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You may have recalled my mentioning my almost 82 year old quilting buddy, Janet Shore. She started quilting 30 years ago just as the craft was undergoing a renaissance. She has made some incredible quilts and has been in Visions and Quilt National. She has had quilts travel to Japan and hang in galleries and museums around the country. Today she did her first ever trunk show for the art league of Oakmont, the retirement community where she lives. I finally got to see all of her quilts.
Diane, list mom, and Rita, Pat, Pam and I helped get the quilts to the auditorium and held quilts during the talk. Here they are getting set up.
Here is the ever sunny Janet before the show with Pam.
This is Janet’s first quilt, which is actually a group quilt made in an adult ed class with Roberta Horton. Each person made a block and hand quilted it. Janet won the blocks. Note the 70’s orange!
This is an early quilt of Janet’s that think show just how talented and artistic she was. It is called View from My Window. She lived in the Berkeley hills and had a view of the San Francisco Bay. That is Rita holding the quilt.
This is another very innovative quilt called Jukebox Saturday Night.
Blue Fantasy Flowers – now, isn’t this just wonderful. It has wonderful hand embroider and beading.
Here are closeups of the quilt:
This is the quilt that the East Bay Heritage Quilter’s made her when she moved up here to Santa Rosa. Each of the leaves bordering the quilt was made by a different member. Janet is very fond of sunflowers.
Here is a closeup of a charming quilt made as a memory of a trip to Japan, made with fabrics she purchased while there.
Here is closeup of Blowing in the Wind. I l love this. I wasn’t able to get the full view. I always kid Janet that it has my name on it.
This is what a lifetime of quilting looks like. I think she had about 30 – 40 quilts. She was a natural and it the talk went very smoothly.
So many people came up to say that it was one of the best programs they had every had and they had a whole new perspective on quilting. We think that we should start booking gigs for her and send her out on the road!!
Time for an amaryllis update. It is really taking off:
Thanks for the quilt show – HOW exciting. I love the “view” quilt and the Japanese memories. It got my juices thinking about my Australian memories quilt. “What to do?, What to do?”
Gerrie, thanks for the pictures. Janets quilts are wonderful. Hope I am still making quilts at 82.
Wonderful! Thanks for sharing the story and the pictures of these inspiring quilts. Blue Fantasy Flowers is my very favorite.
Janet has a lot to be proud of.
Janet Shore is a wonderfully inspiring woman!!!! Loved the body of work and yes, she should be keynote speaker for many events and quilt shows and exhibits!
this was a very inspirational post to read!! tell janet i love her quilts–especially the first one with the sunshines from the 70’s and the one from her trip to japan.
sorry, I hit the post button without saying “hi” from me…..Dee
Wow, Blue Fantasy Flowers and View from my window are smashing pieces. Isn’t it a gift to know someone like that? One of my dearest friends passed in Sept.at age 82. Not like any 80-year-old I’ve ever known. Sharp and with-it and a real encyclopedia of knowledge.More energy than me on most days. I loved listening to her talk about everything. She also thought George W. was a doofus and that made her brilliant in my book! A real ranter that one. Thank God for friends like that.
Those are just FABULOUS!! I remember when your quilt group did the challenge that went to Nashville, my two favorite quilts in the group were yours and Janet’s. But this is the first time I’ve seen photos of most of these other quilts. They are superfantastic!
As I said on Diane’s blog… I’m inspired just by hearing about her. How exciting for all of you. Thanks for sharing.
Jane Shore is one talented lady. What a great way to spend your life, creating quilts. Thanks for sharing….and the progress on your amaryllis!
How fun to see all the trends and techniques Janet has tried over the years. She is indeed a talented woman!
And I can’t believe how fast your amarylis is growing.