RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2015
Large and Wall Quilts
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Japanese Circles, by Barbara Salamy
Wall Quilt 18 x 18
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
Inspired by Reynolds Pakusich's book, "Circle Play". I began by creating a background and then adding circles. The options are endless and can become addictive!
Sea, Sky and Sand Dunes, by Barbara Salamy
Pattern Name: Beaches.
Wall Quilt 12 x 15
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Thread Painting
This is my version of Karen Eckmeier's Accidental Landscapes. I attended her RSQ workshop where I learned her technique of making waves and purchased her Beaches kit. It was a lot of fun.
Lexi: A Study in Beige, Gray, and White, by Penny Sander
Original.
Wall Quilt 27 x 36
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This portrait of my sister's Shi-chaun dog includes about 25 shades of white, gray, and beige to create the variations of Lexi's curly white fur.
Bright Stars, by Sewatorium Sisters Bee
Pattern Name: Tassels .
Large Quilt 65 x 90
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Our bee loves to eat and sew together. This we made from donated scraps, using a pattern called Tassels by Capitola Quilts. The money from the sale of this quilt will go to the guild to purchase batting for our charity quilts.
Funky Houses, by Sue Sharer
Large Quilt 60.5 x 60.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This quilt was a block of the month from Quilters Way. Most of the houses are paper pieced. The black and white star blocks mixed with the colorful houses made this an interesting and fun combination.
Windows to the East, by Sue Sharer
Wall Quilt 42 x 55
Hand Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted, Hand Embroidered
This quilt is hand pieced, hand appliquéd and hand quilted. The circle patterns are from the book "Circles - Floral Applique in the Round" by Bea Oglesby. The sashiko is from various sources. I love working with Asian fabrics and enjoyed every minute making this quilt.
Flower Power, by Janice Shaw
Pattern Name: Floral Screen: Barbara Cherniwchan of Coach House Designs.
Quilted Object Quilt 22 x 56
Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
The Sewatorium Sister decided on "Say it with Flowers" as the challenge for 2015 using a blue floral print. It was my lucky day when while checking out The Savage Quilter Shop in Oklahoma City I came upon this pattern which perfectly matched the fabric that we chose.
Summer in a Pot, by Janice Shaw
Pattern Name: Janice Shaw.
Wall Quilt 20 x 22
Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
Geraniums are a sure sign of summer. My favorite season.
This wall quilt was made using "Geraniums" raw edge applique pattern from Laundry Basket Quilts by Edyta Sitar.
Red and White, by Missy Shay
Pattern Name: Diamond Alley by Sassafras Lane Designs.
Large Quilt 54 x 70
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I always wanted to make a red and white quilt and found this pattern. it is asymmetrical which appealed to me. I hope that someone will welcome it into their home!
Sea Glass Explosion, by Missy Shay
Pattern Name: Park Bench by Jay Bird Quilts.
Large Quilt 75 x 95
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Block of the Month at Cambridge Quilt 2013-4, quilted on Statler machine at Laurena's using pattern OceanFroth. This quilt adorned my bed all summer.
Plaid X , by Nancy Soyring
Large Quilt 77 x 97
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
String block inspiration: May 2010 post on the Heartstrings blog, plus a bag of homespun and plaid fabric strips found on the free table at a RSQ guild meeting. Finally put blocks together in December 2014 and quilted it myself (with help from Gwen and Laurena) at Laurena's Longarm Quilting.
For the Birds, by Spring Fling Getaway Bee
Wall Quilt 60 x 60
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
These blocks were made, during a game, by the Spring Fling Getaway Group. Each person was given a bird block, white triangles, and a set of fabric strips. They had a hour to complete a 12 inch triangle block. After the show, the quilt will be donated.
3rd Street Neighborhood, by Susan Staecker
Pattern Name: 3rd Street Neighborhood.
Wall Quilt 47.5 x 39.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This was a fun machine quilting project. The fabrics were sold as a kit by a shop in Connecticut
Tumbling Star, by Susan Staecker
Second Prize, Wall Quilts.
Pattern Name: Tumbling Blocks.
Wall Quilt 47 x 67
Hand Pieced, Hand Quilted
This is my first hand pieced quilt and I loved making it!
Autumn Orchard, by Peter Stringham
Pattern Name: Autumn Orchard .
Wall Quilt 48 x 58
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I am happy that, like a real forest, the quilt looks good from a distance and also close up. An adapted design from a 1987 book "Strip Quilting" by Diane Wold.
Winter storm Seminole, by Peter Stringham
Pattern Name: Seminole.
Wall Quilt 48 x 66
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
When trapped inside during our 2015 winter storms I made this quilt. I put the snow banks at the bottom of the quilt to remind me of the monster piles along the streets throughout the Boston area.
Abigail's Quilt, by Cathy Taglieri
Pattern Name: My Favorite Quilt Pattern by Pleasant Valley designs.
Wall Quilt 39.5 x 46.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Laurie Laconte of Quilted Finishes
This is a sister quilt to Madeleine's quilt. When my daughter told me they were expecting twins, I had already started a baby quilt with primary colors in a star pattern. I used the same fabric, some of which had come from clothes my mother in law had made for my daughter when she was a child, but a different pattern.
Madeleine's Quilt, by Cathy Taglieri
Pattern Name: Layered Stars by Pleasant Valley Creations.
Wall Quilt 34 x 42
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Laurie Laconte of Quilted Finishes
When my daughter told me they were expecting a baby; I started work on this quilt. I choose bright primary colored fabric and thought stars would be fun. Some of the fabric came from clothes that my mother in law had made for my daughter when she was a child. When my daughter told me they were expecting twins; I made a sister quilt with the same fabric in a different pattern.
Am I Blue?, by Barbara Tarrh
Wall Quilt 28 x 16
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Made as a part of our annual bee challenge, this quilt was a fun exercise in using subtle shades of blue. In order to fill the requirement to use a really bright blue floral, it was necessary to resort to some extreme fussy cutting!
I Love My Cat, by Becky Toland
Pattern Name: Cats in the Cabin.
Wall Quilt 47 x 50
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered, Fused
The pattern was received as a door prize at a Keepsake Quilting Summer Sale. The appliqué and free motion quilting were new techniques for a newbie quilter. The quilt hangs in my sewing room, where the quilted cats join my own cats in watching me work on new quilting projects.
Mellow Yellow, by Pamela Turner
Pattern Name: Jubilee.
Large Quilt 65.5 x 81
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Laurena McDermott
This MarLous Design worked well with the various colors in this palette. It radiated joy and happiness and so it was made for our daughter who brings light and energy into everything she does.
Bearly Seen, by Pamela Turner
Pattern Name: Alaska's Three Bears.
Wall Quilt 28.5 x 39.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
Designed by Rushintilor's Quilt Alaska and purchased on our first trip to that magnificent state, I 'made it my own' by adding Native American and Inuit pictographs around the edges.
The Man in the Moon is a Woman, by Pamela Turner
Original.
Wall Quilt 21.5 x 22
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
WAQ bee moon challenge. Inspired by songwriter Jerry Herman, this quilt is titled "The Man in the Moon is a Woman!"
Flowers in a Blue Jug, by Lynn Vogt
Original.
Wall Quilt 19 x 22
Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
The Sewatorium Sisters are at it again with another bee challenge! This year we chose the theme "Say it With Flowers" and we had two fabrics that had to be included in our quilts, a bright floral and a blue tone on tone.
Each year our little challenge offers me an opportunity to stretch my talents in quilting. This year it was fusible appliqué.
Sea Change, by Kathy Warren
Wall Quilt 20 x 22
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This quilt grew out of a workshop with Diane Hire. I've been focused on weather and it's impact on our everyday life. The wavy blue pattern reminded me of water. The idea of "a sea change" reminds me of the sea changes in my life.
Tornado Alley, by Kathy Warren
Wall Quilt 50 x 38
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I started this in a workshop with Diane Hire. Diane's vibrant colors and freeing energy were my inspiration to complete it. The title comes from my focus on weather and the immense impact it has on our lives.
Orion Star Quilt, by Sandy Whitecross
Pattern Name: Orion Star.
Large Quilt 93 x 93
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I bought this Orion Star Quilt pattern by Mary B. Hayes during a Shop Hop last year because I liked the sample hanging in the shop and it used Thangles to create all of the half-square triangles. I had never used Thangles and wanted to try them, especially because I added extra blocks. There are 800 half-square triangles in this quilt!
Moonbeams, by Sandy Whitecross
original design.
Wall Quilt 22 x 22
Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Machine Embroidered, Machine Thread Painting
The WAQ challenge last year was "Here Comes the Sun" and this year it only seemed logical to follow with "There Goes the Moon". Techniques, colors, style and design were all up to each individual and need not be similar to last year's design, if shown.
Andean Moon, by Linda Whitehead
Wall Quilt 22 x 22
Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
Each casita at Sol y Luna, a charming lodge in the Urubamba Valley in Peru, had stained glass windows of the sun and moon which are my inspiration for the 2014 and 2015 WAQ challenges. The original windows were made by Patrick Manning, an artist living in Lima, Peru. For more information, visit http://www.hotelsolyluna.com.
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