Tag: Quilt Show

Nature Exhibit

There is a wonderful place just outside of my town called the Sandy Creek Nature Center. They have classes, exhibits, walks, and everything imaginable to help teach people about nature.

Many years ago, our quilt guild provided them with a donation quilt that they raffled to raise money for the center…..

Various members paper-pieced the birds and then I made the center applique and finished the top.

Well, this year the center is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and the local library put on a small art show to help with the celebration.

I submitted “Botero Flower Garden” and it was accepted in the exhibit……

It was a small selection of art and housed in the “quiet room” of the library…..

(And there is that carpet again!!)

I was pleased to see a few other fiber pieces included in the drawings, paintings, and photographs.

This quilt by Sarah Hubbard is a favorite, although I hate that the lighting was so poor….

“Everyday Magic”

Also included was this fun applique from Sue Lawrence…..

“Woodland Meander”

Again, the lighting leaves much to be desired!!

Karen Holmgren presented this fun piece…..

“It’s Now or Never (Mayflies)”

Margret Agner is a silk painter and her butterflies were mesmerizing…..

“Feeding on Flowers”

Finally, although NOT fiber, I love the work of David Hale, a local tattoo artist…..

“Bird Song”

He achieves so much dimension in his work by adding layers of interest.

As I said, it was a small exhibit but SO much fun to be a part of!!!

Here’s to 50 more…..

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The Quilts of Cotton Patch…..

Here are a few more quilts from my guild’s latest show.

This first one was one of my favorites…..

“Winter’s Last Laugh” by Pat Schroder

I love the fabrics that she chose…especially the gradation in the background.

She also made this quilt as part of a “deconstructed” challenge…..

“Improv” by Pat Schroder

I love how she used the chains to connect all of the pieces.

Another of our quilt designers is Christina Dickerson. This is one of her designs……

“Cross Track” by Christina Dickerson

You might want to check out her website….. CMarieQuilts

I also enjoyed the geometric lines in this quilt…..

“Kozmic Debriz” by Mai Whigham

and, have a look at the quilting on this improv pieced quilt….

“Rose On A Hill” by Janelle Lang

We showed a number of collage quilts and this one was a favorite…..

“Phoenix Rising” by Sue Trinrud

Finally, I love this quilt that was part of our “Bear With Me” challenge…..

“Bear In The Woods” by Linda Murray

There are so many things that I like about this quilt…… the alternate colorway, the look on the bear’s face, the bird in the corner, and the tree trunk!!

So….there are a few more quilts from the amazing quilters of the Cotton Patch Quilters Guild in Athens, GA.

Now I can’t wait for our next show in 2025!!

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More from the show….

You have waited for a week, so let’s look at a few more quilts from the Cotton Patch Quilters Show in Athens, Georgia.

This first one was a favorite quilt……

“Little Amsterdam” by Mary Beth Tawfik

In particular, I love the shape and design of the houses. They look EXACTLY like pictures that I have seen from Amsterdam. Unfortunately, I haven’t been there myself but hopefully, sometime I will get to experience them.

It was made even more enjoyable when I realized that Mary Beth had actually designed the quilt herself and that the pattern was for sale. Check out this ETSY site for more

This next one is a piece of quilted art…..

“Time & Relative Dimensions in Space” by Charles Nicolossi

Charles joined the guild 10+ years ago, starting out as a traditional quilter but quickly moving his talent into other, more non-traditional work. His designs are quilted onto canvas and then stretched over a wooden frame. As you can see, he makes good use of his machine’s decorative stitches!!

And HOW can you not like a quilt that has a Dr. Who Tardis on it???

This quilt was a work of great patience…..

“2000 in 2022” by Carol Ann Burns

It is made of 2-inch squares….2,000 of them to be exact!!!

I especially love the way it sparkles!!

Speaking of sparkle, have a look at this one……

“Raindrops” by Hanna Chupp

Personally, I would LOVE to take a walk in the rain if it was in these colors!!

Finally for today are two quilts by the same artist. Sharon took an online class during COVID and has gone to town with these…..

“Flower Garden” by Sharon Rockholt
“Leaves” by Sharon Rockholt

Don’t you love the dimension and colors in both of these pieces??

As you can see there is SO much talent in our little group of 100 quilters. Come back tomorrow for more!!

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More from my local guild show…

Yesterday I showed a few of my favorite quilts from our local guild show. Today let’s see a few more from some of our newer members…..

Laura Leiden has been a locally known artist for many years. When our kids were in school together, she was known for her much sought-after calligraphy. In March of 2021, she decided to make a quilt for her new grandson and things took off from there!!

In her newest quilt series, she has started combining two of her loves…..alcohol inks and quilting.

I am actually the proud owner of TWO of her alcohol ink designs……

But, alcohol ink doesn’t translate well on fabric!! One of her friends sent a photo of her design to Spoonflower and had it printed on fabric. Laura then added lots of free-motion quilting and came up with this great quilt…..

“Bursting” by Laura Leiden

What a great way to merge two loves!!

I particularly like this piece…..

“The Passage” by Laura Leiden

Just look at the faces…..

Oh my….. I would have NEVER seen that in the design!!

Another of our newer members is Rosie Crockett. She brings so much creativity to all of her quilts and they are such fun to see!!

For our “Animal Portrait” challenge, she presented this Steam-punk bird…..

“Maggie Vern Bird Steampunk Magpie” by Rosell Crockett

Just look at the zipper in the tail and the scissors for the beak…..

This is one of those cases where “my mind doesn’t think that way!!”

She made this quilt for our “Silhouette” challenge….

“Walking in the Shadows” by Rosell Crockett

Then there is this portrait of her 14-year-old grandson…..

“Theo@14” by Rosell Crockett

Her desire was to make a portrait quilt in the “Modern” aesthetic. She definitely accomplished that!!

Rosie is so versatile in her work. This quilt design was based on the “Franciscan Desert Rose” china pattern and was appliqued on vintage hotel napkins…..

“Aunt Mary’s Desert Rose” by Rosell Crockett

This was one of the first quilts that she showed to our guild and my first indication that she was someone to watch!!!

Finally, I will show her “Bear With Me” challenge quilt…..

There are SO many fun elements in this quilt…..from the bear in his den, the salmon in the stream and the bee hive in the top corner.

These are just TWO of the amazing artists in my guild…..don’t you want to join us???

I will be showing more show photos over the next couple of weeks so stay tuned!!!

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Local Guild Show

Last month our guild held its biennial show. Our last one was held in 2019 and we elected to skip the 2021 show due to…..never mind….you know why!!

It was with great joy that we opened the doors to show the public the amazing work that our members can do…..

The quilt that was selected as the Best of Show is this beauty…..

“Chroma Corona” by Terri Jarrett

She used the pattern, “Unusual Lone Star” by Karen Stone. It was paper pieced, and Terri brought her excellent color sense to the design. It was an outstanding quilt.

Another of Terri’s quilts won the coveted Viewer’s Choice award……

“Diamates de Desecho” by Terri Jarrett

This quilt had such a 3-D quality to it. My friend with Vertigo couldn’t look at it straight on!! The best comment that I heard was from one gentleman saying that he was just standing there, watching the quilt fold and unfold!!

It was a truly amazing quilt!!

But, there were lots of other amazing quilts too……

I love the colors in this one…..

“Hunter Star” by Barbara Hartlage

And this quilt from modern quilter “Sylvia Schafer” is a favorite…..

“Helix” by Sylvia Schafer

Isn’t her quilting astounding!!

This mix of applique and embellishment produced a fun quilt……

“Wild Flowers!” by Karen Holmgren

She said that adding the tablecloth at the bottom was a last-minute inspiration but I think that it was a GREAT one!!

This next one was a commission quilt made by Long-arm quilter, Sheila Shepherd…..

“Life in the Winter” by Sheila Shepherd

The owner was thrilled to see a 1st place ribbon attached at the show!!

Mary Colley used her wool applique skills to great success with this quilt……

“Blooms & buttons” by Mary Colley

She added some FUN things to the corners…..

I love what Sue did with her Selvages…..

“Some Quilts I’ve Sewn” by Sue Lawrence

Sue also made this very soothing blue wave quilt…..

“Friendship Waves” by Sue Lawrence

Suzanne used a Kaleidoscope design to make this fluid quilt…..

“Full Bloom” by Suzanne Reeves

I would love to see the fabric that she started out with!!

As I have written about this quilt, I realized that most Kaleidoscope quilts accentuate the details and the strong design elements of a fabric but this one speaks to the colors and the softness of that fabric. I REALLY like it!!

That’s all for today….come back tomorrow for more of my favorites from “A Journey In Quilts – 2023″…..

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