Cut-Loose Quilters

International Quilt Festival

2011-07-15T06:12:00.000-07:00

Counting down to the International Quilt Festival - July 29-31 at the Long Beach Convention Center. Some members of the Cut-Loose Quilters have work in the show, as well as, teaching and volunteering their time on the show floor.

"Bridges" by members of Quilts on the Wall

Stacy Hurt

"Text on Textiles"

Stacy Hurt

Haiku's - part of Eye of the Quilter exhibit

Peggy Calvert

"The Space Between" presented by Dinner at Eight Artists

Joanell Connolly

Cindy Cooksey

Jamie Fingal

Cindy Cooksey will be White Gloving in "The Space Between" exhibit

on Friday, July 29th from 1:30-3:30pm

Anne Copeland will be volunteering her time in the SAQA booth in the exhibit area

Festival Faculty
Thurs, July 28th
#204 Musical Chairs: A Painted Canvas Adventure - all day - Jamie Fingal/Leslie Tucker Jenison
Sat, July 30th
#432 Playful Painting on Canvas/2-5pm - Jamie Fingal/Leslie Tucker Jenison

Make-It-University
Workshops - 1 hour - $10 cash/lottery

Fri, July 29th - 3:00-4:00pm - Scrappy Pin Cushions (Fingal/Jenison)

Sun, July 31st - 11:30am-12:30pm - Scrappy Pin Cushions (Fingal/Jenison)

Open Studios - Quilt Artists demonstrating what they do

Fri, July 29th -12:30-2:30pm - Jamie Fingal

Sat July 30th - 10:15am-12:15pm - Jamie Fingal

Local Workshops

2011-07-03T09:06:00.000-07:00

Cindy Cooksey is teaching at Flying Geese Fabric, 307 El Camino Real in Tustin 714/544-9349 http://www.flyinggeesefabric.com/
You can view her blog located in the right column of this blog.

July 6, Wednesday - "Bringing Home the Trees" from 3 to 7 - based on a pattern that she designed

Aug 6, Saturday - "Baby Hexagon Ball" from 1:30 to 5

Aug 18, Thursday - "Holiday Cookie Stocking" from 3 to 7

and the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach at the Convention Center - Thurs, July 28th to Sunday, July 31st.

Thurs, July 28th
#204 Musical Chairs: A Painted Canvas Adventure - all day - Jamie Fingal/Leslie Tucker Jenison
Sat, July 30th
#432 Playful Painting on Canvas/2-5pm - Jamie Fingal/Leslie Tucker Jenison

Make-It-University at Festival in Long Beach

Fri, July 29th - 3:00-4:00pm - Scrappy Pin Cushions (Fingal/Jenison)

Sun, July 31st - 11:30am-12:30pm - Scrappy Pin Cushions (Fingal/Jenison)

Open Studios - Quilt Artists demonstrating what they do

Fri, July 29th -12:30-2:30pm - Jamie Fingal

Sat July 30th - 10:15am-12:15pm - Jamie Fingal

Member News

2011-05-01T17:43:00.000-07:00

Cindy Cooksey's art quilt "Go With the Flow" has been accepted into THE ArT QuILT ExPERIENCE exhibit. It will be shown at the gallery at Stone Quarry Hill Art Park in Cazenovia, NY, June 12 thrugh July 31.

Stacy Hurt's art quilt "Lower the Bridge" has been accepted into the special exhibit "Bridges" by Quilts on the Wall. It will be shown at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, CA - July 28-31st.

Jamie Fingal's art quilt "Spilling Over" has been accepted into Sacred Threads. It will be shown at Church of the Epiphany in Herndon, Virginia from June 22 to July 4th. www.sacredthreadsquilts.com

Cindy Cooksey, Joanell Connolly and Jamie Fingal have quilts in "The Space Between" by Dinner at Eight Artists, that will debut at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, CA - July 28-31st.

Jamie Fingal is part of a blog tour starting Monday, May 2nd. Kathy York's brainchild "The Artists Village" will share a house a day. http://www.aquamoonartquilts.blogspot.com/

Cindy Cooksey will be teaching a mini workshop on "English Paper Piecing" on May 7 from 1-3pm at Flying Geese Quilt Shop in Tustin, through my guild, Flying Geese Quilters. The photo shows the techniques I will teach. There are a few openings left, so if you're interested, let me know. See Cindy's blog for details. http://cookseyville.blogspot.com/

The Space Between - Juried Invitational

2011-04-04T07:31:00.000-07:00

A pause as we reach for the telephone. The moments between the lines. Negative space in a painting. Uncertainty, and finding your voice. From one place to the other. Birds on a wire, and the distance between friends...The Space Between thought and action. Thin cracks separating this from that. Lines on a highway, or reading between the lines...The Space Between.

The exhibit is co-curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison. It will debut at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach July 28-31, 2011 and is sponsored by Moore's Sewing Centers. Visit the Dinner at Eight Artists blog

Dinner at Eight Artists is happy to announce that the following pieces have been accepted into the special exhibit "The Space Between." Cut-Loose members in bold

Natalya Aikens, Steni Mezhda Sosedyami/Walls between Neighbors
Frances Holliday Alford, Pisces
Betty Amador, Symphonic Dances

Astrid Bennett, Anticipation
Loris Bogue, Sedimentary Silk
Deborah Borschert, Fence and Flourish
Paula Chung, Intervals
Joanell Connolly, Life Happens in the Space Between
Cindy Cooksey, Between the Air Conditioner and the House

Barb Forrister, Lost Cavern
Linda Frost, Black & White
Terry Grant, Between Mother and Child

Desiree Habicht, Forest of Blues
Lyric Kinard, Dream
Susan Fletcher King, Schooling Through the Jellie's
Pam Klebaum, Figure and Ground
Sherry Kleinman, The Family Tree
Susan Brubaker Knapp, Hope is the Thing
Jane LaFazio, Industrial Aged
Jayne Larson, Breathing Space
Gwen Mayer, Saber Dancers

Linda T. Minton, The Antechamber
Susie Monday, Reading Between the Lines
Jeannie Moore, The Red Tomato
Rachel Parris, The Sands of Time
Judy Perez, Black and Bloom All Over
Yvonne Porcella, Storybook
Wen Redmond, Trees Singing
Karen Rips, Spinal Study 1
Carolyn Ryan, Pre-Teen-Between
Cynthia St. Charles, Spring Blossoms, aka Yearning for an End to Winter
Julie Schlueter, Knee High to a Grasshopper
Teresa Shippy, Twins
Gayle Simpson, Mind the Gap
Sarah Ann Smith, Clothed in Color
Terry Waldron, Meadow Gold
Laura Cater-Woods, Fault Lines
Kathy York, Blue Towers

Mixed Media 5-Day Retreat in Costa Mesa, CA

2011-02-09T07:55:00.000-08:00

CREATE - May 18-22 at the Hilton in Costa Mesa; Everything from jewelry, to making books, painting, quilts, aprons, fabric, and more! Many to choose from - 3 and 6 hr and 2-Day classes. Take one class or sign up for a package deal.

This is the first year that it's in Southern California. Registration is open now. See the line up of teachers and the classes they are teaching ahead of time. The scoop is online

Our Creative Journeys

2011-01-27T06:29:00.000-08:00

Cut-Loose member Joanell Connolly has work in this exhibit; February 12 - March 31st at the Downtown Community Center Gallery in Anaheim. Opening Reception is Sat, Feb 12th from 5-7pm

Simply Mini Quilts by Lark Books

2011-01-08T17:13:00.000-08:00

"Simply Mini Quilts" pamphlet comes out in March of 2011 for $9.95; Cindy Cooksey and Jamie Fingal have pieces in this book. Cindy's art quilt is in the top left corner.

About the Simply Mini Quilts: 12 Quilting Projects

Simply Mini Quilts features 12 original, charming, and playful projects, all no more than three feet in length or height. A group of leading designers-most with prominent online presence-has created wonderful, modern designs suitable for beginners and intermediates. Featured techniques include machine and hand quilting, piecing, embroidery, fusing, embellishing, and trapunto.

Bowers Musuem Panel Discussion about Quilt Making

2011-01-07T12:58:00.000-08:00

LECTURE: QUILTERS` STORIES: FANCIFUL AND PRACTICAL
Saturday, January 8, 2011, 1:30 PM
Peggy Calvert, Southern California quilter, interviews three local talented quilters from diverse backgrounds. Learn their motivations, challenges, and greatest delights.
Free to members and with paid admission; Single ticket $8
For more information, please email education@bowers.org or call 714.567.3677

The Sketchbook Challenge

2010-12-26T10:23:00.000-08:00

The Sketchbook Challenge begins on January 1, 2011. Follow along with the 16 artists as they explore a different theme each month. You can post on the Flicker site to share your interpretation of the theme in your own sketchbook, and be eligible to win amazing give-aways each month!

Cut-Loose Christmas

2010-12-13T16:38:00.000-08:00

Left to Right in the front seated Anne Copeland, Cindy Cooksey and Joanell Connolly (standing); then standing in the behind - Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt, Peggy Calvert, and Vickie Valdez Green. Potluck and Christmas gift exchange. The best of our gathering so far!

Fun Things You Can Start Now!

2010-12-12T06:52:00.000-08:00

Up-Cycling with Rit Dye; NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Judy Coates Perez is one of the judges! Open to individual, legal residents of the 50 US/DC excluding residents of the states of AZ, MD, TN VT & NJ, 18 & older. Contest begins 12:00:01 AM (EDT) on 12/6/10 and ends 11:59:59 PM (EST) on 1/28/11.

Follow along by breaking out your own sketchbook as16 artists explore a different theme each month in the Sketchbook Challenge. Check out the blog and get this button above for your own blog. http://sketchbookchallenge.blogspot.com/ This will be really fun!

Anaheim Holiday Art Sale

2010-11-17T20:04:00.000-08:00


John and Sue Holland, 1039 Liberty Lane, Anaheim, CA 92805 714/635-3799	Joanell Connolly will be selling her work in fabric

Bowers Museum Quilting Event!

2010-11-10T07:51:00.000-08:00

Sat, Nov 13th/Sun, Nov 14th from 10am to 3:30pm
at the Bowers Museum, 2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706 - (714) 567-3600
Held in conjunction with Quilts: Two Centuries of American Tradition and Technique. Includes quilt sales, demonstrations and hands-on projects, courtesy of local quilters and textile artists.
Free; does not include admission to the museum.
Demonstrations and Quilts for sale from the following Cut-Loose Quilters:
Peggy Calvert, Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland and Stacy Hurt

3-D Point of View show in Whittier - Nov 3-28th

2010-10-30T16:00:00.000-07:00

The 3-Dimensional Artists Group of the Whittier Art Association presents its Fifth Annual Exhibition; Nov 3-28th; A 3-D POINT OF VIEW; Opening reception Saturday, Nov 6th from 3-6pm; This year the 3-D Group celebrates a milestone exhibit, with over 30 artists in ceramics, polymer clay, fiber art, gourd work, collage/assemblage, jewelry, lapidary, mosaic, sculpture, stained glass and more. Vickie Valdez will have work in this show. .
Whittier Art Gallery; 8035 South Painter Avenue, Whittier 90602; (562) 698-8710
The month will feature live artist demonstrations in the Gallery on Saturday Nov 20th from Noon to 5:00 p.m., and a month-long Silent Auction to benefit the Gallery.

Christmas Boutique & Craft Fair - Sat, Nov 6th - Orange

2010-10-30T15:00:00.000-07:00

Saturday, November 6th members Stacy Hurt and Peggy Calvert will be at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at the "Christmas Festival". They will have art quilts; hand made quilted cards and darling quilted ornaments. Go check it out and enjoy the festive atmosphere.
There are raffles; tons of booths to visit and FOOD!

Artistic License Fair - Oct 29 & 30

2010-10-19T09:26:00.000-07:00

Artistic License Fair is Friday/Saturday, October 29 & 30th from 10:00am to 4:00pm at Estancia Park in Costa Mesa; Joanell Connolly will have a vendor booth at this fine art show!

"Welcome Home" The House Quilt Project

2010-09-16T15:16:00.000-07:00

House Quilt Project coordinated by Jamie Fingal for Habitat for Humanity, Orange County. She worked with Furnishing Hope and interior designers to give each artist a birds-eye view of the style and colors for each house. Pictured art quilts are by members of Cut-Loose; to see the complete project of 18 pieces, click here.

Cindy Cooksey

Anne Copeland

Joanell Connolly

Peggy Calvert

Vickie Valdez Green

Anne Copeland and Jamie Fingal

Call for Entries: The Bra Project

2010-09-02T21:50:00.000-07:00

Click here for more information on how you can participate in this project

Fiber Artistry at the OC Fair

2010-08-17T15:26:00.000-07:00

On the last day of the fair - Back row from left - Peggy Calvert, Jamie Fingal and Julie Schlueter; front row from the left - Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland and Stacy Hurt

Stacy Hurt with "Lionfish" and it sold!!!

Anne Copeland with "Storybook House"

Peggy Calvert leaning over the display case of mixed media books that she and other members of the Cut-Loose Quilters made

Cindy Cooksey with "Happy Birthday to Me"

Julie Schlueter with "Fragments"

Jamie Fingal was the featured artist in this section, showing a retrospect of her whimsical work from 2002 to 2010. She also curated the entire exhibit "Fiber Artistry"

Jewelry Show in Whittier

2010-08-08T16:41:00.000-07:00

member Vickie Valdez Green has work in this show

ethereal material show in Anaheim

2010-08-08T16:40:00.000-07:00

member Joanell Connolly has work in this show; opening reception is Thur, Aug 12th from 6:30-8:30pm; Anaheim Downtown Community Center, 250 E. Center Street.

Jamie Fingal - Solo Show

2010-08-08T16:38:00.000-07:00

Jamie Fingal is having solo show in Ashland, Oregon featuring her Heavy Metal series; 145 E. Main Street. August 6th to September 20th. More information on her Twisted Sister blog

Fiber Artistry at the OC Fair

2010-07-11T21:41:00.000-07:00

Friday, July 16 - Sunday, August 15, 2010 Orange County Fair, Costa Mesa, CA. The Beat Goes On - "Fiber Artistry" curated by Jamie Fingal; Art quilt exhibit by artists from Orange County!

Featured quilt artist is Jamie Fingal - showing a retrospect of her work.

Artists are: Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Grace Errea, Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt, Jean C. Impey, Julie Schlueter, Teresa Shippy, and Susan Slesinger, Vickie Valdez Green, and Terry Waldron. Art quilts and mixed media round robin books by the Cut-Loose Quilters of Orange: Peggy Calvert, Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland, Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt, Julie Schlueter, Terry Waldron and Vickie Valdez Green.

Arts & Crafts Gallery Building #16, along side ceramics, jewelry, woodworking, etc. Look for the 40 foot banner on the outside of the building "Fiber Artistry"
Orange County Fair - July 16th to August 15th; open Wednesday to Sunday. Hours: Wed-Fri: Noon - Midnight, Sat/Sun: 10am - Midnight. 88 Fair Drive (at Fairview), Costa Mesa, CA. Adults $10; Seniors $8; $7/parking

Dinner at Eight Artists present "Beneath the Surface"

2010-06-13T17:09:00.000-07:00

Dinner at Eight Artists present "Beneath the Surface" co-curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Tucker Jenison. It is sponsored by Moore's Sewing Centers and Brother International. This 37-piece collection will premiere at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach - July 22-25th and then travel onto Festival in Houston and will be sponsored by Mistyfuse.
Natalya Aikens, Frances Holliday Alford, Loris Bogue, Deborah Boschert, Peggy L Calvert, Phyllis J. Campbell, Paula Chung, Joanell Connolly, Gerrie Congdon, Cindy Cooksey, Jane Davila, Muna Elias, Jamie Fingal, Barb Forrister, Terry Grant, Desiree Habicht, Leslie Tucker Jenison, Pamela Price Klebaum, Sherry Kleinman, Jane LaFazio, Jayne Larson, Linda Teddlie Minton, Susie Monday, Jeannie Palmer Moore, Rachel Parris, Karen Stiehl Osborn, Judy Perez, Yvonne Porcella, Wen Redmond, Karen Rips, Carolyn Ryan, Sarah Ann Smith, Virginia A. Spiegel, Cynthia St. Charles, Ann Turley, Terry Waldron, and Kathy York. Most are SAQA Members. (cut-loose members in bold). postcard concept by Suzanna Staud

Stacy Hurt Vid Cast with Bonnie McCaffery

2010-06-03T17:33:00.000-07:00

Check out Stacy's interview with Bonnie McCaffery, following Festival in Long Beach in 2009 where Stacy talks about her work "Bling Bling"

Journeys - International Quilt Festival in Long Beach this Summer!

2010-05-17T22:57:00.000-07:00

Quilts on the Wall: Fiber Artists selected Journey's as their theme for this year's International Quilt Festival in Long Beach. As the jurors we were taken on a journey through -- dreams, stories, fairy tales, personal journeys, the twists, turns and paths of life, and the mysteries of life that unfolded and inspired the quilts created by the members of Quilts On The Wall: Fiber Artists. The 18 quilts selected speak to the diversity of interpretations that one word can invoke and the creative talents of the members of QOTW. Jurors: Georgia Freedman-Harvey and Cindy Rinne.

Artists are: Carol Nilsen, Carolyn Villars, Carolyn Winfield, Cindi B. Lemkau, Deborah Stanley, Felisa Lyons, Julie Schlueter, jo griffith, Laura Bisagna, Madeleine Bajracharya, Marilyn Fromherz, Mia Bloom, Phyllis Binkley, Rose Hughes, Sherry Kleinman, Stacy Hurt, Suanne Summers, and Terry Waldron (Cut-Loose members)

Art Quilters as Story Tellers

2010-04-16T07:05:00.000-07:00

Art Quilters as Story Tellers -presented by The Shannon Center Lobby Gallery, 6760 Painter Ave, Whittier, CA 90601; Exhibition Hours: Mon-Friday 11am - 4pm; Artists Reception: Tuesday, April 20th at 7-9pm and a Gallery Talk at 8pm. The artists are: Cynthia Catlin, Rose Hughes, Jeanette I. Kelly, Cindy Rinne, Joanell Connolly and Terry Waldron (Cut-Loose members)

Embroidery Lessons

2010-04-02T22:40:00.000-07:00

At our April gathering, Cindy Cooksey, taught us a variety of embroidery stitches. Above is one of her hexagon quilts with an assortment of stitches

We all learned at our own pace, some better than others to make a French Knot and other fun stitches

Look at this nice vine

Beautiful stitches...getting the hang of it

Another sampling of stitches

Peggy Calvert wearing an excellent example of embroidery

Anne Copeland is wearing an embroidered jeans jacket shares a collection of mola's

Funky Canvas Painting Party

2010-02-06T10:19:00.001-08:00

Anne Copeland and Cindy Cooksey

Blotting the paint with paper towels left this cool pattern

Cindy Cooksey and Peggy Calvert

The masterpiece is coming together

Here' s the other side

Black accents have been added; then we sliced it up and gave everyone a section to make something out of and bring to the March meeting. Totally fun project!

12 Connected - Challenge Group

2010-02-04T07:03:00.000-08:00

The first challenge for the new challenge group 12 Connected has been revealed. 12 Connected is a group of fiber artists that have banded together to create a series of twelve 11"x17" art quilts over a two year period. The members were to create an 11" x 17" piece fitting the theme “Sanctuary.” Cut-Loose member Anne Copeland belongs to this group, which has members from the US, Canada and Switzerland. Visit http://12connected.blogspot.com/ to see more of the group's artwork.

Tote Tuesday - our donation

2010-01-22T10:35:00.000-08:00

The Embellishment Tote - sold for $200 on February 2nd
click this to see bidding info Tote Tuesday information
Everything you need to embellish a quilt with treasures collected by most of the members of the Cut-Loose Quilters!
Inside the hand painted tote by Jamie Fingal, you will find a copy of Jamie's book "Embellished Mini Quilts" signed by her and three other artists - Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt and Terry Waldron.
3 spools of felted trim and 1 spool of large white rick rack for that special piece you are creating!
1 bag of miscellaneous trim and 1 card of 3 trims and lime green sequin trim, oooh la la
2 stackable towers of beads and buttons to take with you wherever you go
6 bags of beads and sequins that an embellisher cannot live without
3 bags of buttons and 1 bag of letter beads, because you have something to say
3 pkgs of rick rack, the happy and perky embellishment
a bundle of trim, more is more
embroidery thread, needles, metallic thread, these always enhance a project
silver metal discs that say "Imagination is everything..it's the preview of life's coming attractions"
Not shown in picture, ribbon trim and a zipper, just to be different

The members of Cut-Loose who donated items are Peggy Calvert, Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland, Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt and Julie Schlueter

Tote Tuesday to benefit ACS

2010-01-12T07:02:00.001-08:00

Tote Tuesday: Fiber Arts for a Cause
Hosted by Virginia Spiegel
Cut-Loose Quilters of Orange will be putting together an "Embellished Mini Quilts" bag; everything you need to embellish a quilt, plus a signed copy of the book by the same name by Jamie Fingal
JOIN US IN OUR QUEST TO RAISE MONEY FOR ACS
ToteTuesday, a Fiberart For A Cause fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, will open Tuesday, February 2 and continue through March on Tuesdays.
ToteTuesday will feature themed totes filled with unique, beautiful, and inspiring items from the worlds of fiber arts, knitting, art quilting, mixed media and surface design.
Totes offering original artwork, autographed books, hand-dyed fabrics, gorgeous yarns, handmade journals, fun and useful materials/tools for mixed-media and surface design, and much, much more.
A list of the twenty-four themed totes now in progress is at Virginia's website
100% of the proceeds will be donated directly to the American Cancer Society through
Fiberart For A Cause which has already donated over $190,000 to the ACS:
http://www.virginiaspiegel.com/NewFiles/ACSFundraiser.html

Some of Our Words for 2010

2010-01-11T20:06:00.000-08:00

Joy
Peace
Believe
Abundance
Begin
Finish
Choose

Anne Copeland's news

2009-12-06T07:58:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-20T10:42:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-11T15:45:00.001-08:00

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

2009-11-07T15:18:00.000-08:00

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

2009-10-21T15:40:00.001-07:00

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

2009-10-14T07:55:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-11T23:00:00.001-07:00

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

Contemporary Quilts at the Muckenthaler

2009-10-04T11:43:00.001-07:00

Contemporary Quilts at the Muckenthaler Cultural Center
1201 W. Malvern Avenue, Fullerton Wed-Sun Noon - 4pm
Opening Reception, Sunday, October 11th from Noon -3pm
Artists: Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt, Jamie Fingal, Rose Hughes, Carol Henke,
Julie Zaccone Stiller, Charlotte Bird, Sumi Foley, Cindy Rinne, Deborah Weir, Melissa Frankel, Loris Bogue, Susan Hart Henegar, Susan Willen, Joanell Connolly, Jeannie Moore
(Cut-Loose members in bold)

Orange County Quilters Guild - SHOW

2009-09-24T21:30:00.000-07:00

Peggy's quilt - the Cut-Loose Quilters made for our fellow member won a ribbon; Peggy poses in front of it at the Orange County Quilters Guild Show, in which she is the event chair.

Ribbon - close up - 3rd Place Theme Quilt

Cindy Cooksey's quilt
Sept 26 & 27th (Sat/Sun); "Quilts Our Global Language" - Orange County Quilters Guild Quilt Show in Fullerton; 9am-5pm; Cal State Univ Fullerton (Titan Center), 800 N. State College, Fullerton 92831. Vendor mall. See website for more details. Free Parking, Vendor Mall and Opportunity Quilt. Peggy Calvert is the show chair. Anne Copeland is appraising quilts at the show.

SAQA One Foot Squares - Auction

2009-08-17T17:04:00.001-07:00

The majority of us in Cut-Loose are also members of SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates). They have a benefit auction every year, in which members make one foot squares that are auctioned off on-line in September. Here are four squares from some members in Cut-Loose for this year's auction.

Cindy Cooksey's "Life's Little Detours"

Terry Waldron's "Their Strength"

Vickie Valdez-Green's The Regatta"

Jamie Fingal's Coffee on the House"

PREVIEW: SAQA's 2009 Benefit Auction
The Benefit Auction quilts donated by our members have been arriving - over 235 have been received. The SAQA 2009 Benefit Auction will begin Thursday, September 10th, 2009 at 2:00 Eastern.
Once again, it will be a reverse auction. Bids will be accepted at: $750, $550, $350, $250, $150 and $75. More information will be posted closer to the date. Last year's Benefit Auction raised $41,775. The funds raised through the Auction are critical to supporting SAQA's exhibitions, catalogs and outreach programs.

Member News - July '09

2009-07-31T06:29:00.000-07:00

Vickie Valdez Green has work posted on the C&T website for the June Design challenge http://www.flickr.com/photos/ctpublishing/sets/72157619874276972/

Stacy Hurt's Cheetah art quilt "Don't Say Goodbye" has been juried into West Coast Wonders and will debut at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach July 23-26, and travel onto Houston and Chicago shows.

Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt, Julie Schlueter, Terry Waldron have work in the upcoming juried special exhibit "Edges" (a 21 piece collection); presented by Pacific Coast Fiber Artists & Friends, and sponsored by Quilting Arts, LLC. The exhibit will debut at Festival in Long Beach; July 23-26th. 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 will debut at Festival in Long Beach; July 23-26th.

SAQA Lecture Series at Festival in Long Beach - Terry Waldron's lecture is "Landscape-itis" on Friday, July 24th from 11:30-12:30 in the theatre.

Festival in Long Beach - 2009

2009-07-27T22:30:00.000-07:00

Peggy Calvert (on the left) singing a Beach Boys song in MIU's Surviving the Runway

Stacy Hurt standing by her art quilt from the "West Coast Wonders" exhibit

Jamie Fingal and Pokey Bolton in MIU's Open Studios

Cindy Cooksey and Terry Waldron sharing a meal together

The SAQA Booth; most of us are members of this great organization

Julie Schlueter standing by her piece from the "Edges" exhibit

July Gathering

2009-07-12T11:54:00.001-07:00

On Friday night we all made these art boxes - when you open them up, there is an accordion picture portfolio in it. This was for one of the workshops that Jamie Fingal is teaching at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach in Make-It-University. It was great because we worked out all of the glitches before the kits are made. What a team!

Edges Special Exhibit

2009-06-23T08:00:00.001-07:00

Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt, Julie Schlueter, Terry Waldron have work in the upcoming juried special exhibit "Edges" (a 21 piece collection); presented by Pacific Coast Fiber Artists & Friends, and sponsored by Quilting Arts, LLC. The exhibit will debut at Festival in Long Beach; July 23-26th; and travel onto Festival in Houston (sponsored by the artists in the exhibit). Curated by Jamie Fingal and Leslie Jenison, who will also have pieces in the exhibit.

June Member News

2009-06-18T17:14:00.001-07:00

Vickie Valdez Green will be the speaker at the Simi Valley Quilt Guild; Every quilt has a story; June 17th. http://www.simivalleyquiltguild.org/

Everything Under the Sun - Postcard Quilt

2009-05-08T15:12:00.001-07:00

This quilt was the cornerstone of the special exhibit "Everything Under the Sun" for Festival in Long Beach 2008. A compilation of fiber postcards (8-1/2Wx5-1/2H - horizontal format) made by 20+ artists all of the quilts in the exhibit, and points of interest in the City of Long Beach. The other quilts in this exhibit were made by groups of three or more people and were of The Queen Mary, The Pike, Toyota Grand Prix, Skyline, Latin American Women Artists, Long Beach Blues Festival, and the Rose Apartments. The overall quilt measure 36Wx50H and is sewn onto household screen.

Detail

Look for this quilt when you go to Festival in Long Beach this Summer 2009 - Quilts, Inc., has become its new owner. Now, how cool is that?

April Gathering

2009-04-05T12:18:00.000-07:00

At our April Gathering we made stamps out of fun foam! It was quite fun and I always enjoy the conversations that take place while people make art.

Member News - April '09

2009-04-04T15:52:00.000-07:00

Cindy Cooksey and Terry Waldron's work are part of "Fire and Fiber Show", a California Fiber Artist Show that is running through the month of April in Woodland, Ca at the Gallery 625, County Administration Building, 625 Court Street. California Fiber Artists group.

Joanell Connolly and fellow artists - Susan Willen, Rose Hughes and Cindy Rinne are showing their work in an exhibit entitled "Earth Voices" at the Fontana Art Assoc, 8536 Sierra Ave, Fontana 909-823-6036 - March 31-April 25th

Stacy Hurt has a postcard in the Raven Challenge

March Gathering

2009-03-13T21:36:00.001-07:00

Jamie Fingal (pink) and Julie Schlueter (black)

Cindy Cooksey (yellow), joanell connolly (green) & Peggy Calvert (blue)

Stacy Hurt (stripe), Anne Copeland (pink), Vickie Valdez-Green (floral)
we had a nice evening of having dinner together, sharing our work, talking, laughing, getting caught up, and we missed Terry Waldron, who couldn't come

Member News

2009-02-19T07:29:00.000-08:00

EXHIBITIONS
Feb 20-22; Hillcrest Fine Arts Festival at Hillcrest Congregational Church, 2000 West Rd, La Habra Heights; free parking and admission. Opens at 10:00am. Joanell Connolly will have a booth at this show.

March 11-15th Mountain Quiltfest in Pigeon Forge, TN. Jamie Fingal's art quilt "Divine Inspiration" is part of the Sacred Threads '07 special exhibit.

March 14-April 5th; SAA Squared Juried Exhibition, Avenue 50 Studio, Los Angeles; Gallery hours are Sat/Sun Noon-4pm; opening reception on Sat, Mar 14th from 7-10pm. Joanell Connolly and Jamie Fingal have pieces in this exhibit.

"Springing Forward" an exhibit that is touring the country, beginning at Road to California '09, and including three Mancuso shows (New Jersey, Denver & PIQF). This special exhibit will also appear in all four Original Creative Festivals. Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt, and Terry Waldron have pieces in this exhibit

Stacy Hurt has a postcard in the Raven Challenge and it will also included in the Collage Mania auction in May.

"Unfettered Letters" challenge organized by Quilts on the Wall: Fiber Artists is touring the country. It will be at the Denver National Quilt Festival April 30-May 3, Original Creative Festivals in Cincinnati, OH June 25-27 and Reno, NV July 30-Aug 1, PIQF in Santa Clara, CA Oct 15-18, and Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Feb-Mar 2010. Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt and Terry Waldron have pieces in this exhibit

Cindy Cooksey's quilt “Gaps” continues to tour the country with the "Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece" exhibit. In 2009 it will be crisscrossing the country in Oklahoma, Massachusetts, Tennessee, North Carolina, Minnesota, Alabama, Maine, Pennsylvania and more. Go to Alzquilts.org to see detailed schedule information.

Peggy Calvert is heading up the Orange County Quilters Guild show in September of 2009; Juried Show open to all quilters worldwide. Entry form available soon on website "Quilts - Our Global Language." Show Dates: Sat/Sun, Sept 26 & 27; Cal State University, Fullerton. Orange County Quilters Guild website

PUBLICATIONS
Pretty Little Mini Quilts, published by Lark Books, which is yet to be released; Cindy Cooksey (2) and Jamie Fingal (1) have pieces in the book.

Cindy Cooksey is on the front page of the Local section of the OC Register dated February 9, 2009 about the quilts at the Bowers Museum, where she and other quilters gathered to demonstrate what they make.

Jamie Fingal has an article in the March/April 2009 issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine "An Apron as Personal Armor."

TELEVISION
Jamie Fingal will be a guest on Quilting Arts TV, Season 4 that will air in July 2009

Beauty in Imperfection - show

2009-01-22T08:19:00.000-08:00

January 24 - February 29th; “Beauty in Imperfection” at Soft Expressions Upstairs Gallery; 1230 North Jefferson St, Suite M, Anaheim, CA
Saturday, January 24th from 1:30-3:30pm Opening Reception
QUILTS ON THE WALL: Fiber Artists challenged themselves in 2007 to create a personal view of the idea of finding beauty in the most imperfect circumstances.

Participating artists are: Juliet Alters, Jennifer A. Beatty, Phyllis Binkley, Cherish Russty Brazil, Peggy Calvert, Cynthia Catlin, Cindy Cooksey, Paula Chung, Particia Charity, jo p. Griffith, Carol Henke, Ferne Hildebrand, Stacy Hurt, Marcia Ann Kuehl, Pamela Maykulsky, Sally Diane McKibben, Ellen Murphey, Barbara Nilsson, Sharon Oblinger, Karen Rips, Joann Sarachman, Julie Schlueter, Theresa Shippy, Suanne Summers, Mary Tabar, Irmgard Terbrack, Susan Trindle, Debra Weir
Cut-Loose members

Road to California - Noble Elements

2009-01-11T11:08:00.000-08:00

Jan 15-18, 2009; Road to California; Ontario Convention Center; hours Thur-Sat 9:30am-6pm; Sun 10am-4pm; Admission $10 one day and $20 unlimited. tickets can be purchased on line. www.road2ca.com
Cut-Loose members joanell connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Stacy Hurt and Terry Waldron have pieces in the special exhibit - Noble Seasons - Spring 2009-Springing Forward: There are four seasons, four life stages, and four points on the compass used to orient ourselves. As four different themes, “Spring”, “Summer”, “Fall” and “Winter” are now being explored by the same group of nationally known quilt artists who in recent years brought you Noble Elements.

Wishing you Peace & Joy

2008-12-14T22:51:00.000-08:00

Wishing you peace and joy this Christmas season
and a successful new year in 2009

Open Studio

2008-12-02T22:10:00.001-08:00

Just in time for Christmas!
Sat/Sun, Dec 6 & 7th; Open Studio and Sale, at the home and studio of joanell connolly
Noon to 5 pm. Champagne and Brownies; Guest Artist - Gabrielle, a photographer and poet. Poetry reading at 2PM both days. 6171 Sydney Dr., Huntington Beach, Ca 92647; 714-893-4352

Noble Elements: Air

2008-11-08T06:58:00.000-08:00

Nov 8 - Dec 24th; Noble Elements - AIR
Soft Expressions Upstairs Gallery, 1230 North Jefferson St., Suite M, Anaheim, CA 92807
714.630.7414 Hours: M-F 10am-4pm http://www.SoftExpressions.com/
Featuring the work of fiber artists: Patt Blair, Cynthia Catlin, joanell connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland, Jamie Fingal, Stevii Graves, jo p. griffith, Rose Hughes, Stacy Hurt, Jeanette Kelly, Marcia Ann Kuehl, Carol McDaniel, Martha Nordstrand, Cindy Rinne, Cyndy Rymer, Julie Schlueter, Janis Stob , Mary Tabar, Terry Waldron , Susan Willen
Those names in BLUE are members of Cut-Loose Quilters

Member News

2008-10-15T15:22:00.000-07:00

Cindy Cooksey's quilt from the Surf's Up exhibit at Festival in Long Beach is featured in Quilts Japan magazine this month
Peggy Calvert, Anne Copeland & Jamie Fingal's group quilt from the Everything Under the Sun special exhibit was sold at The Gallery on Glassell in Orange in October.
Stacy Hurt's Journal Quilt has been accepted into the Journal Quilt Project in Houston!
Cindy Cooksey has two (2) pieces and Jamie Fingal has one (1) chosen for the upcoming Lark Book "Pretty Little Mini Quilts."
Terry Waldron's work has been accepted into PIQF.
Jamie Fingal's "Adornments" are in Quilting Arts Gifts 2008
and Terry's art quilt "Hey, Kahuna! No Trespassing!" is in Quilting Arts Magazine - October/November 2008 Issue 35 as part of "California dreamin'."
Joanell Connolly will be a vendor in Artistic License Fair, Oct 24 & 25th at Estancia Park in Costa Mesa - 10am to 4pm
Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland, Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt, Julie Schlueter and Terry Waldron have work is Noble Elements: Air that will be shown at PIQF in mid-October and at Soft Expressions Upstairs Gallery in November and December.

Our group quilts for Everything Under the Sun

2008-08-03T20:55:00.001-07:00

Looff Carousel, The Pike - 60" wide made by from left to right - Cindy Cooksey, Julie Schlueter, Stacy Hurt, Vickie Valdez-Green and Terry Waldron

Tres Artistas Latina Americanas - 54Wx60H made by from left to right - Peggy Calvert, Anne Copeland and Jamie Fingal; the artwork of each artist is in their skirts

Everything Under the Sun - More group quilts

2008-08-03T20:30:00.000-07:00

Toyota Grand Prix - 60Wx40H
made by Loris Bogue, Jayne Larson, Karen Rips and Paula Chung

Nothin' But the Blues - 48.5Wx41.5H
made by Teresa Shippy, Amy Ambellan, Walli Skrocki and Trish Wilson

Stepping Out in Long Beach - 58Wx38H
made by Robin Grube, Pam Maykulsky and Marcia Ann Kuehl

Queen Mary - 60Wx53H
made by Peggy Schroder, Marilyn J. Smith, Lynn Drennen and Phil Mayberry

Rose Apartments - 51Wx38H
made by Carol Henke, Inga Buell, Emily Wallace and Muna Elias

Everything Under the Sun - Special Exhibit

2008-08-03T20:28:00.000-07:00

Postcard quilt for our special exhibit "Everything Under the Sun" that debuted at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach - July 2008. 50+ fiber art postcards 8-1/2" x 5-1/2" all about Long Beach, California. The postcards are hand sewn by members of The Cut-Loose Quilters onto household screen and made by many of the artists in this unique exhibit. You can click on the picture to see it larger.

Festival in Long Beach - July 25-27

2008-05-26T08:11:00.000-07:00

I am happy to report that the following members have gotten work accepted into the Long Beach show!

Surf's Up
Cindy Cooksey, Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt and Terry Waldron
Silver Screen
Terry Waldron

Our group also has work in a special exhibit "Everything Under the Sun" - art quilts made by groups about Long Beach!

Layers of Meaning at The Loft Gallery

2008-04-04T06:41:00.001-07:00

First wall you see when you come up the stairs that has signs about each of the exhibits
Layers of Meaning
Flower Power
Grounds for Change
art quilt by Jamie Fingal

LEFT TO RIGHT
Michelle Verbeek
Jamie Fingal (top)
Anne Copeland (bottom)
Cindy Cooksey
Jamie Fingal
Paula Chung

Left Wall - Earth

2008-04-04T06:33:00.001-07:00

LEFT TO RIGHT
Terry Waldron (2)
Cindy Cooksey
Karen Rips (2)
Loris Bogue
Stacy Hurt

Paula Chung
Karen Rips
Jamie Fingal

Jamie Fingal
Terry Waldron

Right Wall - Water

2008-04-04T06:28:00.001-07:00

LEFT TO RIGHT
Ellen November
Terry Waldron
Terry Waldron
Anne Copeland
Cindy Cooksey

Michelle Verbeeck
Ellen November
Terry Waldron

Carol Henke
Ellen November
Jamie Fingal
Carol Henke
Barb Williamson

Back Wall leading to small gallery

2008-04-04T06:20:00.000-07:00

LEFT TO RIGHT

Loris Bogue
Stacy Hurt

THIS IS ACTUALLY ON THE LEFT WALL LEADING TO THE SMALL GALLERY
Connie Rohman
Cindy Cooksey
Joanell Connolly (4-some)

Joanell Connolly
Carol Henke
Michelle Verbeeck
Stacy Hurt

Layers of Meaning exhibit

2008-03-20T18:03:00.001-07:00

Peggy Calvert "What if?"

2008-02-09T07:14:00.001-08:00

Joanell Connolly "Color and Shapes"

2008-02-09T07:12:00.001-08:00

Cindy Cooksey "Inner Children"

2008-02-09T07:10:00.001-08:00

Anne Copeland "My Wild Gypsy Soul"

2008-02-09T07:08:00.001-08:00

Jamie Fingal "Secrets to Living an Artful Life"

2008-02-09T07:06:00.001-08:00

Stacy Hurt "Words of a Feather"

2008-02-09T07:01:00.001-08:00

Julie Schlueter "Travelog"

2008-02-09T06:59:00.001-08:00

Terry Waldron "Small Things"

2008-02-09T06:57:00.001-08:00

Art Quilt for Peggy Calvert

2008-01-08T22:22:00.001-08:00

Art quilt for our fellow quilt artist, Peggy Calvert, who runs a Community Arts Center in Santa Ana, CA. Each of us made a fabric paper doll with ethnic dress.

From the top and clockwise: Vickie Valdez-Green, Julie Schlueter, Stacy Hurt, Joanell Connolly, Jamie Fingal, Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland, and Terry Waldron

Four Friends Embellished Quilts exhibit

2008-01-03T18:06:00.001-08:00

Four Friends
Embellished Quilts Exhibit
at Soft Expressions
in Anaheim, CA

Dec 1, 2007
to
January 28, 2008

upstairs gallery
open M-F
8am to 4pm

Left to right

Cindy Cooksey
Jamie Fingal
Terry Waldron
Stacy Hurt

2008-01-03T17:57:00.000-08:00

Shrine series by Jamie Fingal

2003 Journal Quilts by Jamie Fingal

All my Hexes by Cindy Cooksey

Narrow art quilt by Cindy Cooksey

Pods by Terry Waldron

Klimt Woman by Jamie Fingal

2008-01-03T17:53:00.001-08:00

from left to right

Lily Pond by Cindy Cooksey

Woodland by Terry Waldron

Afternoon Sun by Stacy Hurt

Sentimental Journey by Jamie Fingal

Butterfly by Stacy Hurt

When Trees Dream by Terry Waldron

Lionfish by Stacy Hurt

Bringing Home the Trees
by Cindy Cooksey

2008-01-03T17:46:00.001-08:00

Closure by Terry Waldron

Beauty of a Woman
by Jamie Fingal

Beauty in All of Us
by Jamie Fingal

Holly Would & Vine by Terry Waldron

Oasis of Green thumbiness
Happy Birthday 2 Me
by Cindy Cooksey

Dancing Pagodas by Stacy Hurt

2008-01-03T17:28:00.000-08:00

Pillows by Terry Waldron

Salmon Upstream by Stacy Hurt
Pillow by Terry Waldron

Green Dragon by Stacy Hurt
Flora Del Coronado by Cindy Cooksey

Fire by Stacy Hurt

Peace Wish by Cindy Cooksey

Artists Hankies

2007-10-01T17:55:00.000-07:00

Terry Waldron and Jamie Fingal, co-curator's for the Artist's Hankies Exhibit at the Flying Geese Quilt Guild Show on behalf of Quilts on the Wall: Fiber Artists

2007-05-24T17:23:00.001-07:00

Pamela Allen 2-Day workshop at Jamie's Art Studio - Tuesday afternoon class with Stacy Hurt, Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Carol McDaniel, Anne Copeland, Terry Waldron, Julie Schlueter, Loris Bogue, Peggy Calvert and Jamie Fingal

2007-05-24T17:13:00.001-07:00

Day 2 - Pamela Allen Workshop
Joanell Connolly, Jayne Larson, Loris Bogue, Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland, Julie Schlueter, Terry Waldron and Jamie Fingal

2007-05-24T17:08:00.000-07:00

2-color project, and then onto portraits - Cindy Cooksey, Joanell Connolly, Loris Bogue, Jayne Larson, Terry Waldron, Anne Copeland, Julie Schlueter and Jamie Fingal; and then we expanded on the portraits

2007-04-20T14:38:00.000-07:00

Adventures Start Here - Orange Public Library & History Center; Side Panels - Klimt inspired - The Tree of Life Quilts 2'x5' and the center quilt is 14'x4'
Designed by: Jamie Fingal; Made by: Peggy Calvert, Joanell Connolly, Cindy Cooksey, Anne Copeland, Jamie Fingal, Stacy Hurt, Julie Schlueter, Vickie Valdez Green, and Terry Waldron
CLICK ON PICTURE TO MAKE LARGER

2007-02-09T09:36:00.000-08:00

the complete Orange Panel. Terry did an excellent job on the binding! It is simply a work of art - great teamwork!
If you CLICK on the picture, you can see it larger - and all the stitching!

2007-02-09T09:32:00.000-08:00

The orange panel is done and you can see the beauty of the design along with the free motion machine quilting!

2007-01-20T14:38:00.000-08:00

bottom portion of the panel with the Orange background - children reading a book under the tree of life.
Quilt will be 2 feet wide by 5 feet long when completed. The boy has Peace signs on his shoes!

2007-01-20T14:36:00.000-08:00

the second panel begins! I still have to add the upper sections of the tree of life the some members are still working on. It's a "happy" tree!

2007-01-18T16:33:00.000-08:00

Tree of Life side panel quilt - green portion is machine quilted
2 feet wide by 5 feet long - will begin purple
I love all the different shades of purple and green

2006-11-15T16:17:00.000-08:00

City of Orange
Council Meeting
Tuesday, November 14th
4:30pm
Proclamation

We un-roled the quilt for the very first time for everyone to see!
It still needs binding and a special hanging sleeve.
It was quite an accomplishment to complete this - a total group effort!

2006-11-13T16:34:00.000-08:00

We're all sewn up! Julie and I did the seams today, me sewing and she holding the bulk of the quilt. Then we went to Leah's store and photographed it on the floor, while Julie was standing on the store counter. Quite a picture! It's not a perfect shot, but Jen put the 3 pictures together in photoshop and voila - we have it. I'm hoping for some better pictures at the City Council meeting tomorrow. Isn't it FUN!

2006-11-07T15:12:00.000-08:00

Annie's section - which is the end on the right

2006-11-07T15:04:00.000-08:00

here's the other section with the rest of the rocket, bird, and castle

2006-11-07T15:01:00.000-08:00

need a larger room to lay this out on to get a proper picture. It's looking good -

2006-10-06T20:35:00.000-07:00

Beginning Sections from left to right 1 thru a portion of 5

2006-10-06T20:33:00.000-07:00

Portion of 2, then sections 2 through 6 and a portion of 7

2006-10-06T20:27:00.000-07:00

Portion of 6 and then sections 7 through 10 and a tiny bit of section 11