Priscilla Kibbee

I love to travel all over the globe shopping for textiles to add to my wearable art. I have taught quilting to school children in Nepal, seminole patchwork to seamstresses in Thailand, and jackets and embellishment to quilters in Turkey where I also served as a judge at 2 of their International Quilt Shows. I have created garments for 5 Fairfield and Bernina Fashion Shows and teach classes on embellishment and wearable art. Lately I have been leaning more toward making art quilts.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

The Vegetable Man Quilt

I am just finishing work on what I am calling "The Vegetable Man" Quilt. He is made from a gorgeous hand embroidery which I purchased in Hanoi, Vietnam a few years ago. I have purchased hundreds of these over the past ten years to sell or keep and have never found another one quite as wonderful as this one. I tried to keep the quilt simple by adding a seminole strip and some half squares and adding a border. I figured the embroidery made enough of a statement. If you click on the photo of the quilt you can see more detail.

The original painting...of Rudolph II, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary and Archduke of Austria was painted by Guiseppe Arcimboldo in 1591 and called "Vertumnus, God of the Seasons.

Labels: Art Quilt, Vegetable Man Quilt

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

RAFA Trunk Show at Schweinfurth Art Gallery

Last Sunday I attended the RAFA (Rochester Area Fiber Artists) Trunk Show at the Schweinfurth Art Gallery in Auburn. The Art Quilts Art Quilt Show was on display in the main gallery. I was happy to see Genie Barnes wearing the Butterfly Jacket she started a few days ago at Marcia's Studio. Here she is chatting on the main gallery with Sally Dutko.

Upstairs at the Trunk Show Pat Pauly introduces the five presentors.

Nancy Hicks kicked off the program with the Face quilts she has made over the last few years.

The next speaker was Jeanne Simpson who described her foray into the quilt world.

You can see more of her work on her web page: www.aquilterstouch.com

This was her quilt and mola from the mola challenge.

Barb Seils followed

Many of her quilts began as projects started in classes with Nancy Crow.

Diane Miller described her history as a well known machine knitter.

You can see more of her work on her web site: www.dimitysdrygoods.com

The last speaker was Marcia Eygabroat.

Many of her quilts have a photograph in the background which she has enlarged and embroidered.

This was a portrait of her parents.

Many of her quilts have won awards in national shows.

This was Marcia and her sister.

You can see more of her quilts on her web page: www.quiltedartworks.com

Labels: Art Quilts Art, RAFA, Schweinfurth Art Gallery

Saturday, November 21, 2009

The Mola Quilt Challenge - Holy Mola

A few months ago Pat Pauly challenged us to a "Holy Mola" competition. We were to take a mola purchased from me as an inspiration for a quilt. The mola could not be used in the quilt and had to be one we owned and still own. Quilts could be any size but needed to be at least 24" square. A dinner and show at the end would celebrate our efforts. 19 people responded to the challenge. Our wonderful dinner and party took place last night. Photos courtesy of Pat Pauly. www.patpauly.com

For photos of the dinner visit www.decampstudio.com