Today let’s start looking at the Cherrywood Challenges!!
The theme for 2024 was “Poppy”
….and 225 quilts were chosen from the almost 500 entries and I love the way that they are displayed. This wall contained 75 of the quilts…….
……including MINE!!!
It was so much fun to see it hanging with all of the other wonderful quilts.
Let’s see the winners……
First Place…..
Second place…..
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Third Place…..
I love that she printed black and white photos on the gray fabric and included them at the top of the quilt.
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Fourth Place…..
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Fifth place……
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AND….a host of Honorable Mentions…..
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I love the pieced background on this quilt and also all of the stenciling that she added to the green fabrics to change their texture and color…..
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The detail work on the vase makes this one…..
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Look how realistic the hair is on this one…..
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I love the blue touches added with threadwork…
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The quilting caught my eye here…..
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This stained-glass background is wonderful…..
There are more Honorable Mention winners but we will see those tomorrow…..
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