RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2009
Large and Wall Quilts
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Hearts and Flowers, by Tricia Rosenthal
Large Quilt 70 x 88
Hand Appliquéd, Machine Appliquéd, Hand Quilted, Hand Embroidered
Inspired by the "Country Bride Quilt" book published in 1988. I designed the floral wreaths and border quilting. I worked on this sporadically for several years, adding more quilting and embroidered details as time went on.
Dance of the Batiks, by Cynthia Rosner
Pattern Name: Kwik Krazy Also by Two Kwik Quilters.
Wall Quilt 37 x 46
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I had accumulated a collection of batiks that I wanted to "play with". I used the pattern Kwik Krazy Also by Two Kwik Quilters because I thought it brought out the beauty of the fabrics.
Geisha Girl - Embellished, by Denise Roussel
Pattern Name: Gingko Goddesses-The Empress Mari.
Wall Quilt 32 x 42
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Embellished
My first heavily embellished quilt! It�s for my Asian�themed room at home. Appliqué is my favorite method and there�s lots of appliqué in this quilt. The Geisha girl herself and the top of the quilt are from Gingko Goddesses, �The Empress Mari�, (Lonni Rossi�s pattern) but the sides and the embellishing were my idea.
Look Out for Scout, by Penny Sander
First Prize, Wall Quilts.
Original design.
Wall Quilt 35 x 39
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
After I finished my Where�s Buddy? quilt in 2006, I knew I had to make a portrait of his sister, Scout. This was a challenge since she�s a solid black cat! Her face contains 16 colors and over 1000 one-inch rectangles. From a distance, her intense gaze materializes in the lush, green foliage of our backyard.
Scrap-Happy Nine-Patch, by Bee quilt by Scrap Happy Quilters
Pattern Name: None.
Large Quilt 60 x 74
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
This benefit quilt is the first joint effort of the new "Scrap Happy Quilters" bee (Holly Abnet, Amy Breiting, Alisar Cohen, Dorien Keusseyen, Carolyn McShane, and Tricia Rosenthal). Using a few foundation fabrics, we added patches from our stashes and collaborated on the setting. Tricia Rosenthal put the blocks together and did the hand quilting.
Benefit House Quilt, by Bee Quilt by Sew-a-torium Sisters
Large Quilt 61 x 80
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Made by Helen Pride, Mary D'Amico, Barbara Tarrh, Jan Shaw and Chris Crouch. Our bee divided up material from a benefit package and each made 3 house blocks. The money from the sale of this quilt will be used for our guild charities such as "Reach".
Sister's Delightful Whacky Garden, by Janice Shaw
Large Quilt 60 x 60
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
This garden quilt started with a Stack-n-Whack block that had been tossed aside. After adding a few strips it became an ok 12" block. Then Mary added triangles, Barbara appliqué, Helen rectangles, and Chris the blossoms. Wow! How it grew! Thanks to everyone who helped.
The Lake, by Janice Shaw
Wall Quilt 18 x 16
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered, Fused
Our Lake house has a lovely view of Paradox Lake. The Accidental Landscape Technique by Karen Eckmier made reproducing the scene easy!
270 Degrees Around, by Missy Shay
Pattern Name: Circles.
Wall Quilt 46 x 46
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted
I discovered "CIRCLES" by Sheryl Croft when a fabric representative was at Cambridge Quilt Shop. I loved the geometric pattern and knew that I had to make it. Fabrics were collected from here and there, including Denver and Montana.
FINALLY FINISHED, by Missy Shay
Pattern Name: Dresden Plate variation.
Wall Quilt 33 x 33
Hand Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted
Several years ago i saw this pattern on an Alex Anderson Simply Quilts show. As there was no pattern, I devised my own, first cutting the backgrounds from paper to get the correct size. I worked on it sporadically, finishing it this spring, glad for hand work on long car trips.
Impressions of Venice: Gondolas 1, by Stephanie Shore
Wall Quilt 35 x 25
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Fused
First in a series of quilts expressing impressions of Venice. Original block was created in response to images of columns, arches, water, and gondolas. The colors are those of Venetian glass. Begun in a design workshop with Elizabeth Barton at Quilting by the lake. Fabrics are mostly hand dyed by the artist.
Square in a Square 2, by Stephanie Shore
Wall Quilt 40 x 30
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Fused
Second in a series of quilts using fabric squares randomly scattered across the quilt surface. Fabrics mostly hand dyed by the artist.
Cat Dreams, by Nancy Soyring
Pattern Name: Yellow Brick Road.
Wall Quilt 45 x 45
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
What do cats dream about all day? Why do they run around all night? This was my second time quilting on the big machine at Laurena's Long-arm Quilting, with lots of help from Laurena McDermott.
An African Village, by Jean Stringham
wall Quilt 21 x 21
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Hand Embroidered, Batik; Tie-Dye; Beads
I bought these two African fabrics from Christine Covert, also know as the African Fabric Lady, when she was the speaker at a RSQ guild meeting. One is a hand made pictorial batik from West Africa,and the other is a tie-dye on a linen napkin.
Jumping Kangaroo, by Jean Stringham
Pattern Name: adapted from Mish Mash by Cheryl Wittmayer.
Wall Quilt 45 x 54
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted
The Australian fabric with kangaroo footprints jumped out at me, and then I had fun finding other fabrics to go with it.
Obama, by Peter Stringham
Third Prize, Wall Quilts.
Wall Quilt 39 x 50
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Laurena McDermott
A quilt of 2760 squares adapted from Nathan Sawaya's Lego portrait of Barack Obama in the Commemorative Inaugural Edition of Newsweek, 2009.
A Few of Nate's Favorite Things, by Barbara Tarrh
Pattern Name: Twisted Sister.
Large Quilt 54 x 68
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted
This quilt was begun long ago in a Cambridge Quilt Shop class. Ironically enough, the �Twisted Sister� blocks are used in a quilt for my son Nathan, and the fabrics highlight some of his (former?) favorite things. Finishing it involved a lot of new-to-me techniques
Sister with a Moonlit Compass, by Barbara Tarrh
Large Quilt 60 x 60
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
Made by all members of the Sew-a-torium Bee, a round robin expression of our creativity! Started with a Mariner's Compass block from Quilter's Newsletter, the quilt evolved to evoke an evening walk in a moonlit, vine-shaded garden. Thanks to Chris, Helen, Jan and Mary for all of their amazing work!
Creating 3D photos, by Bee Quilt by The Occasional Bee
Wall Quilt 12 x 12
Machine Pieced, Photo Transfers
Mini-workshop with Sandy Gregg. Creations by Rita Alesi (2) Judy Botsford, Bonnie Newman, Cynthia Rosner, Paulette Schwartz with lots of inspiration, help and guidance from Sandy.
Stop Bugging Me, by Bethany Viens
Wall Quilt 44 x 62.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted by Laurena McDermott
This started as a quilt for a newborn but it was much bigger than I thought it would be, so Colin will be receiving it for his first birthday instead.
Bearly Visible, by Nancy Wasserman
Wall Quilt 37 x 51.5
Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Liquid Stitch, Elmer's School Glue Stick
I enlarged the pattern to fit space over the large fireplace log mantle in our home in Waterville Valley, NH. I used a different batik for each piece in the bear and also for each leaf. Wool yarn created the branches.
Sunflower, by Nancy Wasserman
Second Prize, Wall Quilts.
Pattern Name: Chick & Sunflower By Phil Beaver.
Wall Quilt 35.5 x 43
Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
Elements were created using only three hand dyed fabrics (containing all the colors needed), and just a general placement of the pieces. At first this seemed to be a difficult quilt to construct, but I quickly adjusted to the freedom it gave me to really create my own pieces from a set pattern.
Autumn Breeze, by Sylvia Weld
Pattern Name: Autumn Breeze - DD's Quilts.
Wall Quilt 30 x 30
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
Very easy project - fusible grid and two inch squares of fabrics were used- from my stash, no less! I've been wanting to use some of my pretty autumn fabrics. Definitely fun to do!
Flower Baskets, by Sylvia Weld
Pattern Name: Flower Baskets - Joined at the Hip, T. Johnson and A. Shirer designers.
Wall Quilt 36 x 52
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
The colors, baskets, flowers, and most of all- the WIDE green rick rack! had me salivating when I saw this pattern made up at a vendor's booth several years ago at The Gathering. Many thanks to my dear friend, Deb, for surprising me with the kit for my birthday. It was fun to make, and I will smile every time I walk by it at home.
Emily's Starry Night, by Lisa Welter
Large Quilt 66 x 89
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Laurena McDermott
Made in 2008 for my wonderful niece Emily Evans to keep her warm at college. I had purchased the plaids years before thinking of her. The design was featured in "Nickel Quilts" by Pat Speth and Charlene Thode.
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