Today I’m sharing photos from my most recent book club exhibition. The Undercover Quilters is my quilting book club in Bend, Oregon. These quilts were shown at the Mt Bachelor Quilters’ Guild show in August in Bend. I was not able to be there so these photos were kindly provided by Patti Stewart who is a member of the club.
Science: Powered by Estrogen
Cindy O’Neal
I Regret Not Having More Pencils
Betty Gientke
To Be Continued…
Cheryl Chapman
While we all read the novel by Bonnie Garmus, only some of us had watched the mini series on Apple TV. Therefore, I would say these are mostly inspired by the original book and not the series. If you’ve read the book you should be able to remember the references. This was a powerful exhibit which explores the experience of women in the 1960s as well as women today.
Tomatoes on TV
Jane Jensen Davis
It’s Just Chemistry
Kris Lang
Zott’s Life
Martha Sanders
You can see that there is a wide range of quilting styles within our group. I love that I can look at a quilt and nearly always guess who made it. I really wish I had been there to see them all in person. Unfortunately, next year they will not be exhibited at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show because it’s the 50th anniversary of the show and they are making special plans for other exhibits. I hope we can still show them in that show or in another venue in the future. They are too good to keep stored away in a closet.
Supper at Six
Patti Stewart
Cooking is Chemistry
Susan Mondry
Cellulose
Suzanne Martin
Chemistry is Change
Kristin Shields
You might notice that they are all on black backgrounds. This is our solution to minimum quilt sizes for shows. We each choose how big to make our pieces within a 40 x 40 inch size constraint and then attach the art quilt to a black quilted background. That means when the quilts are finished exhibiting they have a better chance of being sold or hanging in our own homes. I know I just don’t have any more room to hang even a 40 x 40 quilt in my house! I realize I never did a proper blog post about the making of my own quilt, so I will do that soon. I hope you enjoyed these quilts!
Here are some links to previous Undercover Quilter exhibits: