RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2006
Large and Wall Quilts
On this page: Large and Wall Quilt Makers O-Z:
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Butterscotch, by
Ellen O'Brien
Wall Quilt 48 x 60
Machine Pieced
This quilt went together easily, just like its namesake!
There
is a Time, There is a Season, by Ellen O'Brien
Pattern Name: Nature's Treasures.
Wall Quilt 37
x 37
Machine Pieced
After seeing a sample in Knight's Quilt Shop in York, Maine, I immediately knew I had to make this quilt. Per the shop's owner, Michelle Knight, the pattern literally flies off the shelf!
AlphaBears, by
Larra Omenetto
Pattern Name: AlphaBears by Linda
Hohag.
Wall Quilt 54 x 62
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued,
Machine Quilted
My previous guild had entrusted me to hand applique one of the four borders of our 2004 raffle quilt. Since it was something important to the guild and they trusted me, I really tried to improve my skills. I made AlphaBears for my Stella shortly after.
Kites and Broken
Strings, by Rose Marie Pascale
Original design.
Wall Quilt 27 x 27
Machine Pieced,
Machine Quilted Quilted by Laurie LaConte
I used leftover pieces from my "Stars out of Africa" quilt and added blocks using the slash and sew method.
Fire Surf Revisited, by
Janet Popp
Wall Quilt 35 x 47
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I was inspired by one of my husband's favorite paintings, "Fire Surf" by Thomas Leung. With the artist's permission, I made this quilt based on the painting for my husband.
Moral
Values, by Janet Popp
Wall Quilt 67 x 52
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Blending blue and red, prompted by my disappointment and anger since the last Presidential election. The quilting includes some moral values that I wish were universal.
Old Time Memories, by
Helen Pride
Pattern Name: Churn Dash.
Large Quilt 96 x 118
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I collected 1930's reproduction fabrics for 2 years-I love the colors and designs. Also, it reminds me of fabrics that my mother must have used in the 30's when she sewed. I made the Churn Dash blocks using all the colors and made this bedspread for my husband and I to enjoy in the summer months.
Cats Can Be Stars
Too, by Helen Pride
Pattern
Name: Bali Sky.
Wall Quilt 39 x 39
Machine Pieced, Machine
Quilted
I used a pattern called Bali Sky by Calico Carriage. The pattern calls for no diamonds and no "Y" seams. I chose fabrics that coordinated with the fun cat boarder pattern.
Funky Chicken in a
Forest, by Melissa Radzyminski
Wall Quilt 42 x 46
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This quilt was started in RSQ's January workshop "Divide and Conquer" with Sylvia Einstein. The rooster block in the corner is from a class with Nancy Halpern.
Wedding Quilt for Michael and
Jayne, by Melissa Radzyminski
Pattern Name: Boston Common.
Wall Quilt 65 x 52
Machine
Pieced, Machine Quilted
Both of my cousins got engaged this year. I made these quilts to give to them as wedding gifts.
Wedding Quilt for Nicole and
Loren, by Melissa Radzyminski
Pattern Name: Boston Common.
Wall Quilt 65 x 52
Machine
Pieced, Machine Quilted
Both of my cousins got engaged this year. I made these quilts to give to them as wedding gifts.
Bouncing Blocks, by
Cynthia Rosner
Wall Quilt 43 x 43
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I started this quilt in Joan Loewenberg's quilt camp at Cambridge Quilt. I had small pieces of fabric that I did not want to throw out so I used them to make these blocks. It was a fun quilt to make.
Sarah And Ori's Huppa (Wedding
Canopy), by Cynthia Rosner
Pattern Name: Hearts From The Past.
Other type 78 x 78
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I made this quilt for my daughter's wedding. Sarah picked out the colors and the quilting design and I pieced and quilted it on my machine. The ties on the quilt were used to fasten the huppa to the frame. Pattern Source: "Lickety-Split Quilts" by Laurie Bevan
There's No Place Like
Home, by Denise Roussel
Pattern
Name: All Around the Town.
Wall Quilt 54 x 71.5
Machine
Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Machine Quilted
I love appliqué! Original design had blocks going together in a circular fashion, some designs were upside down(see picture). I re-designed it so blocks are facing the same way. Each of the houses has a number representing a street number I lived at. Embellishments were not part of pattern either.
Truly
Trapunto, by Denise Roussel
Pattern Name: Machine Trapunto pattern by Keryn Emmerson.
Wall
Quilt 58 x 58
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This is a Quilt-As-You-Go Machine "Trapunto" Quilt. "Trapunto" is a "stuffed" looking technique. The ruffles were my idea and were quite a challenge! Actually, the entire quilt was quite a challenge considering I've been quilting less than 2 years. I especially like the blue against the white.
Round Robin Two, by
Christina Sarstedt Schwaber
Wall Quilt
40 x 40
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
Made by the quilting bee called the TAM's with much love and accepted with greater love.
Log Cabin Comfort, by
Missy Shay
Pattern Name: Log Cabin with Star.
Large Quilt 70 x 90
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilted
by Laurie Le Conte
I saw this pattern in a book by Diane Phalen and knew I had to make it using her colors which I love. To justify making it, I taught it at Cambridge Quilt. Laurie LeConte quilted it and it brings life to my bedroom.
First You
Cut, by Missy Shay
Wall
Quilt 34 x 22
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued
This quilt was from an April 2006 workshop with Sylvia Einstein called "Divide and Conquer". I had mastered the split-and-insert method when I made a quilt from a book called "Thinking Outside the Block". This quilt challenged me to work in a free-form and unplanned manner.
The Stars Above Me, by Missy Shay
Wall Quilt 59 x 75
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilted by Laurie LeConte
I made this quilt in a class taught by Christa Law at Cambridge Quilt, thinking it might be for my son Elliott whenever he returns to the US. It was quilted Fall, 2005 by Laurie LeConte.
Fruit
Salad, by Stephanie Shore
Wall Quilt 45 x 45
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliqued, Fused,
Machine Quilted
Began with the green striped fabric and gathered juicy coordinating fabrics that reminded me of summer.
Hybiscus,
by Stephanie Shore
Wall Quilt 16 x
18
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Begun in a workshop with Ruth McDowell in September 2004.
Ice cream
castles in the air, by Stephanie Shore
Wall Quilt 43 x 43
Machine Pieced, Machine
Appliqued, Fused, Machine Quilted
Fabrics were stacked, cut, swapped, fused to interfacing, and intersections sewn by zigzag.
Summer Wedding, by
Nancy Soyring
Pattern Name: Spinning
Balloons.
Large Quilt 90 x 90
Machine Pieced, Machine
Quilted
I loved the sewing and cutting technique for this block by Ursula Reikes, which inspired me to attempt my first queen-sized quilt. Made for my husband to celebrate our wedding anniversary.
Kevin's
Stars, by Nancy Soyring
Wall Quilt 34.5 x 34.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Based on "Up All Night" by Jennifer Acerbi, from "Quilt It for Kids 2001", which used the star construction technique by Gwen Marston. The top was made in 2001, and finally finished as a wall quilt in 2006. In between Kevin helped me make a much bigger quilt for his bed.
A
Quiet Beach, by Bethany Viens
Pattern Name: Accidental Landscapes - Beaches.
Wall Quilt 14 x
18
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Karen Eckmeier's Accidental Landscape series looked like a fun new technique to try - and it was!
Birds Love Lavender, by
Lynn Vogt
Pattern Name: Birds In The Air.
Wall Quilt 45 x 53
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This is the second quilt I ever made. The result of a class taken at the Cambridge Quilt Shop. Now I teach classes at the shop. I suppose I've flown full circle!
Star of
Maywood, by Lynn Vogt
Pattern
Name: Ethan's Star.
Wall Quilt 42 x 42
Machine Pieced,
Machine Quilted
I found a collection of fabrics called "Gladiola" by Maywood Studio. I cut the borders from a large floral print and went ahead with the rest of the quilt. When it came time to put on the borders I found they were not going to work. Thank goodness there was this great stripe!