Hi all -
Today I'm going to start giving you a sampling of some of the wonderful quilts I saw in Houston. Today I'll be concentrating on the quilts that were a part of the contest. This will just be a small smattering of the quilts since there are several hundred quilts in the contest, but they are some of my favorites. I'll skip the eight big winners since there are a lot of places to see those quilts online. I thought this year I would organize the contest quilts by category and show my favorite(s) in each one. There are about 20 categories, so this will be a lot of quilts! This is the first half.
Enjoy!
Nancy
Art - Abstract, Large
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| Lone Star Explores Space by Peter Hayward |
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| The Salt Marsh Near First Encounter Beach (Tuning Fork #29) by Heather Pregger |
Art - Abstract, Small
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| Out of the Shadows by Robin Gausebeck |
I saw the following quilt in a magazine before seeing it in person. Pictures don't do it justice! The colors shimmer and the strips look like perfect 1/4" strips, perfectly straight. Amazing!
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| Summer Solstice by Leah Gravells |
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| Lircles by Susan Garrity |
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| Kaleidocarpet by Randa Mulford |
Art - Miniature
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| Lifetime Partners by Barbara McKie |
Art - Naturescapes
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| Terminus by Christine Alexiou |
This is another quilt that really has to be seen in person. The colors glow! It really looks like the sun bouncing off of rock walls.
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| Fire in the Stone by Kimberly Lacy |
Art - People, Portraits and Figures
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| Lily by Hiroko Miyama |
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| I...Reflection of Life by Olga Gonzalez-Angulo |
This quilt was shown on the local Houston news before I saw it in person. Obviously, a touching subject, but also beautifully made.
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| Love Beareth All Things by Cindy Garcia |
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| African Village by Janneke De Vries-Bodzinga |
Art - Pictorial
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| Country Roads by Joanne Baeth |
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| Summer Storm by Peg Collins |
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| Cat Tails by Pat Durbin |
Art - Whimsical
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| Whimsey in Bloom by Ann Petersen |
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| Urban Rainbow by Pauline Barnes |
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| Tutti Frutti Whimsy Way by Susan Bleiweiss |
Connie is a friend of mine who makes incredible graphic quilts. I find these quilts so appealing! She won Honorable Mention for this quilt and for another that she had in the show. The other one will appear in my next post.
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| A Slice of Pi by Connie Kincius Griner |
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| Amaroo (A Beautiful Place) by Mandy Murray |
Digital Imagery
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| Winter's Tarnish by Diane Rusin Doran |
This is the same photo that we used in Pam's thread painting class, but in a much bigger scale. She had originally entered it into one of the art categories because it is completely covered in thread, but the judges moved it to Digital Imagery. The thread is what gives the quilt the incredible detail.
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| That Jolly Cat Again by Pam Holland |
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| GMO? by Suzan Engler |
Embellished
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| Midnight Blooms by Lisa Ellis |
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| Happy Halloween 2 by Aki Sakai |
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| Radiance by Lisa Ellis |
Group
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| Tree of Life -- A Gift for My Daughter by Yukiko Mita and 11 friends |
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| Manoa Falls Valley by Shigeko Haruki and 8 friends |
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| Family of Rainbow-Colored Flamingo by Kazue Kamura and 10 friends |
Handmade
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| Primrose and Promises by Cathy Bingham |
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| Landscape by Susan Ziel |
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| Shining Morning Sun by Mari Kanayama |
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| Precious Time by Naomi Ootomo |
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| Winter Memories by Chieko Shiraishi |
Wow Nancy, I feel as though I've been to Houston. Thank you so much for all the wonderful quilt photos, they must have been amazing to see in person. I hope some make it to Birmingham this summer.
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Thanks! Hard to believe there's many more to come!!
DeleteSuch amazing quilts! Thanks for sharing them. I've had a nice cup of tea and enjoyed each photo!
ReplyDeleteWonderful to see the quilts!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. Barb
Great photos of the quilts. Thanks for sharing these with all of us drooling quilters.
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