Quilt Show celebrates 'Infinite Stitches'

"Infinite Stitches" is the theme of this year's Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show - and of the 2016 poster created by Sisters artist, Kathy Deggendorfer.

Staff announced the theme and major sponsors for the 41st annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, which is set for Saturday, July 9. SOQS Sunday will be held on July 10, at FivePine Lodge and Conference Center.

Jean Wells Keenan, chair emeritus and founder of the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, commented on Deggendorfer's poster art.

"I always enjoy working with our local artists who are inspired by the environment of Sisters," she said. "Kathy's work is iconic, and her work reflects all things Sisters. When you see her work it has that Central Oregon sense of place while telling her own unique story."

Kathy Deggendorfer described her poster:

"It is an honor to have created the image that symbolizes the 2016 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. 'Infinite Stitches' was a beautiful theme to interpret as a painting. I was inspired to create the poster by the hanging flower baskets that line the streets of Sisters. They are like colorful quilts in themselves with great mixtures of color and texture.

"Years ago I spent time in Oaxaca, Mexico and bought several floral embroidered bags," the artist said. "Those colorful flowers and that beautiful stitching spoke to the theme. I am also inspired by the work of my friends Sue Spargo and Tonye Belinda Phillips, who do such amazing applique and elaborate floral work on their quilts with thread and fabric.

"The hanging basket is framed by the Three Sisters Mountains on the top and by ponderosa pines on the sides. I hear Quilt Show attendees say coming to Sisters and breathing our mountain air, with its delightful sprinkle of ponderosa pine scent, provides them vivid memories to carry home. I hope that this poster reminds them of a wonderful creative time in their lives and the warm reception they received here in Sisters."

The poster may be ordered online from Stitchin' Post - www.stitchinpost.com/sisters-quilt-show/sisters-quilt-show-posters.html. To see more of Kathy Deggendorfer's work, visit her website, www.kathydeggendorfer.com.