RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2006
Large and Wall Quilts

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I've Always Looked Good in Red

I've Always Looked Good in Red, by Lori Kay
Pattern Name: My own design.
Wall Quilt 8.5 x 11
Hand Embroidered, Fused, Hand Quilted

Made in response to a self-portrait challenge from Quilting Arts magazine. Fused applique with hand embroidery and quilting.

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Inspiration
Garden

Inspiration Garden, by Lori Kay

Wall Quilt 40 x 44
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

Begun in a Sylvia Einstein workshop called "Divide and Conquer," hosted by the Rising Star Quilt Guild. Hand-dyed, stamped and foiled fabrics with commercial fabrics. Machine pieced and quilted.

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Is Santa already on his way?

Is Santa already on his way?, by Dorothee Kennedy

Wall Quilt 42 x 26
Machine Pieced, Hand Embroidered, Fused, Machine Quilted

Made in the summer for the fall show to be hung in our home in winter. Based on a pattern by "Country Appliques"

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Coral Reef

Coral Reef, by Indrani Kharbanda, Junior Member Quilt
Pattern Name: Sevens and Nines.
Wall Quilt 48 x 60
Machine Pieced, Tied

My brother gave me the idea for naming this quilt. He said when he saw the quilt he thought of fish. So then I thought of coral reefs. My grandma (she really is grand!) helped me make this quilt. It took us five days to make it.

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Carmelized Red Onions

Carmelized Red Onions, by Ginny Leonardos
Pattern Name: Red Onion.
Wall Quilt 51 x 68
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilted by Laurie LaConte

I made this quilt in a class offered by Cambridge Quilt Shop. The pattern is from the book "Stack a New Deck." I enjoyed using this new method of cutting blocks without a pattern, just use your rotary cutter and slice up some curves.

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Dreaming Of The
Beach

Dreaming Of The Beach, by Ginny Leonardos
Pattern Name: Accidental Landscape.
Wall Quilt 20 x 17
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

I made this quilt after a class with Karen Eckmeier. This type of free form piecing was quite a change from measuring and cutting exact pieces. When I look at this quilt, I can hear the ocean and smell the salty sea air. Summer can't be too far away!

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Hot Tamales

Hot Tamales, by Phyllis Maddox

Large Quilt 72 x 78
Machine Pieced, Tied

Colorful patterned blocks and half-square triangles make a strong diagonal design. A bee quilt made by Jacqui James, Winnie Getrost, Nancy Wasserman, Monique Cerandolo, Debby Kaden and me.

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Baby Quilt

Baby Quilt, by Phyllis Maddox

Wall Quilt 40 x 40
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

A good friend in Italy is having a baby in December. The name will be added when she/he arrives.

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Hawaiian Placemats

Hawaiian Placemats, by Phyllis Maddox

Other type 18 x 12
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Set of six placemats.

The quilting design is based on ancient Hawaiian turtle petroglyphs. We saw some very expensive placemats, similar to these, at a souvenir shop. I mentioned how easy it would be to make such a simple design and offered to make a set for each of the 4 women I was with. By the time I finished the first set, I realized that the shop was asking a fair price.

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Comfort Food

Comfort Food, by Gwen Marceline
Pattern Name: Kwik Scrappy Log Cabin.
Large Quilt 59.5 x 94
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilted by Sara Wright

This quilt is an 8th grade graduation gift for my son, Daniel. It is the Scrappy Log Cabin pattern by Two Kwik Quilters from a Midnite Madness Class taught by Kathy Jamieson and Ruth McFarland. Special thanks to Nancy Howard and the Second Tuesday Quilters!

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No Mow Lawn

No Mow Lawn, by Mary Marchant
Pattern Name: Flowers on Point.
Large Quilt 62 x 87
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, wool batting

The quilt is made entirely of lawn fabrics... hence the name.

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A New England Fall

A New England Fall, by Kathleen McCormick

Wall Quilt 60 x 60
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Machine Appliqued, Machine Quilted

My group was given a few maple leaf blocks with some fall fabrics; the rest was up to them. Thanks to Bebe Fallick, Chris Schwaber, Carol Kiley, Dorothee Kennedy, Laurel Bandi, Leonora Feeney, Muriel Gentile, and Marita Hartshorn - A New England Fall never looked better.

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Bermuda 770SE

Bermuda 770SE, by Kathleen McCormick
Pattern Name: Mariner's Compass, Judy Mathieson.
Wall Quilt 31 x 31
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

Thanks to a workshop with Judy Mathieson I found the perfect use for this black border fabric purchased on a trip to Bermuda. I was thrilled to take a workshop with this master teacher. The black fabric is French (Souleiado) and I only had a little but it worked perfectly in this quilt.

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Daisies
Surrounded by Lilacs

Daisies Surrounded by Lilacs, by Kathleen McCormick
Pattern Name: Lazy Daisy by Bethany Reynolds.
Wall Quilt 80 x 54
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Machine Quilted

This quilt was begun in a Bethany Reynolds workshop sponsored by RSQ. Work continued on this quilt at the Spring Fling. Machine quilting was done on a new Bernina. Many new techniques and new tools were used to make this quilt. The lilac border was a favorite and I was pleased with the results

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No Name

No Name, by Delores McCravy

Large Quilt 75 x 91
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Quilted

Brown was the color chosen by my son for his quilt. After looking through many quilt magazines and books he selected a star block and the alternating block. The border replicates the wallpaper border in his room. He loves the quilt and that's all that matters.

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Lovey

Lovey, by Delores McCravy
Pattern Name: Sweetheart Star.
Wall Quilt 48 x 48
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Embroidered, Hand Quilted

This quilt was made from a pattern printed in the 1987 issues of Quilters Newsletter Magazine. The difference is the designs on the heart blocks were embroidered rather than being used as a quilting pattern. It was given to my daughter and Michael in celebration of their marriage on Sept 16.

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Happiness

Happiness, by Peter McHugh, Junior Member Quilt
Original design.
Wall Quilt 45 x 45
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

While I was visiting my neighbor Sue Bennett, I played with colored triangles and came up with this pattern. She taught me how to use the sewing machine, so I made this quilt for my parent's Christmas present last year. I was ten at the time.

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60s  70's  Madison  Friendship

60s 70's Madison Friendship, by Carolyn McShane
Pattern Name: Whirling Pinwheels.
Large Quilt 67 x 92
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilted by Chris Barnes

A scrap bag quilt that further inspired me to continue with a 70's psychedelic theme with tie-dye cat fabric and a mouse signature patch for a cat/quilt loving friend.

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Sisters

Sisters, by Carolyn McShane
Pattern Name: Photo transfer and applique.
Wall Quilt 60 x 69
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Embroidered, Machine Quilted Quilted by Chris Barnes

Started in 2004 with a 12x15" stamped piece for my sisters 65th birthday. Late 2004 larger but "not done." Early 2005 with a "day" and "night" house it was done but "not okay." Late 2005 I added barns and my sister said, "STOP or I'll be 75."

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Seascape

Seascape, by Anne McWilliams
Pattern Name: Seascape.
Wall Quilt 64 x 56
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted

This quilt was adapted from an original pattern called Shannon's Beach Quilt by Shannon from Cambridge Quilt Shop. Thanks to Nancy Howard for adjusting the pattern to fit my 20 plus year collection of seascape fabric.

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Sheer leafy vest

Sheer leafy vest, by Carol Miller

Other type 40 x 27
Machine Appliqued, Machine Embroidered

From a workshop with Ellen Anne Eddy. Randomly couched yarns attached the vest body to stabilizer; then I drew the leaves on the stabilizer and embroidered around them from the wrong side. Angelina fiber flowers completed the fun.

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A Place to Dream

A Place to Dream, by Kathy Mohan

Wall Quilt 15.5 x 13.5
Machine Appliqued, Painted, Machine Quilted

Inspired by Quilt University (www.quiltuniversity.com) class taught by Linda Schmidt entitled "People in Places". We learned lots of techniques for applique including burnt-edge applique and invisible machine applique.

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Old Maid's
Puzzle

Old Maid's Puzzle, by Kathy Mohan

Wall Quilt 30 x 30
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

Inspired by Carol Miller's class at Quilt University (www.quiltuniversity.com) called "Color Companions".

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Heart's Desire

Heart's Desire, by Kathy Mohan

Wall Quilt 30 x 30
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

Inspired by Carol Miller's class at Quilt University (www.quiltuniversity.com) called "Color Companions".

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Into The Forest

Into The Forest, by Arline Morrison
3rd Prize, Wall Quilts.
Pattern Name: Orginal Design.
Wall Quilt 26 x 36
Hand Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Embroidered, Hand Quilted

Original one-of-a-kind design. A contemporary interpretation of a walk into the forest.

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Mixed Bag

Mixed Bag, by Arline Morrison

Wall Quilt 23 x 35
Hand Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Embroidered, Hand Quilted

This piece is an abstract original one-of-a-kind design. First of a series created with purpose of using up scraps of fabric, which prompted the title, truly a mixed bag.

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Garden Girls

Garden Girls, by Kathleen Mullendore
Pattern Name: Interfacing printed by Quiltsmart.
Wall Quilt 56 x 70
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliqued, Fused, Machine Quilted, Girls legs are "pen-stitched". Quilted by Barbara Malek

This quilt was published in an Australian quilt magazine. I got to deliver it to the editor at her home when I just happened to be in AUS. The quilt made it onto the cover of the magazine! I was thrilled.

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All Roads Lead to
New Possibilities

All Roads Lead to New Possibilities, by Kathleen Mullendore
Pattern Name: Uses Quiltsmart fusible printed interfacing.
Wall Quilt 58 x 58
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliqued, Fused, Machine Quilted Quilted by Barbara Malek

I was just playing around with some Rob Pete interfacing from Quiltsmart. This was the result.

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Carpe Diem

Carpe Diem, by Alanna Nelson

Wall Quilt 34 x 34
Hand Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Quilted

Carpe Diem- Seize the Day. Once the world seemed distinct and defined. I was ready to try it all. Reaching out, tints and hues emerged. Colors blended together. Despite its complexity, I am still seizing the day.

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Autumn Serenade

Autumn Serenade, by Bonnie Newman

Wall Quilt 28 x 33
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Machine Quilted

I was inspired by a photo of autumn trees by a brook in this, my first landscape quilt; created in a workshop with Ruth McDowell

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Ode To
Friendship

Ode To Friendship, by Bonnie Newman

Wall Quilt 40 x 33
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliqued, Fused, Machine Quilted

A personal "challenge quilt", made from over 25 fabrics with black which were contributed by friends for my "big birthday". I utilized some Dianne Hire techniques to create a spirit of play and interconnectedness.

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