RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2016
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2016 Challenge Quilt Theme:
The Elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water
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Ice Out, by Carol Brown
Second Prize, Challenge Quilts.
Original.
Challenge Quilt 33 x 22
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
There comes a day in Spring when open water is first seen on the frozen lakes of New England. This is 'ice out'.
It's Elemental, My Dear, by Judith Bunting
First Prize, Challenge Quilts.
Original.
Challenge Quilt 21.5 x 21.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Machine Embroidered
The birds in this quilt represent the 4 elements of the challenge. It is embroidered with designs from "Anita Goodesign" design company in Illinois.
Numeroelementology, by Kendra J Dowd
Original.
Challenge Quilt 14 x 9.5
Machine Appliquéd, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted, Fused
(I understood the Challenge to simply be "Elements" and therefore did NOT interpret it as "Earth/Wind/Fire/Water.")
The Elements presented here are from the Periodic Table: Sodium, Boron, Silicon, Beryllium, Argon, and Hydrogen. Determine each of their atomic numbers and you'll be able to decode the message.
Let's go fly a kite, by Susan Dresley
Challenge Quilt 22 x 19.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Fused
I tried to get the four elements in this landscape quilt.
Fire Brings New Growth, by Jessica Gillis
Second Prize, Challenge Quilts.
Challenge Quilt 28 x 32
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Fused
The Sequoias and Jack Pines in CA depend on fire to clear out dense undergrowth and to release the seeds from the pine cones to start new trees. Although we usually think of forest fires as destructive forces I like the idea of wiping the slate clean and starting anew.
The Four Elements, by Clare Gordon
Challenge Quilt 30 x 30
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Inspired by Karen Eckmeier's "Layered Waves."
Sun Bonnet Sue Embraces the Elements, by Marita Hartshorn
Third Prize, Challenge Quilts.
Challenge Quilt 22 x 25
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Hand Embroidered, Fused
As Sun Bonnet Sue roams the earth she encounters rain, wind, earth, fire but all in a good way.
The Four Elements Challenge Quilt, by Isadore Leginsky, Junior Member Quilt
Challenge Quilt 30 x 30
Hand Pieced, Hand Quilted
this is my second quilt ever and my first one using hand quilting. I designed it myself to represent the four elements. I hope to do many more quilts!
Elemental Symbols, by Julie Neu
Challenge Quilt 11.5 x 27.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Both the triangles and their associated quilting designs are symbols for the four elements: Fire, Air, Earth and Water.
Beach Fire at Bayview, by Cathy Papazian
Third Prize, Challenge Quilts.
Original.
Challenge Quilt 35 x 25
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Machine Embroidered
A fabric collage designed from family photo taken in 1989 when our boys were young.
Bridge, by Missy Shay
Pattern Name: From a photo.
Challenge Quilt 12.5 x 16
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused, gel printing
I love to walk by Lake Winnipesaukee in NH when I attend the Spring Fling. This bridge is on a path that meanders along the side of the lake at Geneva Point. I know that it is a stretch on the challenge theme of The Elements, but...
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