RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2006
Large and Wall Quilts
On this page: Large and Wall Quilt Makers:
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Kyoto Revisited, by
Bebe Fallick
Large Quilt 75 x 65
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Antique Button Embellishments
Quilted by Marita Hartshorn
The day after I participated in a workshop with Sylvia Einstein, I flew to California. I found fabric after fabric which I loved and wanted to incorporate, so the quilt kept on growing. It was as fascinating as a trip to Kyoto had been several years ago.
FABRIC
friends, by Bebe Fallick
Wall Quilt 31 x 28
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand
Embroidered, Embellishments
This wall hanging was created in a year-long Round Robin by the TAM Bee. The center is one section of a multiple printed panel and seemed appropriate for a group effort.
Wild
Robin, by Leonora Feeney
Pattern Name: Round robin.
Wall Quilt 38 x 36
Machine
Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Machine Quilted, Embellished
The Thursday a.m. quilting bee (TAMs) did another round robin this past year. The center square (mine) is an adaptation of Diane Hire's "Musical Chairs" from her workshop "Come Play With Me". Contributors to this quilt are: Laurel Bandi, BebeFallick, Muriel Gentile, Marita Hartshorn, Dorothee Kennedy, Kathleen McCormick, and Christine Schwaber.
Yellowoods, by
Leonora Feeney
Wall Quilt 29 x 33
Machine
Pieced, Hand Quilted
This quilt was started in Sylvia Einstein's workshop, "Divide and Conquer". I find this a cheery image, and quilted it to represent the rays of the sun. Imagine walking through the winter woods on a sunny day.
Annie's Quilt, by
Jean Fiorentini
Wall Quilt 35 x 45
Hand Appliqued, Machine Appliqued, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted
This quilt was made for "Annabel the Princess". I loved making the Sunflowers and especially enjoyed seeing her face when I gave it to her on her 3rd birthday. Cotton, cotton batt. Minkie fabric (Pink)
The
Bench, by Jeanne Funk-Gedies
Original Design.
Wall Quilt 40 x 48
Machine Pieced, Hand
Appliqued, Machine Quilted
I began this piece at a Ruth McDowell workshop. The design was a bit beyond my piecing ability so I had to resort to applique to get the effect I wanted. On the bench are my mother and the "girls", reflecting on the day and dreaming of the "morrow".
Leah's "Jammies", by
Leah Gedies, Junior Member Quilt
Other
type
Machine Pieced
Leah did her own interpretation of a commercial pattern. The top is lined. She enjoys playing with shapes and colors on a design wall and seems have a flair coming up with something pleasing to the eye.
Pat's
Quilt, by Winnie Getrost
Pattern Name: Starlit Fower Garden from Georgia Bonesteel's New Ideas
For Lap Quilting.
Large Quilt 100 x 100
Hand Pieced, Hand
Quilted
A quilt for my dear friend Pat. Her blue fabric was for a project that never happened. I added coordinating fabrics, hand pieced and quilted the quilt at her house on Thursday evenings "Crafts Nite". Finally! It is finished. I'm glad she didn't buy a bigger bed!
Kiwi ABC Cross Stitch,
by Jo-Anne Granger
Pattern Name: Kiwi ABC
Cross Stitch from a book by Cherry Parker.
Wall Quilt 42 x
50
Hand Embroidered, Hand Quilted
This quilt was envisioned by Caroline Granger of Dunedin, New Zealand in 2002 for her future nieces and nephews. It was finished with love but heavy hearts by Aunt Marie Moran of CA, Aunt Karen Rothmyer of NYC, Mom Tina Netten of Idaho and Nana Jo-Anne Granger of Lexington.
Folk Art
Quilt, by Jo-Anne Granger
Large Quilt 78 x 86
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand
Appliqued, Hand Quilted
This, my first quilt, took from September 2004 to February 2006 to complete. The pattern, instructions and encouragement came form Cathy Berry in classes at Lexington Community Ed.
Swirl
1, by Sandra Gregg
Wall
Quilt 25 x 22
Machine Pieced, Painted, Hand Quilted
One of a series based on the swirl using various surface design techniques such as acrylic paint, fabric paint and pastels on unprimed canvas, dye painting and airbrush.
Swirl 3,
by Sandra Gregg
Wall Quilt 33 x 29
Machine Pieced, Painted, Hand Quilted
One of a series of swirl quilts using fabrics I've created using various surface design techniques.
Oriental Fantasy, by
Sarah Griffin
2nd Prize,
Large Quilts.
Pattern Name: Flourishing Fans.
Large Quilt 80 x 98
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilted by
Laurie LaConte
A Stack 'n Whack course given at the Cambridge Quilt Shop inspired me to make this quilt. I love the oriental flavor of the quilt achieved through one of CCS' oriental design fabrics. The inspired custom machine quilting was done by Laurie LaConte.
WAQY
Stars, by Sarah Griffin
Wall Quilt 51 x 62
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
WAQy Stars is the first benefit quilt created by the newly formed Wednesday Afternoon Quilters(WAQs). It's comprised of nineteen 3,6,9, and 12 inch blocks in a variety of earth tones placed on lighter backgrounds. Brown is the unifying color in borders and block frames.
Mist Over the Moon, by
Elizabeth Habich
Pattern Name: Mist Over the
Moon (Judi Warren Blaydon workshop).
Wall Quilt 61 x 61
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Clouds of mist swirl over the surface of the moon, transforming its surface. From a Judi Warren Blaydon workshop.
Tigitha
#3, by Elizabeth Habich
Wall Quilt 56 x 43.5
Machine Embroidered, Painted, Machine
Quilted
I still miss Tigitha, the Perfect Cat, and her memory continues to challenge me to find ways to communicate the subtle complexity of her agouti fur and sweet nature.
Warren Farm, by
Sara Hale
Pattern Name: Crazy Quilt.
Wall Quilt
64 x 64
Machine Pieced, Hand Embroidered
I found a bag of silk floss in a drawer at my cousin's farm in Stamford, Vermont. Most of the small skeins of rainbow hues were manufactured in Connecticut in the 1800s. I felt I was the only member of the family who would use this deposit and that I would try my hand at making a crazy quilt.
Square Dance, by
Marita Hartshorn
Large Quilt 80 x 90
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I discovered the infinite possibilities of the Stack The Deck technique in this cozy autumn quilt. Just layer eight 8" squares, slice through them 4 times, move the top inside to the bottom of the deck and sew the squares back together. Pattern from "Stack a New Deck" by Karla Alexander
Colorwash
Checkerboard, by Marita Hartshorn
Wall Quilt 28 x 28
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
A colorwash wallhanging in the 1999 issue of Quilters Newsletter inspired this contemporary colorwash. Playing with the vivid colors in my stash was fun. Up close you can see a yellow guitar and an ear of corn. Stand back and you should see a square in a square. Pattern by Dierdre Amsden
Oma's Tatted
Collar, by Marita Hartshorn
Wall Quilt 36 x 36
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Quilted
My Grandma tatted this collar some years ago. She died at the age of 98 in 1979. I appliqued it to a strips and curves and passed it on to members of our bee. After 9 months it was returned as a beautiful Victorian wall hanging thanks to the creativity of the TAMS (Thursday Morning Bee).
Maritime Seascapes, by
Carolyn Hodges
Wall Quilt 18.5 x 10
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
Created as part of the 2006 Ferry Beach Quilting by the Bay Fabric Arts Conference, Ferry Beach, Maine. Instucted by Barbara Stroup. Inspired by our years spent on the north shore of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Maritime
Seascapes, by Carolyn Hodges
Wall Quilt 14 x 10
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
Created as part of the 2006 Ferry Beach Quilting by the Bay Fabric Arts Conference, Ferry Beach, Maine. Instucted by Barbara Stroup. Inspired by our years spent on the north shore of Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Ancient Echoes, by
Rosemary Hoffenberg
Wall Quilt 43 x
60
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted, Shibori Dyed
and Screen Printed
Original design.
Character
Study, by Rosemary Hoffenberg
Wall Quilt 47 x 74
Machine Pieced, Painted, Hand Quilted,
Machine Quilted, Screen Printed
Original design.
The
Duomo, by Rosemary Hoffenberg
Wall Quilt 35 x 47
Machine Pieced, Painted, Hand Quilted,
Machine Quilted, Screen Printed and Shibori Dyed
Original design.
Revolution, by
Nancy Howard
1st Prize, Large
Quilts.
Pattern Name: Wheels of Whimsy from Better Homes
and Gardens.
Large Quilt 100 x 104
Hand Pieced, Machine
Pieced, Hand Quilted
The interaction of partial arcs and full circles placed on a background of squares on point creates a wonderful quilt When the right pattern and the right fabrics come together -- WOW! Design comes from Better Homes and Gardens "Quilt Lovers Favorites".
Pixelated
Puzzle, by Nancy Howard
Pattern
Name: Class from Christine Porter.
Wall Quilt 38 x 38
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I took a class from Christine Porter at the 2005 Mancuso Show and I learned an innovative way to piece this tessellating puzzle.
Angel Friends, by
Jacqui James
Wall Quilt 48 x 58
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Machine Appliqued, Hand Embroidered,
Machine Quilted
Knowing my love of angels, in 2001, my small quilt bee (Monique Cerundolo, Phyllis Maddox, Debra Kaden, Debbie Kreischer, Mary Lou Knack, Diana Snow, Winnie Gertrost) made me 11 angel quilt blocks. Last year I finally made them into this tree skirt.
Beauty Surrounds Me, by
Candace Jewett
Pattern Name: Crazy Pieced
From "Through The Garden Gate" Book.
Wall Quilt 60 x 70
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilted by Nancy Webster, Grayling,
MI
This quilt gave me so much pleasure to make. I used the book, "Through the Garden Gate" by Valorie and Jean Wells. I created garden, mountains, ocean, sun and moon out of fabric. All things I find energizing and beautiful.