AQS Lancaster Show

When Sue was returning to Virginia from Pennsylvania last week, she was able to fit in a stop at the Lancaster Quilt Show put on by the American Quilters Society.  This was the first time she's attended this show.  It is on a smaller scale than the Mancuso shows like Mid-Atlantic, but worth the visit. 

There were exceptional quilts in the show; some of the winners were also winners at Mid-Atlantic, but with completely different quilts.  There are some busy quilters out there!  It was also interesting to see a proportionately larger number of international quilts - several from Japan,  South Korea, Germany and Australia.  It was also a venue that included the Cherrywood Van Gogh exhibit which Sue was especially eager to see.  Here are pictures of some of the winners and some Van Gogh favorites.

Pear Drops by Cheryl Kerestes of Wyoming, PA, won 3rd place in the large quilt category.

Janet Stone of Overland Park, Kansas, made Garden Variety Sampler. which is another in her series of alphabet quilts.  It won for Best Stationary Machine Workmanship.

The Best of Show prize went to Pat Holly of Ann Arbor, MI, for Turkish Treasures.

Taking the Unmapped Road is by Margaret Solomon Gunn of Gorham, ME, and won for Best Movable Machine Workmanship.

In the wall quilt category, Three Thieving Crows by Gayle Pulley of Eatonville, WA, won for Best Original Design.

Roots and Branches by Christina McCann of Depoe Bay, OR, won Best Wall Quilt.

Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry's work is recognizable anywhere.  Celebration #2 won for Best Use of Color.  Caryl is from Port Townsend, WA.

This shot of some of the Van Gogh quilts is about a third of the total in the collection.  Here is a selection of favorites.

Top row artists, left to right: Enid Weichelsbaum, Miyuki Humphries, Lesly-Clair Greenburg
Middle row artists, left to right:  Margaret Vachon, Ricki Selva, Angie Gohn
Bottom row artists, left to right:  Linda Nelson Johnson, Sally Wright, Bonnie Duhon
You can see more of the Cherrywood Van Gogh challenge quilts here.

Be sure to click on the pictures to enlarge them for a closer look.  In all cases, the quilting adds incredible texture and dimension that is not apparent in these photos.