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Show ST. GEORGE www.thespectrum.com — The Spectrum NEIGEEDENPODS Area quilter to compete in society's semifinals in Iowa BY BOB HUDSON bhudson@thespectrum.com ST. GEORGE — The name on the American Quilter’s Society's award list is familiar, but the address has changed. The news brief read “St. George area quilter Sue Gilgen has been selected as a semifinalist in the American Quilter’s Society Quilt Expo at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 8 to 11? Gilgen has won four first place awards at previous AQS shows, but she was liv- ing in Madison, Wisc., at the time. She and her husband Read moved to Southern Utah about a year ago. “We've had a home in St. George for six years and moved into it about a year ago, Gilgen said by telephone recently. She and her husband Read have moved again, this. time temporarily. “I saw a quilt exhibit in Wisconsin that had several I liked? she said. “I saw this. f new technique of landscape quilting. So I took a class, They're serving a mission for . then started experimenting: The Church of Jesus Christ Eventually she creof Latter-day Saints in the ated a quilt titled “Autumn Tennessee-Nashville _ misSplendor; which won first sion. They are currently in place in an AQS show in the Russellville, Kent. pictorial wall quilt division. Gilgen has become well“I enjoyed the process so . |= known as a fabric artist over much and decided I could the past dozen years. She make enough award money creates landscape quilts, to keep myself going’ said artistic renditions of nature Gilgen, whose works can be using applique and machine seen on her Web site www. sewing techniques. gilgenart.com. “I've also been Bob Hudson / St. George Neighborhoods She has been doing quilts successful selling them’ for about a dozen years. which is entitled, "Let Him ask in Faith." GilTwo of those she has St. George quilter Sue Gilgen appears with gen's quilts will compete in lowa this week. Before that she had a sucsold are on display in the one of her religion-themed productions, cessful business as a fashion American Embassy in appreciation of fiber art has ment of her quilts to putting expanded upon that thought. consultant and making custogether a jigsaw puzzle. She Moscow, Russia. “I guess (the become much more notable. “Fiber is a very important tom bridal gowns. “It's a woman’ art; she said she doesn't use a patbuyer) just liked my style, and element to women. We clean “I made a couple of quilts tern. continued. “When creating our houses with it; we diaper these quilts represented the and the first one I entered Rather, “I love the whole our babies with it; we make kind of Americana he was with fabric, you can't help in a local quilt show won concept of letting the fabric sure our families are clothed but thinking you're working looking for’ Gilgen said. an award, Gilgen recalled. “It’s been kind of fun to with something that’s been a in it. It’s an integral part of be what it wants to be. It’s our lives. “That sort of launched my be on the cusp of the art part of our lives forever’ On YouTube, Gilgen She likened developeSee QUILTS on pg. 19 quilt rise” Gilgen said. “The career. o “HAIL” HARRY SHULILE ~ ae RVICE Choose From Over 800 Inspirational Shee CARDS “We Match Our Competitor's ies & Accept Their Coupons & Specials!” - Birthday ° Anniversary ‘Get Well * Wedding * Thank You Accomplishment @ 1 I 1A . hiloh Christian Books Gifts Music Corner of Sunset & Valley View Dr. St. George * 435.688.2866 _ Chicken breasts 1 served over A Roundtrip Fare! f 000003701 C50. (Mention This Ad) |
