Current Events

Yesterday, Laurie Mutalipassi, Karen Johnston, Tara Ritacco, Karen Markley, Jerilee Petralba, Melissa Soenke, and I attended the opening of our Outdoor Fun exhibit at the Temecula Valley Museum. It features 32 stunning quilts, and the display looks fantastic! I highly recommend a day trip to Temecula to check it out, enjoy Old Town, and do some wine tasting. The exhibit runs until November 3, and the museum is open 10-4 daily, except Mondays. Plus, don’t miss the Outdoor Quilt Show on October 5!

More photos can be found at our Facebook page.

Join us for the exciting Outdoor Fun in Fabric opening on Friday, September 27th, at 10 a.m. at the Temecula Valley Museum! Featuring works from the Quilts on the Wall members, this exhibit showcases art inspired by outdoor fun, such as hot air ballooning, beach days, wine tasting, colorful kites, and more.

The exhibit will be on display through November 3rd, and we can't wait to celebrate the opening with you. The museum is located at Sam Hicks Monument Park in Old Town Temecula (28314 Mercedes Street) and is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Don't miss out!

We had a fantastic QOTW Zoom session with Barbara Danzi, who shared her expertise in creating large-scale abstract art quilts. If you missed it, you can watch the recording here: QOTW Recording - Barbara Danzi. The link is available until Sunday, September 22nd!

It was great to see everyone who could join us at the Pasadena Museum of History Celebrate! Exhibit opening. The exhibit will be on view from 12:00 Noon to 5:00 pm Wednesdays through Sundays in the PMH History Center’s North Gallery until May 2024. 

Exciting news! Pasadena Museum of History's online news magazine, Pasadena Now, has just published a preview article about our upcoming exhibition. I hope you can attend the opening Saturday, February 24th, from noon to 5 p.m. The exhibit closes on May 19, 2024. Tickets for visitors are $8 for seniors and $9 for adults. PMH members & visitors under 18 FREE.

UPCOMING MEETINGS

 In-person meetings will be held on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on:

• January 13
• March 9
• July 13
• November 9

Location:
Orange Coast Unitarian Church
2845 Mesa Verde Drive East
Costa Mesa 92626

Zoom Meetings will occur on May 4 and September 14, 2024. 

CHALLENGE THEMES

This year, there are four opportunities to create art projects to be exhibited in multiple venues across the U.S. Please read the Artist Entry Form Agreement and the Juror Guidelines, as this will provide valuable guidance to new members. As part of your membership dues, professional photographs will be taken of your challenge entries. Some venues do not want their exhibits shown publicly until after their show. Photos will be emailed to members after the exhibit.

CHALLENGE #1:  OUTDOOR FUN

• Deadline for entry FEBRUARY 1, 2024 with 24"x 36" dimensions in either landscape or portrait orientation.
• We encourage you to bring your quilt to our January 2024 meeting
• This theme will not be juried; all entries will be exhibited
• This will be a special exhibit at the following: 
  • Temecula Valley Museum in October 2024
  • Two Mancuso shows - Quiltfest Greenville, SC and the Pacific International QuiltFestival in 2024.

CHALLENGE #2:  SEASONS

• Deadline for entry JULY 13, 2024 with 36" x 48" dimensions in portrait orientation.
• We encourage you to bring your quilt to our July 2024 meeting
• This theme will be juried
• This will be proposed to Road2CA and Mancuso for 2025

CHALLENGE #3:  ABSTRACTION - THEN AND NOW

• Deadline for entry NOVEMBER 9, 2024 with 36" x 48" dimensions in portrait orientation.
• We encourage you to bring your quilt to our November 2024 meeting
• This theme will be juried
• This will be proposed to Quilts, Inc for Houston.

CHALLENGE #4:  CONNECTIONS

• Deadline for entry MARCH 8, 2025
• Dimensions can be any size within 18” minimum and 36” maximum for either width or height
• This theme will not be juried; all entries will be exhibited

COMPLETED CHALLENGES SCHEDULES

• CELEBRATE will be at Road2CA in January 2024, a special exhibit at the Pasadena Museum of History from late February to May 2024 and travel to Mancuso's Pennsylvania Quilt Extravaganza.
  
• MUSIC LYRICS will be at Road2CA in January 2024 and will travel to multiple Mancuso shows in 2024.
• AFRICA'S BEAUTY will be proposed to Quilts, Inc for Houston

We are excited to share the great news that three of our QOTW members have quilts that were accepted into the Texas Quilt Museum’s “All Creatures Great and Small” exhibit.

Judy Crotts has three quilts: Best Friends Forever, Swan Lake, and Vanishing Paradise. Marilyn Gourley’s Ancient Voyager and Laurie Mutalipassi’s Red Panda were also accepted. Vanishing Paradise and Ancient Voyager were part of our Endangered exhibit in 2021.

It is great to see our QOTW artists being so successful in many different exhibits.

Congratulations to the 12 QOTW artists whose work in our Sunrise Sunset exhibit was selected for a special exhibit at Visions Museum of Textile Art in San Diego, CA. The exhibit opened on June 10, 2023 and will run until September 30, 2023. The artists and their work include:

Full images of the quilts can be found in the Sunrise Sunset gallery. 

The City of Los Alamitos held its annual art show inviting local artist to display a variety of artistic techniques, including textile art. 

Carol Churchill was presented with a Certificate, Blue Ribbon and a $100 gift card from

Art Supply Warehouse for "California Dreaming", her Sunrise-Sunset Challenge Entry.