International Quilt Festival

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

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

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

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

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

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

"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.