Houston Quilt Festival, part 5 - "What's for Dinner"

I reserved a special, separate post for the "What's for Dinner" exhibit.  Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison created this very amusing exhibit, where the placemat-sized art quilts by various artists were placed around a long table as if awaiting the dinner guests.  I hope you enjoy these as much as I did.

You can click on each picture to embiggen.  ;^)

This first one, I must admit, is my favorite, by Nancy B. Dickey.  Take a moment to appreciate the squid (or octopus?) creeping up around the edges of the plate, to indulge in his favorite meal ... Sushi Surprise!

What's For Dinner: Sushi Surprise
by Nancy B Dickey

What's For Dinner: Four Food Groups
by Jamie Fingal

What's For Dinner: Got Sushi?
by Lee Ann Ferring

What's For Dinner: I Do It! I'm Two!
by Carolyn Goins

What's For Dinner: Key Lime Pie for Me & My Sweetie
by Karen Ponischil

What's For Dinner: Meal, Ready To Eat (MRE), Individual
by Renelda Peldunas-Harter

What's For Dinner: Nourishment & Tradition
by Leslie Tucker Jenison

What's For Dinner: On A Picnic Bench in Maine
by Jeannie Palmer Moore

What's For Dinner: Pepperoni, Please
by Nneka K Gamble

What's For Dinner - Blue Plate Special
by Francis Holiday Alford

I was sorry that I didn't get pictures of all of them, but these were among my favorites.  Enjoy.

Houston Quilt Festival, part 4

Wandering 'Round My World
by Beth Shillig

Wandering 'Round My World, detail

War Ripples
by Ginny Eckley

Winter
by Laurie Weiner

Winter's Veil
by Patt Blair

Winter's Veil, detail

Women Helping Others
by Jennifer Day

XCaret,Orchid Blossoms II
by Andrea Brokenshire

You Are What You Eat
by Kathy York

Zen Magpies
by Helen Godden

Zen Magpies, detail

The last of the quilt pictures will be on the next post.  I hope you are enjoying the show!

Houston Quilt Festival - part 3

Self Portrait 2012
by Libby Lehman

Shattering the Blues
by Tuulikki Murremaki

Sherri
by Sue Bleiweiss

Somebody Say Treat?
by Suzan Engler

Striped Rice Bowls
by Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy,
quilted by Judy Irish

Sunrise Serenade
by Barbara Forrister

Texas - Depths of Field, Triptych
by Barbara Kavermann

Texas - Depths of Field, detail

The Four Elements
by Margaret Jessop

The Roswells from Planet Quiltron
by Alice Zimmerman

Tiger
by Jeannie Moore

To Dream Beneath A Tree
by Sarge Furman

Still more to come ...

Houston Quilt Festival 2013 - part 2

More pictures of some of my favorite art quilts from this year's Quilt Festival in Houston.  Please check back later for even more!

Extensions I
by Sylvia Weir
(unfortunately, one of several quilts that I couldn't
get a straight-on picture of,due to its placement)

High Hopes, 2012
by Libby Lehman

Illusion #48
by Caryl Bryer-Fallert-Gentry

In the Moonlight
by Sue Dennis

Inside Out - Hormones
by Judy Rys

It All Comes Around
by Karlyn Bue Lohrenz

It's All About Spring - The Baby Season
by Marjorie Post

Lain Lou
by Rebecca Stewart-Bartell

Los Mambesis
by Jennifer Day

Maisie's Garden
by Brenda Schlechter

Moolah, A Cash Cow
by Charlotte Lorenzo

N'Awlins Heritage
by Maggie Dillon

Nemisis III - Elton
by Cindy Heneke

One Cat Two Cat
by Laura Bisagna

Sally Lightfoot Crab
by Barbara McKie

More pictures to come ... stay tuned.

House art-quilt for Wounded Warrior

Have you ever "lost" something on your computer?  Well, that's what happened to me... I just now found this Draft of a post from back in December of 2012.  I had evidently never posted it!  Anyway, here it is, at last.
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Jamie Fingal, who is one of the busiest and kindest people I know, created and sponsors "The House Quilt Project", which delivers art-quilts to several worthy organizations.  One is Furnishing Hope, which helps those in need, as well as Habitat for Humanity and Wounded Warriors.

I finally got around to finishing this one, and will send it off to Jamie tomorrow.

Flag-roofed House for Wounded Warriors
Painted wholecloth quilt, 12" x 16"
I used Tsukineko inks, to keep the fabric soft.

Here is the back, including the dedication label and instructions
"not to wash"!  There are also two hanging beads in the upper corners.

Jamie, I want to thank you for giving me this opportunity to do something as a small thank-you to our service members who return home wounded.  It's an honor.