There were several more quilts from the International Quilt Association Show, www.quilts.org, held in Houston this fall that I wanted to share with you.
This is a fantastically interesting quilt. It was made by Ayako Kawakami from Japan. The name of the quilt is “Kirara’s Walking Road in the Woods”. The areas that you see in black are the black backdrop hung behind the quilt that shows through the openings. This fascinates me. It took 2nd place in the Handmade category.
Here is a close-up. The details on this quilt were impressive.
“Tenderly Embraced” was made by Mieko Kotaki, also from Japan. It won 1st place in the Handmade catagory.
This incredible garment made by Gilbert Verde of Houston, Texas sure caught my eye. The name of the garment is “Requiem Verde”. Stunning. Congratulations Gilbert on doing such exquisite work.
The quilt below won an honorable mention in the Merit Quilting category. The name of the quilt is “Star Berries” and was made by Gail Stepanek and Ronda Beyer from Minong, Wisconsin. And the quilting was impressive.
“I’m Watching You” truly was one of my favorite quilts in the show this year. How cute is this quilt? It was made by Barbara McKie from Lyme, CT. You can find out more about Barbara by going to her website www.mckieart.com Barbara’s quilt won first place in the Digital Imagery category. Love this quilt!
Barbara is so doggone talented that she won honorable mention is the same category for this quilt “The Hare’s Version”. Way to go Barbara.
Now for some book reviews.
Longtime defense attorney Mickey Haller is recruited to change stripes and prosecute the high-profile retrial of a brutal child murder. After 24 years in prison, convicted killer Jason Jessup has been exonerated by new DNA evidence. Haller is convinced Jessup is guilty, and he takes the case on the condition that he gets to choose his investigator, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch.
Together, Bosch and Haller set off on a case fraught with political and personal danger. Opposing them is Jessup, now out on bail, a defense attorney who excels at manipulating the media, and a runaway eyewitness reluctant to testify after so many years.
With the odds and the evidence against them, Bosch and Haller must nail a sadistic killer once and for all. If Bosch is sure of anything, it is that Jason Jessup plans to kill again.
I am a big fan of Michael Connelly and he did not let me down. As you’ll find when you reach the end….we’re definitely going to be purchasing the next book in this series.
I have read all of John Grisham’s books. I am a fan of his writing. I think my favorite book of his was his first book, A Time to Kill. I did however find his new book kept my interest all the way through. I did not want to put it down. I often say that when a writer can make me hate a character or characters…that is good writing. And Grisham did that for me in this book.
In his most recent legal thriller, The Confession, Donte Drumm is convicted of the murder of a cheerleader whose body was never found. Drumm is an young African American and the cheerleader was a young white girl. This certainly adds to the fire. After 9 years in prison, with his attorney fighting for him all along the way, the execution draws near. Shortly before the scheduled execution Travis Boyette approaches a minister, Keith Schroeder, after being in prison himself for many years. Boyette tells Schroeder that he actually committed the crime for which Dante Drumm has been convicted.
You will have a hard time putting this book down. After finishing Grisham’s new book, I may have found a new favorite!
