RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2009
Challenge Quilts
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2009 Challenge Quilt Theme:
Interpret an idiom
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Lucky 13, by Florence Baturin
Pattern Name: Two Hearts.
Challenge Quilt 32 x 48
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I won this Baker's Dozen (and then some) hearts in a block of the month raffle earlier this year. Which ones to select? I dutifully chose 13 red hearts so I wouldn't have my quilting hand cut off. Thanks to the thirteen anonymous quilters for contributing to my quilt.
Epilogue:
My hand was spared but my right shoulder was fractured even though I counted correctly. Fortunately two helpers saved the day: Jo-Anne Granger cut fabric strips, stitched a few seams, and pressed the top; and Laurena McDermott machine quilted the lovely hearts quilting pattern.
Hell in a Handbasket (A Quilter's Version), by Christina Crouch
First Prize, Challenge Quilts.
Challenge Quilt 30 x 30
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
All the things that send a send a quilter over the edge! Our own personal version of Hell.
All That Glitters Is Not Gold, by Kendra Dowd
Original.
Challenge Quilt 11.5 x 13.5
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted
An assemblage of "treasures" found along the Bike Path on my daily commute to and from work.
It's a Piece of Cake, by Peg Graney
Challenge Quilt 24 x 18
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused, Fabric Transfer
The piece of cake is a painting I had done and had transferred onto fabric. I wanted to see how far I could push the design with appliqué and piecing.
Time Flies, by Jo-Anne Granger
original.
Challenge Quilt 30 x 30
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
In time (no pun intended) my young granddaughter will start to learn about the clock and to tell time. I hope this quilt will help her.
Turn Over a New Leaf, by Jacqui James
Pattern Name: Turning Leaves.
Challenge Quilt 20 x 20
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
I learned this technique in a class several years ago; this challenge provided the impetus to actually finish this project.
A Piece of Cake, by Lori Kay
Challenge Quilt 16 x 15
Hand Quilted, Fused, Handmade Polymer Beads
My quite literal interpretation of the idiom - "a piece of cake." By keeping the techniques simple, this quilt came together in just a few hours of creativity. My 10-year-old daughter made the cake-slice beads for me. Thanks, Leslie!
Food, by Dorien Keusseyan
Challenge Quilt 30 x 24
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
Food idiom category chosen by Scrap Happy Quilters group. Original Design.
A Fish Out Of Water, by Carolyn McShane
Third Prize, Challenge Quilts.
Challenge Quilt 17 x 37
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Painted
This brilliantly colored fabric just said, "create something fishy!"
Pulling the wool over my eyes, by Alanna Nelson
Challenge Quilt 20 x 12
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Fulling
Sometimes life is easier if I just let them think they've pulled the wool over my eyes!
Flip flopping around, by Helen Pride
Challenge Quilt 33 x 23
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
Pattern is "Sand Slippers" from River Road Fancies and designed by Kerensa Slocum.
Variety is the Spice of Life, by Tricia Rosenthal
Challenge Quilt 40 x 40
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
Our bee--the Scrap Happy Quilters--chose food idioms for our challenge quilts. I decided that using a variety of novelty fabrics would fit the theme well.
Zip It!, by Penny Sander
Challenge Quilt 14 x 22
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Fused
Zip It! In other words, mum's the word....If you can't say something nice about a person, don't say anything at all....Keep it to yourself....Sometimes it's best to just be quiet!
Birds of a Feather, by Janice Shaw
Pattern Name: Winter Robins.
Challenge Quilt 20 x 24
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
One of the things that I love about New England is the winter sky and watching the birds that now & then appear. The main idea came from American Quilter magazine where I saw WInter Robins by Margaret Dunsmore. I combined traditional 9 patch with the Accidental Landscape technique and Nancy Howard's unique appliqué method.
Out of the Blue, by Nancy Soyring
Challenge Quilt 15 x 18
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Made out of leftovers from an all-blue ongoing project, after talking with my sister on the phone one day.
Can't See the Forest for the... Leaves?, by Barbara Tarrh
Second Prize, Challenge Quilts.
Challenge Quilt 24 x 18
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Painted
RSQ's idiom challenge theme provided a jumping-off point for experimenting with surface painting. The pattern is based on one in Ruth McDowell's Piecing Workshop book.
Flying Colors, by Bee Quilt by Tuesday Morning Bee
Challenge Quilt 38 x 44
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered, Machine Embroidered, Fused
Our Tuesday Morning Bee chose to illustrate 9 idioms about 9 different colors. Bee members are Billie Berents, Carol Brown, Kendra Dowd, Jeanne Funk-Gedies, Janice Gould, Missy Shay, Penny Sander, Jean Stringham, Gail Pettiford Willett
Cock & Bull Story: An Unbelievable Tale, by Nancy Wasserman
Challenge Quilt 16 x 16
Machine Quilted, Fused
Cock & Bull Story: An Unbelievable Tail
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