QuiltCon 2024

 A few weeks ago, we attended QuiltCon 2024 in Raleigh, NC.  QuiltCon is the annual convention sponsored by the Modern Quilt Guild.  

There were many wonderful quilts (too many to share here) and we will highlight a few.  You can see lots more on our Facebook page. Here are some of the prize winners.

Anechoic by Janice Reimer of Vancouver, British Columbia, won the MQG Excellence Award.

Cloudy Night Sky by Yvonne Fuchs of Tehachapi, California, won Best Machine Quilting.

Overprint by Betsy Vinegrad of Short Hills, New Jersey, won 1st place in the Windham Artisan Cotton Challenge.

Best in Show winner is Ginny Robinson of Chapel Hil, NC, with What We Will Use as Weapons: A List of School Supplies.

Mulberry Swirl by Kelly Spell of Hixson, Tennessee, won 1st place for Minimalist Design.

Reconceived by Jennifer Candon of Harvard, Massachusetts, won 1st place in the Improvisation category.

These are just as few of the many wonderful quilts at QuiltCon.  You can see all the winners on the Quilt Con website here and more photos on our Facebook page - search PGFiber2Art.

Spring 2024 Exhibits

Well, it's been a few months since our last post.  Hope you've been having a productive start to the new year!  Here at PGFiber2Art we are pleased to share 2 opportunities to visit quilt exhibits if you are local to the DC area or just traveling through.  First is quilts Inspired by the Nation's Capital, an exhibit and accompanying book by Donna DeSoto that is now on display at the Barns of Rose Hill in Berryville, VA through April 27,

Sue's quilt of Gunston Hall is part of the exhibit and she was excited to see it along with the other quilts that are so much more impressive when seen in person as opposed to photos.  There are so many details and textures that simply are not picked up by a camera.

All the quilts are excellent but here are a few other favorites.

Smithsonian: Mary Livingston Ripley Garden by Diane Herbort

Lorton Reformatory by Etta McFarland

US Capitol by Miki Willa and Wahington Monument by Susan Bynum

Riverbend Park by Anna Wilard

National Mall Area by Barbara Kauffman

The book showing all the quilts also serves as a tour guide for Washington, DC and is available from Schiffer Publishing and also on Amazon.

The second exhibit is called Sew to Speak by SAQA Regional groups (Studio Art Quilt Associates) on display at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Md through April 21.  In this exhibit, 32 fiber artists from the Mid-Atlantic area show how they express themselves in their textile art.  Sue also has a piece in this exhibit. 

Untold Stories is a tribute to her father's World War II service.

My Mother has Alzheimer's. These last five years. is by Carly Mul.

Winter is by Sarah Entsminger

Sailing Under Watchful Eyes is by Suzette Coppage

The catalog cover features Anxiety No. 12/Traumatic brain injury by Judy Kirpich.  The catalog is available on Amazon.

Take some time during the warming spring days to visit either or both of these exhibits!