ABOUT REYNOLA
Reynola Pakusich is a third generation member from a family of quilters who settled in Eastern Washington and Idaho. She began quilting seriously in the 1970's and teaching for quilt shops shortly afterward. She has had numerous photos of her quilts published in books and magazines, as well as several one woman shows. Reynola retired from 30 years of public school teaching in Sedro-Woolley School District and now combines quilting with her husband’s interests of fishing and hunting (i.e. paper piecing in a car, boat, on a ferry or working by gas light at a lake cabin.) Residing in Bellingham, Washington, she is an active member of several Northwest Washington quilt/study groups and continues to take workshops, attend lectures, and experiments with the latest techniques to keep herself on the cutting edge of the craft.
As an Artist she says, "In my work I begin with the fabrics – seeking to see what shapes that special fabric might want to be cut into, what kinds of fabric textures, colors and values might support that special piece. The fabrics seem to almost speak – rejecting, accepting and sometimes eagerly clicking with one another."
Teaching and Lecturing Experience -2008 - "Traditional Piecing with Ethnic and Hand Designed Fabrics" Sept. - Dec. 2008, La Conner, WA
"Using Ethnic and Hand Dyed Fabrics" solo quilt show at LaConner Quilt and Textile Museum
2007 - Various shops and guilds in Washington
Empty Spools, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA
2006 - Various shops and guilds in California
Empty Spools, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA
Twisted Thread, Festival of Quilts, Birmingham, England
Local Washington and Oregon State shops and guilds
2005 - Lafayette, CA
Empty Spools, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA
Galveston and Beaumont, Texas
Fairbanks and Denali, Alaska
Local Washington State shops and guilds
2004 - Santa Rosa, CA
Empty Spools, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA
Portland, OR
Local Washington State shops and guilds
2003 - Empty Spools, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA
Gulf States Quilter Conference, Baton Rouge, LA
Local Washington State shops and guilds
2002 - Monterey and Santa Barbara, CA
Gulf States Quilter Conference, Baton Rouge, LA
Empty Spools, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA
Local Washington State shops and guilds
2001 - Ocean Waves Guild, Miami, FL
Guilds and shops, London, England
Local Washington State shops and guilds
1990 - 1999 - Local Washington State shops and guilds
Work Accepted in Juried Shows-
2000, 1998, 1996, 1994 - Great Pacific Northwest Quiltfest, Seattle, WA
1997 - Pacific International Quilt Show, Santa Clara, CA
Awards -
1997 - First Prize-Empty Spools Quilt Contest, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, CA
First Prize- Omnigrid Invitational Quilt Contest, Burlington, WA
Invitational Group Shows -
2007 - United Kingdom Quilt Festivals Feb.-Nov. Collection of Circle Play Quilts
2002 - LaConner Quilt Museum Fifth Anniversary Celebration, La Conner, WA
“Piecing a Quilt of Life,” South Carolina State Museum, Columbia, SC
2001 - Edison Eye Art Gallery, Bow, WA
1998 - “Dreadful Thread”, La Conner Quilt Museum, La Conner, WA
1998 - Washington State Centennial Traveling Quilt Show
Published Book -
2004 - Circle Play: Simple Designs for Fabulous Fabrics, ISBN 1-57120-235-8
Published Articles -
2007 - Fabrications Quilting For You, United Kingdom- “ Plaid Circle Quilt”
Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine, “A Cultural Bias: Quilting with Ethnic Fabrics”
2002 - Piecework Magazine, “The Wedding Dress Quilt”
2000 - American Quilter Magazine, “Using Yukata”
1998 - American Quilter Magazine, “Designing Around the Circle”
Published Quilts -
2002 - 1996 - Various quilting books by various authors
Judging -
2005 - 2004 - Judge Island County Fair, Clinton, WA