RISING STAR QUILT SHOW 2014
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2014 Challenge Quilt Theme:
Transportation
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Take a Ride on a Flying Carpet, by Diana Bailey
Challenge Quilt 16 x 24
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
I enjoy piecing curves using a top-stitch method. The flying geese were an experiment to see if I could do them on a curve. By coincidence they turned out to be the same colors, so were added to the quilt to make it into a flying carpet.
Careful, Robin. Both Hands on the Bat-Rope, by Judy Botsford
Original Pattern.
Challenge Quilt 16 x 24
Machine Quilted, Machine Embroidered, Fused, Painted
Because my grandson Leo is a fan of both Legos and Batman and because flying is a legitimate means of transportation for superheroes at the very least, I have made this for him and entered it in the challenge.
Fly Me to the Moon, by Carol Brown
Original design.
Challenge Quilt 16 x 24
Machine Pieced, Hand Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
I could not think of anything to do with transportation until the song came into my head - Fly Me to the moon and let me play among the stars ....
Knowledge Endures, by Janet Casey
Challenge Quilt 16 x 24
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
No matter how it is transported, whether by pen or pixel, knowledge endures.
One If By Land and Two If By Sea . . . and One in the Air, by Sue Colozzi
First Prize, Challenge Quilts.
Challenge Quilt 24 x 16
Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted, Fused
I took a photo of this Charles River view a couple years ago. I liked the way the lines of the Longfellow Bridge, Memorial Drive railings, and speed boat were all converging to the same point on the left. I've been wanting to make this view into a quilt for awhile, and this year's challenge theme seemed the perfect opportunity!
Perambulation, by Kendra Dowd
Original whole-cloth design.
Challenge Quilt 16 x 24
Hand Quilted, Fused, Painted, Stamped
Starting with a blank canvas of simple muslin, I really enjoyed painting the background, adding text with rubber stamps, hand quilting to add definition, and then (with my heart in my throat!) adding the splatter as the final element. MistyFuse proved to be the perfect tool for incorporating the footprints.
Crossing Lake Sunapee, by Susan Dresley
Challenge Quilt 24 x 16
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
This is my first attempt at landscape quilting. In the summer, I watch the sailboats skim across the lake. What a perfect way to spend an afternoon!
Bicycle Fun, by Jessica Gillis
Challenge Quilt 24 x 14
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
After moving from rural CA a year ago I was really happy to be able to easily jump on my bike for a ride and use a bike as a form of transportation instead of a car. That was the inspiration for this quilt.
Minuteman Bikepath, by Marita Hartshorn
Third Prize, Challenge Quilts.
Challenge Quilt 16 x 21
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Fused
As a member of the Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee I couldn't pass up this opportunity to feature my favorite mode of transportation on my favorite path.
49, by Nancy Howard
Challenge Quilt 16 x 24
Machine Quilted, Fused
49 represents the forms of transportation represented in this quilt. It was a challenge looking at all the fabrics with transportation images.
En velo rouge, by Carol Miller
Second Prize, Challenge Quilts.
Challenge Quilt 24 x 16
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Since retiring this year, I have had fewer excuses not to ride my bike. I wish mine were red like this one! I used Ruth McDowell's design method.
Construction, by Missy Shay
Challenge Quilt 14 x 19
Machine Pieced, Hand Quilted
I saw this pattern in a magazine and knew I needed to make it. I'm sure a child would love to have this in their room!
Busytown Traffic Flow Chart, by Nancy Soyring
Challenge Quilt 16 x 24
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Traditional and alternative vehicles share the road on a typical day in Busytown.Traffic flow chart designed by Mr Frumble.
What? Mr Frumble??!??? Oh no!! Watch out!!
Just Married, by Jean Stringham
Challenge Quilt 12 x 15
Machine Pieced, Hand Embellished, Machine Quilted
"Just Married" was inspired by a painting by artist George Xiong and also by paintings by David Hockney.
Wave Action, by Beth Valliere
Pattern Name: Making Waves.
Challenge Quilt 15 x 22
Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted
Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr of Modern Quilt Studio created this pattern. I reduced the pattern size by over half, changed the colors, the quilting and the name!
Wheels, by Sandy Whitecross
Original design.
Challenge Quilt 16 x 24
Machine Pieced, Machine Appliquéd, Machine Quilted
I adapted a pattern which utilized Elisa's Backporch Design Crazy Curves ruler to create a feeling of movement. It is also an early attempt at designing a combination of concrete and abstract.
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