AQS Paducah – Wall (Quilter’s Choice)

Yesterday, I posed the question of what “quilter’s choice” meant. I asked Chat GPT (known as Chester in my house), and was told it was for quilts that don’t fit neatly into the more structured quilting-method categories.

Okay….now we know, so let’s look at them…..

This first-place quilt won my heart with the feeling that exuded from the quilt. You certainly feel the enormity of the trees, and the detail in the hiker and dogs was well done…..

I hadn’t noticed it until I posted this photo, but I love that there are some “quilt blocks”… i.e., half-square triangles…. included in the understory!!

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Look at how serene the it is up close….

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The second-place ribbon went to this wonder…..

We have seen these kids in so many quilts over the years, that it feels like we are watching them grow up!!

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Here is another quilt using tatted and crocheted doilies to great effect!

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With all of the outstanding quilting, I failed to notice that the background was pieced. The quilting formed it into a single unit!!

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This quilt was one of the big winners, just as it had been in Houston this past October.

And, of course he was standing by it, wearing a shirt made out of a print of the quilt!!

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This quilt certainly caught your eye as you walked past it. I love the little bits of blue and purple that were added along the edges of the mane!!

And have a closer look at the quilting….

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This is another stunning example of a one-block wonder quilt, starting with panels rather than yardage.

I TRULY want to make one of these sometime….just have to find the right panel first!

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I loved the crispness of the flowers against the black background…..

We are moving right along now on our trip to AQS Paducah.

Next up…..Wall Quilts – MODERN!

AWS Paducah – Wall (Movable Machine Quilted)

My VERY FAVORITE quilt of the show is in this category…. wall quilts, quilted with a movable machine.

This was the first place winner. Not only was the detail applique wonderful, but the quilting added great dimension to the piece….

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I always wonder WHERE people come up with their quilt names!!

This 2nd- place winner had exquisite hand-guided quilting….

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But my favorite was this 3rd-place ribbon winner…..

This is from a pattern called “Octopuses Garden Party” and this is what the pattern looks like….

This is the quilt maker….

…and she chose to use the elements in the pattern, but turn them into something completely different.

This picture gives a good view of the Pelican, the quilting AND the fun edging treatment.

And, look at this scene….

Seriously, my favorite of the ENTIRE Show!!

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This quilt won the “Best Movable Quilting” award and it was well deserved….

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This was an amazing tribute to the best of America!!

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This was a very poignant quilt, and it captured the sentiment beautifully.

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I was surprised that most of the quilts in this category were fairly traditional, so it was good to see this one.

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I am in awe of people who can applique TINY circles, and these were THAT…..

I appreciated that the embellishments didn’t take over the quilt but stayed appropriately in the background!!

Tomorrow we move on to “Wall Quilt’s – Quilter’s Choice”…..not sure what that means!!

Want to Improve your Machine Quilting?

One of the best ways to improve your quilting is to study others’ work and see what they are doing!!

Have a look at a few of my favorites from AQS Paducah…..

VIEW VIDEO HERE

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