Cross the Border to See York

Last night I spoke to the wonderful York Heritage Quilters Guild near Toronto (and a whole bunch on their virtual zoom). They all say hello! Plus I got to see the wonderful work they do in their show and tell. Such a nice night!
 

Closeup

A reader asked for details of this last quilt, and though I'd add some here. I try to edit the shot for an interesting composition, and aim to show off both the quilting style as well as the diverse printing. If submitting to a show, I'd only be able to choose one. 
 

The Finish Line

Beauty picture today for Atmospheric River. It finished at 74 x 105, so it'll take wall space to show, that's certain. There are two shows this summer I'll be part of, so it may make it to that. August is the exposure month. Seems far away, but it's not.
 

An Arm and a Leg

Schweinfurth's upper gallery has an exhibit from the Cayuga Historical Museum of 200 years of Cayuga's history. Among the portraits was this double. The term "an arm and a leg" for something costly came from pricing paintings, where more shown cost more to paint. Thus, a pricy double.
 

FLFA Meeting

A meeting of the Finger Lakes Fiber Artists was today at the Schweinfurth. There was a lot to see, all so well done. We meet every two to three months, grab some tips and pass on new things to know about, and hear about plans for future workshops and such. Always worth packing up some things to share.
 

Trimmed

Squaring up Atmospheric River took a couple of hours. But I managed to get two sides sewn with the facing, so I could start to sew them on tonight. I think about these tasks and the time it takes, all for a product that will sit and wait until it's call to be seen comes. 
 

Little By Little

Attacking this puzzle again today, gaining little ground. But QSDS asks for small works, no larger than 20" x 20" for their gallery. If it was 20' x 20' I'd be fine!
 

Slow Going

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It'll take time and patience for this one, as the colors get switched out left and right. It would certainly be easier if I had the exact color, as now it takes me time to settle on what is at hand. What is enjoyable is following the gestural lines that I'd printed. Always the best road map!
 

Start Your Machines

You would think there'd be a garden of pastel petals in this next quilt, bit it will read as quiet color. Still, I'll be using most of these to quilt on the longarm the Atmospheric River. I might have maybe twice this many cones, not the full spectrum. So, a close match will have to do.
 

Take What is Offered

Yes, today was Totality here in Rochester, and though yesterday was picture perfect clear blue sky, today was not. We Rochesterians accept that, and take what we can -- which was a brilliant 360 degree sunset/sunrise on the horizon. The hushed crowd stood together on that, our gem for the wait.
 

Tapa Cloth

Made of beaten bark, Tapa cloth can be very large in size. These fragments are part of the Textile Collection at Cornell University where the SAQA NY/NJ group had a tour with associate director Katherine  Blumenkamp. It was a mind blowing tour, fabulous ideas and discussions.