Today I received this wonderful email from Alison Mueller. She used a now out of print pattern of mine, “Vegetable Garden” to complete a project for her sister and brother-in-law. She added 3 blocks of her own, as the original pattern had only 6 blocks. Alison said that her sister grows all of these veggies in her garden. I am so proud of Alison for making a really nice quilt for her sister. Thanks Alison for sharing. I know your sister and brother-in-law are going to love it. And I want to add that Alison designed her own border. Great job!
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And now for some more quilts from Houston.
Kayoko Hata from Japan received an honorable mention for her quilt “Galaxy”.
The detail on this quilt was very impressive. For those of us who do this type of hand applique we can certainly appreciate the time it took to get this result.
“Oriental Triptych” was made by Karen Huggler from South Carolina. I loved this quilt. I loved the colors, design in the blocks and the layout. Excellent.
Here is a close-up shot of one of the blocks.
I am a big fan of Claudia Clark Myers and Marilyn Badgers quilts. And “Crown Jewel” did not let me down. Awesome quilt.
Just look at the detail.
Marilyn, your quilting is killer. To find out more about Marilyn go to http://www.apqs.com/artists_marilynb.php
“Words of Wisdom” was made by Yuko Kita from Japan and won a second place ribbon in the Mixed Techniques category.
Check out this close-up shot.
This year at the International Quilt Association show there was a new, one time, category called “Spirit of Texas Award”. It was in celebration of Texas’ 175th anniversary of Independence. “Holy Cow” was the winner. It was made by Jennifer Day from Santa Fe, New Mexico. You can find out more about Jennifer and see more of her quilts at http://jdaydesign.com/art_portraits.html
Until next time…..