RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2009
Large and Wall Quilts
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Celestial Splendor, by Mary D'Amico
Pattern Name: Alaska Star (Center Star) Round Robin.
Large Quilt 60 x 60
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted by Laurie LaConte
Round Robin by Sisters of the Sew-atorium
Grandmother's Pockmark Homestyle Bean Curd, by Mary D'Amico
Pattern Name: I Do.
Large Quilt 56 x 64
Machine Appliquéd, Fused, Machine Quilted by Laurie LaConte of Acton, MA
I asked my husband to name this quilt -- don't ask!
3-D Pinwheels, by Dawn DeCosta
Large Quilt 60 x 80
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This quilt was designed by Mark Lipinski specifically for a mystery class at MQX. It was one of the most fun classes I've ever taken.
Serenity, by Dawn DeCosta
Pattern Name: Bali Crossroads.
Large Quilt 75 x 75
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I saw this quilt on my trip to Houston last year and had to buy the pattern. It combines my favorite fabrics, orientals and batiks in one. I pieced the top during a long getaway weekend in Meredith, NH.
SLO Memories, by Kendra Dowd
Large Quilt 80 x 88
Hand Quilted
This simple, whole cloth quilt is made from a piece (table cloth or bedspread?) that I bought in a little shop in San Luis Obispo in 2001, when my husband and I moved there for a short time. I've been picturing it as a summer quilt for 8 years!
Fourth of July, by Susan Dresley
Wall Quilt 37 x 44
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
I started this quilt with the "This & That" pattern. Then bored with the pattern, I decided to add the blocks with the crossed stripes. I decided it looked like the fireworks on the Fourth of July.
Sam's Quilt, by Susan Dresley
Pattern Name: Saturn, from "Stack a New Deck" by Karla Anderson.
Wall Quilt 51 x 65
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
I dropped my son off at a prep school orientation. In Northhampton, I found this outstanding quilt shop. I bought all the fabrics there and made the quilt while he was at prep school.
Ziggurat, by Susan Erdos
Pattern Name: Scrappy Squares by Two Kwik Quilters.
Wall Quilt 45 x 37
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted
A fun variation on a log cabin block. Black and white fabrics set in coordinated fashion give the quilt an interesting zig-zag quality.
In Frida's Garden, by Bebe Fallick
Original design..
Wall Quilt 49 x 52
Machine Pieced, Hand Done Embellishments
In Oaxaca,Mexico, I learned of the reverence for artist Frida Kahlo. Her art and image are everywhere. When I saw this fabric at Cambridge Quilt Shop, I had to create a quilt as wild as Frida. I already had the three grotesque bells and my daughter-in-law found the face buttons.
Harry Potter at Hogwart's, by Patricia Fisk
Pattern Name: Spellbinding Quilts.
Large Quilt 69 x 99
Machine Appliquéd, Hand Embroidered, Paper Pieced, Quilted by Judy Bachand
This quilt was definitely a work of love. My grandson, Ryan, had completed the entire Harry Potter series by 8 years old and could answer intelligent questions about it. Paper piecing is definitely not my favorite form of quilting! He loves the quilt and has agreed to loan it back to me for the quilt show.
My Baby Quilt for over 20 years, by Patricia Fisk
Pattern Name: Rocking Horse.
Large Quilt 72 x 48
Machine Pieced, Hand Embroidered
I discovered this pattern more years ago than I care to say and have made it for many, many babies. I try to plan the colors as to personality, zodiac sign and, of course, gender. These quilts are for my almost 1 year old twin grandchildren (born October 15, 2008).
Fulfillment, by Jeanne Funk-Gedies
Large Quilt 65 x 76
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Reynola Pakusich's book inspired the work. Cynthia picked the orange fabric for the circles. Button Box helped with other fabric choices. The quilt is to be a graduation gift. I tried to use symbols and words which make one's life feel fulfilled.
Jo-Ellen's yard sale scraps, by Janice Gould
Pattern Name: Courthouse Steps.
Wall Quilt 44 x 65.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Lynn Austin
This quilt was made for Sarah West in memory of her mother. All the fabric that I used was purchased at yard sales by her mother. The idea for the design came from Mary Ellen Hopkins's book, A log Cabin Notebook.
Blooming Nines, by Peg Graney
Second Prize, Large Quilts.
Pattern Name: Blooming Nine Patch.
Large Quilt 88 x 93
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Cathy Harnisch
I love this pattern because of the fluid look that is created despite all the hard geometric blocks. It was fun picking the fabrics and see how each new row changed the whole look of the quilt.
Scrappy Squares, by Peg Graney
Wall Quilt 36 x 54
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I have a problem throwing away even small amounts of fabric so my scraps have accumulated quite a bit. I devised the pattern using a courthouse steps block and created my first scrap quilt. It's like a trip down memory lane remembering where all the fabrics came from.
Hatchlings, by Jo-Anne Granger
Wall Quilt 45 x 55
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted, Hand Embroidered
Hatchlings was made with love for my first granddaughter, Caroline. Her mother choose turtles as a theme for her room to honor her aunt and namesake.
Iris Garden, by Sarah Griffin
First Prize, Large Quilts.
Pattern Name: Irresistible Iris by Country Heirlooms.
Large Quilt 108 x 92
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted by Laurie LaConte
A sample of the over 100 colors found in Iris' are represented in this quilt. The hand appliqué and lattice work are emphasized by the wonderful quilting by Laurie LaConte
Birds Of New England, by Atara Halpern
Third Prize, Large Quilts.
Original design.
Large Quilt 62 x 72
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered
I designed this quilt using hand embroidery and appliqué. I used The Baltimore Album style in order to create a contemporary feeling of the old concept of folk art . The back of the quilt was designed to express my wishes to keep our world clear and blue.
Birds Of New England- Back, by Atara Halpern
Original design.
Large Quilt 62 x 72
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered
I designed this quilt using hand embroidery and appliqué. I used The Baltimore Album style in order to create a contemporary feeling of the old concept of folk art . The back of the quilt was designed to express my wishes to keep our world clear and blue.
I Like It Blue, by Atara Halpern
Original design.
Wall Quilt 39 x 50
Hand Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted, Hand Embroidered
I designed this quilt as a Japanese quilt. I have used a mix of western and Japanese patterns, embroidery depicting pictures of artifacts, appliqué and beading to enhance the designs and the feeling of the far east.
Split Leaf Batik, by Marita Hartshorn
Large Quilt 50 x 82
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
I was inspired by the Block-of-the-Month last winter. Unfortunately I didn't win the blocks so I had to make all of these myself.
Chocolate Moose (aka: Moose in a Blender), by Nancy Howard
Pattern Name: One Block Wonder.
Large Quilt 58.5 x 61.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Laurena McDermott
Nancy Wasserman - I was completely surprised to receive this special gift from my good friend, Nancy Howard. Nancy has visited us at our home in Waterville Valley, NH, and knew the theme of the quilt would fit in perfectly. Can you see the moose, bear and pine trees in Laurena's machine quilting?
Wishes, by Nancy Howard
Wall Quilt 23 x 23
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Dream, peace, faith, success, love, friend, luck, health, and happiness. These are the wishes I have for my family.
Roshan's Train, by Jacqui James
Large Quilt 61 x 72
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
Even though this quilt was finished in April 2007,my grandson, Roshan, insisted that I show his quilt for which he picked all the fabrics and "supervised" the daily progress. From a design by Claire Oehler.
Coneflower Confluence, by Jacqui James
Pattern Name: Confluence.
Wall Quilt 33 x 33
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
A combination of a technique learned in a class with Monique at Cambridge Quilt Shop, and a weeklong seminar with Ann Fahl at an Empty Spools Seminar.
My First Quilt, Thanks to Jan Smith, by Justyne Janiszewski
Pattern Name: Log Cabin.
Wall Quilt 46 x 46
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
After years of talking about it, I finally signed up for a quilting class with Jan Smith at the Cambridge Quilt Shop. I already knew how to sew, and it wasn't as hard as I thought. I'm hooked on quilting.
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