Pacific
Piecemakers Quilt Guild
Bits
& Pieces
August 2002 --
Volume 7, Issue 8
Jeri Taylor,
Editor
ART
IN THE REDWOODS
August
17 and 18
9:00
a.m.— 5:00 p.m.
Gualala
Arts
Get ready, get set
— it’s almost here! The
annual two-day art fest will feature, among many other things,
the PPQG booth, stuffed to the tent-tops with hundreds of
hand-made, beautifully crafted items contributed by our members. Come early for the best
shopping! Then browse the
myriad other booths with their dazzling array of arts and crafts,
and peruse the many entries in the main building which have been
submitted for judging. It’s
a great way to spend a summer weekend and to support the hard
work of our membership!
GUILD GLIMMERS
By Jeri Taylor
Did you know that Japanese master weavers would be offended if
you referred to them as artists, rather than craftsmen? Did you know that many
textile skills, practiced
for millennia, are on the verge of extinction? Did you know that many of the
exquisite, hand-woven, hand-dyed textiles produced by Japanese
craftsmen simply aren’t available any more? These were among the
fascinating pieces of information presented by Koji and Debby
Wada at the lecture and trunk sale during the July meeting at
Gualala Community Center.
Displaying the charm and style of a born performer, Koji
lectured on various techniques of weaving, dying, and tying,
illustrating his points with a dazzling array of cloth which each
person attending was able to scrutinize closely.
And of course when the lecture was over, we all had the
opportunity to purchase some of the incredibly beautiful fabric
they had brought with them.
But the sad news is that, because of the shrinking
availability of quality fabrics, Koji and Debby are facing the
prospect of closing their store, Kasuri Dyeworks, long a Berkeley
fixture. Let’s all hope
that they don’t become victims of the increasing disregard
for painstaking artistry.
HAPPY
AUGUST BIRTHDAY
Reva
Basch
1st
Pamela
Wilson
23rd
Mary
Alice Bastian 24th
FROM
THE PRESIDENT
Whether we’re a highly organized non-profit guild, or a
loose, small group; whether our meetings buzz with business and
professional programs, or just ourselves, it’s clearly the
quilters who make things happen.
Our own guild, busy with projects that take time, effort,
skill and enthusiasm, may be a far cry from my friend’s
quilt group in Brinnon, WA, a tenth our size, yet they too
produce dozens of quilts each year for old and young folks in
need of comfort. Their
monthly meetings are lively and inviting.
I take inspiration from my quilting “sisters” near
and far who give so much to so many from heart and hand.
Paula Osborne
NEW
MEMBERS
We have two new
members, bringing us to 81!
Mona Innes, PO Box
49, The Sea Ranch
785-0061 mrinnes@mcn.org
Cynthia Daniels, PO
Box 874, Gualala
884-1270 DANIELSBOCYN@aol.com
SCHEDULE
THROUGH 2003
Our intrepid program
committee has lined up the schedule for over a year in advance! Some details may not be
available yet, but you can get a good idea of what’s coming
so you can make plans.
2002
SEPTEMBER: David Walker, “Layering
Images.” Lecture,
“Surviving Mid-Life as a Quilt Artist.”
OCTOBER: Comfort Quilts
NOVEMBER: Julie Silber, Lecture/Slide
Show, “Thirty Five Years of Great American Quilts
DECEMBER: Guild Holiday Party
2003
JANUARY: “Flea Market.”
Clean out/Add to your stash and tools.
Saturday workshop: Judy
Bianchi’s “Interlocking Circles.”
FEBRUARY: “Virtual Tour,”
Anita Kaplan’s slide show of the International Guilt Show in
Houston.
MARCH: Elizabeth Marrs and Helen
Powell, lecture, “How Do Judges Judge?
APRIL: Gwen Marsden, two-day workshop, ”Liberated
Block Construction.” Lecture,
“Gwen’s Folk Art Quilts.”
MAY: Lecture, Jim Wylie of
Parkside Sewing Center.
JUNE: Kathy Sandbach, one day
workshop, “Intermediate Machine Quilting.” Lecture, “Quilts I have
Quilted.”
JULY: AIR Workshop
AUGUST: AIR Booth
SEPTEMBER: Comfort Quilts
OCTOBER: Kate Pasquini Masopust, two
or three day workshop and lecture.
NOVEMBER: “Start It or Finish
It” with local experts.
DECEMBER: Guild Holiday Party
SHOWS
‘N STUFF
SAN JOSE QUILT
MUSEUM: Deidre Scherer,
“The Last Year Surrounded by Family & Friends” Textile artist Deidre Scherer
explores the subjects of death, dying, and grieving in two
exhibitions of compelling fabric and thread portraits. Until September 8, 2002.
VALHALLA FINE QUILT
EXHIBIT: August 4-6. Valhalla Grand Hall, Tallac
Historic Site, Highway 89 in South Lake Tahoe. Quilts, demonstrations, and
prizes.
GREAT PETALUMA QUILT
SHOW 2002: August 10. Theme, “Backward and
Forward. 200 G Street,
Petaluma.
SAN DIEGO QUILT SHOW: August 30-September 1. San Diego Convention Center,
111 West Harbor Drive, S.D. Quilts
for sale, wearable art, vendor mall, featured guild quilting bee,
dollmaking. Supports the
Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
Special Thanks to all the wonderful members who contributed so many beautiful items for our booth. The final count for our ART in the Redwoods Booth is 420 items from 43 people. That’s over 50% of our Guild Participating.
Look for our AIR Booth entries in the Art in the Redwoods Arts Competition. Two beautiful quilts are for sale: "Wine Trails" (matching wall hanging to the AIR Raffle Quilt) donated by Miriam Littlejohn, and another lovely wall hanging, “Falling Flowers.”
Support your
Guild
and Local
Fabulous Fabric Store.
Contribute a spool or several spools of thread to The Great Hanging By a Thread Collection. Spools can be purchased and turned in at The Loft, in Gualala. The entire collection of beautiful threads will be raffled off to benefit the Guild. Raffle tickets will be available at various locations.
COMING
IN SEPTEMBER
September brings the long-awaited three-day workshop conducted
by David Walker. Those
fortunate enough to have reserved a place will have a unique
quilting experience.
Everyone will have a chance to meet David and enjoy his
personable style, however, when he gives his lecture,
“Surviving Mid-Life as a Quilt Artist” at the Friday
meeting on September 20. Don’t
miss the opportunity to interact with this remarkable and
talented gentleman.
FABRIC
FLEA MARKET!
Friday, Sept. 6, 10
am to
12 noon in the
conference room at GAC.
Edith Carman would like to sell her “stash” as she
moves to smaller quarters. Many pre-washed fat quarters of
vintage to modern cottons as well as some larger pieces, some
silks and woolens. Great bargains! Save the date!!
COMPASSIONATE
QUILTING
We've all been busy making items for the Art in the Redwoods
booth, but that hasn't stopped us from reaching out to the
community. I've been the
lucky recipient of many thanks and much glowing praise for the
quilts we've been hanging at the Resource Center where the Shamli
Hospice, Community Resource Center, and mental health offices
are. Thanks to Mary Austin
whose quilts have been hanging in the group meeting room these
past three months. And
thanks to Jo Dillon, Iris Lorenz-Fife, Linda Cotton, Carol
Tackett, Sharon Simon, and Donna Blum whose quilts are there now.
Unless you'd seen the
building before the quilts were hung, you might not know what a
difference they make, providing warmth, comfort, and colorful
cheer where they are most needed.
We are also providing Quin with comfort quilts for her office. What a wonderful way to
wrap our arms around a hurting neighbor. Aren't we fortunate to be
able to reach out to those in need by doing something we love?
Janet Sears
DARKENING
PROJECT
Four volunteers—
Anita Kaplan, Marilyn Limbaugh, Polly Dakin and Jeri Taylor
— joined Carol Tackett and Barbara Kalinoski to cut fabric
for the curtains which will help darken the upstairs classroom at
Gualala Arts. The task was
accomplished quickly and each volunteer took fabric home to hem. The project is on track to be
completed in time for David Walker’s workshop in September.