Tomorrow: Thomas Knauer "Modern Quilt Perspectives" Blog Tour & Giveaway

"Cinderblock" - one of 12 quilts in Thomas Knauer's new book, "Modern Quilt Perspectives"

You don't want to miss tomorrow's blog. It is the Wonkyworld stop on the Thomas Knauer "Modern Quilt Perspectives" Blog Tour, and I will be telling everyone how to win a free copy of his new book. Stay tuned...

a great gift

This morning I met with Mary Bywater Cross and Eileen Fitzsimons about some Oregon Quilt Project business, and Eileen brought two large pieces of vintage orange floral fabric. Eileen, who has a great sense of humor, giggled about the quilt with similar fabrics in my front foyer as she handed me the fabric. Orange was definitely a thing in the 60s and 70s, and it's a thing right now, too.

So, now I have to think of something cool to do with it. I am tempted to cut it up and issue a challenge for my quiltmaking friends to use the fabric in some way. It's really too cool not to share. The fabric is heavier than quilting fabric, but light enough to use in a quilt. I love the big, impressionistic floral design.

So, thank you, Eileen, for a great gift. I will be sure to give it a lot of thought and use it well. 

just in

Two vintage quilts arrived today from Cindy Rennels in Oklahoma. Cindy had posted pictures of these two beauties a couple weeks ago on Facebook, and I could see both quilts fitting in with my collection. Each shows an earlier rendition of the alternative block configurations seen later with the New York Beauty block in the 1990s. These quilts will be in my book, so that's all I'll say for now. :)

Thomas Knauer Blog Hop & Giveaway - March 19th!

I was invited to participate in Thomas Knauer's blog tour promoting his new book, "Modern Quilt Perspectives, 12 Patterns for Meaningful Quilts" (KP Craft, Cincinnati). I got to see the book a month ahead of its release date, which happens to be Friday, March 14th- and I get to keep a copy!!

If you do not know Thomas, check out this interview, courtesy of The Quilt Show.

There is plenty more to say about Thomas and his book, and I'm blogging about it on March 19th. Check out the list of bloggers:

March 14: Thomas Knauer http://www.thomasknauersews.com/
March 15: Lisa Sipes http://thatcrazyquiltygirl.com/blog
March 16: Robert Kaufman http://www.swatchandstitch.com/
March 17: Victoria Findlay Wolfe http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com
March 18: Katy Jones http://imagingermonkey.blogspot.co.uk/
March 19: Bill Volckening http://willywonkyquilts.blogspot.com
March 20: Kelly Biscopink http://stitchyquiltstuff.com
March 21: Audrie Bidwell http://blueisbleu.blogspot.com
March 22: Mary Rachel Kolb http://maryonlakepulaski.blogspot.com
March 23: Rachael Gander http://imaginegnats.com/
March 24: Sew, Mama, Sew http://www.sewmamasew.com/
March 25: Cloth Paper Scissors
http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/blogs/clothpaperscissorstoday/default.aspx
March 26: Cheryl Arkinson http://naptimequilter.blogspot.com
March 27: Quilting Daily http://www.quiltingdaily.com/blogs/barb/default.aspx
March 28: Fat Quarterly http://www.fatquarterly.com/blog/
March 29: Pellon/Erin Sampson http://pellonprojects.wordpress.com/
March 30: Sew Modern http://thatswhatshesewed.com/
March 31: Rachel May http://quiltingwithamodernslant.com/
April 1: Quilty http://www.heyquilty.com/blogs/
April 2: Amy Smart http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/
April 3: Quilter's Connection http://quiltersconnection.ca/blog
April 4: Teresa Coates http://www.crinkledreams.com/
April 5: Generation Q http://generationqmagazine.com/
April 6: Cloth Paper Scissors
http://www.clothpaperscissors.com/blogs/barb/default.aspx
April 7: Sara Lawson http://www.sewsweetness.com/
April 8: Kim Niedzwiecki http://gogokim.blogspot.com
April 9: Rashida Coleman Hale http://www.iheartlinen.typepad.com/
April 10: Thomas Knauer http://www.thomasknauersews.com/

a hot one!

This quilt was made around 1975 and came from a seller in Oregon, but could be from Hawaii.

Here's a hot one! It was impossible to resist the bold colors in this quilt, made around 1975. It came from a seller in Oregon, but it's possible the quilt was made in Hawaii. It includes prints that could have been found in Hawaiian clothing.

The back has another intriguing clue, which could point to Hawaii but also, California.

There are rice sacks from Calrose, a variety of rice grown in California, which accounts for 90% of the rice consumed in Hawaii, Guam and other Pacific islands. Pretty cool! I have seen feed sacks, grain sacks, sugar sacks, and flour sacks, but never rice sacks! The quilt is 50" x 63", for those keeping tabs on size, and I found it on eBay!

Masterpiece Quilts at Latimer Quilt and Textile Center

My new exhibit, "Masterpiece Quilts, Modernism in American Patchwork, 1810-1970" is now open at Latimer Quilt and Textile Center in Tillamook, Oregon. The exhibit runs through April, and takes a look at how modernism was part of the visual language of patchwork quiltmaking throughout the ages. These marvelous pieced quilts are among my all-time favorites, and I think they are relevant to the quiltmakers of today.

An open house is planned as part of Latimer's Spring Tea event Sunday, March 9th, from noon to 4pm. For more information, click here. Here are a few of the quilts in the exhibit. Enjoy!

c. 1810, New England

c. 1835, New England

c. 1870, Texas

c. 1890, Pennsylvania

c. 1920, New York

c. 1930, Ohio

c. 1970, Oregon

Up Next: "Masterpiece Quilts" exhibit

"Sunburst Diamonds" c. 1835, New England

A select group of pieced quilts from my collection will soon be on display at Latimer Quilt and Textile Center in Tillamook, Oregon. "Masterpiece Quilts, Modernism in American Patchwork, 1810-1970" looks at rare and unusual pieced quilts and considers the visual language of geometric patchwork.

The exhibit will be on display at Latimer Quilt and Textile Center, 2105 Wilson River Loop in Tillamook, Oregon, from March 3rd to May 4th 2014. An open house will be held in conjunction with the center's Spring Tea & Silent Auction on Sunday, March 9th from noon to 4PM. For more information, click here.