Thursday, March 7, 2019

More QuiltCon Quilts

We posted a number of quilts from QuiltCon while in Nashville on both our Instagram and Facebook pages.  We will attempt to add some in this blog post that weren't shown before; hopefully that will give you a better overall idea of the show.  Several we are sharing today are prize winners.
Random Hexagons by the Block is by Catherine Redford of Naperville, Illinois and won 1st place in the Small Quilts category.  The hexagons are done with English Paper Piecing, hand stitched and appliqued, and finished with both machine quilting and hand stitching.
Double Sens is the 2nd place winner in the Small Quilts category.  It is by Sophie Zaugg from Le Sentier, Switzerland.  It is an improv work with the theme of triangles and plays with scale, direction and interaction between the triangles and background.
The 3rd place Small Quilt winner is You Are Here by Christine Yi of Portland, Oregon.  This quilt was made for an Alison Glass fabric challenge and is an improvisational design.
Double Crossed by Paige Alexander of Easley, South Carolina, won 1st place in the Quilting Challenge category (a challenge issued by the Modern Quilt Guild).  The inspiration for this quilt came from an eye chart.  Enlarge to see the very tiny crosses in the intersections of the lines.  No, they are not pieced, they are fussy cut from fabric by Anne Kelle for Robert Kauffman.
Hunt Harriot Quilt is the name of this quilt by Carolyn Friedlander of Lake Wales, Florida which won 1st place in the Applique category.  Carolyn is known for her handwork and says she enjoyed playing with values against the background which makes some blend in and others stand out.
The 1st place quilt in the Improvisation category is called Pathways by Tanya Munro from Dubna in the Moscow region of Russia.  The theme is support and came from an incident in which her husband fell off a ladder when there was no one there to support it. Making an analogy to life, who will be there to support you as you climb the ladders of life?
Prickly Path is by Sarah Sharp of Carmel, Indiana.  It is based on the Grandma's Fan block which is repeated on point with spikes added.  Be sure to enlarge to see the spectacular quilting by Angela Walters.
The 3rd place winner in the Use of Negative Space category is Lucy in the Sky by Alane Davis of Duluth, Minnesota.  Her inspiration was the 1960's Op Art of M.C. Escher, Victor Vasarely and Peter Max.  Her goal was to create a repeat pattern that became an optical illusion.
In the Piecing category was this entry called Sophisticate by Amy Friend of West Newbury, Massachusetts.  It was inspired by antlers,  and is constructed with improv paper piecing.
Log Lunacy in the Small Quilts category is by Laurie Sheldon of Washburn, North Dakota, and won a Judge's Choice award. If you think these blocks are small, your are right!  The quilt is composed of 1 5/8 inch improv courthouse step and log cabin blocks that are arranged in a larger courthouse step pattern.

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