Welcome to the 2021 Pacific International Quilt Festival - part 3

Welcome to the Pacific International Quilt Festival! Due to time constraints, we could not view all the quilts this year! Therefore, we are showing a small sample of the quilts in this large show. Here is Part 3 of our photos with some wonderful contemporary creations.

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Blame The Catnip, 42.5 x 53, by Katherine M. Dossman, Texas

Winner of a Judges Choice award in the Modern Quilts category, Katherine explains, "I am inspired by [painter] Piet Mondrian's use of bright primary colors and design."  Katherine has designed her quilt like an abstract painting, with different parts of the cat represented by squares, rectangles, and other geometric shapes. On the right, you can see the head, ears, body, and legs of the cat; while in the upper left is a large and distinctive paw print.

 Katherine adds, "I wanted to make a bright and cheery quilt of my cat and how silly she is after having a bit of catnip." Katherine's hand quilting on this work is fabulous, as is her hand-appliqued original design.

Eyes, 59 x 57, by Karen Foster and colleagues, California. Machine quilted by Sharyl Sheppard

Another Judges' Choice award winner, Karen notes, "[This is a] collaboration with my bee mates to create  improvisational blocks in a style of their choosing. Finished just in time for 2020, it's the perfect sight to gaze upon."  We find it fascinating that each member of this quilting bee designed an entirely different abstract eye, yet each block fits in perfectly with the theme of the quilt.

Karen adds, "They brought my vision to life, and I look forward to staring at it for years to come." Karen and the "Bee Sewcial" group's work is an original design which is machine pieced and machine quilted by Sharyl Sheppard.

Angel Fish Collage by Joy Troyer, California

Joy writes, "Lots of small pictures [are]  from fabric fussy-cut and fused to make the main fish. Other fabrics are cut to create the environment. Couched yarn [is used for the] outline."

So many fun applique motifs appear in Joy's work, that it's almost like looking at an "I Spy" quilt! Butterflies, cats, flowers, sunbeams, cabbage roses, and lively fish all add to the whimsical, energetic effects shown in this amazing work.

Loving Klimt, 50 x 61, by Kimberly Lacy, Colorado

Kimberly writes, "Circles, squares, and spirals were common design elements used by [19th and 20th century Austrian painter] Gustav Klimt. This quilt is a playful collection of these design elements painted on a pieced background of dupioni silk."

Kimberly's vibrant, spectacular original design is machine pieced and machine quilted. Dupioni silk is the perfect medium for this creation, as it is so color-saturated that each small detail is very distinct and noticeable. 

Image credits: Photos were taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2021 Pacific International Quilt Festival.