Hi all -
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Below are some more pictures of the Houston contest quilts. These are quilts from the categories that I didn't cover in my previous post. They are all so beautiful and there is such a variety! And these are just a few of the quilts that were in the contest. I wish I had time to share them all!
In my next post, I'll start sharing quilts from some of the different exhibits at Houston this year. Again, there are a huge number of beautiful quilts in many different exhibits, so I'll just be sharing my favorites. I hope you enjoy them!!
Nancy
Innovative Applique
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| Moonflower by Molly Hamilton-Mcnally |
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| Aztec Sunset by Linda Roy |
Innovative Pieced
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| Bug: Trixelated Transportation by Dionne Matthies-Buban |
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| Vertigo by Elaine Wick Poplin |
This is the other quilt in the contest by my friend Connie, her second Honorable Mention ribbon. Again, clean lines, clear colors, beautiful workmanship and clever subject. I wish I could design quilts like these!
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| View From the Microscope: Pickled Paramecia by Connie Kincius Griner |
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| The Disintegration of the Persistence of Artichokes by Sylvia Schaefer |
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| Mr. Swirl E. Bones by Victoria Findlay Wolf and Shelly Pagliai |
The picture of this quilt doesn't do it justice. The colors are really luminous!
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| Quahadi by Marla Kay Yeager |
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| Bodacious by Marilyn Badger and Claudia Clark Myers |
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| The Big Swirl by Betsy Vinegrad |
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| iQuilt by Kathy York |
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| Five Turns of the Wheel by Sandra Peterson |
Merit Quilting, Hand
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| Sparkling Beyond the Dream by Keiko Minami |
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| Princess Roses by Sachiko Chiba |
Merit Quilting, Machine - Frame
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| From the Bride's Trousseau by Margaret Solomon Gunn |
This is another quilt by a friend of mine and another one where the picture doesn't do it justice. This quilt is a beautiful, deep blue. Donna's work is always stunning!!
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| Imperial Majesty by Donna James |
Merit Quilting, Machine - Stationary
This quilt is incredible! It's actually a wholecloth quilt made with black fabric and all of the gold color is created by thread. She says she went over the background quilting three times to make it look like fabric. I had to practically touch the quilt with my nose to see that it really was thread rather than a fabric design!
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| Little by Little by Ximo Navarro Sirera |
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| Some Kind of Wonderful by Telene Jeffrey |
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| A Spring Twist by Karlyn Bue Lohrenz |
Miniature
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| Merry Christmas by Aki Sakai |
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| Circle of Spring by Shoko Ferguson |
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| Silk Road by Kumiko Frydl |
Mixed Technique
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| Waltz of the Flowers by Keiko Okamura |
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| Flowered & Feathered Frenzy by Susan Cleveland |
It was fun to see this quilt in the contest because it is the class sample from Karen's iQuilt class on English Paper Piecing by Machine. This is the pattern that Trevor's Christmas wallhanging was made from.
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| Spot On by Karen K Stone |
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| Kaleidoscope by Yurie Suzuki |
Traditional Applique
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| Gift From Two Daughters by Fusako Takido |
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| A Corner of Eden by Hila Maria Lott Leslie |
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| Fantasy Flower by Keiko Ike |
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| Flower Basket Medallion by Sylvi Sealy |
And here is my friend Janet's new quilt. It's amazing to me how many beautiful designs she can create using the alphabet and sheep! And they are all so original! The colors are gorgeous!
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| The A-E-I-O Ewes by Janet Stone |
Traditional Pieced
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| August Lily by Debra Lohman and Donna Lohman |
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| Wheel of Fortune by Judy Ettema |
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| Luminance by Betsy Vinegrad |
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| From Indigo to Silk by Robert James |
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| Grand Illusion by Beth Nufer and Clem Buzick |
Amazing quilts, Nancy! I wish we could know what the process was for each artist to create such designs. I sure felt like I was there!
ReplyDeleteI wish we did, too. They are all so amazing!
DeleteWow... I really do not know how judges choose because to me they are all so fantastic. Each one is a homerun!
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