Quiltart Calendar

Quiltart Quinceañero celebrates Quiltart’s 15th Anniversary, just like a Quinceañero celebration celebrates the
the 15th birthday of girls in the Hispanic culture.

To celebrate Quiltart’s 15th Anniversary,  I challenge everyone to make a piece 15″ x 15″ using
any idea they wish, but hopefully incorporating some theme to tie it to Quiltart.

The only rule is that it must be 15″ x 15″.

By April 15  all participants should send  to Judy Smith at judy@quilt.net:
- a digital photo of their quilt along with a detail shot. All photos must be at least 500 pixels wide.
- a text message along with your graphic file listing:
-Your Name
-Your city, state and country of residence
-Name of the quilt
-Dimensions (i.e. 15″ x 15″)
-Techniques/Materials
-A brief statement about why you have made what you have made and how it relates to your time on Quiltart.

While not required, it would be greatly appreciated if all participants make their annual voluntary contribution to Quiltart,
if they have not already done so. Information on contributions can be found at
http://www.quiltart.com/contributions.html

If you plan to participate, please reply to judy@quilt.net by January 31.

Krazy Horse Quilters
The premier quilting club of Pendleton, Oregon!

In honor of the one-hundredth anniversary of the Pendleton Round-Up in 2010, the Krazy Horse Quilters of Pendleton, Oregon, is issuing a challenge to all quilters titled “100 Years of the Pendleton Round-Up.” Participants are invited to create a 24″ x 36″ (61cm x 91cm) quilt depicting their vision, memories, or interpretations of the Pendleton Round-Up. Cash prizes will be awarded. Quilts must meet size requirements as well as the standard “sandwich” requirements of a top, batting and back, and must include a four inch hanging sleeve. Participants may not use the “Let’er Buck” slogan or the official silhouette picture of the rider on the bucking horse in their work as these are copyrighted items, and may not be used without explicit permission of the Pendleton Round-Up. Quilts may be traditional or artistic and anything in between, as long as they comply with the above requirements.

The quilts will be displayed for the first time in May, 2010, at the Krazy Horse Quilters’ show, with all quilts being due by April 20, 2010. The second showing will be during the 100th anniversary of the Pendleton Round-Up the second full week in September, 2010. Thereafter we will be sending the quilt exhibit on tour to several venues throughout the US and internationally. For more information, go to www.krazyhorsequilters.org or www.pendletonquiltworks.com

2009 Journal Quilts!

The rules and regs courtesy of Linda Teddlie Minton

Thanks to all of you who have contacted me to ask about it. I had to get a few details worked out (including a typical MintonBlunder, LOL!) In my eagerness to help Virginia Spiegel’s Fiberart for A Cause, I jumped the gun a few weeks ago by saying I wanted to tie our Journal Quilts in with her fund raiser. I had forgotten that after the Reverse Auction in March, 2009 and Collage Mania in May, 2009, Virginia is retiring from actively fund-raising. (And after the FFAC raising over $165,000 so far, and being named a Top Ten Nationwide Fundraiser for the American Cancer Society for the past 3 years, I would say that she’s retiring with Full Honors, and then some!)

Instead, I would like to unofficially tie our 2009 Journal Quilts Project to Ami Simms’ Alzheimer’s Art Quilts Initiative, or your own favorite charity. Of course, donating your Journal Quilt(s) to a fund raiser is NOT mandatory, just a way of helping our larger community in the best way we know how … with our artwork … and for me, I think it adds an extra touch of fun and excitement to know that it will help raise money for a worthy cause. I will not be coordinating any donations, as some may choose different organizations; this will be something you will handle on your own, after your quilt images have been submitted to the on-line exhibit.

And now, for the FUN part:

This year I would like to go back to the original format of 8-1/2 x 11″, vertical orientation. And since these are journal quilts, the only “theme” I’m requesting is that you work in a SERIES of some sort (a word, a color, a shape, an image, a technique, etc). You may make as many Journal Quilts as you like … one per month, one per week, etc. … but then you will choose THREE to submit for the on-line exhibit, which will be designed again this year by our Wonderful and Talented Van (G. Armour Van Horn), and hosted by QuiltArt’s Mom, Judy Smith (Thank you, Judy and Van!) Please see Van’s production of our “Braving the Elements” show for last year’s wonderful larger sized JQ’s and his beautiful online display of them.

Yes, you will have THREE Journal Quilts displayed in this year’s exhibit. The idea will be to show a progression within your chosen series.

So, a simple list of requirements:
A Series of 3 Journal Quilts per Artist
8-1/2 x 11″, Vertical orientation
Deadline for sending digital images (by email attachment) to me (at ltmquilt@swbell.net) is September 1, 2009 (earlier is better!)
(ONE full shot and ONE detail shot, please, approximately 1200 x 1800 pixels)

Please include the following information in your submission email, in this order:

- Your Name and City/State location
- Your email address
- Either your website OR your blog address
- Title of your Journal Quilt
- Techniques and/or materials used - please be brief.
- A brief Artist’s Statement about your JQ series.

Here’s another fun option that Van has volunteered to add, for which there was never room before … we can each include our own Artist’s Biography/CV, as well as a head-shot! (Photographs, not artwork, please … same approximate size as above.) If you would like to include this information, just add them to your email submission … I think it’s a great idea!

I know there will be those who will ask if they can post pictures of their Journal Quilts on their blogs. I will leave that up to the individual … whether to post pictures right away, or to delay “instant gratification” in order to build suspense for the Grand Opening of the Exhibit on October 15. We have chosen that date to coordinate with the opening of the Houston International Quilt Festival (for sentimental reasons, and to entertain those who can’t make it to Houston for Festival!) Karey Bresenhan blessed us with the original Journal Quilt Project for 7 years … thank you, Karey, as many of us owe you much, springing from this opportunity. And now we are “flying solo” in our own exhibit.

So, get started on your series of Journal Quilts for 2009 …. the only prerequisite is that you must become a member of the QuiltArt List and make a voluntary contribution to Quiltart . If you have any questions for the next week or two, please post them to the list (via “Reply” with the same Subject line) so that I may answer to all. After that, I will ask you to contact me directly, as I don’t always get to read all the QuiltArt posts, and to avoid cluttering the List. And you might want to save this post for future reference.

cheers, and happy Journal Quilting,
Linda
Linda Teddlie Minton
http://fiberreflections.blogspot.com
Fiberart For A Cause Team Member, supporting the American Cancer Society

The U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, is hosting a quilt exhibition in November, 2009 in conjunction with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, a Geneva-based international organization that is supported by the U.S. Government. To create the exhibition, which will be held at UN headquarters here in Geneva, and seen by thousands of foreign diplomats, international civil servants and visitors to the UN, we have developed a quilt challenge on the theme “Making a Healthier World for Our Children.” Once the exhibition finishes in Geneva, it will be shipped back to the U.S. for touring at regional quilt shows in order to educate Americans on the vital work of the Global Fund in addressing these three major diseases - AIDS, TB and Malaria – diseases which strike mothers and children disproportionately and are so disruptive of development and education for children. We are seeking American quilters interested in submitting a quilt for the exhibition via a challenge competition.

Quilters and guilds which do not choose to participate in the quilt challenge may also support children’s health programs by donating quilts of any kind to the U.S. Mission for sale at the annual UN Women’s Guild bazaar, which yearly raises nearly $500,000 for children’ charities around the world. Quilt guilds are also encouraged to adopt the Global Fund as a charity and donate to the Fund via the UN Foundation.

The attached flyer explains the quilt challenge and provides information on the Global Fund and ways quilters can support its vital work. Interested quilters may visit the U.S. Mission’s challenge quilt website and Facebook page, at: http://www.quiltchallenge.org/ and http://www.facebook.com/pages/Quilt-Challenge/87511333290.

Thank you, in advance, for your help and support. And, please – pass the word about our project!

Regards,

Dick Wilbur

Deputy Counselor for Public Affairs

U.S. Mission Geneva, Switzerland

Tel: +41-(0)22-749-4362

Fax: +41-(0)22-749-4314

E-mail: wilburrm@state.gov

website: http://geneva.usmission.gov/

Call for Entries: Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative (AAQ)

Challenge: The purpose is to make as many quality 9″ h x12″ w art pieces as we can to help the Altzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI). You will be donating your piece to help raise funds for Altzheimer cure. Ami would like to take 1,000 art quilts to the Houston International Quilt Festival THIS year. The piece should be no larger than 9″x12″ finished (includes binding and embellishments). Read the guidelines at http://alzquilts.org/rules.html before you begin. You are encouraged to make more than one piece.

This event is also open to SAQA members.

Theme: The theme is open. The pieces should appeal to a wide range of people and employ excellence in design, whatever theme the artist cares to render. Pieces with a strong visual appeal are best.

Deadline: Friday August 14 - email photo in correct format to Lynda Thompson at lyndathompsonartquilts@gmail.com. The correct format
would be to have your image in at least 450 pixels, and name the file as: Lastnamefirstname_nameofpiece.jpg, for example:
LyndaThompson_floral.jpg. This step is for posting the pieces as one show on QuiltArt.

Shipping: All quilts must be registered and shipped to arrive no later than September 1. See http://www.alzquilts.org/rules.html for guidelines on shipping and other rules. The piece should not be folded or rolled when shipping. You don’t have to send via priority mail.

Labeling: A label should appear on the back of your piece in the lower righthand corner with the minimum information as to title of your piece and the name of the maker. Placing the label in this location will help give the correct hanging orientation.

Registering: All quilts must be registered before shipping per the guidelines on http://alzquilts.org/rules.html. Please remember to  include the registration form.

Photos: Please post your photos on your website along with a link to http://www.alzquilts.org. This will help publicize the event and the cause. The badge information is below. A specific link will be set up for this challenge on the website.

Finishing: See http://alzquilts.org/bind.html.

Sleeve: Fast Finish Triangle method is preferred (described on http://alzquilts.org/sleeve.html), but really any hanging method is fine.

Donation: If you prefer to make a tax deductible monetary donation, please see http://alzquilts.org/donation.html.

Badge: The html for AAQI can be found on http://www.alzquilts.org/logolink.html.

Questions: If you have questions, please contact Lynda Thompson at lyndathompsonartquilts@gmail.com. Please note that no Yahoo group
will be set up for this challenge. I would like to know if you are going to be involved by emailing me. Thanks.

Lynda Thompson
http://www.lyndathompsonartquilts.com
blog: http://www.quiltzart.com
SAQA Co-Rep VA-NC-SC
http://saqavancsc.wordpress.com

Fabric 2009

QUILT SURFACE DESIGN SYMPOSIUM (www.qsds.com) is pleased to announce its annual competition and exhibit of unusual hand dyed and one-of-a-kind surface designed fabrics. You are invited to enter unique cloth expressing your creativity using techniques such as shibori, discharge, batik, screen printing, stamping, foiling or any process of your choosing.

FIRST PLACE: Five Day Class at the 2010 Symposium
SECOND PLACE: Two Day Class at the 2010 Symposium
THIRD PLACE: $150.00
FOURTH PLACE: $75.00

Deadline: May 15, 2009
Exhibition Dates: June 13 through June 28, 2009 during the Symposium at the
University Plaza Conference Center, Columbus, Ohio

For details and a prospectus, go to: http://qsds.com/fabricshow.pdf. With questions, contact Judy Krol at jbk09@SPLF.com.

As June, 2009 and the 20th annual Quilt Surface Design Symposium approaches, classes are filling, with a number already closed.  But there are still openings in 2 and 5 day classes in a variety of subjects.  They include:

Noriko Endo – Confetti Landscapes and Exploring Fabric Oil Painting
Sue Cavanaugh – Shibori Stitch Resist with a Twist
Arturo Sandoval – Beneath the Surface (7 day)
Carol Taylor – The Value of Value and Free Motion Quilting Designs
Ann Johnston – Beyond Beginning Dyeing (7 day)
Carol Shinn – Freestyle Machine Embroidery
Deborah Fell – Free Form Piecing and the Business Side of Art

In session from June 13th  through 28th , the Symposium has been expanded to 5 sessions and again will be held at the University Plaza Hotel in Columbus, Ohio. For more information about these inspiring classes and their instructors, as well as registration procedures, log on to www.qsds.com, or e-mail: info@qsds.com.

Share the excitement of exchanging ideas and enjoy the camaraderie of artist from all over the world.

The art department at my university is organizing this exhibit.  I thought some of you might me interested…

Florida A&M University (FAMU) Art Gallery is accepting entries for PINNACLE National Juried Art Competition and Exhibition. Artists should submit 3 JPEGs of work (+$25 fee) by 5/1/09. There’s a Grand prize of $1K and cash prizes for First, Second and Third places.

Send submissions to:

FAMU
Foster Tanner Fine Arts Center
1630 Pinder Drive
Tallahassee, Florida 32307
Attn: PINNACLE Art Competition.