Since we have an extra day this month, let’s spend it doing something fun!!

Yesterday we looked at the quilts that explored the darker colors of the Wyndham fabric challenge. Today let’s head to the chartreuse!!

This is what Karin wrote….

It was about halfway through piecing the individual pentagon pops that I realized that I would have 24 points coming together in one location, which turned my biggest challenge on this quilt into piecing that spot without having too much bulk. I had a blast making this and will be exploring 3d design challenges in the future.

I just wish that she had shared exactly HOW she accomplished it!!

Brittany’s inspiration was a power outage map following a storm in her area. She was struck by the randomness and confusion (of both the storm itself and the map), and wanted to translate that into her design.

She did that!!

I also loved this artist statement….

I appreciated the small touches that she added….

This next quilt used all of the colors, but that chartreuse sure pops…..

And here is another example of transparency…..

The straight-line quilting is phenomenal!!

I particularly like the quilting and the additional of red hand-quilted circles…..

There were a bunch of other quilts that I don’t have time to show, but I wanted to end with this one……

I loved her explanation….

Okay….that finishes up ONE category….there are a bunch to go.

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Yesterday we enjoyed the Winners from the Wyndham Fabric Challenge. Today let’s look at some of the spectacular quilts that didn’t win!

I particularly enjoy the quilts that featured the darker colors in the challenge.

This double-wedding ring design is made with squares and rectangles and the yellow circle is the PERFECT accent!!

This is artist description….

The circular composition of this piece is great!

The intricate piecing of this next quilt appeals to me greatly……

I was puzzled by the name of the quilt, wondering what “Moiré” is. Here is Heather’s explanation…..

The Moiré effect happens when a ruled pattern is overlaid with a similar pattern…. The result is a wavy appearance

The quilting is also done in overlays…..

The maker of the next quilt described it as “blobs of color that glisten in the sun”……

As I always say….INSPIRATION IS EVERYWHERE”!!

This next quilt was appealing because it was so different from the others…..

This is her artist statement…..

These colors are vessels of memory, evoking the walls of my workshop, the blossoms in my grandmother’s garden, the fabrics from my aunt’s decor, my uncles’ homes during a transient chapter, and the paintings gracing my parent’s walls. Each stitch is a tribute to these colors, immortalizing the luminosity of my journey that commenced under the enchanting October moon.

How Cool!!

I particularly love how the quilting adds so much to the design.

Finally for today……

The inspiration for this quilt is the aftermath of an earthquake on a strike slip fault!! So Interesting!!

Come back tomorrow as we finish this category up….

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If you have followed my blog, you will know that I entered my quilt into the QuiltCon Wyndham Fabric Challenge….

Sadly, it was NOT accepted into the challenge!!

BUT, let’s spend a few days looking at the quilts that were.

To remind you, the rules stated that we had to use at least three of these six fabrics….

This quilt won the first prize ribbon……

She did an amazing job of creating transparency among the fabrics. I NEVER even saw that as an option!!

And the quilting is amazing as well!!

Second prize went to…..

The perfection in this quilt is astounding!!

Third place…..

Just look at all of the improv piecing!!

So, those were the winners. Here are a few of my favorites….

This quilter is known as @TheQuiltyArchitect. He always brings his architecture training into his quilts and I haven’t seen one that I don’t like!!

This next quilt…..

I loved her inspiration…..

I was inspired by a cake decoration that created the effect of triangles moving in waves as the cake was spun. The challenge was to produce that same movement on a flat surface.

She CERTAINLY accomplished her desire!!

This next AMAZING quilt is made up of 1/8th inch strips…..yes….you read that right!!

When she was contemplating the quilt, she thought about what would deem it as a success? The answer was “if she LEARNED something”.

I so love and appreciate that attitude!!

Probably my favorite quilt in this exhibit was…..

There are SO many fun details in the quilt, from this sea creature…..

….to the wonderful quilting designs used…..

Come back tomorrow and we will spend some time with these fabrics.

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This past weekend, I drove to Raleigh, North Carolina and spent 2 days at QuiltCon……

As usual, the convention center was wonderful, the vendors inspirational, and the quilts were amazing!

Please join me over the new few weeks as I show you some of my favorites from the show.

BUT FIRST……the Winners!!

This first quilt was awarded the “MQG Excellence Award” and it was definitely EXCELLENT…..

Janice said that it was a lesson in color theory that took her out of her color zone.

Best Hand Quilting was awarded to……

A close-up of the quilting shows why…..

Just look at how even all of those stitches are. Better her than me!!!

Best Original Modern Design was awarded to……

The technical work on this quilt was worthy of the ribbon…..

Best Machine Quilting was awarded to…..

The quilting was done on a domestic machine and is simple, but very well done. You can actually see it better on the back…..

Best of Show was awarded to……

Here is the back…..

Interestingly, I did not see the outline of a person in the quilting until just now!

Tomorrow we will start with the Wyndham Fabric Challenges…….

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