Renwick Gallery Washington DC

Step right up to the first major exhibition to survey American state fairs’ extraordinary and unconventional crafts from the nineteenth century to the present. The exhibition includes exceptional examples of American craft, highlighting personal stories and regional and cultural traditions.

I loved this! I hope you enjoy!

 

So many fair ribbons from over the years!

Button button, whose got the button!?

A butter cow?! 

I've got more textile photos to share from Washington DC!

I LOVED this exhibit. 

Liberty Eagle Completed!

Yay! Finally finished with my eagle quilt!

I did some simple meandering and outlining. 

I was able to get this lady liberty in an extra wide  and it is so pretty!

Another one in different lighting. 

The pattern is from Jan Patek. I reduced the size of the blocks and used an eagle from Electric Quilt. It measures approx 47"x67" and the blocks measure about 9 1/4" finished.

Next Monday we are heading to Washington DC to be tourists! So, I'd say I finished this at the right time! I'm hoping to see some of the special America 250 exhibits and memorials. 

I have a simple eagle I want to applique for a small quilt. Maybe I can get it ready to work on as we travel to DC.

Have a lovely weekend, sweet friends.

 

Carrefour - The European Quilt Show

Down to just about 2 months before the amazing trip to Europe and  this quilt show! 

Among the world’s top 3 textile arts events, the European Patchwork Meeting offers a wide variety of textile artworks every year from patchwork to embroidery, mixed media, dyeing, crochet and lace: all forms of textile art come together for 4 days of frenzy.

Considered as the cradle of the Amish community, the villages of the Val d’Argent (Alsace) open their most beautiful venues and welcome an unforgettable festival of colors and materials, with each year more than 30 exhibitions of international artists.

The shopping area with more than 4,500 square meters of specialized booths full of supplies, new ideas, and materials presents the latest trends and products from the thread world. And to put the artists’ techniques into practice, there’s nothing better than the workshops and seminars offered each year by renowned teachers.

Over 1.000 works of art, 1 shopping area and more than 20 classes: the European Patchwork Meeting is the annual meeting for all thread lovers.

The quilt show is held in quaint villages! 

Will you be there?

The Alsace region in France is the only place in France we will be. (All my prayers for the horrific fire in France!) We are flying into Basel and after the quilt show we will take the train to Germany! 

It should be amazing! 

Climbed a mountain last week... This photo shows the "youngsters" on the plateau before hitting the big uphill to South Sister. 

It was tough, but we made it! The summit is the 3rd highest peak in Oregon at 10, 358'

Fires all around us in Oregon. Hopefully we will start managing our forests better while we still have them! At this point we are safe and do not see any big storms in the forecast. Praying for everyone on the front line of these fires, including farmers and ranchers!

Love to you all