My Quip - Two of Our Quilts Selected - Blumish Two and Tampa Lightning

Good Day,

The mail just arrived. Andy and I are extremely excited. Hot damn!  Two Quilts.

Our Blumish Two and our Tampa Lightning quilts have both been selected to be judged at the World Quilt Show - Florida V.

Blumish Two

Tampa Lightning

Both will hang on display during the Show from January 9-11, 2014. The Show will be held at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Definitely a trip for us and so close to home.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip - Tampa Lightning Awarded Judge's Choice Award at Diamond State Quilt Show

Good Day,

Andy and I just received news that our quilt, Tampa Lightning has been awarded a Judge's Choice Award and the Diamond State Quilt Show 2013 in Newark, Delaware.

The Diamond State Quilt Show 2013 opens to day August 8 and runs through Saturday, August 10. The Diamond State Quilt Show is presented by Ladybug Chapter 73, NQA and is being held at The Delaware School for the Deaf, Route 4, Newark, Delaware.

This is a thrill for us, and we are certainly very pleased.

Details of the design and construction of our Tampa Lightning can bee seen at Q97 - Tampa Lightning - Quilt.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip - On Day 10 31/32 - Our Quilts and Afghans Status

Good Day,

Just a quick status update of our progress.

Been working on Sea Foam afghan, Tampa Kaleidoscope quilt, Warhol's Marilyn wall hanging, Blumish Two quilt/wall hanging.

Our Blue Diamonds, Civil War Re-Enactment I, and Tampa Lightning have all safely arrived in Newark, Delaware for the Diamond State Quilt Show 2013, August 8-10.

Cosmo's Moon is now en route to the World Quilt Show - New England in Manchester, New Hampshire for August 15-19.
Our EssbeeCon and Who Did Desi Adore? have been accepted to the QuiltFest 2013 of Jacksonville, Florida, September 26-28.

Check Afghans SB and Quilts SB for updates. I will be posting progress shortly.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip – Tampa Lightning to Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXIV – Hampton, Virginia

Good Day,

Today’s mail just brought us some great news. Our quilt, Tampa Lightning has been selected to be displayed at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XXIV in Hampton, Virginia. The Festival, “Out of the Ordinary” will be held February 21-24 at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.

Here is our Tampa Lightning –

Details of our Tampa Lightning can be seen at Q97 - Tampa Lightning – Quilt.

We’re tickled pink.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip – Quilts Mondrian I and Tampa Lightning Are Awarded 1st and 3rd Places

Good Day,

Andy and I just received the confirming news that our two quilt entries: Mondrian I and Tampa Lightning were awarded 1st and 3rd Places, respectively.

Both of our quilts were entered to the Cabarrus Quilters Guild 2012 A Splash of Color Fiber Art and Quilt Show at Concord, North Carolina.

Mondrian I received a 1st Place award in the category Large Wall Quilt – Home Machine Quilted. Tampa Lightning received a 3rd Place award for the category Bed Quilt- Home Machine Quilted.

Next week we will be in Portland, Oregon attending MQX West 2012. Our Evolution exhibit will be a featured display. Who Did Desi Adore? and I Really Love Lucy are entered as finalists.

To see additional details of these and all our quilts and wall-hangings, scroll down this page to The Grid; our current portfolio.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip - Quilts Shipped - A Splash of Color

Good Day,

Two of our Quilts SB quilts will be on display at the 2012 Splash of Color in North Carolina. A Splash of Color Fiber Art & Quilt Show 2012 is sponsored by the Cabarrus Quilters Guild.

Splash of Color will be held October 5 & 6, and so you have ample time to mark your calendars for the event.

The location of the Splash of Color Show will be at the Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, 4751 NC Hwy 49 North, Concord, North Carolina. Check it out.

Our two quilts have been packaged and boxed, and shipped. Simultaneously, our special display Evolution, 26 of our quilts, are now enroute to MQX West 2012 in Portland, Oregon.

The finishing touches are being done to Blue Chambray...

The next two on our docket, I Really Love Lucy and Who Did Desi Adore? have moved up our list of quilts and wall-hangings in progress.

Stay tuned for news, updates, and progress.

Enjoy,

Andy and Jim

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My Quip - Tampa Lightning and Mondrian I - Plus 17 More

Good Day,

Tampa Lightning is being prepped for its trip to Kansas. It has been accepted as entry to the Machine Quilters Showcase - MQS at the Overland Convention Center in Overland Park in Kansas. Our Tampa Lightning is our adaptation of Kaffe Fassett’s design, Lightning.

We are working on the completion of the “bevel-quilting” of our Mondrian I. Mondrian I is our design based on works of Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). Mondrian I has been accepted as entry at the Home Machine Quilting Show – HMQS at the South Towne Exposition Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

And we don’t stop there… Not including Tampa Lightning and Mondrian I we have 17 more quilts in line. They are in stages of design, piecing, and quilting. Here’s our list.

- Blue Memories - Designed
- Savanna’s Memories - In design
- Amulet - Top completed
- Joseph’s Coat - Top completed
- Joseph’s Ladder Pants - Pieced and in design
- Astro-Physics - Pieced and in design
- Kumquat - In design
- S’Monkey - In design
- Chambray - In design
- Blumish - Pieced and in design
- I Really Love Lucy - Designed
- Gunta Stöltz - In design
- Mauk II - In construction
- Eagle Mosaic - In design
- Rán - In design
- Orange Peel Indian Summer - Top completed
- N ‘members - In design

Evolution, 26 of our quilts and wall hangings, has been placed into storage for a short spell. It will be on display at MQX West 2012 in Portland, Oregon this coming fall.

You'll have to check back time and again to check up on our work and status.

If you are interested, and would like some more information of available quilts, regarding costs, shipping, and insurance, please check our Quilts SB Etsy shop.

Andy and I are moving at a steady pace with our quilt and fabric wall hanging work. Keep abreast of all updates. I have added a “Follow By Email” capability at the bottom right of each posting under The Grid. You can also become a Follower of Quilts SB. Click on the “Join this site” to follow Quilts SB. I’ve added another means to follow the images of our quilt creations via Pinterest.

Check out my new experimental format of my Blog, Quilts SB Test. Certainly would appreciate your feedback.

To see previously posted quilts, there is a visual Grid presentation at the bottom of the Quilts SB page. Move your cursor over any mini-picture found there and click to see an enlargement. Move your cursor to the "Q#" link to see the quilt's details. If the quilt’s title is highlighted in yellow or in red, it has found a home in a collection and is no longer available.

If you have any questions and/or comments please feel free to get in touch with me via email.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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Q97 – Tampa Lightning – Quilt

Good Day,

We are pleased to announce that we have now completed our newest and latest quilt, Tampa Lightning.

Tampa Lightning is an adaptation and inspired design based on Kaffe Fassett creation called Lightning Quilt. The Fassett quilt is composed of 11 fabrics; his designs. Our Tampa Lightning is composed of 21 batik fabrics in our attempt to capture the dramatic shows of electric forks across the Tampa Bay sky. Another comparative difference between our construction and Kaffe Fassett’s design is based on the use of templates. Ours isn’t.

Tampa Lightning has been accepted as entry to the Machine Quilters Showcase – MQS 2012 to be held at the Overland Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas. The dates of MQS 2012 are May 16 -19.

The dimensions of Tampa Lightning are: Width – 86” ( 218.4 cms); Length – 88” ( 223.5 cms). The blue, green, and yellow shades of batik fabrics create the lightning bolts and are separated by light cream bolts of batik fabric patterned with swirls of similar colors. The backing is the same as the separating light cream fabric.

Our quilting is a variation on the lightning bolts – parallel lines for the actual bolts and free-form jagged echoes. All quilting was done with a domestic sewing machine.

We are truly proud of this creation; our Tampa Lightning.

And here are more images of Tampa Lightning.

If you are interested, and would like some more information of available quilts, regarding costs, shipping, and insurance, please check our Quilts SB Etsy shop.

Andy and I are moving at a steady pace with our quilt and fabric wall hanging work. Keep abreast of all updates. I have added a “Follow By Email” capability at the bottom right of each posting under The Grid. You can also become a Follower of Quilts SB. Click on the “Join this site” to follow Quilts SB. I’ve added another means to follow the images of our quilt creations via Pinterest.

Check out my new experimental format of my Blog, Quilts SB Test. Certainly would appreciate your feedback.

To see previously posted quilts, there is a visual Grid presentation at the bottom of the Quilts SB page. Move your cursor over any mini-picture found there and click to see an enlargement. Move your cursor to the "Q#" link to see the quilt's details. If the quilt’s title is highlighted in yellow or in red, it has found a home in a collection and is no longer available.

If you have any questions and/or comments please feel free to get in touch with me via email.

Enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip - Radar and Tampa Lightning

Good Day,

And we couldn’t find Radar… He loves to hide under any blanket, pillow, or quilt.

We found him in the pillows on the bed under the quilt-wich of our new Tampa Lightning. All we could do was laugh and smile.

The quilting of Tampa Lightning is almost complete.

Our Tampa Lightning has been accepted as entry to MQS 2012 (aka Machine Quilters Showcase 2012) this coming May at the Overland Park Convention Center in Kansas. Check back for our updates at Quilts SB.

Keep abreast of all our updates. I have added a “Follow By Email” capability at the bottom right of each posting under The Grid. You can also become a Follower of Quilts SB. Click on the “Join this site” in the right-hand column to follow Quilts SB.

I’ve added another means to follow the images of our quilt creations via Pinterest. Also check out our new Quilts SB Page on Facebook. Link over to Quilts SB and become a Fan, albeit “Like” us.

Check out my new experimental format of my Blog, Quilts SB Test. Certainly would appreciate your feedback.

To see previously posted quilts, there is a visual Grid presentation at the bottom of the Quilts SB page. Move your cursor over any mini-picture found there and click to see an enlargement. Move your cursor to the "Q#" link to see the quilt's details. If the quilt’s title is highlighted in yellow or in red, it has found a home in a collection and is no longer available.

If you have any questions and/or comments please feel free to get in touch with me via Email Quilts SB.

I'm not sure if I have missed any, but enjoy,

Jim and Andy

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My Quip – Sous Vide Time Today – Evolution Is Set – Tampa Lightning Gets Quilting

Well today is definitely a catch up day.

And it is a day to Sous Vide supper… The menu – Applewood smoked Turkey tenderloin with Tomato-Onion Chutney, Grilled Asparagus, Baked Sweet Potatoes, and a Green Salad.

This is what happens when the pollen count is so bloody high that I have to be cooped up indoors.

Evolution, our special Quilt and Wall Hanging Exhibit for MQX East 2012 in Providence, Rhode Island is now in four organized piles on the dining room table. MQX East 2012 is April 11-14 at The Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence. The Public Quilt Show is Thursday, April 12 through and including Saturday, April 14.

Andy is finishing his final review of all our 25 quilts and wall hangings that will make up Evolution. All-things-being equal, I will be able to group and package them orderly together for their trip to Providence.

Blue Diamonds is now on its way to Rhode Island.

I have been playing around with ideas for quilting Tampa Lightning. All-things-being-equal we’re exploring this quilting process on both our Longarm and Domestic machines, and a combination thereof. The 21 batik fabrics are each separated with a fabric of a beige light sand hue. The backing and separating sashing of Tampa Lightning is the same fabric that we used on our original quilt design NC the coast.

Keep abreast of all our updates. I have added a “Follow By Email” capability at the bottom right of each posting under The Grid. You can also become a Follower of Quilts SB. Click on the “Join this site” in the right-hand column to follow Quilts SB.

I’ve added another means to follow the images of our quilt creations via Pinterest. Also check out our new Quilts SB Page on Facebook. Link over to Quilts SB and become a Fan, albeit “Like” us.

Check out my new experimental format of my Blog, Quilts SB Test. Certainly would appreciate your feedback.

To see previously posted quilts, there is a visual Grid presentation at the bottom of the Quilts SB page. Move your cursor over any mini-picture found there and click to see an enlargement. Move your cursor to the "Q#" link to see the quilt's details. If the quilt’s title is highlighted in yellow or in red, it has found a home in a collection and is no longer available.

If you have any questions and/or comments please feel free to get in touch with me via Email Quilts SB.

Enjoy... Will let you know how the Turkey Tenderloin turns out.

Jim and Andy

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