This year at the International Quilt Association show (http://www.quilts.org/home.html) held in Houston, Texas, my quilting partner, Renae Haddadin, and I were fortunate to win one of the top awards. We won the award called “Maywood Studio Master Award for Innovative Artistry.” This is our first project together and we are beyond thrilled that it has been so well received. Here we are at the awards ceremony. We could hardly stop smiling we were so happy. I for one am looking forward to many more projects with Renae.
My pattern for this quilt, Fiesta Mexico, is finally in print and ready to ship. If you are interested check out the book and pattern section in my store. The pattern will be on sale through November 20th.
I would like to share more from the show. There are so many fantastic quilts to view. I will share a hand full in this blog and more in the upcoming weeks.
This quilt, called “Silk” was made by Hollis Chatelain http://www.hollisart.com/ Hollis also won one of the top awards. She won the “Superior Threads Award for Thread Artistry” and it was well deserved.
“Fantasy Seedpods” won an Honorable Mention in the Art-Abstract category. It was made by Elizabeth Camping from Australia. I really liked the pieced background and the borders…really….I liked the whole quilt. http://elizabethcamping.blogspot.com/
“Family” by Toshiko Maeda of Japan made this fun quilt. It won a Judge’s Choice ribbon and a third place in the Art-Whimsical category.
Pauline Salzman from Florida made this cute quilt called “Crime Scene Investigation”. Pauline often makes quilts using the Weimaraner dogs for her inspiration. Thanks Pauline for always making quilts that make me smile. This quilt won second place in the Art-Whimsical category.
And the quilt that won first place in the Art-Whimsical category was made by Janet Stone from Kansas. The name of this quilt is “Mutton But Letters”. I always like Janet’s quilts and this one is no exception.
“Chromatic Feathers #1” was made by Caryl Bryer Fallert from Paducah, Kentucky. I always, always love Caryl’s use of color. http://www.bryerpatch.com/
“Tutti Frutti Village” was made by Susan Bleiweiss of Massachusetts. She won honorable mention in the Art-Whimsical category. Another fun quilt.
I will have lots more quilts from Houston in upcoming blogs.
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I wanted to share a beautiful block made by a student in a recent workshop. Jan Hood sent me this photo of her completed “Heard It Through the Grapevine” block. Great job Jan. I love the choice of fabrics and the use of beads. Thank you very much for sharing your photo.
I am off to the Boston area and will share more fantastic quilts when I return!