viewing our art!

February 2016

Show and Tell

Recent pieces in progress or finished

Elizabeth McInnis finished her Log Cabin quilt, a miniature block on a blank field.

Denise Schmidt made this floating apple quilt on a quilt.

Kari Bauer recently did these two watercolors.

Sheila Green created this origami quilt-on-quilt for the Foothills Guild Quilt Show.

Joy Valenton created the above pieces long-distance with her over-90 Father. She sent the fabric squares, he painted the art and sent them back. Joy experimented with various edge finishes and quilted them. They will be given to an organization as a fundraiser.

Michele Morrison did this at a Wine and Painting class.

Helen Burke brought her finished Log Cabin Challenge piece.

Sandra Torguson brought another art book. It has six fold-out pages on the theme "Spirit."

PAINTING

Experimental Quiltlets

When we are between challenges, we hone our skills by experimenting with various art quilt techniques.

Artist: Elizabeth McInnis

Artist: Denise Schmidt

Artist: Sandra Torguson

Artist: Lori Wisheropp

Artist: Kari Bauer

Artist: Kim Sikes

Artist: Joy Valenton

Artist: Michele Morrison

Artist: Helen Burke

Floor Collage of many of our diverse pieces of art!

January 2016

Show and Tell

Sharing art and quilts we are making and have finished

BJ Bailey showed us her revised and finished Collage Quiltlet.

BJ also showed her spider's web, dripping with beads.

Artist: Jan Soules

Jan shared some trim and hand-dyed fabric experiments.

Kim Sikes made this in a Lenore Crawford workshop.

Kari Bauer made this in the same workshop.

Sandra Torguson hand-dyed this fabric using Shibori techniques.

Sandra also shared a book she had made years ago in a Bay Area art books group.

Special guest, retired CSUS Art professor Gwen Amos, showed us some of her newfound passion for quilts. 

Elizabeth McInnes shared a hexagon quilt she had made previously. She decided at the time that since the floral images were small, she could make the hexagons small. She said it was an experiment she won't try again!

Elizabeth also shared this quilted shaped leaf bowl.

Log Cabin Reveal

Our Log Cabin Challenge was to make an art quilt using some version of a Log Cabin Block, within the size range of 12"x12" to 18"x18", and with one wonky side. Here are our talented group's Log Cabins.

Artist: Kari Bauer

Artist: Sheila Green
Made with dupioni silks, paper, and found objects.

Artist: Joy Valenton

Artist: BJ Bailey

Artist: Phyllis McCalla

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
A dimensional pillow.

Artist: Phyllis McCalla
Phyllis was on a roll!

Artist: Linda Bergman
Linda also made a pillow, using Civil War reproduction fabrics, and traditional Log Cabin blocks.

Artist: Jan Soules
Using some of her own hand-dyed fabrics, Jan made shattered window blocks, and hand quilted the entire piece.

Artist: Kim Sikes
Log Cabin blocks interpreted literally!

Artist: Sandra Torguson
Sandra embroidered the center, and added many of her own hand-dyed fabrics.

Artist: Gwen Amos
Gwen made multiple Log Cabin blocks. Does this one have a knot within one strip?

A collage of the many pieces Gwen shared.

Artist: Lori Wisheropp

A floor collage of all our Log Cabins!

Thanks for viewing our work!