RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2007
Mini Quilts
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The 2007 Mini Quilts
The Mini-Quilt Raffle is a fundraiser for the Guild. Members made and donated 12" x 12" quilts of any design and color scheme which were raffled off at the show. Funds raised through Raffle will be used to purchase a banner to advertise future quilt shows.
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"Beetlemania", by Judy Botsford
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Machine Appliqued, Machine Quilted, Hand Beaded
I'm amazed by the huge variety of beautiful insects in the beetle family and wanted to play with reproducing some of these jewellike creatures in fabric. I hope this is the first of many.
Scrap Bag Deco, by Christina Crouch
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Machine Quilted, Embellished
On our getaway weekend, I found this art deco panel in the scrap bag sale at Keepsake Quilting. Framed with more fabric from the scrap pile and embellished with a few beads, it made a fun wallhanging.
Pieces of Home, by Kendra Dowd
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Metawork
I had some "left-over" pieces from the RSQ workshop I took with Jean Funk-Gedies on her technique called metawork, so decided to just create this little scene. I hope to have the other pieces stitched into a table runner in time for the holidays.
Indigo Journey Revisited, by Jeanne Funk-Gedies
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This wall hanging was made by Rising Star guild members with wishes for health and happiness for you. It was created as a sample using the same fabrics used in " Indigo Journey", the gorgeous raffle quilt featured in last year's RSQ show.
Sweet Hearts, by Marita Hartshorn
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Machine Pieced
A sweet little seminole with birds, bees, and flowers.
Batik Block, by Lori Kay
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
This block was part of a BOM series at Quilter's Way. I haven't put together the top so decided to make good use of this great quilt block. Congratulations to the winner, whoever you might be!
Trapunto, by Phyllis Maddox
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Machine Quilted
The design was printed on the fabric. An extra layer of batting was glue-basted behind the pattern. I quilted on the pattern lines and stippled the back with random curved lines.
Oriental Card Trick, by Gwen Marceline
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This is a classic card trick block in oriental fabrics.
Crazy about Quilting, by Laurena McDermott
Pattern Name: Traditional Crazy Quilt.
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted, Hand Embroidered, Ribbon Embroidery and Beading
Traditional techniques, luscious fabrics, beautiful ribbons, sparkling beads, how could I resist?
Grandma's Potted Treasures 1, by Kathleen Mullendore
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Crayons and Big Stitching
I saw these patterns and thought "what wonderful little quilts these would make". Since Autumn is my favorite season I just had to make this.
Grandma's Potted Treasures 2, by Kathleen Mullendore
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Crayons and Big Stitching
I saw these patterns and thought "what wonderful little quilts these would make". I love to color so this seemed like the perfect project.
Ladies' Shoe, by Missy Shay
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
My second contribution to the RSQ Mini-Quilt effort.
Bright Star, by Nancy Soyring
Pattern Name: Ohio Star.
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
I started making Ohio stars following instructions in a Quilter's Newsletter article and can't seem to stop.
Snowman, by Lynn Vogt
Pattern Name: "Little Bits - Snowman" by Cindi Edgerton.
Mini Quilt 12 x 12
Paper piecing by machine, Embroidered and Machine Quilted
A happy little snowman with stars and flying geese done in shades of aqua, blue and violet.