Latifah Saafir Lecture and Trunk Show, part two

I decided to break up this post into two parts.

Convergence from the No Attitude pattern.  This s her first Bias Tape Quilt!

This is her Grafic fabric line being shown in a Clam Shell BOM pattern.

This is the first Clam Shell quilt Latifah made, the clam shells are 8 inches.

These next two photos show her 2nd Clam Shell quilt, much bolder using 12 inch clam shells.

More evolution, with this Hexi-Clam-Shell.

This quilt is "Up in the Air", it was her first exploration of Improv. 

Front and Back of a Modern Log Cabin.

These two quilts are called "Think and Wonder".  They're improv quilts using a focus fabric.

This beauty is called Buzzed Birds.  It's paper-pieced for accuracy.  Latifah explained that getting precision using traditional Half Rectangle Triangles was near to impossible, so she designed her own paper-piecing pattern using Adobe.

I hope you've enjoyed this tour of the Truck Show.

May your bobbins always be full,

Latifah Saafir Lecture and Trunk Show, part one

I was invited to attend this event at the Ontario Museum of History and Art, how could I pass that up!  I went up really early because this is SoCal and our traffic is notorious; I found a diner to have dinner and had plenty of time.  I had to arrange for my dogs to be walked and fed but it all worked out great.

I must warn you this is photo overload.

Latifah is very animated and I had a hard time getting a clear photo of her.  I think this one works.  Below is the photo I asked someone to take of us together.  Yes, I have my jacket on, the room was freezing.  I was surprised no one else asked to have their photo taken with her.  She's a Modern Quilting Rockstar!

This first group of five quilts shows her work with bias tape.

Big O, part2

Zinnia Medallion

Air Show, and a close-up.

Many of her quilts had no name, this one was mentioned as Applique Handbook

The Front and the Back of a Six Minute Circle Quilt.

The Front and Back of her pattern Muffin Tops, using her own Fabric Line.

She does all her own quilting on a domestic machine!

"Wet Matches"

Latifah's first Mole Hills quilt.

This Mole Hills quilt shows the evolution of her technique.

Play Around the World using the Six Minute Circle Technique.

Bouncing Balls, can't you just hear them bounce!

This is one of the first quilts she designed, it's called The Big Log.  You'll notice that most of her quilts have a very wide 1-inch binding, this is a design choice.  Latifah is an engineer by training, and you can certainly see her background in many of her quilts.

A modern take on the Pickle Dish is a Mole Hill variation.

This quilt is named Huckleberry; it uses the 6-minute circle technique.  It's the first Latifah Saafir quilt that appeared in a book!

This is the Front and Back of the 1st version of Air Show; using bias tape.

I hope you enjoyed this little "tour", there's more to come.

May your bobbins always be full,

2016 Los Angeles Quilt Show

The Los Angeles Quilt Show is in its infancy, this is the third year it's been held.  It takes place in San Pedro at a wonderful space called CRAFTED!  The past two years my daughter Sharon has gone with me.  This year my daughter Carrie and granddaughter Erin were visiting from NC, so they were able to go with us.  The lone male is grandson Oden, who didn't want to be left out of the fun.

Warning there are way too many photos, but hey, it's quilts!  First I'm showing off my two quilts, which if you read this blog, you've read a lot about them.

First is my Rocket Ship quilt.  It was part of the Northcott Chip Pack Challenge.  I'm really proud of this design.

Next, is my two-sided quilt, made for the Riley Black Challenge.  I really love how the hanging sleeve blends right in.

Now for some of the other fabulous quilts!

This is a simple but lively quilt.  Love the use of colors.  It was made by Gayle Bennett, using the Belle Wave pattern by Faith Jones of Fresh Lemon Quilts.

This one is called "Flights of Fun", by Amber Jordan.  She was inspired by the Disneyland art of Mary Blair.  Amber is a new quilter.  Bravo!

Art from Ashes is by Carol Churchill.   This is a political statement born from the loss of antiquities in the Middle East.  "Civilization cannot exist without art and art cannot exist without civilization."

Colorful Strips 'n Curves by Lauri Mutalipassi.  She took her inspiration from the book Strips 'n Curves by Louisa L. Smith.  

This quilt by Kristin M. Burke was inspired by Josef Albers' "Homage to the Square".   She used hand-dyed fabric.

La Pinata by Yolanda Barrozo was inspired by childhood memories.  This is the first time she's used foundation paper-piecing.

Gwami's Quilt by Mary Montgomery is an homage to her great-great-grandmother  Rhoda Ann Goodrich.  No two combinations of blue and white prints are repeated n the quilt.

I love two-sided quilts.  This one, Glyph made by Christine Castano, is fabulous.  She made it to celebrate her stepson's degree in Art Education.  She used over 100 fabrics to depict the school colors and his various interest.

Amish Goes Batik by Diane Wing, is a wedding gift for her nephew Patrick and his bride Laura.

Kersey Girls present Valery Johnson "Flowers Everywhere"

I-10 East San Bernardino by Andre' Morand, is another great two-sided quilt.

Fire Island Hosta by Marie Watterlond.  The pattern is by Julie Niemeyer and Marie did most of the piecing in a workshop with Julie!  The exquisite quilting is by Georganna Hawley.

I hope you enjoyed this tour of the quilts at the Los Angeles Quilt Show.  The show isn't limited to quilts, other fiber arts are accepted.  Look at this great chair and footstool called Tropical Madness by Kelly Reid.  I wouldn't mind taking those home.

The Los Angeles Quilt Show has almost doubled in size in the last three years, but there's still a lot of room for more entries.

May your bobbins always be full,