The Burke QU Art Quilt Bee is a group of approximately 20 members who normally meet in person once a month to share our love of creating with fabric and art quilts. We share techniques through demos, discuss upcoming events and participate in challenges. During the pandemic we have been meeting virtually and just last week revealed the results of our third Whisper Challenge which has taken place over the last 10 months.
What is a Whisper Challenge? Well, it's basically a game of "telephone" in the form of quilts. The first person in the chain chose an inspiration photo and made a quilt inspired by that photo. She passed her quilt to the next person in line, who made a quilt inspired by the previous one. And so on down the line, with each person seeing only the previous quilt. Each person had one month to make their quilt. When the pandemic restrictions hit and we were no longer able to meet in person, we switched to sending photos of our quilts electronically to the next person. Ten of us participated in this challenge. The rules were simple: all quilts must be 18 x 24" in portrait orientation, and any interpretation of the inspiration photo/quilt is allowed. With that, let's get to the big reveal!
This is the inspiration photo chosen by Judy Grumbacher who made the first quilt.
Judy made a colorful interpretation of the windmill photo, then passed her quilt to Anna Willard.
Anna was inspired by the blades on Judy's windmill to make a windmill on a hill. She passed her quilt to Judy Albert.
Judy was inspired by the windmill shape to make "Lighthouse". She also chose colors to tie in with the previous quilt, and passed her quilt to Linda Cooper.
Linda used the lighthouse inspiration to make "Souvenir Lighthouse". She has been playing with painting and creating
bubble and glass images, so set Virginia’s Assateague
Lighthouse in a snow globe. She passed her quilt to Barbara Wise.
Barbara's "Safe Harbor" incorporated the colors of Linda's quilt. She interpreted the lighthouse as a metaphor for safe harbor, creating a safe shelter for the bird. She passed her quilt to Susan Price.
Susan focused on the idea of "shelter" in Barbara's quilt and used this collection of door photos to show that "There's No Place Like Home". She passed her quilt to Barbara Sherwood.
Barbara's "Shelter" reflects a home in her neighborhood. She passed her quilt to Terry Peckarsky.
Terry was inspired by the colors in Barbara's quilt and used them all in different values to create "Here Comes the Sun". She passed her quilt to Willa Downes.
Willa liked the contrast of warm and cool shades in Terry's quilt and wanted to create the same feeling in her quilt which she passed to Janet Palfey.
Janet's "Sunflower" was inspired by the sunflowers in Willa's quilt. Since it was fall and hers was the last quilt, she focused on sunflowers ready for harvest with seed heads heavy and bending over. She also stayed with the same color palette.
Didn't these turn out great? It seems to be a very cohesive group and it would be great to see them hanging together in an exhibit somewhere. Barring that, we've put them all on one slide so the progression is easier to see. (click on the image below for a larger version)
This is a fun challenge for any group - the hard part is waiting till the end to see the reveal! What is your favorite type of group challenge?
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