RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2008
Large and Wall Quilts
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Margaritaville, by Mary D'Amico
Pattern Name: Toad in the Puddle.
Large Quilt 60 x 68
Hand Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted by Laurie LaConte
My first pineapple quilt. I picked these fabrics in the middle of winter. I like Jimmy Buffet's music and thought this would be a fun quilt to do.
Secrets of the Garden, by Mary D'Amico
Pattern Name: Toad in the Puddle.
Large Quilt 102 x 100
Hand Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
I loved this fabric collection. It reminds me of summers spent in Maine.
Oriental Blocks, by Dawn DeCosta
Large Quilt 88 x 88
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I first saw this quilt while on a guild mystery shopping trip. I just knew it would be the perfect way to start using all those oriental fabrics that I had been collecting
Quilted Jacket, by Dawn DeCosta
Pattern Name: Made with Faith.
Other type 25 x 23
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This jacket was created in a class taught by RoseMary Koch. I saw one she had made and just had to make one of my own
Our Beauty, by Kendra Dowd
Pattern Name: New York Beauty.
Large Quilt 70.5 x 82.5
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
After giving away so many quilts, finally one of my own for David and me! Begun in 2001 in Conn., finished at last in Arlington this August (special thanks to my Tues. Morning Bee buddies), it incorporates scraps from our clothing, sentimental bits from other quilts, as well as purchased fabrics.
Simplicity, by Kendra Dowd
Large Quilt 54 x 70
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted
This lap quilt is for my daughter Abby, who recently had a delightful vacation in Japan. While she appreciates and admires other quilts I've made (with the "busy" juxtaposition of many different patterned fabrics) she specifically requested something "simple" for herself.
Circles of Life, by Susan Erdos
Pattern Name: Passion Fruit.
Wall Quilt 55 x 42
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This is a pattern taken from Helen Marshall's Wheel of Mystery Quilts.
Kaleidescopes, by Susan Erdos
Second Prize, Wall Quilts.
Pattern Name: One Block Wonders.
Wall Quilt 45 x 62
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Hand Embroidered
Kaleidescopes is a Maxine Rosenthal pattern found in her One Block Wonders book. It was great fun to see how the original fabric was transformed into colorful patterns each with it's own movement and personality. A sample of the original fabric is in the picture.
Empress Mari and Goddess Barbara, by Bebe Fallick
Original.
Wall Quilts 45 x 64
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Embellished with Origami Flowers Quilted by Marita Hartshorn
Several of these kimono squares were the very first quilting projects I ever did. I started and stopped so many times. The inspiration to finally finish came from my Quilt Bee, and from finding the central panels and realizing I could have two quilts.
Leftover Stew, by Bebe Fallick
Original.
Wall Quilt 36 x 64
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I wanted to create something only using fabric in my stash. Except for the backing and binding, I was successful. The idea was generated by a Marsha Molloy pattern.
Four Hawaiian Wreaths, by Leonora Feeney
Wall Quilt 51.5 x 51.5
Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted
This quilt was started an many years ago in my first appliqué class at Cambridge Quilt Shop. I went on to make three more wreaths. The traditional shadow quilting was onerous and was responsible for the length of time it took me to finish. Note the difference in quilt stitch length among the four wreaths!
scarlet waterfall, by Leonora Feeney
Original.
Wall Quilt 35 x 42
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Appliquéd, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted
Hexagon "flowers" were appliquéd vertically onto similar and complementary colored strips. Fabric glue helped solve the challenge of attaching the top to the batt and back.
Days End, by Jeanne Funk-Gedies
Original design.
Wall Quilt 25 x 22
Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
The quilt is from Bea Grayson's workshop. It shows my wheelbarrow in my garden at the end of a long but satisfying day.
Carousel of Time, by Janice Gould
Pattern Name: Serenity Circles.
Large Quilt 85 x 90
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Lynn Austin
A high school graduation gift to a special niece who is starting her next journey at Washington University. Name inspired by Joni Mitchell's Circle Game.
Hemlock Series, by Jo-Anne Granger
Original.
Wall Quilt 48 x 9
Hand Pieced, Hand Quilted
This four part quilt was inspired by nature and used techniques suggested in Art Quilts by Jane Davila and Elin Waterston. I chose hemlocks as the theme and interpreted it through innovative piecing, embellishing, painting effects and inspiration from photographs.
Shibori Sampler, by Jo-Anne Granger
Original.
Wall Quilt 34 x 46
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Hand Dyed
These sample pieces of shibori were made in a workshop with Carol Anne Grotrian.
Labor of Love, by Sarah Griffin
Second Prize, Large Quilts.
Pattern Name: Double Wedding Ring.
Large Quilt 90 x 100
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Laurie LaConte
This classic double wedding ring quilt was made for my sister who has always been my best friend. She and I had lots of fun shopping for fabric reminiscent of the 1930s. The quilt was machine pieced. Laurie LaConte did the beautiful machine quilting.
Seasonal Flowers, by Sarah Griffin
Original.
Wall Quilt 18 x 24
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted, Hand Embroidered, Fused, Painted, Trapunto
This is a four part quilt.
1. Winter Poinsetta:straight line pieced, machine topstitched, hand quilted.
2.Spring Pansies:hand appliquéd, hand embroidered, hand quilted with bee embellishments.
3:Summer Sunflower: fused pieced, bead embellishments, hand quilted
4: Autumn Hellenium:hand embroidered with trapunto, hand quilted
The End Of Summer, by Atara Halpern
Original design.
Wall Quilt 26 x 38
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Machine Embroidered
Still life pictures were always my favorite. After seeing a very impressive picture this passing winter I decided to design one for myself. I was careful to include birds, fruits and flowers but wanted to retain a contemporary feel. I achieved it by using free style quilting incorporating leaves on the lower part of the quilt.
Visions Of Spring Time, by Atara Halpern
Original design.
Wall Quilt 17 x 47
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered, Machine Embroidered
I was enjoying the arrival of warm spring weather when I decided to experiment with warm fabric colors, embroidery and appliqué, making a contemporary crazy quilt.
Jill's Wedding Quilt, by Marita Hartshorn
Large Quilt 80 x 94
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
The bride requested black and white. I hope you like it Jill. I had fun choosing the fabric and making it
East Meets West, by Nancy Howard
Pattern Name: Toasty Toes.
Large Quilt 72 x 86
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Sara Wright
When our son, Alex, came back East to live, I made him this quilt to commemorate his favorite passtime, his guitar. He is able to "bloom where he is planted".
Miko, by Nancy Howard
Pattern Name: Snail Trail.
Large Quilt 60 x 72
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I used the colors of our cat, Miko, as the jumping off place for the colors of the quilt. She now jumps up on it, nestles in for her nap, and claims it for her own.
Water Lily, by Nancy Howard
Original.
Wall Quilt 36 x 36
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted, Fused, Painted
This is a four part quilt.
1. Water Lilies
2. Ducks where are they?
3. Water Lily my granddaughter Lily
4. Pond
Christmas Curves, by Jane Jacobs
Large Quilt 64 x 64
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted by Dianne Hodgkins
A class in machine-pieced curves and fat quarters in vibrant Christmas colors inspired this quilt. Destined for my family room during the holiday season.
Leslie's Chelsea Quilt, by Jane Jacobs
Pattern Name: Chelsea Quilt.
Wall Quilt 46 x 52
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted by Dianne Hodgkins
A Kaffe Fassett design from Quilts in the Sun, this quilt is a gift for my friend Leslie.
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