When I was recently in Delaware visiting the Piecemakers Quilt Quilting Guild in Milford, some of my students brought finished projects to share with me. These projects were from classes they had taken with me …..well, let’s just say awhile ago! Deb, the guild President, had her Garden Medley Quilt to share. You can find out more about the guild by going to http://www.quiltguilds.com/delaware.htm
You know how much I love to see those finished projects. It’s just makes me happy.
I showed some of Janet Muldrew’s blocks in a previous blog. Now, Janet has four of the blocks finished and put into a lovely wall quilt.
Karen Poulson sent me a very nice note about how much she learned in my applique class. She wanted to share this cute quilt she made using the techniques learned in the workshop.
Thanks to all of my student’s who are willing to share their pieces of art. I appreciate it and based on what I hear from my blog readers….they like seeing your finished pieces as well. In some cases, it gets some blog readers motivated to finish their own projects.
Something else that made me happy was my big win in Paducah! After 32 years of quilting, I finally got a chair! Awesome!
Renae and I were so excited about the chairs. How crazy is that?
I wanted to share some of my favorite quilts from the show. You can find out much more about the show by going to the American Quilter’s Society Show website http://www.americanquilter.com
Janet Stone made “Charm School”. Janet is from Overland Park, KS. I have blogged about Janet’s quilts before as I always like her quilts. She won Best Wall Quilt.
Janet always has a lot of attention to detail.
I thought this quilt was really interesting. The name of the quilt is “Luna Moth/True Beauty Is Hidden”. It was made by Pam Meller from Beloit, WI.
Laura Trenbeath from Pavillion, Wyoming made this beautifully quilted piece. She won an honorable mention.
The gold thread on the black background was fabulous.
Cherrie Hampton from Oklahoma City, OK made “Oklahoma Windsong”. She won first place in the Small Wall Quilts,1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Contest.
“Echoing Spring” was made by Suzanne Marshall from Clayton, MI. She won Best Wall Hand Workmanship. You can find out more about Suzanne at http://www.suzannequilts.com/suzannequilts.com/Welcome.html
One of the things Suzanne is known for, other than her fabulous applique, is how she outlines each piece of applique with hand embroidery. Impressive.
“Boy and His Best Friend” was made by Jennifer Day from Santa Fe, NM. She won second place in small wall quilts, pictorial category. I love this quilt. You can find out more about Jennifer at http://jdaydesign.com/
There were numerous Baltimore Album style quilts in the show this year. This one, called “Baltimore Baskets” was made by Frances Yoder from Whispering Pines, NC. She won 1st place in the small wall quilts, hand quilted category.
That’s all for this blog. I have so many things to share with you between the show in Paducah and the quilting cruise….I’ll do my best to share as many photos as I can in the upcoming weeks.