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Submitted by Naomi Macioce Several years ago, I was introduced to Ruth McDowell’s work when I had the good fortune to attend an exhibit of some of the prized pieces of the Del Thomas quilt collection. I was completely entranced by her use of commercial fabric to create fanciful and vibrant quilts portraying the luscious colors and curves of flowers, and landscapes, along with portraits of many delightful farm animals with unique personalities. She uses a collage like approach, combining the type of fabrics that you would have in your, “I don’t know what I could ever do with this” stash, and colors that youRead More →

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Submitted by Dianne McD. What is a quilt?  I define a quilt as “a hug you can wrap around yourself”. But what I’m really asking here is, “What qualifies as a quilt?”  It’s a question that many people have tried to answer for a long time.  When I first started quilting, I understood a quilt to be three layers:  top, batting, and backing. My small group would discuss this sometimes.  Some of us were subscribed to the Quilting Arts magazine; and when they put out a challenge and a call for quilts, they would usually stipulate that the finished product needed to be three layers. Read More →

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Fifteen years ago, a group of women decided to form a quilt guild on the west side of the Portland Metro area. Terry Grant was part of that group who became the Founding Mothers of Metropolitan Patchwork Society (MPS). She is a graphic artist by training and created the original enamel pin many of our members wear. In the past, Terry has spoken to the guild a couple of times and been the featured quilter at an MPS Quilt Show. She is no longer an active MPS member but continues to explore and create art in her local studio. Her art quilts are made withRead More →

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Submitted by Naomi M. This is a group of 6 quilters who have come together to form The Storytellers. They are each very unique individual quilters, but have formed this group to spend time together, share quilting life, and to challenge each other each year to a different theme. They have been showing their work at the Northwest Quilting Show, and at other venues. Their work stood out to me at the Northwest Quilt Shows during 2018, and 2019- my first two visits to the show. What I really enjoyed was that they often used examples from Portland, and the Northwest as material for theirRead More →

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Submitted by Naomi Macioce (Naomi is a new member to MPS and the most recent addition to our blogging team.) I recently attended an exhibit entitled “Defining Moments: Stitched Perspectives on Becoming a Woman”, by Carol Larson and Marion Coleman. This exhibit was in the beautiful gallery space of Visions Art Museum of Contemporary Quilts and Textiles, in San Diego, CA, from July 20 –October 6, 2019. In this exhibit two close friends, tall women, and textile artists present quilts in tandem, representing many unique social, cultural, and personal factors that impacted their lives such as: family life, school years, transition into womanhood, and intimateRead More →