Sisters Quilting Collective, March 2016

Our own Connie Horne was the featured quilter at the 2016 Sisters Quilting Collaborative show, held in Oak Park, CA, March 18-20, 2016.

Connie's favorite quilt, of her son Walter.

"Fiber of Slavery: Strong Women Picking Cotton"
made and quilted by Connie Horne, 2007

"Faces of Diversity"
made by Connie Horne, quilted by Henny Archer, 2007

"New Orleans Jazz Band"
made by Connie Horne, quilted by Amy Shotwell, 2010

Connie's very first quilt, made at the request of her son.
"Hearts and Patches", quilted by Henny Archer, 2001

"Asian Vase"
made by Connie Horne, quilted by Michelle Morrison, 2016

One of Connie's most recent quilts,
"One Man Can Change the World"
quilted by Michelle Morrison, 2016

This quilt and below are just a small sampling of the dozens of amazing quilts by the rest of the members of the Collaborative, a feast of color, movement and stories.

Above: "Queen Naomi, Queen of the Fat Fat Babies"
exhibited by Gladys Unimuke Wilburn

Close-up of beaded hat on one of the "Dancing Ladies" (bottom above)
Exhibited by Jeleana Johnson

"Oriental Challenge"
Exhibited by Marilyn Lacy

"Gees Bend My Way"
made by Fredi A. Slaughter Walker
quilted by Elisabeth Baratta

"Shadow Walk Cape Verde"
Exhibited by Gladys Unimake Wilburn

Thank you for looking. Please feel free to leave a comment.

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!