JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL QUILT ASSOCIATION

FALL 2013

The 2012 IQA JUDGED SHOWThird Place—Art, Abstract – Small

Category sponsored by Benartex, Inc.

C H R O M A T I C F E A T H E R S # 1 ( 3 0 " x 3 0 " )by CARYL BRYER FALLERT-GENTRY of Paducah, Kentucky, USA. Original design.

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letter from the presidentIf you have been to Houston, do you think theshow appears via a Harry Potter-like magicwand? Nope. Stevii Graves pays tribute to theunsung heroes who made the IQA and otherquilt exhibits possible.

iqa board ballot Find out who is running for positions on theIQA Board and cast your vote via e-mail, snailmail, or fax!

2013-2014 teacher’s directoryIQA members who are also teachers from aroundthe country (and Canada!) are open for instruction!Find out how to contact them here.

quiltapaloozaPart IQA fundraiser, show and tell, and partparty, Quiltapalooza is back in Houston againthis year. Find out how its falling on Halloweeninspired the “Ghoul’s Night Out” theme.

winners gallery—art, pictorialSee photos of real and lifelike looking, works inthis category make people say thingslike…“That’s a quilt??” See the winning entriesfrom last year’s judged show, and read whatthe artists have to say about them.

festival perksGoing to Houston for the International QuiltFestival? Read about all the advantages, perks,and free stuff that your membership gets you.

the iqa files: barbara oliver hartmanThe Texan talks about how her Southwesternheritage influences her work, when her ADDactually aids her quilting, and why she is supercareful about not sewing her own finger!

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on the coverIM AG I N I NG IND I A (49" x 56") by PAT HOLLY

of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Original design. The 2012IQA Judged Show. Second Place – InnovativeAppliqué. Category sponsored by EZ Quilting bySimplicity Creative Group.

L E T T E R f R O M T H E P R E S I d E N T

B O A R d O fd I R E c T O R S

president

Stevii Graves

vice president

education

Vicki Anderson

vice president

finance

Brenda Groelz

vice president

membership

Linda Pumphrey

vice president

public service

Susan Brubaker Knapp

secretary

Pat Sloan

treasurer

Marti Michell

founders

Jewel Patterson (1910-2002)Helen O’Bryant (1914-2005)Karey BresenhanNancy O’Bryant

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director

Nancy O’Bryant

editor

Bob Ruggiero

writer

Rhianna Griffin

design and production

Hunter-McMain, Inc.

Dear members,

There is the smell of fall in the air. No, I’m wrong, it is the smellof quilts in the air!

It must be time for all quilt lovers to migrate to Houston to seebeautiful quilts and tempting vendors. Have you ever wondered how

all that gets put in place? The past few years I have gone to Houston several days beforethe start of Quilt Market (the trade-only show which precedes Festival) to help with setup. I have discovered that quilts and vendors are not set up by waving a magic wand.

During set up, quilts are removed from a locked, secure storage area one box at atime. Quilts are not pulled from boxes willy-nilly. Each quilt is catalogued as it istaken from the box, then hung according to a floor plan.

The “hanging crew” has years of experience and care for the quilts as if the quiltswere their own. At the same time, electricians are tweaking the lighting for eachquilt, signs are being placed, and plants are set in place.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Convention Center, the vendor floor is equallybusy. Walking a straight line is impossible because of crates and piles of merchandisein the aisles. Vendors are there in casual clothes hanging quilts in their booths,stacking product on tables and applying pricing stickers.

This takes place after they have fabricated merchandise hanging systems, coveredpoles with fabric sleeves, and transformed a blank booth into a space worthy of adecorated magazine photo shoot.

Showtime and everything is quietly in place thanks to an army of dedicated workers.You will never know their names, hear them lecture, or take a class from them, butwithout them, there would be no show. Thank you, thank you worker bees!

See you in Houston!

Sincerely,

Stevii Graves,PresidentThe International Quilt Association

IQA’s Facebook Page!www.facebook.com/internationalquiltassociation

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ballot boxc a n d i d a t e s f o r y o u r 2 0 1 4 i q a b o a r d

Our annual meeting, the Lone Star Quilt Conference, will be held at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, October 31, duringInternational Quilt Festival/Houston, in Ballroom C at the George R. Brown Convention Center.

This is the time of year for some official IQA business. We elect some of our Board Members, and have threepositions open this time. The Nominating Committee presents the following candidates for membership vote:

Stevii Graves, PresidentStevii running for her second term in this position. She has been involved with quiltmakingsince 1975, and has been a juror and judge for competitions throughout the U.S. She is thejudging coordinator for Road to California, is a past President of the California Heritage QuiltProject, served as President of Quilt Visions, and on the boards of several quilt guilds. Her quiltshave been featured in numerous periodicals and exhibitions.

“I have been President of several large quilt organizations, but the organization I am most passionate about is IQA.I believe that as a quilt judge, I am in a good position to help guide this organization as it continually refines quiltcompetition rules and categories to meet the changes in the quilt world,” she says.

“The IQA membership is fortunate to have a board made up of women actively involved in the quilt industry. We allhave unique experiences and I value working with the board. I look forward to future interactions with the Boardand the membership.”

Victorian Findlay Wolfe, VP of Public ServiceVictoria Findlay Wolfe is a New-York-City-based quilter, fabric designer, teacher and author,Founder of NYC MOD quilters, and Bumble Beans BASICS, a community program that bringsquilts to those in need. She is also a Board member of the Quilt Alliance.

Born and raised on a farm in Minnesota, she credits her quilting influences to hergrandmother’s double knit Crazy quilts that kept her warm, growing up. Her biggest supporters

are her husband and daughter.

“Most of what I do is community based through quilts. So, naturally, I wanted to be on the Board to work withfabulous volunteers who help put on this amazing show! Giving back, and donating my time to a profession I love,fills my soul,” she says.

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Please detach or photocopy and e-mail via scan to iqa@quilts.com (with the subject line “IQA Ballot”) or fax to 1-713-781-8182 or mail to: IQA Ballot, 7660 Woodway, Suite 550, Houston, TX 77063 USA; or fax to 713-781-8182.(We must receive your ballot by October 22.)

As a member in good standing of the International Quilt Association, I hereby cast my vote for the followingnominees:

President: n Stevii Graves Other ____________________________________________

Vice President of Public Service: n Victoria Findlay Wolfe Other ____________________________________________

Secretary: n Sandra Leichner Other ____________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________Member’s Name (printed)

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________Member’s Signature

Note: If you are nominating a write-in candidate in the “Other” column, please make sure that you have received theirconsent before filling in their name.

“I want to encourage new quilters to keep on sewing, sharing and giving...never forgetting to keep learning aboutthe traditions of quilters before us.”

Sandra Leichner, SecretarySandra has been involved in professional quilting for 12 years, winning numerous major awardsin international quilt competitions, and has authored a book and many articles for nationalquilting publications.

She is an international appliqué instructor, and also an experienced quilt and art judge.Sandra’s illustrating talents have also led to a successful pattern and design business.

“IQA has always stood for a high caliber of talent and quality. I am eager to work with the board to help retain andbuild upon this solid reputation amongst quilters worldwide,” she says. “I hope my in-depth experience inprofessional competition both as an entrant and as a judge can add insights that will benefit and add to the showexperience for the membership.”

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cALIfORNIAPeggy Martin13415 Sawtooth Rd.San Diego, CA 92129858-484-1412peggymartinquilts@gmail.comwww.peggymartinquilts.comauthor, quilt designer, paper piecing

Jenny K. Lyon9693 Wexford CircleGranite Bay, CA 95746916-214-1490jlyon@surewest.nethttp://quiltskipper.commachine quilting

Jennifer Rapacki3851 Les Maisons Dr.Santa Maria, CA 93455805-264-5504www.jenniferrapacki.comauthor, quilt designer, fabric weaving,Photoshop Elements for quilters,Electric Quilt, inkjet printing on fabric

cOLORAdOChristine Hause4444 Morrison Rd.Denver, CO 80219303-727-8500astitchingshop@gmail.comwww.christinehause.comauthor, miniatures, Crazy quilts,embellishments, Certified BrazilianEmbroidery instructor & lecturer

cONNEcTIcUTKaren Eckmeier19 South Rd.Kent, CT 06757860-927-4201karen@quilted-lizard.comwww.kareneckmeier.comauthor, quilt designer, collage + layered topstitching

GEORGIANancy Mahoney1354 Lake Crest Dr.Sparta, GA 31www.nancymahoney.comauthor, machine appliqué, foundationpaper piecing

MASSAcHUSETTSPat Delaney59 Crabtree LaneAbington, MA 02351781-871-3125pat@crabtreelane.commachine quilting, quilt designer,machine appliqué, color classes

SOUTH cAROLINAMarilyn Wall320 Harbor Dr.West Union, SC 29696864-718-7244marilynwallquilter@charter.netwww.marilynwallfiberartist.comcomputer manipulation,typographic portraits printed onfabric

VERMONTPamela Druhen108 Vine St.Northfield, VT 05663802-485-9650www.pameladruhen.comdruhens@yahoo.comquilt designer, fabric painting ordyeing, color & composition forlandscape

wASHINGTONMaggie Ball10598 NW Byron Dr. Bainbridge Island, WA 98110206-780-1437www.dragonflyquilts.comauthor, bargello, template-freekaleidoscopes, Quilters WithoutBorders Mongolian Outreach

wIScONSINLisa Binkley1117 Woodbridge TrailWaunakee, WI 53597608-849-8148lbinkley@tds.netwww.lisabinkley.comembellishments, bead & threadhand embroidery and design

Betty Ekern Suiter901 Coronada Dr.Racine, WI 53402262-639-4575www.bettyekernsuiter.comhand quilting, hand appliqué, quiltdesigner, trapunto

cANAdAGail E. Thomas3107-25th St.Vernon, BC VIT 4R2250-545-9364www.gailthomasart.comfabric painting or dyeing

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join us forquiltapalooza!

If you’re attending InternationalQuilt Festival in Houston this fall,we hope you’ll join us for this

year’s Quiltapalooza event, Thursday,November 1, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.Enjoy a fun-filled evening, all whilehelping raise funds for the non-profitIQA. Tickets are $33, and includedinner and a beverage…plus yourchance to win one of many fabulousdoor prizes!

And since this year’s event falls onHalloween, we’re celebrating aGhoul’s Night Out, with aspectacular costume extravaganza!We expect to see wads of witches,gaggles of goblins, and a zoo-fullof zombies.

Be at your most creative whenputting together your costume asthere will be a contest with prizes forthe choicest. Will you be chosen mostGhastly and Gruesome? PerhapsClassically Comedic? Or will yourcostume be Beautifully Bizarre? The judges will award these and more as you parade your party attire.(Costumes are strongly encouragedbut not required.)

Snatch your dinner box, find a seat,and participate in a frisky game ofFishing for Fabric (you can neverhave too much fabric, right?).Then get ready to laugh out loudwhile participating in the NastyNeedle Threading Competition (we’re not talking size 12’s here).

As always there will be scads ofsurprises, dozens of door prizes andplenty of quilters and friends to frolicwith. Some amazing raffle itemsround out the evening’s excitement.Be there and support the Interna-tional Quilt Association with thisannual fundraiser.

A boxed meal and beverage included.Cash bar also available.

Sign up for Quiltapalooza on-site atthe Quilt Festival Enrollment Desk.

a b e n e f i t f o r i q a

Prizewinners at last year’s“Fascinating Fascinators”Quiltapalooza challenge!

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fIRST PLAcEPEL I C AN PARADE ( 6 2 " x 4 3 " )

by JOANNE BAETH of Bonanza, Oregon, USA.

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This quilt was inspired by thehuge flocks of white pelicanswhich migrate to Baeth’s area

every spring and stay to nest andraise their young.

“They are frequently seen swimmingand flying to the many lakes, riversand bird refuges,” she says. “‘Pelican’is a popular name in the communities.In fact, the pelican was the mascot forthe high school that I attended.”

Baeth became interested in art quiltsabout 10 years ago after many yearsof traditional quilting. And she finds

inspiration in her naturalsurroundings in southeastern Oregon.

“The high elevation deserts andforested mountains change with eachseason, and there are many lakes,rivers, and wetlands nearby,” she offers.

“And I decided to create pelicansbecause they are often viewed at theKlamath Basin National WildlifeRefuge. I have taken many photo-graphs of this scene, standing on theOregon and California border, andlooking south towards Mt. Shasta.”

For this project, she fused all of themany pieces of fabric, including the 50 tiny pieces on each pelican. Shepainted the sky, and inks were used to shade the pelicans. Intensivemachine quilting using manydifferent colors of thread helped toblend, shade, and highlight.

“Using pinks, oranges, and purpleswas a fun change from the colors Iusually use when creating scenes innature,” she sums up.

Artist’s Statement: “Great flocks of white pelicans arrive in April, and they remain tonest and fly south in the fall. I used many colors of thread to enhance the design and blend thecolors. Each bird has approximately 50 pieces.” Original design.

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SEcONd PLAcEMABE L - 1 9 5 2 REO ( 4 2 " x 3 6 . 5 " )

by SUSAN CANE of Canaan, Connecticut, USA.

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Artist’s Statement: “This quilt was created from a photograph taken by my husband.The smaller pieces are cut from ultrasuede, and I used a small amount of paint for some of thelettering.” Original design, inspired by a Katie Pasquini Masopust workshop.

Mabel was the first antiquetruck my husband and Ibought together. He took

many photos of it that I kept tuckedaway, because I knew one day Iwanted to attempt to make a quiltusing one of them,” Cane says of this work.

And after taking a class with KatiePasquini Masopust, she learned howto create patterns using all of hertechniques. It was just luck that shehad the Mabel photo with her,thinking that perhaps she could dosomething with it during the class.Sure enough it became a “fractured”Masopust-learned design, takingabout two years to actually complete.

Cane was a graphic designer wholearned how to sew at a very young

age, spending most of her adult lifeworking with art and fabric. Herhusband is a truck driver, and hishobby is restoring antique trucks.

“One thing we discovered early on inour relationship is that our twopassions intermingled in so manyways. We started traveling about theNortheast where we live, to explorethe wonders of the antique truckshows,” she says. “I soon discoveredthat there was almost always a quiltshow nearby. I was very intriguedwith the beautiful patterns anddesigns that were being created withfabrics of all shapes and sizes.”

She was also inspired by her mother’snewfound interest in quilting andwatching Alex Anderson on TV.

Cane says her favorite technique isedge-turned machine appliqué. “I usea tiny zigzag stitch made withmonofilament to hold my edges until Ican go back and machine quilt overthe top,” she offers. “I adore makingpictorials. And I strive to make themlook as life-like as possible.”

Cane also feels that Mabel is the mostvisually pleasing and best technicalwork she has ever done. “She reallytaught me to look at my quilting in awhole new way,” Cane says, speakingof ‘Mabel’ as a person. “And becauseshe has been so widely appreciated inthe quilting community, it gives methe confidence to take my next quilt tohopefully, an even higher standardthan she is.”

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HIDDEN TRE A SURE S ( 3 2 " x 2 4 " )by DAVID TAYLOR of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA.

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Quilting can be a cutthroatworld—even between aninstructor and one of his

students. “Sandy [Corbin] actuallytook the photo of a hummingbirdnest off the deck in her backyard,”Taylor offers.

“She was going to work on the imagein the workshop, but I coerced herinto letting me create it. She had tofind a different photo for me in ahurry, and I felt a little bad. But nowthat the quilt has won some awards, I feel better!”

And, because it was a picture of twobaby hummingbirds, Taylor kept thequilt size similarly small.

“This is one of my smaller quilts. Iusually work a bit larger,” he says.“The size of the appliqué also helpswith the illusion of size. The babybirds were created with a lots of smallpieces of fabric, and each leaf or frondsurrounding them were created fromjust one or two pieces of fabric.”

Taylor was introduced to quilting by afriend, Madeleine Vail. In fact, his

first quilt was a collaboration withher, where he was “forced” to learnappliqué. But now, he’s found his owndistinctive style.

“I adapt photographs into quilts usinghand appliqué and machine quilting,”he notes. “I create my own patternsusing enlargements of the photographs,and creating appliqué shapes bystructure, not color. I then carefullyselect each fabric to blend the colors.”

Artist’s Statement: “My second hummingbird quilt! This one depicts two baby birdssitting in their tiny nest. The original photo was taken by my friend, Sandy Corbin, who broughtthis image to my workshop with the quilters in Mission Viejo, California. Sandy graciouslyallowed me to use her photo to create this little wall quilt.” Original design, based on photo bySandy Corbin.

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HONORABLE MENTIONGEORG I A ON MY M IND ( 4 9 " x 4 6 " )by NANCY BROWN of Oakland, California, USA.

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Brown would like people to knowone thing about her: She lovespenguins. And elephant seals.

“When I read that in some areas ofAntarctica, penguins and elephantseals share beaches during thebreeding season, I thought that such ascene would make an interestingquilt,” she says of this effort.

“The penguin nesting areas arefurther in on the beach, so they mustwalk or run in between the elephantseals as they go back and forthbetween their nests and the oceanwhere they get food.”

Still, Brown’s quilt is not exactly whatit seems upon first glance, or so she’sbeen told.

“When first viewing this quilt, manypeople see penguins running between‘rocks,’” she laughs. “It is not untilthey get closer that they notice thatthe rocks have eyes and are actuallyelephant seals!”

Brown grew up with quilters on bothsides of her family, including a greatuncle that made quilts and othersewn items for a living after afarming accident. But those relativeswere no longer alive by the time thatshe was born.

So she learned to quilt after hermother took a class and showedBrown how to appliqué. That wasover 20 years ago, and she has beenappliquéing ever since.

“All of my quilts are hand appliquéd,hand quilted, and machine pieced. Myappliqué is done with needleturn,”Brown says.

“I know that there are faster methods,but I enjoy the process of handwork. Imake animal-themed quilts because Ilove animals and think that they areimportant parts of this world.”

Artist’s Statement: “Somewhere on the island of South Georgia, penguins carefullywalk through resting elephant seals to get to their nesting grounds.” Original design.

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HONORABLE MENTIONBEL L E S F L EUR S ( 6 7 " x 4 1 " )

by MARY ARNOLD of Vancouver, Washington, USA.

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Belles Fleurs was a labor of love.As with all of the quilts in thisseries about my mom, I thought

about her as I was creating eachflower and arranging them on thebackground,” Arnold says.

Arnold was very much influenced byher mother, an oil and watercolorartist. This quilt is one in her seriescalled “A Journey with Mom,” and isan interpretation of a painting thatused to belong to her.

“I thought how proud mom wouldhave been if she could have seen allthese quilts I have made. I wouldhave loved to have heard hercomments about the painting, how itcame about, and hear her thoughtsabout my ‘remake’ of this treasuredlittle painting.”

Arnold also notes that this projectmarked the first time that she madesuch complicated flowers, each onemade individually and then sewn tothe background as a completed flower.

“I like experimenting with thepictorial quilt format and changingmy ‘style’ to suit the look I am afterfor each quilt,” she continues. “Thisone is a bit of a hybrid between atraditional quilted still life of a bowl of flowers and the look of a paintingachieved with fabric.”

The background and bowl were handpainted for her by a Portland handdyer named Jeanette Viviano, whohas custom dyed fabric for some of her quilts.

Arnold has been quilting seriouslysince 1992 after taking a class withLorraine Torrence. “I remembershowing my husband my finishedquilt and saying, ‘I have found what I want to do for the rest of my life!’”she recalls.

“I had no idea how prophetic thosewords were at the time, and howmuch joy and satisfaction I wouldreceive through quilting.”

Though she started out as atraditional quilter, her style hasdefinitely evolved into art quilts, witha special emphasis on pictorial quilts.And as someone who has beendrawing and painting most of her life,she sees it as a natural progression.

Artist’s Statement: “This was inspired by a painting that I did when I was muchyounger and with my mom’s help. She was a talented artist who has inspired much of my worksince her death 12 years ago. It took awhile to complete as I figured out how to quilt thebackground in a way that pleased me.” Original design.

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HONORABLE MENTIONTEXA S HORNED L I Z A RD ( 6 3 . 5 " x 4 4 " )by CAROL MORRISSEY of Double Oak, Texas, USA.

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This, um, beautiful creature comesstraight out of Morrissey’s pastand is a familiar sight to many

residents of the Lone Star State.

“Like many Texans who grew up inthe ‘50s, I get a little wistful when Ithink of how plentiful the Texashorned lizards were. They are athreatened species, gentle littlecreatures who are comical looking anddefenseless,” she recalls. “Fortunately,due to conservation efforts, they aremaking a comeback.”

The lizards were also playthings to ayoung Morrissey. “I grew up in Dallas,

and it was easy to find them in thesummer. We believed we could‘hypnotize’ them by holding them ontheir backs and gently rubbing theirbellies. They’d go all limp and sleepy,”she recalls. “I’d put one in a shoeboxwith some sand and grass and a dishof water and then give them some ‘redants,’ their primary food source. Aftera few hours, I’d turn them loose.Although they were probably prettyhappy about the room service!”

Morrissey came by quilting naturallyas her mother, grandmothers, andgreat-grandmothers were all quilters.But she didn’t make her first one

until she was in her 30s. That’s whenshe made a “pretty awful” baby quiltfor a friend’s first grandchild.

When she quit her job as a legalassistant in 2001, she started quiltinga lot more, and then started her ownpattern company, OCarol, a nicknamefrom high school.

“This quilt has an unusual subjectmatter, as quilts go, and it has beenfun and interesting to observe peoplelooking at it at quilt shows,” she adds.

Artist’s Statement: “Horned lizards—or horny toads as we Texans call them—wereplentiful when I was a child growing up in Dallas. I haven’t seen one in at least 50 years, butsometimes I dream about them.” Original design, inspired by a photography by ShawnBillerman (done with his permission).

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Exclusive Quilt festival Houston

perks for IQA members!

This year’s fall International QuiltFestival will take place October 31-November 3 (with Preview Night onOctober 30 and classes beginningOctober 28) at Houston’s George R.Brown Convention Center. IQAmembers who attend will have specialopportunities that no one else will!Here’s a rundown of what yourmembership entitles you to that noone else receives.

• One Day’s Free AdmissionIQA members get one day’s freeadmission to International QuiltFestival. Just present yourmembership card at the door. If you have forgotten or lost yours, a roster will be available at theVolunteer Check-in desk, second floor above Hall D.

• VIP PreviewOnly IQA members and Festivalenrollees admitted, 5:00-7:00 p.m. onWednesday, October 30. Show yourmembership card at the door.

• Preview Night: International Quilt Festival

Immediately following the VIPPreview, International Quilt Festivalopens to the general public for a specialPreview Night showing, 7:00-10:00 p.m.IQA members can also attend this forfree with your membership card. AndPreview Night does not count towardyour free day’s admission!

• IQA Winners’ Circle CelebrationQuilts, quiltmakers, and $102,800 inprizes make IQA’s Winners’ CircleCelebration the place to be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 29, at thethird floor ballroom in the BrownConvention Center. The excitement is

in the air as all winners for the judgedshow are announced live. You can alsomeet the corporate sponsors, enjoyphotos of the quilts on screen, and thensee the winning quilts themselves andvisit with many of the lucky winners.IQA members can attend free.

Important Note: If you have not pre-enrolled, show your membershipcard at the door. If you have a friendwho is a non-member, they canpurchase their ticket at the specialIQA table set up in front of theballroom before standing in the line toget into the auditorium.

IQA members who are winners in theJudged Show will have reservedseating, which will be roped off withsigns near the front of the stage.

See the top winning quilts beforethe general public at IQA’s Winners’Circle Celebration. Photo by Kim Coffman.

festivalopportunities

IMPORTANT NOTE!The Lone Star QuiltConference, IQA’s annualmembership meeting, will takeplace on Thursday, October 31from 5:30-6:15 p.m. in room310ABDE of the George R.Brown Convention Center. Comehear your Board discuss IQAnews and plans and meet thenew officers while being eligiblefor an exclusive prize.

Also, those who attend and have tickets for Quiltapaloozawill be the first through thedoors for that event, whichimmediately follows!

• Private Photo OpIQA members only have a special one-and-a-half hour opportunity,beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday,November 1, to photograph Quilts: AWorld of Beauty and Festival’s otherspecial exhibits (except those whichprohibit photography) before Festivalcrowds arrive. Booths will not be openfor shopping. IQA membership cardrequired. Entry between 8:30-9:30 a.m.only through Hall D.

OTHER IQA EVENTS

• Quiltapalooza!See article on page 7.

• Mini-Quilt Silent AuctionIQA sponsors this auction of donatedminiature quilts, spotlighting the workof members, previous winners, andguest artists. Proceeds benefit IQA’sprograms. Stop by the IQA booth andbid on these collector’s items (Aisle Gat the front of Hall D).

• Raffle QuiltTouching Stars (pictured) by HelenYoung Frost and others will be raffledoff at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November3. You need not be present to win.Tickets are $1 each and can bepurchased at the IQA booth.

And if one of your friends is not an IQAmember, she/he can still participate inall of the above events with you bysigning up for a membership at theIQA table and receiving a temporarymembership card.

That table will be at the top of the escalators in Hall D from 4:00-6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30,and at the IQA booth in Hall D for theremainder of the show.

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TOUCHING STARS ( 9 0 " x 9 0 " )The 2013 IQA Raffle Quilt. Machine Pieced by Helen Young Frost; Hand quiltedby Helen Young Frost, Carole Collins, Marianna Dodson, Deborah Gordon, AnnMavko, Wanda Pinter, Catherine Skow, and Connie Stephens; and Machinequilted by Kris Neifeld. Photo by Mike McCormick.

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IQA Journal: First, tell us a bitabout your background. Hartman: I was raised in Yuma,Arizona, and moved to Texas in 1972.My parents were both talentedartists/crafts persons even thoughthey had other professions. Mymother was a dressmaker who owneda small company. She soldSouthwestern-style clothing to finewomen’s clothing stores and boutiquesin Arizona and California. My fatherwas a gunsmith, and would work onrifles mainly used in hunting.Together, they owned and ran asporting goods store for many years.

Sewing, for me, was part of the dailyroutine, and I was not too fond of doingthat as a kid. Our house was filledwith fabric, thread, and lots of trimsand notions.

Once grown, I would sew some for mygirls, but did not start sewingseriously until I stumbled intoquiltmaking over 30 years ago. I havebeen surprised over the years at howmuch stored knowledge I had ofsewing and fabrics...it seemed to beingrained in me.

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IQA Journal: How did you getstarted quilting?Hartman: While my mom was adressmaker, my grandmother madequilts. We would visit my grandparentsin the summertime, and Grandmawould always have a quilt on theframe—the old kind that you droppedfrom the ceiling. After dinner, shewould lower the quilt, sew on it untilbedtime, roll it back up and repeat thenext day. Most of what she made wasfrom discarded clothing and scraps.

Once my kids were older, I waslooking for a hobby of some kind, andremembered the quilts that mygrandma made. I cherished the oneshe had given me after graduatinghigh school, and that was far moreinteresting to me than makingclothing or any other art/craft form.

I bought a pattern at Wal Mart, andthe rest is history. I began making myown designs, and within a year ofstarting, I was totally consumed andwould spend every bit of time I hadwhile not working my job and takingcare of the family on making quilts. Itdid not take long for the full time jobto go, and quiltmaking became what Idid full time.

A couple of years after I beganmaking quilts, I started meeting otherquilters, discovered quilt shops andquilt shows, and joined the Quilter’sGuild of Dallas. The door swung openfor me, and my life changed in a mostdramatic way. It is hard to put intowords the impact it has had on mylife. I love the people, the quilts, theenergy, the encouragement andacceptance, and the nurturing aspect.The quilt community is so incredible,and I am thankful every day to bepart of it.

IQA Journal: Do you have afavorite technique or style?Hartman: For about the first 15 or 20years, I hand quilted almost all of mywork, and this was probably myfavorite thing to do. Because I wouldsometimes spend all day, several daysa week doing that, I developed carpaltunnel syndrome, and changes had tobe made to my way of working.

Most of my work is either pieced,machine appliqué turned under, orraw-edge appliqué. I also dye andpaint a lot of my fabrics to use in myprojects. I do all of my own quilting—mostly by machine these days—but dotry to hand quilt from time to time and

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use hand stitching to add dimension tosome designs.

I make one of a kind wall pieces andwork in many different ways. Onething I have not mentioned is that Iam very ADD, so I find that workingon several projects at a time andvarying the type/style fits into howmy brain works. Any idea that comesinto my mind, I will give a try. Someare successful, some are not, and I amjust fine with that.

I do like good craftsmanship, andwork very hard to keep that qualityup and at the same time amconstantly experimenting with newideas as well as revisiting series thatwere started years before. I like theprocess to be fluid and like my work,to develop in an intuitive fashion thatis not overthought or overworked.

IQA Journal:Your work has a lot ofSouthwestern heritage influence.Hartman: Growing up in the Arizonadesert in a border town was aninteresting experience. I rememberthe beauty and simplicity of the art inthe Native American community, aswell as the vibrancy of colors used inthe Mexican culture.

One thing that always sticks with meis the color of the desert. Some see nocolor at all, but to me, I love the colorsand texture of the earth...sand androcks, and then you see a beautifulplant or flower and it stands out.There is no clutter—just thenecessities—and everything has aplace and a reason to be there.

Most of my quilts by today’sstandards are quite simple. I love touse subtle and earthy colors, but atthe same time am going through ared phase right now. Again, the ADDputs all options on the table!

IQA Journal: Do you have anyfunny stories about yourquilting?Hartman: There are so many, it ishard to pick one. The one that comesto mind is that lately, I have done somany of the impressionisticlandscapes that take lots of time andare tedious. I don’t glue or fuse, so allthe little pieces get sewn down and I use a small open-toe metal free-motion foot. I use a zig-zag stitch and free-motion sew.

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I started to regularly sew my finger.My husband says if I would quitwatching TV and pay attention towhat I was doing, it would nothappen. He might have a point!Actually, the side of my index fingeron my left hand is numb, so it doesn’teven hurt anymore.

IQA Journal: If you had aquilting superpower, what would it be?Hartman: I wish it did not take meso long to get simple things done. Tenyears ago, I could work the sameamount of time and get twice as muchdone. I guess it is age creeping up onme, but it takes me longer to doeverything. So the thing I would liketo have is ability to work faster orhave more time.

IQA Journal: Tell us about yourhome studio set up. Hartman: Over the years, I havetaken over the three bedrooms in theupstairs of our home. When we builtour house 30+ years ago, our kidswere at home, and I sewed on thedining room table and would have topick up my projects almost every day.As the kids grew up and left, I tookover their space one room at a time.

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The main room that I use for a studiois a 12' x 14' room with a walk incloset filled with fabric. In this room I have my machine/table, computer, a full size cutting table, a wall ofindustrial shelving with fabric andTV, and two large design walls.

The wall directly behind the sewingmachine is wall-to-wall table withstorage shelves and a large ironingsurface. The computer is on my leftand my sewing machine faces the wallwith fabric/TV.

It is like a cockpit. I have everything Iregularly use at my fingertips. I cansew, press, access files, and check emailwithout getting out of my chair. Mymultitasking is a blessing and a curse.

I also have a second room with asewing station so that I can beworking on multiple projects withoutswitching one machine out. Thisroom also has my drafting table andlibrary. The third room doubles as aguest room and is used for quiltstorage and I keep my quilt frame upwith a quilt that is being handquilted...which has not been gettingenough attention lately.

Barbara Oliver Hartman

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IQA Journal: What about yourdesign process?Hartman: My design process varies.Sometimes, it will start with a doodleor sketch. Sometimes, I will beinspired by a color or a piece of fabricand will then design something to useit in. On these more planned projects,I make a full-size drawing and workfrom that. I have two large designwalls so I can have multiple designsto ponder and space to auditionfabrics and color combinations.

One thing that has been interesting tome for the past few years is recyclingscraps from previous projects. Thesetend to be more spontaneous andintuitive. Over the years, I have savedloads of leftover materials, and it isvery rewarding to use them in acreative way and save them from thetrash. I must say that I have greatlooking scraps.

I will make some into pieced quilts orregular applique quilts, some get putinto raw-edge projects, and when thepieces get very small, I cut them intotiny bits and pieces and makeimpressionistic-style landscapes.

I call all these my reclamation projectsand I love working “green.”

IQA Journal: Finally, what areyour expectations for the future?Hartman: I hope to continue mycreative journey, and I know I havenot done my best work yet. So everyday, I am in the studio doing what Ilove to do and pushing myself to dobetter and grow as an artist.

I cannot even express how muchfinding my way into quiltmaking hasenhanced my life and my family’s life.It has made me a better person andhas given me many wonderful friends.I am so lucky to have my husband,Bob, who has been so supportive andhas given me the ability to pursuethis great love...life is good!

For more on Barbara Oliver Hartman, visit her website atwww.barbaraoliverhartman.com

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The Southwest’s only quilt museum features... Changing exhibits in three spacious, high-

ceilinged galleries within meticulously restored 19th century buildings, winners of Preservation Texas and Main Street awards

A Museum store featuring quilt-themed products and artisan-created gifts

Quilts...History in the Making, a specially designed 13x85 foot outdoor mural painted by a well-known Texas muralist

Grandmother’s Flower Garden, a period “town” garden typical of Texas gardens between 1893- 1930, planned to inspire creativity and contemplation

The Pearce Memorial Library and Material Culture Center, where research can take place in a quiet setting, and researchers can apply for a grant to conduct extended study (open by appointment)

Space for educational lectures and presentations

OPEN Thursdays through Saturdays . . . . . . . . 10 - 4 Sundays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Noon - 4

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140 West Colorado

La Grange, Texas 78945

Phone 979-968-3104 | Fax 979-968-6010

projects@TexasQuiltMuseum.org

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The 2012 IQA JUDGED SHOWHonorable Mention—Art, Abstract – Small

Category sponsored by Benartex, Inc.

DOWN PAT ( 6 4 . 2 5 " x 7 4 . 5 " )by PAT BUDGE of Garden Valley, Idaho, USA. Original design.

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The 2012 IQA JUDGED SHOWHonorable Mention—Group

Category sponsored by AQPS

THE JENN I NG S HOME S T E AD ( 6 9 . 5 " x 4 5 " )by SUZANNE MOUTON RIGGIO AND 26 MEMBERS OF THE MILWAUKEE ART QUILTERS

of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, USA. Inspired by a photography by Teresa Jennings.