Here's an update on the NSQS, A World of Quilts XXXII. I never did post pictures from all the other wonderful quilts.
This won Best in Show.... it is fantastic... but it took Carolyn Cook 4 years to complete! Shaping the trees and adding all the details. The trees on the right hand side are shaped by using wide ropeing, cut in half and stitched over with various yarns. If you get a close look, you will see how each element was made individually and added to the top. Carolyn said it took her months to decide to leave the top uneven. Her original plan was to have a black boarder... but after looking at it behind the piece for months she knew it wasn't right. I am glad she didn't.
You have seen this piece before, it is from my friend, Donna Chambers. "Dr Smoooth" was a creation pulled together after taking a 3D class with Mary Anne Ciccotelli. Donna and Mary Anne (you'll see her quilt in a minute) are both members of Pelham Quilters with me as well as a fellow quilters in the mini-group I belong to.
"Goodbye NY" by Jerri Riggs received Honorable Mention. Jerri is known for his bright colors, which is why I have always loved her work. There is tons of quilting in this piece. Jerri dyed her own fabric for the background.
I have always wanted to do a Jacqueline de Longe quilt. Here is one "Colors of Life" by M. Sugar. Look at all the piecing. I love those points and colors!
Another friend of mine, Mary Anne Ciccotelli, made this quilt as a wedding present for her niece and nephew. It is absolutely gorgeous!
I really was happy to see so many quilts of different styles and techniques, and soo many by my quilting friends :-). I actually watched this piece by Sandra Parratt, another member of my mini group, come alive. I remember Sandra going through the decision process on the size and shape of the black birds. "Eye of the Black Bird" took 2nd Place in it's category of small quilts. Sandra does a ton of thread painting in her work. She did a lesson for our mini group, but I still haven't mastered the technique.
This quilt just captured my eye for a long while. "Scattered Blocks" by Sterk (sorry, I missed the first name), is very different then the rest of the quilts in the show. Each block is totally different, but blends into the rest of the quilt quite nicely. I love the way she gave the illusion of the blocks being 3D by adding a darker fabric to give the feel of shadows.
While I didn't get pictures for some reason, I want to give a shout-out to Eunice and her husband. Both got ribbons this year. Eunice for 2 very different quilts, in 2 very different styles. Eunice and I, as well as Donna Chambers partake in the bi-annual Country Quilter Retreat (hear after to be known as the CQ Getaway). Way to go Eunice!
Ok, time to get quilting. I will see if I can post more pics later in the week.
Cheers!
This won Best in Show.... it is fantastic... but it took Carolyn Cook 4 years to complete! Shaping the trees and adding all the details. The trees on the right hand side are shaped by using wide ropeing, cut in half and stitched over with various yarns. If you get a close look, you will see how each element was made individually and added to the top. Carolyn said it took her months to decide to leave the top uneven. Her original plan was to have a black boarder... but after looking at it behind the piece for months she knew it wasn't right. I am glad she didn't.
You have seen this piece before, it is from my friend, Donna Chambers. "Dr Smoooth" was a creation pulled together after taking a 3D class with Mary Anne Ciccotelli. Donna and Mary Anne (you'll see her quilt in a minute) are both members of Pelham Quilters with me as well as a fellow quilters in the mini-group I belong to.
"Goodbye NY" by Jerri Riggs received Honorable Mention. Jerri is known for his bright colors, which is why I have always loved her work. There is tons of quilting in this piece. Jerri dyed her own fabric for the background.
I have always wanted to do a Jacqueline de Longe quilt. Here is one "Colors of Life" by M. Sugar. Look at all the piecing. I love those points and colors!
Another friend of mine, Mary Anne Ciccotelli, made this quilt as a wedding present for her niece and nephew. It is absolutely gorgeous!
I really was happy to see so many quilts of different styles and techniques, and soo many by my quilting friends :-). I actually watched this piece by Sandra Parratt, another member of my mini group, come alive. I remember Sandra going through the decision process on the size and shape of the black birds. "Eye of the Black Bird" took 2nd Place in it's category of small quilts. Sandra does a ton of thread painting in her work. She did a lesson for our mini group, but I still haven't mastered the technique.
This quilt just captured my eye for a long while. "Scattered Blocks" by Sterk (sorry, I missed the first name), is very different then the rest of the quilts in the show. Each block is totally different, but blends into the rest of the quilt quite nicely. I love the way she gave the illusion of the blocks being 3D by adding a darker fabric to give the feel of shadows.
While I didn't get pictures for some reason, I want to give a shout-out to Eunice and her husband. Both got ribbons this year. Eunice for 2 very different quilts, in 2 very different styles. Eunice and I, as well as Donna Chambers partake in the bi-annual Country Quilter Retreat (hear after to be known as the CQ Getaway). Way to go Eunice!
Ok, time to get quilting. I will see if I can post more pics later in the week.
Cheers!
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