Sisters

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I love a road trip. A road trip with my sister is even better. Throw mom in to navigate and we’re having a hootin’ good time. Sisters headed to Sisters, OR.

The Sisters, OR show is tomorrow and we’re FINALLY going. It has been on our bucket list for a very long time. Since we were going through some gorgeous country, Lora brought along a small suite case of some of our quilts. You see, she has been working on her skills as a quilt photographer. She’s pretty dang good too! Check out some of the pictures she captured on our Sisters heading to Sisters trip!

Lora’s tips when photographing your quilts.

Work with one quilt at a time. Take several shots including…

The “Environment” shot. Pay special attention to your backgrounds. Lora did a mid highway u-turn for this wall!
The “Messy” shot that reveals a bit of the backing
The “Full Quilt” shot
The “Folded/tidy Quilt” shot
The “Rolled or Folded Binding” shot
The “Close Up” shot. Zoom in for the fabric detail and quilting.

After you’re photoshoot be sure to note where you took your shots. Lora took these photos at the Butte Valley Museum in Dorris, OR.

Most importantly, have fun with this! Play papparazzi! Play with the lighting. Take a quilt on vacation and play! Even if all you do is share it on Facebook or send to your friends, it is always good to have a record of your quilts. AND Lora took all these shots with her iphone. No special camera was needed.

This fun quilt is called Easy Earl. It is 2 1/2″ strips so it is jelly roll friendly. It goes together very fast and the size is compatible with the Quilts of Valor program. https://squareup.com/store/material-girlfriends-patterns/item/easy-earl

We’ll share more photos tomorrow!

Absewlutely,

Lisa, Lora, and Carolyn