Some more wonderful feathers. The quilt is a basic two-color pattern, but looking at the details on the back is breath-taking. (Pieced by Linda Adkins, quilted by Judy Taylor if I remember correctly)
Detail of Gina Perkes' Best of Show quilt. She does the same microscopic background fill as Sharon Schamber.
Gina Perkes also won the Wearable category. Beautiful work!
I loved the feathers on this Burgoyne Surrounded quilt...but I didn't get the name of the quilter.
The colorful pieced background caught my eye on this quilt...my apologies to the quilter for not writing down his/her name!
This cute small quilt featured lots of buttons - from Wal-Mart the quilter specified. Large buttons were featured in the center, and many smaller buttons, color coordinated, filled the border.
Look again, this next quilt is a log cabin, with the light half done in all white. Gives you some ideas for alternative layouts, huh?
Speaking of alternative layouts...I like the difference between vertical and horizontal rows, a twist on the traditional row quilt.
Ta Ta for now, I need to put the corned beef and cabbage on to boil for a traditional Irish supper!
The giraffes caught my eye in traditional form:
And in artistic representation:
Debbie Graves pieced and quilted the next beauty. She is the past president of my local chapter. Her original design reminds me of the knitted miter squares I am working on!
I am always drawn to color gradient quilts, and this gorgeous quilt was honored with "Best Use of Color:"
More to come...
You need to click for the larger version to see the amazing quilting in the alternate blocks! This is "Spanish Crosses" by Marlene Cordes. She won an Honorable Mention in the Small Quilt, Mixed Technique, Machine Quilted category.
Finally, I enjoyed the color play in these non-traditional log cabins! I am drawn to the strong geometrics...things I could display in my classroom! "Log Cabin Goes Round" by Vera Smith.
Here's what I'm working towards in my longarm quilting! This won a blue ribbon for Exemplary Machine Quilting. It's "Amish Square in a Square" by Mary Nyberg.
