What is this technique - mystery solved!

Oh dear -- I'm not sure what happened to that link for the classes, but I reset it in yesterday's post just in case I didn't get the correct one. And here it is again. The post is from June 18, so if that link doesn't work, you can go back and search for it. I have a lot of work to do when I'm home, and I didn't get much done yesterday morning except prep things for the afternoon and evening. 

OH MY—we have a hotel situation this morning. There is someone out in the hallway, and they don't sound too happy. I did not open my door, but she sounds inebriated and perhaps locked out of her room. Not sure what the issue is, but she doesn't sound happy. I finally called the front desk and security, and the police are on the way. Never a dull moment! Actually, this hotel has been pretty quiet throughout the stay, and things happen. Thankfully, I was awake when it started. 

Oh shoot --- she stopped, and now she's back at it! EDIT -- all has been quiet for quite some time now. 

Anyway -- I got totally sidetracked in videos on Facebook, and well, it's just one of those days. 

So I'm going to ask for your help. This was a quilt at Quilt Canada. It's quite impressive  - the base photo is all thread-painted. EDIT --- go to the end to see the mystery solved! 

Front view

View from the right

View from the left

The artist's statement

It won a prize - a judge's choice, if I remember correctly. However, it has sort of taken the show by storm, and I realized this morning while searching that the quilt won Viewer's Choice, but I'm a bit miffed about the piece. Why? Because if you read the credits on the statement, it says she used a technique that she saw at the Houston show 13 years ago. While this is likely correct, a book has been published on this technique. And I think that the book author's name should have been included in the credits. 

The big question is, who was that author? I can picture the book cover in my head, but I can't read the author's name. I'm not sure if I have the book—I might, but I don't remember seeing it when I went through my books a couple of months ago. Trust me, I have tried Googling everything I can think of to find the book, but I'm stuck. 

So—my question to you is: does anyone have that book, and remember who the author was? I think the credit needs to be attached to this quilt. I'm surprised the judge chose the piece when proper credit was not given to it. That should be a given when a quilt wins an award. It's also the problem with stuff that happened years ago. People think things are NEW and inventive when they are not—it's been done before. And yes—this artist did say she saw the technique 13 years ago, so if people read it, they should know it's not new. 

Well, I keep getting distracted. 

This is one of the books I bought at the bookstore the other day. I know—I am not a fan of things that need to be done every day. But it's all about gratitude, which I don't think we spend enough time on, and there are puzzles for every day. Very simple ones, so maybe it will be a good diversion, which I haven't even opened this morning. 

My new gratitude puzzle journal

Yesterday's puzzle was a word search, which took about 5 minutes to complete. And there was a page to write down a few things. Sometimes, it's good to write things down - prompts for things you want to keep in mind, prompts for things you want to change. And there was a place to write one large goal for the month. 

I'm happy to share that goal; it's for July. It's all about getting my long arm up and running properly. While it has no issues with quilting, it does need a good spa day. The old leaders (20 years) need to come off, the rails cleaned, the magnets sewn into the new leaders, and then attached to the bars. I also need a new brake, which I must order today. Then I should consider putting all the screws back on the housing, since it seems the electronics are working fine. The design files need to be organized on the computer into a more manageable file structure. And I need to learn/practice that one technique. So it will be a busy month to get all that done, but when it's done? It'll be like a new machine. OH - and new clamps on the sides. 

That is my goal for the month, and I already have a date planned on July 1 when someone is coming to help me put on the new leaders. It'll be easier for two people because of the leader's length. Once we are done, then we zip to her house and install her new leaders! 

I saw this at Tim's yesterday. Yep—a small change can have a big impact. I don't get why people grab handfuls of napkins - one should usually suffice unless you are a very messy eater. And that's another mystery in life - why are some people prone to messy eating and others are not? Is it because they eat messy foods? Not paying attention? I am NOT a messy eater, but why? 

How many napkins do you really need? 

I don't have many shirts that require ironing before wearing, but I have this one, which I really like, and I should wear it more often. It's made from quilting cotton, and I find that after years of wearing knit shirts, wearing a solid cotton shirt is very restrictive. But the pattern for this shirt is amazing. It has a lot of darts in the sleeves and the front, not just one, and there are two darts in the back, and it fits like a glove. I should make a few more in different fabrics. I must dig that pattern out. It's super comfortable for a cotton shirt. I also have an orange one just like it. 

I love this shirt and should wear it more often.

Speaking of orange, this was the view from my room when I first woke up!!! WOW --- look at that color!!! It's spectacular. There was a bit of rain this morning, but I think it's going to be another nice day. 

The sky this morning

 

So my experience with Uber is typically getting to and from the airport. Since I wasn't able to rent a car, I decided to take Uber. It felt weird to go to a location other than the airport, but it's super slick and costs a lot less than renting a car that would have sat most of the day. Then, when I came back to the hotel last night, I had Uber pick me up. Because all the financial transactions take place within the app, you never need to worry about paying a driver and then figuring out a tip and whatever. You stop and immediately get out of the car. I LOVE it. 

I had to laugh last night because I had some tough attendees in the session on the digital cutter. Loads and loads of questions, and I suspect that one person had ADHD, and it showed! I was exhausted. However, I am shocked/surprised at the number of older people (people my age and older) who are into AI. If you don't know something, just ask ChatGPT. They might not be able to say ChatGPT, but they know how to use it. 

But don't use it when I'm talking. Anyway, their kids must have pushed that on them. And while I'm OK with people using it, I'm not a fan of using it for everything. Typing in a search engine works just fine as well. And it's a lot less intrusive in a class. 

Trust me -- I have tried searching for the author of the technique mentioned above, but I can't find them. 

SQUIRREL --- I was determined to find the darn information. Instead of trying to find it with words, I posted a picture, and VOILA—Google came through, and here is the link to the "original" author. I don't know if Flora is actually the first person to use this technique in a quilt, but she is the first place I saw it. Her first art quilt (in a show) using this technique was in 2014, and the book was published in 2015 by the American Quilters Society. Here is a link with her information. The quilts are stunning!!!

Trispective 3-in1 quilt book

OK, I can relax now -- I solved the mystery, and 13 years ago is not that long ago, but no one knew that this technique had been done previously and so famously!!!! The people who commented on Facebook had no clue. Flora Joy is a very inventive quilt maker. Her stuff is mostly 3-D and very cleverly constructed. 

I think that credit on that piece is NOT complete, and I don't care how good it is --- credit should have been given to the proper person. I have done that -- I posted the link and Flora's name on the pictures on Facebook. I used this current artist's photo to find the original - it took mere seconds to find that information (once I thought of searching by photo). The current artist should have done the same. 

The quilt at Quilt Canada also won the Viewer's Choice award - I didn't know that until I did my research. 

On that note, I can rest! I love a good mystery. 

Have a super day!!!

Ciao!!!

NOTE: I am flying out early tomorrow morning, so there may or may not be a blog.