RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2016
Large and Wall Quilts
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"The Chopped Quilt for Chef James", by Ginny Earle
Pattern Name: Stitch and Flip Crazy Quilt .
Large Quilt 65 x 78
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Evelyn Rossin
This quilt is a gift for my son-in-law,James, who loves to eat and cook, and watches "Chopped" on the Food Network for inspiration. This gave me the idea for the quilt's name, since the fabric is essentially chopped. Hunting for the fabric was fun, and I've included as many of his favorite foods as I could find.
Myriorama, by Bee Quilt by Fab Fanatics
Wall Quilt 63 x 15
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered, Machine Embroidered, Fused
Our Quilting Bee became enamored with the idea of creating quilts in the style of a Myriorama. Originally a storytelling game, myrioramas were cards with people, buildings, and other images on compatible backgrounds. Makers: Lori Kay, Dorothee Kennedy, Adeline Mega, Penny Sander
Waterfalling Asleep In Iceland (Do not disturb sign), by Bebe Fallick
Original.
Wall Quilt 33 x 33
Machine Pieced, Fused, embellishments - photo transfer
Iceland is a land of volcanic activity, hot springs, steam vents, geysers and numerous waterfalls. Curved area simulates an advancing glacier. Copper ore nugget is volcanic glacial debris. Sixth column from left is a photo of a hexagonal basalt column transferred onto material. Yoyos replicate erupting thermal springs. Materials purchased in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Magic Morocco, by Judie Feins
Original.
Wall Quilt 32 x 63
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
This first quilt was inspired by a trip to Morocco, a country rich in beautiful mosaic work and lovely fabrics. The design is original, drawn from mosaic tile patterns Morocco and adapted to my novice skill level. The entire quilt top is made from agave (vegetable) silk. See back pocket for longer description.
Hawaiian Pillow, by Cheryl Fouche
Pattern Name: Anthurium.
Quilted Object Quilt 21 x 21
Hand Quilted, I batiked the fabric, wax resisted and dyed
Wanted to try batiking the anthurium pattern on white fabric (wax resist and dyes) to avoid having to do the appliqué.
"I Fratelli Iannelli", by Jeanne Funk-Gedies
Wall Quilt 25 x 48
Hand Appliquéd, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
I've tried my hand at portraits after taking a class with Charlotte Andersen
A Blanket for Someone Special "Lily", by Rachel Gedies, Junior Member Quilt
Wall Quilt 43 x 53
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Lily is my baby cousin, I wanted to make something special for her so I thought she'd love a quilt that she could keep forever.
The Pathway of Blessings, by Rachel Gedies, Junior Member Quilt
Quilted Object Quilt 11 x 14
Machine Quilted, Fused
Piece from a junior quilting workshop with Sue Colozzi
Stars in Blue, by Jessica Gillis
Pattern Name: Mulberry Stars (modified).
Large Quilt 90 x 100
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This quilt combines last year's Block of the Month from The Cambridge Quilt Shop with some blue blocks I had started making when I was still in CA and didn't know what to do with. I was glad to find a place for them and like how they introduce more blues into the quilt.
Crayon # 15, by Jessica Gillis
Wall Quilt 58 x 58
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Our bee had just picked our crayons for our challenge right after I had decided I wanted a Spring colored back to my recently finished Christmas tree skirt that I wanted to use on my 60" round table. Crayon #15 was what I had picked (from the 1993 crayon name challenge - we had to look up the name of the color - mauvelous!) which was very spring-ey to me.
The Rose Garden Beyond, by Clare Gordon
Pattern Name: Garden maze.
Large Quilt 60 x 75
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
The Rose Garden Beyond; Red roses behind a basket-weave trellis. Adapted from a McCall's Quilting magazine pattern (June 2005). The X blocks were paper pieced.
Brown & Black Bricks, by Beth Gorman
Pattern Name: Brick Wall.
Large Quilt 51 x 80
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This was a fun quilt to make. It was made using 20 different fabrics.
John's Extras, by Beth Gorman
Pattern Name: Square doubled.
Wall Quilt 47 x 62
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I used this pattern to make a quilt for my friend John's 50th birthday. I got a little carried away making the blocks because this quilt was made from the extra blocks that didn't make it into John's quilt.
Miss Minnow Cat of the Beautiful Eyes, by Elizabeth Habich
Wall Quilt 21 x 15.5
Machine Quilted, Machine Embroidered, photo-transfer and thread-painted
Miss Minnow Cat has the most beautiful eyes - even her vet says so! My photo, transferred to fabric and free-motion thread-painted. Begun in a Pam Holland workshop, using techniques learned from Carol Shinn. I love this method!
I Love Yellow And Blue, by Atara Halpern
Original.
Large Quilt 104 x 104
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered
every once in a while I like to design a larger quilt. Tthis year it was with the combination of yellow and blue. The quilt was mostly pieced by hand, it was hand appliquéd and embroidered.
Invisible Cities, by Atara Halpern
Original.
Wall Quilt 24 x 35
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered, Hand Beaded
My daughter moved to Montreal from NY city. She loves living in big cities. This quilt just symbolizes her. The quilt is an original design. It was hand appliquéd, embroidered and hand beaded.
I Remember Mama, by Marita Hartshorn
Wall Quilt 19 x 22
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Hand Quilted
This quilt is in memory of my mother-in-law. Her photograph is framed by lace and her beloved handkerchiefs.
Summer, by Nancy Howard
Large Quilt 70 x 75
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Laurena McDermott
The grass is greener, the lake is bluer, the breeze is blowing making the water swirl. Ah, summer.
Night Sky, by Marilyn Jackson
Pattern Name: Sampler.
Wall Quilt 53 x 67
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted by Krista Ellis
This was a UFO from several years ago. I made a few new blocks to complete it, and added sashing.
What happened?, by Audrey Jacobs, Junior Member Quilt
Wall Quilt 10 x 10
Machine Appliquéd, Fused
This quilt is about pollution, and in a way, it's kind of like weeds in a garden. They can become wild and untamed very quickly, but if you take care of it, the garden is healthy and beautiful.
Flying, but not Geese, by Evan Johnston, Junior Member Quilt
Wall Quilt 13.5 x 13.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Fused, origami
I put fusing on fabric, folded them into origami and then ironed them to hold them together. Thank you Erica for helping me with the quilt.
Roberta's Garden, by Lori Kay
Wall Quilt 53 x 56
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted by Machine quilted at Laurena's Longarm Quilting
The inspiration for this quilt began with the leaf blocks that I won as part of Rising Star's Block of the Month program. The pattern for the flower blocks is from the book Flower Festival by Kim Schaefer.
Woolly Blues, by Karen Kishimoto
Pattern Name: Wonky Squares Variant.
Large Quilt 58 x 74
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Made from layer cake squares, an improvised border and warm wool batting
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