RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2007
Large and Wall Quilts

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Nine Quilters Stumble along the Yellow
Brick Road

Nine Quilters Stumble along the Yellow Brick Road, by Rita Alesi
Pattern Name: Yellow Brick Road.
Large Quilt 98 x 73
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilted by Laurena McDermott

Getting to know each other, sharing our color sense and varying skills,Wednesday Night Bee decided a benefit quilt would be a great first project. We had fun. We learned a lot. We hope our quilt ends up with someone who enjoys it as much as we enjoyed making it.
Bonnie Newman, Cynthia Rosner, Erica Cavin, Gwen Marceline, Melissa Radzyminski, Paulette Schwartz, Sandy Gregg, Judy Botsford, Rita Alesi.

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My Grandmother's Flower Garden

My Grandmother's Flower Garden, by Shirley Ament-Bergey
First Prize, Large Quilts.
Pattern Name: Color Splash Trip Around the World.
Large Quilt 88 x 112
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilted by Carolyn VanTassell

On a trip to Chester, Vt. last August while my husband was busy singing with the Yankee Male Chorus I found a quilt shop called Country Treasures - saw a quilt like this - had to make one - here it is - Great Shop - Great Teacher!

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New England Delights

New England Delights, by Janice Bakey

Wall Quilt 29 x 29
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Quilted

Made for my niece's recent wedding. She lives in New Mexico, and this is a reminder of family, weather, and times in New England.

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Finally Feedsacks #1

Finally Feedsacks #1, by Laurel Bandi

Wall Quilt 45 x 54
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted

I have been collecting Feedsack scraps for years and have been looking for the right quilt to use them in. I found this quilt designed by Darlene Zimmerman. The original name was Fresh Traditions. I loved the simplicity of it and the fact that so many different scraps were used.

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Rainbow

Rainbow, by Anastasia Barr, Junior Member
Pattern Name: made up.
Wall Quilt 18 x 17
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Fused

Some pieces of fabric are from a quilt Mum made for my bed and some are other scraps. I enjoyed making this, it is my first quilt ever.

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Spotty Stripey

Spotty Stripey, by Geri Barr
original.
Large Quilt 78 x 78
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted

Inspired by the floral fabric & wanting to combine spots and stripes, I collected fabrics in Australia for two years before designing this quilt. Pieced in Melbourne, and hand quilted in Boston during 2007 winter, it kept my lap warm until the snow melted! A truly international quilt!

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Meet the Children

Meet the Children, by Florence Baturin

Wall Quilt 50 x 50

Seven blocks...my seven grandchildren, what else? The page introducing my grandchildren was included with my quilt as it circulated. A bouquet of thanks to Jo-Anne Granger, Sarah Griffin, Nancy Howard, Delores McCravy, Nancy Wasserman and Lisa Welter for creating such a fanciful quilt. I love it!

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Selflessness

Selflessness, by Laura Baumann

Wall Quilt 12 x 9
Machine Appliqued, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered, Fused

This is the last in a series of small quilts exploring Buddhist concepts. This quilt explores the concept of annata or selflessness.

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Predominantly Pink

Predominantly Pink, by Peggy Boning

Large Quilt 87 x 64.25
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliqued, Machine Quilted

This benefit quilt turned out quite vibrant. I wanted to show it before it goes to its new home. A few squares look a lot like last September's block, others are inspired by Sandi Cummings, a few are odds and ends. Midway through quilting I got a new sewing machine; look for the decorative stitches.

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Accommodation in Green and Orange

"Accommodation in Green and Orange", by Judy Botsford
Pattern Name: Variation on "Got Scraps" by Charlie Bement.
Wall Quilt 39 x 39
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Hand-Sewn Buttons

Kathleen McCormick's "Got Scraps" workshop at CQS was the perfect place to work on this hanging designed to pull together a room where the furniture didn't quite match. The buttons were a lucky find.

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A Distant Constellation

A Distant Constellation, by Carol Brown
Pattern Name: feathered star.
Wall Quilt 48 x 48
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

I love the feathered star pattern but I find it difficult to do. Every time I do it I swear I will never do it again. Here it is again.

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True Red Onion

True Red Onion, by Amy Bursey
Pattern Name: Red Onion.
Large Quilt 73 x 90
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

I decided to use purples and whites to create a true red onion look. This is the Red Onion pattern by Karla Alexander from her book, Stack a New Deck. I learned this pattern through a class at the Cambridge Quilt shop.

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Batik Animals

Batik Animals, by Erica Cavin

Wall Quilt 50 x 67
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted

This is a sampler quilt started in Nancy Howard's class several years ago. It's finally finished! Given how many people saw it in progress I thought I should put it in the show so they can see that it's done.

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Caprice

Caprice, by Monique Cerundolo
Original.
Wall Quilt 12 x 16
Machine Appliqued, Machine Embroidered, Machine Quilted, Embellished

A free and capricious quilt. A true experiment in letting go of imagined themes and just let color and whim dictate the flow of pieces and color.

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Blue wonders

Blue wonders, by Nicole Cerundolo, Junior Member
Pattern Name: Barghello.
Wall Quilt 11 x 13
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

This is my first Barghello, and my second miniature quilt. I selected the fabrics from my Mom stash, and cut, pieced and quilted with my Mom's Bernina while she constantly warned me: "Be careful with your fingers". I also learned how to sew the border with an invisible stitch!

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Primary Log Cabin

Primary Log Cabin, by Lauren Cohen, Junior Member
Pattern Name: Log Cabin.
Wall Quilt 10.25 x 10.25
Machine Pieced, Tied

This is the first time I have a quilt in the show. I had fun choosing the colors. Granny cut the strips with a rotary cutter and I did everything else by myself. I am seven years old.

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Stripes

Stripes, by Lily Cohen, Junior Member

Wall Quilt 10.5 x 11.5
Hand Pieced, Tied

This is the first quilt I ever made. I had fun choosing the colors. Granny cut the strips and I sat on her lap because I couldn't reach the pedal. I pushed the fabric to make the seams and helped tie the knots. I was 5 on September 19th.

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Charmed with Tiddly Winks

Charmed with Tiddly Winks, by Christina Crouch
Pattern Name: Sunny Lanes.
Large Quilt 76 x 94
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted

I discovered charm packs this year, collections of 5" squares. This group was called Tiddly Winks. Bright colors and dots, how could I resist. Another new way to buy fabric! I used a pattern in the book "Nickel Quilts" by Pat Speth.

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