Anne Copeland's news

Anne helped raise $795 with her Wonky Dog Quilt for A Place to Bark, a rescue organization back east for abused and abandoned dogs. She also sold her quilt, Kit Kat and the Catepillar following a special one-woman exhibit in City Hall in Lomita

Group Art Show

Joanell selling her art at a Group show in Anaheim in early November
she made fabric pins, postcards, and cards with mini quilts on them

First Place Ribbon

At the Flying Geese Quilt Guild show last weekend, Cindy Cooksey's ""Garden of Earthly Delights" won a First Place blue ribbon in the category Large Wall Quilt Pieced. Congratulations!

November Meeting

We met last night at my studio - Stacy Hurt, Anne Copeland, Vickie Valdez Green, Peggy Calvert and me. After dinner, we all made Earth Mother dolls for the Quilting Arts Challenge that is due in December. It was quite fun. Peggy and I went to Michael's earlier in the day to buy supplies, and then she brought some things from home too. The only thing we forgot was a hot glue gun! There's nothing like women gathering to share, to laugh and to support. Vickie Valdez Green has a blog - it's in the right column! Hurray.

I shared the SAQA books with everyone - SAQA@20: Art & Excellence and SAQA: A Sense of Humor AND the new Portfolio 16 - the work of the Professional Artist Members. And Quilt Scene where Peggy was reading part of Rachel Parris' article out loud. Too fun! Where are the scissors? It was great for everyone to pass the books around and hear all of the ooohs and aahs.

We missed seeing Julie Schlueter, Joanell Connolly, Terry Waldron and Cindy Cooksey. We all look forward to our Christmas gathering!

500 Art Quilts by Lark Books

500 Art Quilts - Spring of 2010
Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt, Julie Schlueter, Terry Waldron have pieces in the book!
click on the title and read the description from Lark Books

Quilt Festival and PIQF

International Quilt Festival in Houston - Oct 14-18th
Stacy Hurt's Cheetah art quilt "Don't Say Goodbye" will be shown in West Coast Wonders and and will travel onto Chicago in 2010.
Jamie Fingal's art quilt "It Goes Without Saying" has been selected for SAQA@20: Art and Excellence; 35 pieces in a special exhibit at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, then onto Chicago and Long Beach in 2010; exhibit was juried by Patricia Bolton.
Jamie Fingal's art quilt "Molar Eclipse" has been chosen for SAQA: A Sense of Humor; 29 pieces which will debut at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, then onto Chicago and Long Beach in 2010; exhibit was juried by Pam RuBert.
Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt, Julie Schlueter, Terry Waldron have work in the upcoming juried special exhibit "Edges" (a 21 piece collection); presented and sponsored by Pacific Coast Fiber Artists & Friends. Curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Jenison, who will also have pieces in the exhibit.
Cindy Cooksey, Joanell Connolly and Stacy Hurt have work in the upcoming juried special exhibit "Detours" presented by Quilts on the Wall: Fiber Artists. The 16 piece collection.

Pacific International Quilt Fest (PIQF) Oct 15-18th
Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt and Terry Waldron have pieces in "Unfettered Letters" challenge organized by Quilts on the Wall: Fiber Artists. The exhibit will continue on to the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Feb-Mar 2010.
Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt, and Terry Waldron have pieces in this Invitational exhibit
"Springing Forward" . This special exhibit will also appear in all four Original Creative Festivals.

Contemporary Quilts at the Muckenthaler

Stacy Hurt, Cindy Cooksey, Jamie Fingal, Peggy Calvert
at The Muck
Contemporary Quilts on exhibit till December 31st
Hours: Wed-Sun / Noon-4pm