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2016 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Part III

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Continuing my series of blog posts of photos and experiences from attending the annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show on Saturday July 9, 2016.

Tierney’s SOQS Quilts

Part of the fun (or challenge) of putting quilts in the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) is finding where they are hung in the show.

In addition to the quilt, Recycled Doors, I had in the Central Oregon SAQA Doors Exhibit (see post 2016 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Part II) I had 5 other quilts. I was only able to locate 2 of the 5 other quilts at the show.

Terry the Quilting Husband and I stumbled upon one of my quilts in an awesome location – in front of The Nest Design Studio. The aesthetic of my quilt hung outside a home design studio was exquisite. I am honored that the SOQS staff selected that location to hang my quilt.

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Modern Bedtime – designed and pieced by Tierney Davis Hogan, quilted by Betty Anne Guadalupe

I discovered a crowd of people looking at the quilt and I could not resist: I introduced myself as as “the artist”, answered questions and posed for photos with the quilt.

I also loitered around the quilt for about 5 minutes to introduce myself again to the next group of people admiring the quilt. I got to chat with several lovely individuals, posed for a couple more photos with the quilt, and got some new tierneycreates blog readers!

Alas, the quilt did not sell. I might have priced it too high and it was not bed size as I had originally intended (for that story, please see the 5/1/16 post The Downsized Quilt).  However, I am happy to have it back at home.  It now rests on the back of the chair in my cozy reading nook.

Terry the Quilting Husband’s SOQS Quilts

The 2016 SOQS was Terry’s first time showing his quilts. He was part of the Special Exhibit: Made by Men. Here is a link to the Bend Bulletin article on the Made by Men Exhibit, which featured 27 quilts made by male quilters from 4 different states:

Sisters quilt show highlights men’s quilts

Terry tried to play it off but I could tell he was pretty proud having his five (5) quilts hanging in the special exhibit.

I dragged him over to several groups of people who were admiring his quilts and introduced him as “the quilter”. It was very endearing to listen to him answer questions on how a quilt was made and his design process!

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Colorful Modern Squares – designed & pieced by Terry Hogan, quilted by Betty Anne Guadalupe
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Charming You – pieced by Terry Hogan, quilted by Betty Anne Guadalupe
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Cozy Flannel Shirts – designed and pieced by Terry Hogan, quilted by Betty Anne Guadalupe
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Squares Gone Wild – designed and pieced by Terry Hogan, quilted by Betty Anne Guadalupe
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Cozy Flannel Snuggle – designed and pieced by Terry Hogan, quilted by Betty Anne Guadalupe

Two (2) of his quilts sold – Cozy Flannel Shirts and Charming You. He already has two quilts in queue for the 2017 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show!

POSTSCRIPT

51hagjiRNML._SX329_BO1,204,203,200_I continue to listen to and enjoy the excellent audiobook – Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth (2016), read by the author, first mentioned in my 07/02/16 post Grit. 

The author discusses the famous “Bricklayer Parable” in regards to “job” vs. “career” vs. “calling“. Here is a paraphrasing of that parable:

A man comes upon three men laying bricks for a church being built.

He asks the first man: ‘What are you doing?’ The first man replies: ‘I am taking bricks and piling them one on top of the other and putting cement in between them.’

He asks the second man: ‘What are you doing?’ The second man replies: ‘I’m building a wall that will form the outside structure of a large building.’

Finally he asked the third man: ‘What are you doing?’ The third man replies: ‘I am building a house of God.’

All three men are performing the same job but they all have different perspectives on that task – “a job” vs. “a career” vs. “a calling”.

So far (and I am over 1/2 way through) this is, in my opinion, a truly inspirational five (5) star audiobook.

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16 thoughts on “2016 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show Part III”

  1. What is an exciting post! Loved looking at the quilts. It’s interesting the two quilts that Terry sold were the same two I zeroed in on! Kudos to him (and the woman behind him)! It also looks like almost all of his quilts won ribbons!

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  2. I love it!!! That quilt of yours at the top is my absolute favorite! That sounds like a lot of fun getting to pose with it and answer questions. I hope someone had the good sense to ask you for your autograph! And the flannel quilt by your husband is my favorite from his set. I have that pattern in my stack of “keep this one in mind” because it has so many possibilities with all the contrast built in.

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    1. Awww thanks you made my day! The one Terry did is a standard square in square log cabin pattern and it lends itself to so many cool color combo possibilities. 🙂

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  4. I’ve really enjoyed “being at the Sisters show” thanks to your excellent photos. Congratulations to Terry on his sales. There is nothing like being with your quilt hanging in a show and listening to comments and answering questions. So glad you both got to do this! I have a request for the Grit audiobook at my library when it comes back in. Thanks for the recommendation.
    Martha

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  5. I must commend both of you for sharing your quilts with the exhibit. Just imagine how many people had the pleasure of seeing such wonderful works of art. I’ve only ever had one quilt in a show so you have far exceeded my level of participation. Congratulations!

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    1. Thank you Cindy, that gives me perspective, I was kind of bummed we did not sell more quilts (to help cover more fabric purchases, ha!) – what I should focus on is how we got to share our work with so many people! 🙂

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      1. I would think that the more exposure you receive the greater the chance you will be successful in selling your quilts in the future.

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  6. I think it would be a blast to introduce yourself to people admiring your quilts. Fun for you and them. Sales are such a fluctuating thing. Not sure what price you put on them, but I’d be cautious about lowering.

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