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My Year in Quilts-2019

December 28, 2019 Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions, Quilts 7 Comments

I always wanted to review my year in quilts but this time of the year usually is so busy that I never had enough time to do so. This Christmas I got sick and had to stay away from my family in friends so I got my chance.

2019 was a really good year for me, I worked tirelessly and had fun. I was invited to a wonderful group of creative people, called Fifteen by Fifteen. We are 15 textile artists from various places throughout the world. Every 8 weeks we make a 15 x 15 inch quilt based on our theme. The first challenge I participate was Blooming, then Decay and Horizon followed, Accordingly these are my quilts Apple Blossom, The Last Leaf and Aurora Borealis:

    Later challenges of Flight, Photoshoot and Music followed and I made quilts called Flight of Imagination, Selfie and Scherzo:

    • Flight of Imagination
    • Selfie
    • Scherzo

    For the first six months of the year I also participated in Brenda Gael Smith Monthly Art Project. Starting February 2019 I decided to make 24×24 inches quilt every month. Here are three of them:

    • Cracked Ice
    • Leaves
    • Volcano

      Three more quilts followed:

      • Spider Mums
      • Volcano Fissures
      • Cracked Ice 2

      I decided to continue making 24×24 inches quilts because I liked the size. I saw many possibilities in my Leaf block and kept making more Leaves:

      To finalize my study of leaves I made much larger quilt that measures 36x 47 inches:

      Leaves

      My entry to SAQA Spotlight auction:

      Silver Fern Leaf 8”x6”

      Last summer I dyed some fabrics with indigo dyes. Then, with wider variety of indigo shades I went back to Cracked Ice idea and made this quilt, that measures 36×36 inches:

      Cracked Ice

      I made another indigo quilt, Legend of the Fern Flower. What the legend is about you can read here: Fern flower And here is my quilt, that measures 40×36 inches:

      Legend of the Fern Flower

      Every two years there is an international quilt contest Verona Tessile in Verona, Italy. My quilt Rainbow on the Vine was accepted in 2015, and I decided to try my luck this year as well. The topic of this year’s contest was Praise be to You, my Lord. From Francis to Francis.

      I made a quilt representing the Hill of Crosses that I live nearby. My quilt got accepted and traveled to Italy.

      Sunset on the Hill of Crosses.

      I am a member of Latvian Quilt Association. I made a quilt Autumn. Pieced and Stitched. This quilt went into a collection of 6 Latvian quilts that were exhibited at European Patchwork Meeting in Alsace, France last September.

      Autumn. Pieced and Stitched. 47”x31”

      And last but not least was the quilt that I made for Oasis of Love Church in Shippensburg, Pensylvania as a fundraiser for Oasis of Love International Training Center in Prampram, Ghana. I called it Rainbow. It was large and I couldn’t even find the place to take a good photo of it. Here is that quilt and few detail photos:

      Rainbow
      Rainbow, detail photos

      I made few more quilts that didn’t fall into any of these categories so I am leaving them out. I think I had a pretty successful year in quilts

      Right now I have my head buzzing from ideas what I am going to work on in 2020.

      Thank you for reading!

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      1. Caroline Higgs says

        December 28, 2019 at 1:34 pm

        What a wonderfully productive year, fantastic work!

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      2. Linda Kay says

        December 28, 2019 at 1:44 pm

        I just love your style & have followed your work for a few years now. Each & every quilt is stunning either in its simplicity or complexity! Can’t wait till I start seeing your 2020 quilts!
        Hope you are feeling better now.

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        • Els mommers says

          December 29, 2019 at 3:48 am

          I am a big fan of your work. It is stunning and what a production. You can be very proud of yourself

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      3. Pat Arndt says

        December 28, 2019 at 1:47 pm

        Maryte, your year was wonderful! I am always inspired by your work, knowing how you work, knowing it might be of necessity, your color palate is rich! The “mother of invention” they say! You have such a rhythm with your fabric. Carry on my friend and may we all have many years of enjoying your work!

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      4. Linda Sanders says

        December 28, 2019 at 5:19 pm

        How wonderful, Maryte, to see your year of quilt making in this collection of photos and stories. I am always so very impressed by all that you do. Keep going!

        Reply
      5. will e hazel says

        December 29, 2019 at 2:45 am

        I love your creativity!!! You are a true artisan.

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      6. Kris Arlauskas-Hartley says

        December 31, 2019 at 12:26 am

        Maryte,
        You have been very busy this last year. I love all of your creations! They are absolutely stunning. Maybe when I come to visit you can show me how you begin and end each project. I would love to learn some skills from my most talented cousin. Here’s looking forward to what 2020 brings!

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