How I made my Quilt National'19 Entry?
You can watch these videos where I explain my process:
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At this year's Quilt National in Athens, Ohio, my quilt "Orange Blossoms" was awarded the *LYNN GOODWIN BORGMAN AWARD FOR SURFACE DESIGN*.
*Orange Blossoms* ©Margarita Korioth
*Orange Blossoms* ©Margarita Korioth
I am so honored to have received this award at such a prestigious international venue! This mixed media piece was made with the technique I developed called INC-Infused Newsprint Cloth, which is a washable cloth made with recycled newspapers.
This is my first year submitting a quilt to QUILT NATIONAL and also my first time attending. It was so very emotional! I made new friends, who are all wonderful artists with their own styles.
I only took a few pictures of the event because I was very busy talking and getting to know the other artists.
Standing with Jane Broemel to the left and Elizabeth Ferry Pekins to the right.Jane's art is pictured in the back.
Selfie with Betty Busby, a great artist I have admired for many years, I was so happy to finally meet her in person.
Here I am with Arturo Sandoval, who also won an award this year for Innovative Material. He loves to use plastic and other unusual components for his work.
I had a lovely chat with Joan Schulze, a mixed media artist who also loves to work with paper.
Standing with Kathy Ford. Her quilt is behind us.
Some of us sitting at the lobby, signing lots of autographs. I felt famous for a couple of minutes.
After the festivities were finished I gave a WORKSHOP for two full days in the art room upstairs.
Ann Judy, Sandy, Kathy and one more student that had to leave a day earlier.
What a *wonderful* group of ladies. We worked very hard. They learned my technique of INC. We covered all kind of ways to use this technique: working with masks, by design, shapes, repeats and more.
Here are a few pictures of the students work:
A BIG thank you for all the staff at the Dairy Barn Arts Center for organizing very well the events and helping setting up my classroom and assisting me on all of my needs.
I came back home with a smile in my heart!
I am linked to: http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/. Go and visit what the other artist are doing and get inspire!
*BLUE* Quilt Show in Tennessee
Last Friday was the opening reception for the Show called Stitched. Here in Memphis Tennessee! Can you imagine seeing over 250 quilts ALL predominantly in blue color in one room?
The requirements were to make a stitched three layer quilt with any material but a measurement of 24" by 24". Oh.. what a feast for the eyes.
These are some of the quilts from the Show; some have been made with paper and fabric!! I apologize for not having the names for every artist but the labels were very small and the venue was crowded. Enjoy.
These are some of the quilts from the Show; some have been made with paper and fabric!! I apologize for not having the names for every artist but the labels were very small and the venue was crowded. Enjoy.
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from my friend Ronda. She did a Memphis landmark, clever idea!
from my friend Nancy
Here is my friend Vanessa posing with her quilt (on top center). She overdyed the whole quilt after she finished sewing the three layers together, what a brave woman!
From my friend Patricia. She used paper and fabric.
From my friend Jeannie, the last quilt she made. I am sad she was not able to see it hanging in the show. We will miss you!
Bernice Johnson is the quilter standing in the middle. She made the quilt on the back with more than 1,000 2 square pieces. What a patience!
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In just a few days I will be teaching this technique in my coming workshop at The Dairy Barn Art Center. It is my first time participating in Quilt National
I am linked to: http://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com/. Go and visit what the other artist are doing and get inspire!
Quilt National'19
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I am thrilled to announced that my entry *Orange Blossoms* has been accepted at
Quilt National 2019.
If you followed my work you might read how this quilt has been made. First, I chose my color palette by mixing paint to matched my thread, you can read more: HERE, HERE, HERE. Then, the recycled newsprint has been infused in to the cloth (technique I developed and I called INC, you can read more HERE) followed by paint to complete the designs, in this case the big flowers. After the hand work was done the three layers were sewn together by my home machine.
These are wonderful news since this year they are celebrating their 40th anniversary. I am doing the happy dance.