tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post115260156929005348..comments2024-01-26T14:33:28.124-05:00Comments on Lazy Gal Quilting: American HousesTonya Ricuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10778059489713831067noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-41377045658962247052007-03-04T22:47:00.000-05:002007-03-04T22:47:00.000-05:00The Asian handicrafts and tribal textiles are popu...The Asian handicrafts and tribal textiles are popular through out the world due to their fantastic traditional look and original art. We are producing handmade traditional ralli quilts of desert Tharparker, Pakistan. These ralli quilts are made by the local women quilt artisans from the various villages of desert Tharparker.<BR/>Mrs. Patricia Stoddard, the American lady a ralli quilt expert, book writer on “Ralli Quilts” represents our traditional handmade ralli quilts at International folk art market, Santa Fe, New Mexico every year. You can find her at Santa Fe in July this year for personally taking a look on our products or contact her on www.ralliquilt.com <BR/><BR/>We represent a group of village quilters, which make the rallis. Some of the ralli quilts Our made are on exhibition at the Textile Museum of Canada please check the link for looking beautiful patchwork quilt http://www.textilemuseum.ca/exhibitions/colourlight/embroidering_loan7quilt.html<BR/><BR/>With warm regards<BR/><BR/>Dev Valasai<BR/>Lila Ralli Quilts – Artisans’ Group<BR/>Kaloi, TPK,<BR/>Pakistan.<BR/>+92 333 368 6426<BR/>(PS. Visit our website http://www.lrquilt.hitart.com/ we think some of our artisans handcrafted ethnic quilts could of interest for you.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07087706018007908463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152801231198235282006-07-13T10:33:00.000-04:002006-07-13T10:33:00.000-04:00Tonya, Thank you for sending folks my way!Still in...Tonya, <BR/>Thank you for sending folks my way!<BR/><BR/>Still in D.C. the rest of this week.....went to a huge bookstore (OK, there are *some* drawbacks to living in a rural area) and checked out the magazine racks. There were at least 12 quilt magazines on the rack (inlcuding two premiere issues), all showing pretty much the same thing. Ho-hum. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps I shall find more inspiration at the National Gallery of Art.....Sassenachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901658957162167373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152754300806984802006-07-12T21:31:00.000-04:002006-07-12T21:31:00.000-04:00Tonya, I read your post with interest. Please don'...Tonya, I read your post with interest. Please don't feel like you don't have your part in the quilting world. There is room for everyone, and we all have our own particular style. I have been 'raised' fearing the points police, and striving for perfection, and I wish I were more like you. You can't look at one of my quilts, and state with conviction that it's something I made, anyone could have done it. I'm longing to make some freeform letters and teacups, but I'm scared to take the leap. Magazines need to be more diverse, and that is why it's wonderful you're taking steps to write your book. You inspire us, so embrace your style, and be proud that you're a leader, not a follower!<BR/>*huge hugs*<BR/>Tazzie<BR/>:-)Tazziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872390174069150617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152728788639971372006-07-12T14:26:00.000-04:002006-07-12T14:26:00.000-04:00I absolutly love your work! WOW! I am inspired to ...I absolutly love your work! WOW! I am inspired to do some wonky work but am scared stiff to do it. I have always worked with precise cuts and seams. You need to write a book for anal quilters like me. We need to know how to "Cut Loose"! HELP ME!!!!! <BR/><BR/>On another note, the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show was a huge success! It was 95 degrees here, and that was the only drawback. But huge crowds and 30,000+ visitors to my town was not bad at all.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for visiting my blog at joyisquilting.blogspot.com and your wonderful comments. You make me feel good about what I do.<BR/><BR/>Huge quilting hugs!<BR/><BR/>DeniseDenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07378039860181293993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152718244136599472006-07-12T11:30:00.000-04:002006-07-12T11:30:00.000-04:00Tonya - love your little houses - fun stuffyour po...Tonya - love your little houses - fun stuff<BR/>your post really hit home with me - looking through magazines filled with precision piecing and quilting. Do you know the Gees Bend quilts? I credit reading about their story with my recharged interest in quilting. I am so happy to be heading back to quilting for the love of putting together the pieces and the colors and appreciating the "imperfections". Happy liberated quiltmaking and thanks for the kind comment on my new blog.Juliann in WAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15895551530087690102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152710639163764772006-07-12T09:23:00.000-04:002006-07-12T09:23:00.000-04:00Hit the send button too quickly. I also wanted to ...Hit the send button too quickly. I also wanted to say-I love your teapots and letters. I've been thinking about a teacup and pot wallhanging. <BR/>I'll have to sit down soon and really read your letters information more closely. <BR/>I agree with everyone's comments on the magazines. Every one seems to show the same quilts again and again.Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791592886458322904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152710258017616652006-07-12T09:17:00.000-04:002006-07-12T09:17:00.000-04:00Hi Tonya,Thank you for your blog. I'm trying very ...Hi Tonya,<BR/>Thank you for your blog. I'm trying very hard to quilt "out of the box" and your quilts are very inspiring. <BR/>What Nancy Crow book are you referring to in your post? I have to confess, I'm a studio junkie so I love seeing photos of everyone's work space. <BR/>I read in a couple of your posts that you're going to be moving-are you coming back to the States?Eileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791592886458322904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152692594141115792006-07-12T04:23:00.000-04:002006-07-12T04:23:00.000-04:00I agree re the so-called quilting mags. There's a ...I agree re the so-called quilting mags. There's a lot in there that isn't exactly quilting!<BR/><BR/>Love your American houses quilt. I like a bit of wonk too! Must read that piece on poly and fusibles. Thanks Ton!Lily Mulhollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09804113718224654006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152668419155803232006-07-11T21:40:00.000-04:002006-07-11T21:40:00.000-04:00Great house quilt. Forget what's going on in the ...Great house quilt. Forget what's going on in the magazines. What you are doing gives you, and all your friends, great pleasure. Judging from the number of people who've copied how you do letters, and the number of people who enjoy reading your blog, what you are doing is very popular with the people, and if magazine editors don't find you, then it's their loss. <BR/><BR/>Folk art is traditional, American artwork. You've taken things a step beyond traditional folk art, but I think of your quilts as a class of folk art - maybe a class of one, which is the best. =)Susan https://www.blogger.com/profile/09159163720029661287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152666955250927812006-07-11T21:15:00.000-04:002006-07-11T21:15:00.000-04:00I got too quick on the send. I wanted to tell you...I got too quick on the send. I wanted to tell you that quite a few years ago I went a spent a few days at the Quilt Surface Design Symposium. This was back when Nancy Owned and ran it. The quilts that were hung were so awesome! The classes were really inspiring. A few years ago she was inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame right here in Indiana so I drove over to see her exhibit there, just really really neat!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152666781522442622006-07-11T21:13:00.000-04:002006-07-11T21:13:00.000-04:00Thanks for the kind words!I love the American Hous...Thanks for the kind words!<BR/>I love the American Houses!!! What is the average size of your quilts? It is so hard to tell by just a picture. Just wondering if you worked really small or if they were more lap size.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568108034424319581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152638698248837392006-07-11T13:24:00.000-04:002006-07-11T13:24:00.000-04:00This is a fun quilt and you are right - it has cha...This is a fun quilt and you are right - it has character that you just wouldn't get with houses with 90 degree angles in uniform shapes. I think the same about faces - you can appreciate a pretty face but it is actually people's slight imperfections that make their faces interesting to the observer.Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04378836466869691917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152633886546716332006-07-11T12:04:00.000-04:002006-07-11T12:04:00.000-04:00Love,love,love the American Houses..it just sings ...Love,love,love the American Houses..it just sings it's own version of Yankee Doodle Dandy...*VBS*<BR/>Yes, are quilt magazine the most depression thing we get in the mail these days?? Even my Visa bill has more create energy than my one last and now only quilt mag. That will expire in Dec. and then it's nada for me. I'm finding much better pickin' in the inspired department on the web, and from other quilters around the world. And it's more personal.<BR/>I love that I can go to Gwen Marston's site, link to Freddy's and oggle those quilts when my magazine has yet another pink and green quilt in soft colors.<BR/><BR/>I was wondering through the Twenty Little books yesterday, and noticed that in the Twenty Little Log cabin(pub. in '96) she has snuck in two liberated ones...yah!! One a Bento box type and one with those crazy every size pieces log.<BR/>I'm back in Roberta Horton's The Art of Making Do Scrap Quilts just now...gosh, I like that book!!!!Finnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17677133672404343036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152628647548266892006-07-11T10:37:00.000-04:002006-07-11T10:37:00.000-04:00Go Tanya! Your American Houses is terrific! Thanks...Go Tanya! Your American Houses is terrific! Thanks for posting some of your older projects as we new to blogging haven't seen them before. I'm with you on the art quilts vs. the vintage. Someday the art quilts will be vintage-then what?MARCIEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01239774105939045673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152626407352055792006-07-11T10:00:00.000-04:002006-07-11T10:00:00.000-04:00Glad to have found your blog. I too love to quilt...Glad to have found your blog. I too love to quilt and to try lots of different techniques, etc. I recently came across a art quilters website and signed on since I love the contemporary styling but like you found that it can be "more art than quilting". There is also a bit of a snub to those who don't come from an art background. anyway, I am checking out your blog and those you listed and have added you to my favs. I too started a blog about a month ago. only a couple of postings. hope to have some recent pics and an update on there by week's end. check it out!!!<BR/>quilttilyouwilt.blogspot.comMcIrish Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04636354235693444855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152625817615770102006-07-11T09:50:00.000-04:002006-07-11T09:50:00.000-04:00I'm increadibly thankful that you "fight the quilt...I'm increadibly thankful that you "fight the quilt system" as your the breath of fresh air from the quilt police! We shouldn't all be the same, 'cause we're not. Continue to hear your own drummer...quiltpixiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027878871572340928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152619194533176982006-07-11T07:59:00.000-04:002006-07-11T07:59:00.000-04:00Good post, Tonya, lots of thoughts. Read the info...Good post, Tonya, lots of thoughts. Read the info on poly/fusible; not surprising, really, and we should take the warning into consideration for our quilts. Just looked at the Nancy Crow site; a huge barn studio in central Ohio, it's perfect!!sewprimitive karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125490235366694521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14046597.post-1152616345641440702006-07-11T07:12:00.000-04:002006-07-11T07:12:00.000-04:00Thanks for the links on using polyesters and fusib...Thanks for the links on using polyesters and fusibles. So many art quilters are such devoted fusible people--long-term implicatiopns are pretty scary.KathieBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656254673754646801noreply@blogger.com