Category 1 – Pieced
Ann Greene, Railroad Tracks, 72”x88”
Scrap quilt from stash, black and white with bright batik corners throughout. A fellow quilter saw and created it after seeing it on a scrap online site. I actually had enough fabrics to make 2 of them!
Barbie Bailey, 100 Days of Hell, 76”x64”
Pattern: Kinship 100 Block Fusion Sampler
This was a 100 Days,100 Blocks challenge. The block patterns were provided, but I selected the fabric and layout. I like the final result but did not enjoy the process!
Barbie Bailey, Madalyn’s Unicorn, 55”x68”
Pattern: The unicorn is an Elizabeth Hartman pattern
My granddaughter is crazy about unicorns and loves purple and pink. The unicorn pattern was the perfect center of her quilt, surrounded by various unicorn fabrics in a log cabin style.
Becky Wells, Snazzy Flamingos, 40”x50”
Pattern: Flamingo Island Designs
Quilter: Machine Quilted by Happy Apple Quilt Shop
I love these cute, cheerful flamingos. At Christmas time, I pin glittery pink bows on their necks for a festive touch.
Brenda Wathier, 21-Strip Salute, 80”x85.5”
Pattern: Purchased from House of White Birches
Quilter: Donna Sawyer
I started this at the beginning of the Pandemic; anticipating it would be over in about 21 days. Boy, was I wrong!! I still enjoyed making it and my quilter made it pop!
Brenda Wathier, Big, Bold, and Beautiful, 30.5”x43.5”
Pattern: From book Beyond the Block
Quilter: Donna Sawyer
From the book Beyond the Block. It looked like a challenge and it was! But, worth the work. And, of course, done in my favorite colors-red and green which I have plenty of in my stash.
Brenda Wathier, Color Me Purple, 40”x98”
Pattern: Pattern by Mike Ellingsen
Quilter: Donna Sawyer
My quilt group in MN invited the designer of this bed runner, Mike Ellingsen, for a talk and class. I decided I really liked his bed runner, so when I got back to FL and went through my stash, I found the colors I wanted to use.
Brenda Wathier, Scrappy Log Cabin, 54”x54”
Original Design: I sort of drew the pattern on paper and used my stash to make it.
Quilter: Donna Sawyer
I love log cabin. I also love red/green fabrics. So, I drew out a log cabin quilt and proceeded to use fabrics I had in my “stash.”
Cass Bowen, I’m Proud To Be An American, 52”x33”
Pattern: Cathedral Window Flag Quilt
My mom made a cathedral window quilt by hand. I was inclined to make one but chose to do it by machine. I do not have the patience of my mother.
Cass Bowen, Winter, 30”x30”
Pattern: Winter by Crab-apple Designs
I love hand embroidery. This was a good project that kept me busy for awhile. The poinsettias and leaves are 3 dimensional and made out of wool. This quilt was early in my quilting career. Now I would have quilted the white background before I added all the beads and wool embellishments. I always hang it in January and February on my wall.
Cathy Lane, Arctic Crosses, 30”x35”
Pattern: Lollyquiltz online
I saw that the San Francisco quilt guild was doing a block challenge using this liberated cross block in solids. I used every solid I had to make this small quilt.
Charlotte Hase, Happiness is …, 51”x53”
Pattern: A retreat in MI with Gwen Marston
It was a pleasure to return to the retreat with Gwen Marston. I used free form piecing in all of the areas of the quilt!
Charlotte Hase, Marcia meets Kaffe, 51”x77.5”
Pattern: Kaffe Fassett book Double Diamond pattern
Quilter: Cindye Bailey
I love this quilt. It was fun to make and I enjoyed the whole process.
Debi Webb, Celtic Crossings, 90”x102”
Pattern: Jenny Beyer blocks and borders designs were used
This quilt was machine pieced and hand quilted in 2001. Made from fussy cut Jenny Beyer fabrics she was an early inspiration to me.
Debi Webb, Mollies Broken Star, 95”x103”
Pattern: A classic quilt design
Made for my daughter when she graduated WVU this quilt hung in the state capitol of WV in the Vandalia celebration and won HM. Machine pieced, hand quilted in 2007.
Denise A. Collado, Donor Quilt, GHM 2020, 80”x92”
Pattern: Courtyard Path
Quilter: Donna Sawyer
This quilt for a group of missionaries to the poor of Appalachia was raffled off from my donated piecing of Leslie Prokop’s donated fabrics and Donna Sawyer’s donated longarm quilting.
Denise A. Collado, Dylan, 68”x80”
Original Design: Based on Leila Gardunia #6 and Square in Square
Quilter: Donna Sawyer
Combination of paper piecing (Leila Gardunia’s #6 Year of Scrappy Triangles) and my own square-in-a-square traditional pattern. Made for my granddaughter Dylan for Christmas, 2019.
Diane Cooper, 3 D Blocks, 39”x39”
Pattern: Karen Combs “Patchwork Illusions”
Through the guild, teacher Karen Combs taught a workshop in intriguing quilt of illusion and technique. This is my version of her techniques.
Diane Cooper, Lonestar, 46”x46”
Pattern: Jan Krentz “Lone Star Quilts & Beyond”
In 2004 I quilted with teacher Jan Krentz at the Lowell, MA Quilt Festival. During that week I completed the Lone Star top. Our UFO challenge pushed me to complete it.
Diane Elizabeth Cooper, Whimsey, 38.5”x40”
Original Design: 2 block ideas by Lyn Grenier, Maddie Burke
Back in Massachusetts three quilting friends challenged each one of us to create one block to share and use the maroon batik fabric in a quilt. This quilt is friendship whimsey!
Elizabeth (Liz) Smith, Beautiful Butterflies, 60”x60”
Pattern: “Walk About” pattern by Ann Lauer, Grizzly Gulch Gallery
Quilter: Janice Jenkins Farwell, MI Longarm Quilter
I bought this pattern and fabric in a small quilt shop in Clare, Michigan. There is a butterfly print in each piece of fabric, which I find beautiful.
Elva Farrell, Kaffe Does Escher, 58”x84”
Pattern: Entangled Sky by Krista Moser
I like Escher art and Kaffe Fassett fabrics so this made a perfect combination when a friend and I decided to each make the same quilt when she visited last January.
Elva Farrell, What Goes Around Comes Around, 62”x76”
Pattern: Interlinked by Dereck Lockwood
I had never made a Bargello quilt but when I saw this pattern I decided to try it. I loved all the bright colors. It was on my design wall when I was called out of town for several months so it was two years in the making.
Erlinda Rejino, Star Flower, 20”x24”
Pattern: Ricky Tims – Kool Kaleidoscopes
I love kaleidoscopes, their movement, color, and constant change. Imagine my joy when I found Ricky Tims’ method of creating you own version of a kaleidoscope. Viola a Star Flower!
Evelyn Fudge, ‘Amish Style’ Shadow Box, 72”x72”
Pattern: 1992 Woman’s Day Magazine,
My First Quilt. No idea what I was doing, except we needed a warm coverlet. Hand Tied.
How far we have come in fabric options, tools and Techniques.
Evelyn Fudge, Red Birds in Winter, 40”x40”
Pattern: Byrd’s Nest Quilt Store, Tacoma WA 1999
Took Mother back to her birthplace, Tacoma. Found this in the only quilt store in the city. Her gift to me. My first try at triangles, set ins etc. Hand Quilted!!! Comes out every year.
Felicity Goodell, Painted Pots, 55”x71”
Pattern by Kaffe Fassett Sew Simple quilts and Patchworks
Kaffe Fassett is my other favorite quilt designer. I fell in love with the painted pots fabric and made the quilt using different fabrics for the borders than the ones in the book. It is the perfect size to snuggle under on the coach on a cold day.
Helen Harrison, Botswana Blues, 43”x43”
Pattern by: Jan Krentz
Lone star class with Jan, used mirrors for fabric choice decisions. It came together without a bump in the center, tricky to do special corner inserts of ladies.
Helen Lucas, Charlie’s Universe, 67”x99”
Original Design
My daughter in law sent a space themed panel and asked me to make a twin size quilt for my grandson Charlie. I looked for spaced themed fabric to make blocks and designed the quilt.
Helen Lucas, Firelight, 64”x64”
Pattern: Karen Stone
This UFO I started 26 years ago. I use to watch Karen Stone’s shows and saw this quilt displayed in Sisters, Oregon. It was all paper piecing.
Helen Lucas, Kitties and Rainbows, 62”x80”
Pattern: ?
Paper pieced quilt from a pattern I had with all these old fabrics. It was a UFO! I didn’t like the fabrics so did it in batiks. I will give it to my sister who has 3 kitties!
Jann Nohe, Dot Dot Churn Dash, 50”x50”
Original Design
I purchased a fat-quarter pack of Edyta Sitar “Delphina” fabric in 2019. I love the churn dash block so designed this quilt to use the fabric.
Jacqui Fitzgerald, A Jar of Joy, 58”x52”
Original Design: Scrapes
This scrap quilt was made from scraps of a quilt I made for a lovely couple, my husband and I have enjoyed in friendship, travel adventures and just fun get together. The colors in this quilt are their favorite and represent many of the colors in their home. In my travel to the Greek Isles, I became fascinated with the shapes and designs of jar, so much so that I love painting them and including them in my quilts, too.
Jacqui Fitzgerald, Blue Skies, 58”x23.5”
Pattern by: “Quilts In The Tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright” author Jackie Robinson
This quilt is based on techniques shown in Jackie Robinson’s book, “Quilts In The Tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright”. I modified one of her patterns to enable this quilt to be used as a window valance. I found that stain glass quilt designs give the appearance of real stain glass when used over windows.
Jacqui Fitzgerald, Know Your Heart, 50”x46”
Original Design inspired by “Watercolor Impressions” authors: Pat Maixner Magaret & Donna Ingram Slusser
As a watercolor painter, I became intrigued by a book by Pat Maixner Magaret & Donna Omgra Slusser titled “Watercolor Impressions”. I drew on their color value concepts to design this quilt. I used 2″squares of flower design fabrics, ranging them in color values to form the center heart.
Joan Calarco, 4 Trees, 20.5”x20.5”
Pattern by On Point Quilter Class by Kari Schell in EQ8.
Christmas Spirit.
Joan Calarco, NOEL, 10.5”x40.25”
Pattern by On Point Quilter Class with Kari Schell in EQ8
This was a Christmas Gift.
JoAnne Kobelski, Block Buffet, 57”x59”
Pattern: AQS (2012) Block Buffet Mystery Quilt by Linda Hahn
Quilter: Holly from Bear Hollow Quilting, Colchester, CT
In 2012, I took a chance and tried AQS’s 6 part online Mystery Quilt. It turned out to be a medallion design. I really enjoyed doing it and the colors I chose worked out well.
JoAnne Kobelski, Kimono Quilt, 51”x53”
Pattern: Kimono Quilt by Linda Paladino
Quilter: Pat Alderman, Be-Bop Quilting
When I started quilting in 2002, I fell in love with Oriental Fabrics and I bought lots of them! Years later, I found this pattern. In 2019, I decided it was time to DO IT! I especially enjoyed doing the prairie points for the collars.
JoAnne Kobelski, My Alaskan Shadowbox, 35”x55”
Pattern: Shadowbox, pattern #312, by Karl Nichols, Mountain Creations
Quilter: Pat Alderman, Be-Bop Quilting
I’ve always loved the shadow box look on quilts. I had two scenic fat quarters I bought on a cruise we took to Alaska in 2005.I thought this pattern was perfect for them! Pat Alderman quilted it with an edge to edge pattern of pine trees and moose.
JoAnne Kobelski, My Labyrinth Walk, 82”x85”
Pattern: Labyrinth Walk by Christopher Florence, The Guilty Quilter
Quilter: Pat Alderman, Be-Bop Quilting
I took a class in 2012 (through FKQG) with Jerry Stube. In the class, we concentrated on doing the more complicated of the 2 blocks. I finished it at home and decided it needed some color, so I backed it with completely unrelated bright colors.
Joy Abbott, Halloween Chains, 56”x66”
Pattern: Interlocking Chains from More Jelly Roll Quilts
I love how the characters are peeking out of the chains. It was really fun fussy cutting all the little people and critters.
KK, Double Curves, 53”x70”
Original Design
SMQG Double Curves workshop by Christine Ravish using 12 fat quarters where 6 are stacked, 5 curved cuts are made, shuffled and pieced together, restacked and cut again…lots of fun.
Kate Hawkins, Blue Green Diamonds, 48”x48”
Pattern: Rayna Gillman – Create Your Own Improv Quilts
I created this quilt after taking Rayna Gillman’s class on Improv Quilts. My aqua and green scrap bins were overflowing and this was an attempt to reduce my stash. Rayna’s techniques are very liberating and easy.
Kate Hawkins, Floral Crisscross, 62”x87”
Original Design inspired by Pinterest
I found this pattern on Pinterest and decided to use some of my vibrant floral fabrics to create a bright, fun and happy quilt. This quilt reminds me of my summer garden, full of color and blooms.
Kate Hawkins, Quarantine Quilt II, 48”x65”
Pattern: Jan Mullen Cut Loose Quilts – Ohio Starz
I began making this quilt at the start of quarantine in March 2020. My inspiration came from the collection of fabrics I purchased while attending the Houston International Quilt Show in November 2019. My intention was to use my creative energy to brighten an otherwise stressful time in our lives. The bold colors are reminiscent of traditional Amish quilts.
Kate Hawkins, Wonky Floral Log Cabin, 50”x64”
Original Design
This quilt was constructed of wonky log cabin blocks with the border fabric as my color inspiration. I pulled the fabrics from my scrap baskets in an attempt to once again make a dent in my scrap supply. Somehow the fabric scraps seem to grow! I quilted it on my longarm machine.
Kate Morrow, Little Fishies, 58”x70”
Quilted by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill at Whole Circle Studio
Pattern: Sheri…Whole Circle Quilts
I think I was drawn to the colors. I’ve had the pattern for at least two years, and finally got it done this year- thank you pandemic. The quilt was assembled on the diagonal- interesting, but also a lot of discarded pieces (in the scraps bag).
Katie Metheny, Hurricane, 24”x24”
Original Design
I designed this quilt for a challenge called advertising. My inspiration was a sculpture in an ad in Florida Design magazine. It was fun to create, but could use more quilting (not my favorite task).
Katie Metheny, Ramone and Mona, 57.5”x74”
Pattern by: Lloyd & Lola by Elizabeth Hartman
Quilter: Cheryl Szynkowski
I made the quilt top at an FKQG summer retreat a few years ago. It was so much fun to piece. I love the expression on Mona’s face. Cheryl Szynkowski’s quilting is stunning.
Katie Metheny, Roll Tide, 64”x70”
Pattern by: Elephant Abstractions by Violet Craft
Quilter: Peg Normandin
I made this quilt for my nephew, who is an avid Alabama fan. This was a challenge, but so much fun to piece. It’s a good thing I really like paper piecing!
Katie Metheny, Scrappy Chevrons, 61”x61”
Original Design
Each HST is paper pieced. There are about 48 different HST designs, each scrappy so that no two are alike. The paper pieced patterns are from Leila Gardunia. Each vertical row is quilted differently. One of my favorite quilts to make!
Linda Swanson, A Cascade for the Walnut Room, 100”x84”
Pattern: “Cascade” by Victoria Findlay Wolfe
A stash buster made with Victoria Findlay Wolfe’s template from her “Modern Quilt Magic” book.
Linda Swanson, Vintage Moments Goes to Malaysia, 86”x86”
Pattern: Vintage Moments by Marsha McCloskey
Quilter: Sherrie Coppenbarger
This quilt was made in a serial workshop taught at Gems of the Prairie Quilters Guild in Peoria, Illinois. Made with all batik fabrics.
Marcia Berkey, Love Those Stars & Stripes, 20”x72”
Original Design inspired by a July 2020 American Quilter Magazine
This paper-pieced table runner was inspired by a wall hanging in the July, 2020 American Quilter. I loved the challenge of figuring out the math and the cheerful patriotic results.
Mary Lewis, Kaleidoscope Triangles, 34.5”x46”
Pattern: Then and Now Quilts by Joyce Dean Gieszler
Pattern gave me a chance to work with a specialty ruler and precise piecing. I like the illusion of curves when you stand back.
Mary Lewis, Stack & Whack Fans, 48”x65”
Pattern: Magic Quilts By The Slice, Bethany Reynolds
I enjoyed the “swiss-cheese” process for the fans, all from a fabric I loved. Lots of it is left for a future project! Started in 2005, just quilted.
Mary Lewis, Inner Facets, 51”x69”
Pattern: Start With Squares by Martha Thompson
I started this in the ’90s to try a shortcut technique, and quilted it in 2021 as I worked on UFOs, some pretty old!
Mary Lewis, Tumbling Blocks, 60.5”x62”
Pattern: Antique to Heirloom Jelly Roll Quilts by Pam & Nicky Lintott
I love traditional patterns and enjoyed putting this together in strips. Can you figure out the shortcut?
Pam Morris, Color Twist, 60”x48”
Original Design
Using my hand dyes exclusively wanted to create a twist effect with piecing.
Pamela T Zeck, Aussie Critters, 46”x46”
Original Design
These aboriginal-designed fabrics are so vivid. I wanted to create a quilt that highlighted the whole-cloth designs. Limited quilting in order to maintain wool batting loft.
Rebecca Ivey, Lighthouse Stamps, 50”x65”
Pattern by: Lights to Stitches USA/Oregon Patch Works
Quilter: Lighthouse Stamps
This quilt made for my dear friend Diane Carey. Diane passed away unexpectedly just a few weeks ago. Machine embroidered, Machine Custom Quilted Pieced blocks. RIP and In Love.
Rebecca Yoder, Scrappy Red Rose, 20”x20”
Original Design
This quilt resulted from playing with my red scraps. Machine quilted in the ditch.
Rosalie Clarke, Bali Fever, 70”x80”
Pattern: Judy Niemeyer pattern
Quilter: Marie Snyder
This was a challenge to make . It has a lot of strip piecing and the stars are paper pieced. The pattern was difficult but the directions were very easy to follow.
Rosalie Clarke, California, 65”x65”
Pattern: Edyte Sitar mystery quilt
Quilter: K&E Machine Quilting. Oklahoma
This was a fifteen day mystery quilt on line from Edyta Sitar. It was at the beginning of COVID so it kept my little quilt group happy, it is now in Oregon with granddaughter Abby.
Rosalie Clarke, Kaffe Fassett gone Stringee, 50”x60”
Original Design: Ideas from string piecing books
Quilter: Lynn Yates
Love my collection of Kaffe Fassett fabric so I cut and pieced some together on muslin and added the black and checks and piano keys for border for a fun quilt.
Sandy Myers, Folded Star, 41.5”x44.5”
Pattern by: Karen Combs
Quilter: Cheryl Szynkowski
“Ice Crystals” is the result of a class I took from Karen Combs through the Friendship Knot Quilt Guild in 2020. I love the 3D effect of the lights and darks.
Sandy Myers, Pineapple Farm, 45.5”x49.5”
Patter by: Elizabeth Hartman
Quilter: Peg Normandin
Doing an Elizabeth Hartman quilt was fun, but quite involved. The piping was the best part. I love how nicely it frames the quilt even though it is such a tiny addition.
Sandy Myers, Wildfires, 70”x70”
Pattern by: Judy Niemeyer
Quilter: Peg Normandin
As I was laying out the blocks for this quilt, California was experiencing unprecedented wildfires all over the state. The orange and yellow blocks became wildfires.
Sarah Zimmerman, ALL ABOUT DON, 52”x84”
Pattern by: Atkinson Designs – All About Me
Displaying my husband’s talents and hobbies. Machine pieced and quilted. Narrowed the pattern width, added 2 rows on the length. Extra long so he can tuck it under his feet.
Sarah Zimmerman, Star Wars Quilt, 63”x75”
Pattern: Take 5 – The Teacher’s Pet
I made this quilt for our son who has been a Star Wars fan since he was about 2 years old. Pieced and quilted using machine stitch.
Sarah Zimmerman, The Wonder of Colorful Butterflies, 40”x54”
Pattern: Yardage & Picture of Metamorphosis Collection by S. Brandenburg
Purchased yardage, found picture on the internet and made 4 quilts using green, blue, pink and orange sashing and binding. Favorite colors of my 4 great nieces in Alaska.
Susan Arndt, Remembering Mildred, 44”x60”
Reproduction of a treasured quilt from my childhood, made by my Aunt Mildred, who died as a teenager. Started in a Gwen Marsden 2001 class; finished 2020. Both hand and machine quilted.
Susan Arndt, Beach Glass, 68”x78”
Pattern: “Sparkling Gemstones” in Jelly Roll Quilts
Quilter: Susan White
I saw the quilt in a local quilt shop. It was beautiful. I decided to try, what was (to me!) a new method of quilt construction using a “jelly roll.”
Suzy Weinbach, Atlantis, 60”x75”
Pattern: Southwind Designs
The curves occur from turning the bias edge of the triangles. A lot of fun to create.
Suzy Weinbach, Faceted Jewels, 80”x104”
Pattern: Glad Creations
This was a class I taught in San Diego. Fabrics chosen by a dear quilt friend, Carol Kaplan.
Tena Davis, Day & Night #1, 58”x72”
Pattern: Day & Night pattern book by Eleanor Burns
This quilt is made with a strip-piecing technique. Triangular pieces were cut from the pieced strips to make the blocks for this quilt. The left over pieces were used to make blocks for two other patterns in the Day & Night book.. Both of those quits (Day & Night #2, and Day & Night #3) are also entered in this show.
Tena Davis, Day & Night #2, 35”x35”
Pattern: “Day & Night” by Eleanor Burns
This quilt is made with a strip-piecing technique. Some of the left over strip pieces from “Day & Night #1” quilt were used to make blocks for for this other pattern in the Day & Night book. Day & Night #1 and Day & Night #3 quilts are also entered in this show.
Tena Davis, Day & Night #3, 24”x24”
Pattern: Day & Night pattern book by Eleanor Burns
This quilt is the third quilt made with the same strip-piecing strips made for my “Day & Night #1” quilt, and is another pattern in the pattern book. “Day & Night #1” and “Day & Night #2” quilts are also entered in this show. It was such fun to see what different patterns could come all from the same pieced strips!