THE 2016 QUILT WORKS EMPLOYEES’ SHOW
1 – 21 APRIL 2016
DRESDEN HEAVEN 72″ × 72″
Pieced and quilted by: Grace Sanders
Pattern: Dresden Heaven, by Susan Marth, #230. www.suznquilts.com
Technique: Hand appliqué, machine pieced and quilted.
“Yellow again!!! From my stash, I chose a fat quarter bundle designed by 3 Sisters for Moda.”
SUNBONNET SUE AND FRIENDS 54″ × 68″
Designed and Pieced by: Shirley Brabson and the Quilt Works Staff
Quilted by: Lynne Horpedahl, Late Night Quilts
Pattern: Original, The Quilt Works, Inc.
Technique: Machine appliqué, pieced and quilted.
“This was our 2013-14 Block of the Month. Shirley envisioned the setting for it, and we had it on the wall – unfinished – for more than a year; we finished it earlier this year. If you look at the back, you will see that we echoed the sashing, at a much larger scale.” …dana
SNAKE RIVER 89″ × 89″
Pieced by: Joan Johnson
Quilted by: Lynne Horpedahl, Late Night Quilts
Pattern: Snake River, in Judy Martin’s Log Cabin Quilts, Judy Martin, Crosley-Griffith Publishing, Inc., pp. 50-54.
Technique: Machine pieced and quilted
“I have been quilting for several years, and have never made a log cabin quilt. My friend made a Judy Martin log cabin quilt, and I loved it. Combining fabrics from my stash, generous donations from my quilting friends, and some new purchases, the journey began. Endless hours of cutting 1½-inch strips, and 4000+ pieces later, Snake River is a completed project.”
RETIREMENT QUILT 86” × 86”
Pieced by: Shirley Sickenger and Quilt Works Employees, past & present
Quilted by: Kathryn Fuller, Catamount Quilting
Pattern: Original
Technique: Machine appliqued, pieced and quilted.
“In May of 2015, I retired after working at The Quilt Works for 17 years. The blocks in this quilt were made for me by people I worked with during those years. Each block evokes memories and I shall always treasure it. The beautiful quilting by Kathryn Fuller enhances and completes the quilt – look at the Tea Pot block first.”
OVERACHIEVER 59″ × 70″
Pieced by: Cindy L. Kurey
Quilted by: Kathryn Fuller, Catamount Quilting
Pattern: Original, based on Pinterest – Save the Selvages, and Pleasant Home blog
Technique: Foundation string pieced
“This quilt makes me smile! It represents 14 years of working at The Quilt Works, building a significant fabric stash, and the many quilts, dresses, skirts and other things I have sewn. I have such nice memories of where many of the selvages came from, including the selvages our Shirley gave to me.”
TALL PINES 25” × 56”
Pieced and quilted by: Judy Botsford
Pattern: Tall Pines, by Sandi Irish, QJ5 in the Quilted Jewel series, www.irishchain.com
Technique: Machine pieced and quilted. The Quilted Jewel ruler was used to cut the pieces.
“I’ve always wanted to make the tree pattern. Opted to not make it Christmas, but just a green tree. Had lots of fun piecing it, but waited a while before I quilted it. I’m glad I didn’t pick the 7-foot tree.”
SUPERNOVA II 20″ × 20″
Designed, pieced and quilted by: Dana Brabson
Pattern: Original. Supernova II, by Dana Brabson, The Quilt Works
Technique: Machine pieced and quilted. Santa Ana Winds rulers were used to cut the pieces for the blocks.
“This is an expression of my unfathomable love for Shirley Jean Stebbins Brabson, 17 October 1935 – 14 June 2015. Shirley burst upon my life in 1958, a supernova! I made these blocks several years ago to illustrate settings of the Santa Ana Winds blocks, and now they have a permanent home.”
ANTONIA CONSIDERS HER OPTIONS 15” × 14”
Designed, pieced and quilted by: Michele Lommasson
Pattern: Original
Technique: Machine pieced with free motion appliqué
“This was originally designed for a challenge. I am allergic to cats, but I love them; watching a cat at play is like catching glimpses of a wild animal. When I designed Antonia, I wanted her doing something noteworthy, but legitimately within the range of feline behavior. Also, it had to be a behavior which we, as humans, could relate to. She can’t decide; enough said.”
MALIBU DREAMING 74″ × 74″
Pieced by: Eve Hanssen-Wood
Quilted by: Kathryn Fuller, Catamount Quilting
Pattern: Topsy-Turvy, in Modern Quilts Unlimited, Spring 2015, pp 55-59.
Technique: Machine pieced and quilted
“Malibu Dreaming was inspired by a wedding invitation. The daughter of one of my dearest friends was getting married in Malibu and I wanted to make a special quilt for the couple. When their beautiful invitation arrived, I thought it was the prettiest I had ever seen. It was turquoise and orange (peach). Then this magazine came out and I saw this quilt; I knew it was perfect.”
BUT FIRST, LLAMA TAKE A SELFIE! 60” × 64”
Pieced and quilted by: Danyella Nava
Pattern: Original, based on Leonard’s Close Up and Leonard The Llama, by Sarah Bailey, www.sewwhatsherlock.com
Technique: Machine paper piecing and quilting
“I fell in love with Leonard the first time I laid eyes on him. So I decided to make some friends too. Meet Leonard, Lucille, Lilly, and Lawrence! Here they all are, having a party and taking selfies!”
MELODY 60″ × 73″
Pieced by: Judy Botsford
Quilted by: Elizabeth Dawson
Pattern: Melody, Villa Rosa Designs
Technique: Strip pieced starting with a small Jelly Roll; machine quilted.
“I decided to do something different this year and picked green and turquoise colors. I found the perfect border and a wild back.”
WELCOME, KATHLEEN 36″ × 32″
Pieced by: Barbara Hosenfeld
Quilted by: Lynne Horpedahl, Late Night Quilts
Pattern: Lovers’ Lane, Villa Rosa Designs
Technique: Machine piecing and quilting
“The Minion eyes [in the white fabric] will be watching my niece as she grows and plays. I love using the Villa Rosa patterns for quick and beautiful quilts.”
WHICH WITCH’S BOOT 40″ × 38″
Pieced and quilted by: Kathy Congable
Pattern: Which Witch’s Boot, Meg Hawkey, Crabapple Hill Studio, #320. www.crabapplestudio.com
Techniques: Machined pieced and quilted, hand embroidered and embellished, and tinted.
“I chose this whimsical wall quilt pattern because I love Halloween and I’m drawn to quilt patterns featuring mixed techniques and an abundant variety of fabrics. This delightful wall quilt features a center embroidered motif that is surrounded by an inner “Flap” border, followed by a border of traditional pieced quilt blocks (Pinwheel and Nine Patch), with a double border and binding to complete the look. In addition, Which Witch’s Boot allows endless opportunities for creative expression with the use of beads for embellishment and schoolhouse crayons for tinting. To add a splash of fun I’ll hang this festive wall quilt in a front window or over a buffet to accent the Halloween table of treats for my little ghosts and goblins.”
A JACKET FROM BALI FABRIC
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Pieced and quilted by: Judy Botsford
Pattern: Original, using a Butterick pattern as a starting point.
Technique: Machine pieced and free motion quilted
“I put the jacket together, following a Butterick pattern, until I decided that I wanted a different collar. So I went to Plan B. Then I added a lining and restyled the front for a zipper. I really like it now.”
COLOR PLAY? 35″ × 35″
Pieced and quilted by: Laura Echeverria
Pattern: Original. Using the Rosette block in The Perfect Patchwork System, Vol. 1, Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks, Marti Michell. www.frommarti.com
Techniques: Uses Marti Michell’s templates to cut the patches for the block. Machine pieced and quilted
“I took a class form Marti Michell at Quilt Durango long ago. While learning to use Marti’s templates, I fell in love with this block, Rosette, and decided to make it several times using the same fabrics, but varying the color placement to bring out different elements in the block. I also took a machine quilting class from Harriet Hargrave; so I practiced my free-motion quilting on the finished wall hanging. It’s fun to pull out old pieces and see how much I’ve learned over the years.”
FLYING SKULLS – – – REALLY? 51″ × 20″
Pieced and Quilted by: Barbara Hosenfeld
Pattern: Based on All Aflutter, by Ann Lauer, in American Patchwork & Quilting, April 2016, pp. 60-67.
Technique: Machine pieced and quilted.
“’Are you nuts?’ That was my husband’s reaction to this quilt. ‘Why skulls?’ I wanted something bright for my Day of the Dead fabric, when I came across this pattern. Looked like an easy Bargello with butterflies. I learned it’s not as quick and easy as envisioned. Regardless, skulls will fly proudly on my walls.”
FISH QUILT #2 43″ × 17″
Pieced and Quilted by: Becky Welch
Pattern: Blocks 7, 8 & 9 [Heads or Tails? Rock Bottom, and Bali Dancing] of the Out and About series, McKenna Ryan, www pineneedles.com
Technique: Machine appliqué, quilting with metallic threads
A Tale of Three Sisters and Two Fish Quilts
I have two sisters, one in NM and the other in AK.
We all quilt.
NM sister owns two cabins. One is in Pagosa Springs and the other is in Kasilof, AK. AK sister gets to spend more time in Kasilof than NM sister. Proximity and all that.
The cabins have many quilts for decoration. Sometimes NM sister and AK sister differ in whose quilt decorates which wall of the Alaska cabin. I usually just stay out of these discussions and order custom quilt hangers for the quilts. However…
Two summers ago the Alaska cabin finally had a finished, fully functional bathroom.
This is how the whole thing transpired.
AK sister: “The bathroom needs the fish quilt.” (She was with me when I purchased the patterns.)
Me: “Does NM sister know about this?”
AK sister: “No, but I’m sure she wouldn’t mind.”
Me: “We had better ask.” (I ask.)
NM sister: “I spend more time in Pagosa Springs. What if I want it there?”
AK sister: “Have Becky make two.”
Me: “No!”
AK and NM sisters: “How about you make one and we’ll make one.”
Me: “Fine.”
NM sister and I spend four or five long afternoons picking, fusing and cutting pieces for two different fish quilts. One set gets sent up to Alaska. AK sister appliques the difficult plants and then gets stalled. I go up to Alaska and finish their quilt. It does look very pretty in the bathroom.
Fish quilt number two I get to do all by myself.
So, I sewed one and three quarters fish quilts as opposed to two.
Thank goodness my sisters don’t have any more cabins.
GLITTER 63” × 82”
Pieced and quilted by: Kathi Dineen
Pattern: Glitter, in Quilt Lovely. 15 Vibrant Projects Using Piecing and Appliqué Techniques, Jen Kingwell, Fons & Porter, 2015
Technique: Machine pieced and quilted
“I was so taken with this quilt when I saw it at Spring Market! The blocks remind me of old Christmas ornaments. So my intent was to hit my stash and keep the work looking very vintage. The Quilter’s Corner Marker became my best friend, again – Love it.”
SHEEP SHAPE 38″ × 47″
Pieced and Quilted by: Shirley Sickenger
Pattern: Sheep Shape, in Quiltmaker Magazine, #157, May/June, 2014, pp. 26-29.
Technique: Machine pieced and quilted. Hexagons made by a folding technique.
“We are welcoming our first great grandchild in June, and this pattern seemed like a great way to celebrate.”
BLACKFORD’S BEAUTY 63″ × 82”
Pieced by: Laura Echeverria
Quilted by: Elizabeth Dawson
Pattern: Original. For the Blackford’s Beauty block, go to The Quilter’s Album of Blocks and Borders, Jinny Beyer, Howell Press, 1986.
Technique: Machine pieced and quilted
“I started quilting in 1992. The first pattern book I ever bought was a sampler quilt with a beautiful star in it. The star, Blackford’s Beauty, is an old one, first published in 1898, according to Jinny Beyer. The block remains my favorite after 24 years. I bought the fabric for a “neutral” Blackford’s Beauty several years ago. “Neutral” is a challenge for me – I keep trying to make a subtle quilt. Once again, I failed. The Blackford’s Beauty block is in another quilt in this show; can you find it?”
A WILLIAM MORRIS 16-PATCH BED QUILT 99″ × 99″
Pieced and Quilted by: Toni Getz
Pattern: Original
Technique: Machine pieced and quilted
“We at the Quilt Works are frequently inspired by our customers, as I was for this quilt. A customer brought in her first quilt (lap size) made from William Morris charm packs and black sashing. Had I not seen that quilt, I would not have realized how the color black can make the William Morris colors shine.” [Toni used some of the “leftover” blocks on the back. …dana]
DOMINIQUE’S TREASURE 54″ × 66″
Pieced and quilted by: Phyllis Henry
Pattern: Dominique’s Treasure, Colette Belt, Quilters’ Paradise, in Quilt Mania, #106, March-April, 2015, pp. 68-72. See also www.quilters-paradise.com.
Technique: Machine pieced and quilted
“I picked this pattern because it so beautifully shows my favorite – Kaffe Fassett – fabrics. It reminds me of a flower garden. It was very easy to piece, and I used simple quilting to avoid taking away from the beautiful prints.”