RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2007
Large and Wall Quilts
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Autumn Roads, by Bebe Fallick
Wall Quilt 44 x 65
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This quilt was done while I was recuperating from eye surgery. Strangely, the vivid colors were soothing to my sight. Look carefully for the pattern symmetry.
Riot of Colorques, by Leonora Feeney
Pattern Name: double wedding ring.
Large Quilt 90 x 98
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilted by Barbara Malek
After I made a wall quilt in Sylvia Einstein's class, I so loved her adaptation of the double wedding ring pattern, that I made this quilt, in more subdued fabrics, for my bed. Now I can sew curves without pinning!
Sweet Dreams, by Elizabeth Foley
Pattern Name: Just blocks.
Wall Quilt 44 x 55.5
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliqued, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered
This is my version of a Baby Quilt one of my daughters saw in a store and wanted me to make one similar to it.
Il Sentiero Dei Ricordi (path to memories), by Jeanne Funk-Gedies
1st Prize, Wall Quilts.
Original.
Wall Quilt 55 x 58
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Machine Quilted, Hand Embroidered
I loved my grandparents' farm. Olda Italy, their birthplace, reminded me of it. #1 shows Olda, #2, area near an aunt's gravesite, #3, cousin Josie's garden. Simple things in life give me joy. It's my heritage!Joan, Nancy and friends and Maine helped me.
50th Wedding Anniversary Quilt, by Winnie Getrost
Pattern Name: Triple Irish Chain With Hearts.
Large Quilt 88 x 112
Hand Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Quilted
A 50th wedding anniversary present for my parents June 21, 1992. The label was hand embroidered. The hearts quilted around the border represents my folks (big hearts intertwined) and my brother and me (the small hearts). The quilt was completed 1993.
Diamond Maze, by Beth Gorman
Pattern Name: Wicker Work.
Large Quilt 82 x 90
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted
I found this pattern in Quiltmaker magazine and thought I would give it a try. Since I decided to make it for myself it was pretty low on the project priority list. Four years later it is finally finished.
WAQ Round Robin, by Jo-Anne Granger
Wall Quilt 52 x 52
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Quilted
Our Wednesday Afternoon Quilting Bee decided to try round robin quilting. My inspiration was a hooked rug my father had made. I liked the color choices and design. My original strip was the row of stars near the center. Each woman added a row and her own interpretation.
Red Pot, by Sandy Gregg
Wall Quilt 17 x 16
Machine Quilted, Raw Edge Applique, Beaded, Embellished
Based on a pattern and technique taught in a workshop by Amy Ropple.
Green Pot, by Sandy Gregg
Wall Quilt 18 x 17
Machine Quilted, Raw Edge Applique, Beaded, Embellished
Based on a pattern and technique taught by Amy Ropple.
Elizabeth's Lucky Stars, by Sarah Griffin
Pattern Name: Atkinson's Lucky Stars.
Large Quilt 90 x 105
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted Quilted by Laurie LeConte
My daughter selected this pattern as a gift for her 40th birthday. She helped choose the 42 fat quarters required. Laurie LeConte did the beautiful machine quilting.
Some Like It Red, by Atara Halpern
Original Design.
Large Quilt 72 x 79
Hand Pieced, Machine Quilted
My daughter asked for a Red quilt with Geometric shapes. I took the challenge. A year later and 1300 pieces hand pieced together I finished the quilt. Inspiration: Stretching Tradition by Lynn G. Kough
Bent Out of Square, by Marita Hartshorn
Large Quilt 64 x 82
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I was inspired by Carol Miller's use of batik at last year's show and by a wonderful packet of scrap batiks which I purchased in Lowell. The pattern is in Stack a New Deck by Karla Alexander
"Home Sweet Home", by Rosemary Hoffenberg
Wall Quilt 44.5 x 38
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliqued, Machine Quilted
An original design.
Cranberry and Green Four Patch, by Amy Horsburgh
Large Quilt 53 x 68
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I made this quilt, my third, for my mum and dad. Once again, I learned how important it is to measure and cut accurately, and to sew a consistent seam!
Butterflies in Our Garden, by Nancy Howard
Original design.
Large Quilt 64 x 76
Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Machine Quilted, Fused, Dimensional Flowers Quilted by Laurena McDermott
This quilt is the WAQs contribution to Benefit Quilts. We made any size blocks with a light green background. The blocks were redistributed and we were asked to make them 12". The blocks were sewn together, borders added and then butterflies were quilted in our garden by Laurena McDermott. WAQs: Wednesday Afternoon Quilters, Florence Baturin, Delores McCravy, Nancy Wasserman, Nancy Howard, Sarah Griffin, Lisa Welter, and JoAnn Granger.
Love, by Nancy Howard
Original.
Wall Quilt 42 x 42
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
I love that my friends added to my quilt. I love that the magenta fabric has hearts on it -- the symbol of "love". I love that the end result is far more wonderful than my original vision.
Fiesta, by Jacqui James
Pattern Name: Matchstick Marimba.
Large Quilt 60 x 72
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This quilt was started in a workshop with Jane Epstein at Quilter's Way in Concord. When my now 9 year old granddaughter saw it she asked to have it. I added borders to make it a bit larger than planned.
Chiclets Quilt, by Lori Kay
Pattern Name: Chiclets.
Wall Quilt 48 x 54
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted
Chiclets? Yup - the teeny-tiny fabric squares are reminiscent of Chiclets gum, don't you think?
How Much is that Birdie in the Window?, by RoseMary Koch
Original Design - - Pictorial Collage.
Wall Quilt
The first quilt I entered into the first Rising Star Quilt show in 1988. It was made after my parrot, Eccho, a scarlet macaw. I had a window that was small, but needed something reversible to be seen fro the outside, therefore a reversible window quilt.
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