Celebration Show & Tell & Challenge

Every Celebration starts off with a Show & Tell of projects from past Celebrations that participants have finished and brought along to show.  It's always fun to see the finished quilts, and some folks are very good about finishing the projects from the last event, while others may get to the finishing a little more slowly.  Here are some of the show & tell quilts from night 1, all from 2022 classes.

Left - Brimfield Block (Taught by Brimfield Awakening) 

Right - Kisses & Hugs (Taught by Barbara Black)

Glorified Nine Patch (Taught by Gyleen Fitzgerald)

Modern Improv (Taught by Heather Kojan)

Over and Under Rainbow (Taught by Gyleen Fitzgerald)

In addition to participant show & tell, there is a preview by the teachers of the projects they will be teaching over the next 2 days.

Here is Paula Golden with her Feathered Star quilt.

This year also featured a Ruby Challenge in honor of VCQ/s 40th anniversary.  There was an overwhelming amount of participation with members submitting red & white quilts for a viewer's choice vote.  Here are a few pictures of the ruby quilts.

Karen Brewster, VCQ president, also shared a red & white family heirloom quilt.  What a lot of eye candy!

Celebration Class Show & Tell

Traditionally, at the end of the retreat weekend we have a show and tell from each of the workshops.  Here are some shots from each one.  Keep in mind that the applique and hand stitching students have less to show for their time than those in machine classes!

Lucille Amos of NC taught Judy Niemeyer paper piecing.  Above is Mini Stars Table Runner.  Below is Indian Summer. The completed top is Lucille's sample.

June Colburn taught a collage class, above, and another called Print and Paint, below.

Augusta Cole's mysteries are always popular.  Below is her Choose Your Own Theme mystery.

 These 2 students were industrious and completed their tops!

Mystery 2 was Ready! Set! Start Your Machines!

Susan Emory of Swirly Girl Designs taught Equal Rights, below.

And Over Under Table Runner (over your table or under your tree).

 And since Susan was behind a quilt in most of the photos, here she is at the podium.

Rayna Gillman's first day class was Strips and Squares - improvisational piecing.

Her second class was called Fearless Color.

Diane Kirkhart taught Beginning and Advanced Applique using the Appliquick Tools.

 The beginning class worked on mini Sunbonnet Sues and Overall Sams for a pouch to hold the tools.

The advanced class made roses for an applique wall hanging.

Cheryl See's classes worked with hexagons and English Paper Piecing to make Jewel Box, above, and start on a Hexie Daisy wall hanging below.

Victoria Findlay Wolfe was the final teacher.  Her first class was 15 Minutes of Play, and the second was Double Wedding Ring, both based on her books.

Above is one of her samples for 15 Minutes of Play (crazy pieced center) - somehow, we didn't snap a show & tell photo for this class.  Below is the Double Wedding Ring class.

Lots of fun, and lots of productive quilters!