The Quilt Life, August 2010

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Architectural Digest, June 2006

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American Bungalow, Spring 2001

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July 11, 2011 – St. Louis Star Quilt Guild, St. Louis, MO

Posted by ewquilts on June 7, 2011 in Speaking Engagements |

7:00PM – “The Road Home” presentation with Q&A session/trunk show
First Unity Church of St. Louis, 4753 Butler Hill Road, St. Louis, Missouri

Honourably to Imagine Your Self

Posted by ewquilts on June 6, 2011 in Inspiration |


John O’Donohue is one of my new favorite writers. Sadly, he is no longer with us, but his beautiful, thought-provoking work lives on. Here is a piece from his book Beauty I find very meaningful, particularly in my relationship with quilting.


But beauty interrupts restrictions in every place and thing. – Stephen David Ross

This is one of the sacred duties of imagination: honourably to imagine your self. The shortest distance in the world is the one between you and yourself. The space in question is tiny. Yet what goes on in this little space determines nearly everything about the kind of person you are and about the kind of life you are living. Normally, the priority in our culture is to function and do what is expected of us. So many people feel deep dissatisfaction and an acute longing for a more real life, a life that allows their souls to come to expression and to awaken; a life where they could discover a different resonance, one which echoes their heartfelt dreams and longing. For their short while on earth, most people long to have the fullest life they can. No-one wants to remain a prisoner in an unlived life. This was the intention of Jesus: ‘I have come that you may have life and have it to the full.’ Of the many callings in the world, the invitation to the adventure of an awakened and full life is the most exhilarating. This is the dream of every heart. Yet most of us are lost or caught in forms of life that exile us from the life we dream of. Most people long to step onto the path of creative change that would awaken their lives to beauty and passion, deepen their contentment and allow their lives to make a difference.


May 27, 2011 – Home Ec Workshop, Iowa City, IA

Posted by ewquilts on May 18, 2011 in Speaking Engagements |
7:00PM – “The Road Home” presentation with Q&A session/trunk show
Home Ec Workshop, 207 N. Linn Street, Iowa City, IA
 

photo courtesy of Randy Wolfmeyer

Thanks to all who attended! Another full house! Special surprise guest – my cousin Randy Wolfmeyer (Platteville, Wisconsin). Was also thrilled to meet Patti Zwick, celebrated Iowa City quilter and fellow former Quincy, Illinois resident. Also met the parents of one of my favorite (formerly local) artists, Meera Gessner. I was very honored when another audience member showed me the quilt her late daughter made, stitched together and quilted with dental floss. An all-around wonderful night – only wish I’d had more time to visit personally with everyone.

May 3, 2011 – Hannibal Piecemakers, Hannibal, MO

Posted by ewquilts on May 3, 2011 in Speaking Engagements |
7:00PM – “The Road Home” (debut!) presentation with Q&A session/trunk show 
Park United Methodist Churh, 2335 Palmyra Rd, Hannibal, MO
 

With my cousin, Susan Scholz holding a quilt I made as a wedding gift for my neice, Jeny Fausset. The fabric is all hand-dyed and printed in West Branch, Iowa by artist Susan Shinnick. Native Iowa flora and fauna are featured in the designs. Shinnick mostly makes women’s clothing with the fabric. The hand-quilting was done by one of the last remaining Amana (Iowa) quilters, Caroline Trumpold. Traditional Amana quilting uses embroidery thread, and quilts are typically whole cloth (no piecing, other than perhaps one or two seams to bind panels of the same fabric into one).
 

 
photos courtesy of Ellen O’Bryan

I was honored for the Hannibal, Missouri Piecemakers Quilt Guild to be my first official launch site for “The Road Home”. About 70 members were in attendance, including extra special guests: Hallye Bone (St. Louis, MO), Susan Scholz (Quincy, IL), and her mother/my aunt Alice Lee Solter (LaGrange, MO).

March 2011, Men & the Art of Quilting; Quilters Guild of Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Posted by ewquilts on March 1, 2011 in Exhibits |
Quilt: Sink

Exhibit: Quilters Guild of Dallas, Dallas Texas; Men & the Art of Quilting Special Exhibit


THE GALLERY: 2010-2011

Posted by EW on January 1, 2011 in Gallery |

2010 – 2011
(Click on image to view larger.)
Portmanteau (aka Revolution)
93 x 93
2011
Rapture
90 x 90
2011
Forget Me Not
88 x 88
2011
Sink
87 x 87
2010
Smokehaus Rose
90 x 90
2010
Lincoln Log Cabin
93 x 93
2010
“It is this belief in a power larger than myself and other than myself which allows me to venture into the unknown and even the unknowable.”
– Maya Angelou

October 2010, Men & the Art of Quilting; American Quilters Society (AQS), Des Moines, Iowa

Posted by ewquilts on October 1, 2010 in Exhibits |
With Joe Cunningham (third from left), author of Men & the Art of Quilting, along with two other featured quilters: Mike McNamara (far left) and Raymond Houston (far right). Photo courtesy of Raymond Houston.

Quilt: Sink

Exhibit: American Quilters Society (AQS), Des Moines, Iowa; Men & the Art of Quilting Special Exhibit