2027 Quilt Show

Special Exhibit Challenge #1

• “Wabi Sabi”

  
  The purpose of this challenge is to honor one of our Heritage Members, Eileen Gudmundson, who has moved to live with her daughter in California. She left all (hmmm- well, probably not “ALL”) her hand-dyed fabrics behind.

  Eileen was well-known in PQG for her simple piecing and quilting style even PRIOR to the development of the new Modern Quilting movement. She prefers dark, dramatic colors – eschewing any use of pink or pastel shades. She was sewing “improv” quilts before that word entered the quilters’ lexicon. She is heavily influenced by the Japanese concept of “Wabi Sabi”; and her favorite color is black! 

  Cindy Schober has accessed Eileen’s remaining stash of hand-dyed fabrics and will be selling them at the Jumble Sale in August. She has re-washed each piece she is going to sell. When Cindy suggested that we might honor Eileen by creating quilts in her style using her hand-dyed fabrics; I jumped on the bandwagon! I am a co-chair of Special Exhibits for 2027, and this is a great opportunity for us to play with new skills we have learned in workshops and programs this year.
  

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