The
Quilt Works, Inc.
The
Quilt Works 2011 Employees' Quilt Show
1 April 2011 - 16 April 2011
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In each case, we provide information
about the pattern that was used
to create the quilt. Many of the patterns and books are still available
(and we have made a special effort to have them available
for sale in the Shop). In those cases in which the books are no longer
available from the publishers, we have found that they
are readily available from internet sources.
FANCY FANS
82" × 99"
Pieced by: Shirley Brabson
Quilted by: Lynne Horpedahl
Pattern: In the book: Quick Quilts From The Heart, Fons &
Porter, Oxmoor House, 1994
"Fancy Fans was offered as a free class for my10-year with The Quilt
Works anniversary. I pieced it in 1995, and finished it in 2011."
DOTTY FOR DRESDEN
70" × 100"
Pieced by: Kathi Dineen
Quilted by: Late Night Quilts
Pattern: In the book: Material Obsession,
Kathy Doughty and Sarah Fielke, STC Craft, 2009
"Couldn't resist it -- had to make it!"
AUNT MILLIE'S GARDEN
70" × 76"
Pieced by: Shirley Sickenger
Quilted by: Catamount Quilting
Pattern: Book, Aunt Millie's Garden, Piece O' Cake Designs
"Hand Appliqué."
ANOTHER LITTLE PIECE OF MY HEART
70" × 85"
Pieced by: Eve-Hanssen-Wood
Quilted by: Kathryn Fuller
Pattern: In the book: Market Fresh Quilts, Leisure Arts, 2004
"I purchased this book probably 5 years ago. I’ve wanted to do this
quilt for a long time, and when I was given a lot of Batiks, I thought
they would be perfect. I was surprised by how masculine the quilt
turned out to be. I love the multi-pieced blocks, but decided at 12
that that was enough! Guess how many pieces!"
JOHN'S CARPENTER'S STAR
70" × 70"
Pieced by: Carol Bell
Quilted by: Molly Shannon
Pattern: Carpenter's Star, Calico Carriage
"My son, John Spray, lives in Montana and owns his business. I wanted
to make him something for his wall that reminded him of ‘home.’ The
border fabric is strictly southwest, and Molly quilted pots, bears, and
kokopellis throughout the quilt. A Carpenter’s Star was the perfect
design, as part of his landscape business is construction."
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
50" × 70"
Pieced and quilted by: Grace Sanders
Pattern: In the book: Welcome Home, Kaffe Fassett, 2010
SIDELINES
58" × 64"
Pieced by: Kathy Congable
Quilted by: Judy McKinney
Pattern: Sidelines, Maple Island Quilts, Inc.
"It took me 3 days, from start to finish!"
BOW TIES AND HEARTS
51" × 60"
Pieced by: Shirley Brabson
Quilted by: Lynne Horpedahl
Pattern: Mary Ellen Hopkins workshop, Nashville, TN, in the early 90's
"Note the asymmetrical setting, giving an interesting overall design."
AUTUMN'S ARRIVAL
61" × 73"
Pieced by: Judy Botsford
Quilted by: Late Night Quilts
Pattern: Autumn's Arrival, Fourth & Sixth Designs
"I really like flower quilts. Since daisies are my favorite flower, I
had to try this one."
HOT HOUSES
48" × 60"
Pieced by: Cindy L. Kurey
Quilted by: Kathryn Fuller
Pattern: Domiciles, Aardvark Quilts
"I have always loved and been drawn to house quilts, and to house quilt
blocks. This pattern was a fun way to use some of my favorite 'hot'
fabrics, and provided me the opportunity to make my first house quilt."
SOUTHWEST MAIDENS
50" × 62"
Pieced and quilted by: Fay Manganelli
Pattern: Dancing Maidens, J. Michelle Watts
"I held this pattern for several years before it began to take shape in
my mind. This is the result."
LOVE THAT PRINT
45" x 45"
Pieced and quilted by: Judy Botsford
Pattern: Love That Print, Grizzly Gulch Gallery
"The fabric was a gift from Carol Bell. Decided I should make a wall
hanging. It’s wild, but I love the way it turned out."
UNDERWATER CONVERGENCE
48" x 48"
Pieced by: Laura Echeverria
Quilted by: Elizabeth Dawson
Pattern: In the book, Ricky Tims' Convergence Quilts, C&T
Publishing, 2003
"My favorite quilt from my 'year of quilting dangerously,' this is made
from fabric I 'rescued' from my remnant bin, and violates all of my
'rules' about what I like about quilts. It’s not symmetrical; it’s
square. … I learned a lot during my year of not making a single
traditional quilt, and amended some of my 'rules'."
WILD IRIS
32" x 32"
Pieced and quilted by: G. Dana Brabson
Pattern: Trip Around The World, open domain. See Color From
The Heart, Gai Perry, C&T Publishing, 1999, pp. 67-76.
"I made Wild Iris for our Color Confidence class, based on Gai
Perry’s
book. In Lesson 5, Perry challenges us to choose a picture or object
that inspires us, and then use it as the source for the color scheme in
our Trip Around The World quilt. My inspiration was the first
photograph I took with my digital camera; the wild iris was blooming in
a meadow atop the pass into Moreno Valley, above Angel Fire."
FANCIFUL FLOWERS
27" x 32"
Pieced by: Barbara Hosenfeld
Quilted by: Late Night Quilts
Pattern: Fanciful Flowers, Bobbie G. Designs
"I had an 'Oh, yes!' moment when I saw the design. It was great fun
constructing the flowers with their embellishments, and continuing my
journey to becoming more proficient at machine appliqué."
SPRING BREAK
36" x 18"
Pieced and quilted by: Grace Sanders
Pattern: Flamingo Fun #136, Little Country Quilts
QUILTED VEST
Pieced and quilted by: Judy Botsford
Pattern: McCalls Pattern #3827 from the Woman's Day collection
"I had ordered a rhinestone zipper, and decided to quilt a vest with
Sulky metallic thread and use my zipper. I used Hobbs Thermore®
batting"
MADARAS' CACTUS
17" x 25"
Pieced and quilted by: Fay Manganelli
Pattern: Original, based on a picture created for a calendar by Diana
Madaras
"After seeing a calendar with the artist’s work, I chose to try to
duplicate her use of color and style in Southwest scenery."
FANCY FREE
22" x 19"
Pieced and quilted by: Barbara Hosenfeld
Pattern: In the book, Exploring Embellishments, Rose Hughes,
2010
"I saw the ombre fabric, the pattern, and decided I needed to try
something new. The design, using machine appliqué, was outside
my box, and was fun."
BRIGHT KISSES
82" x 82"
Pieced by: Martha Keyser
Quilted by: Kathryn Fuller
Pattern: Kiss-Kiss, Tula Pink
"On the day that the pattern came into the shop, I went home at lunch,
found the border and white background fabrics, came back, and picked
out the rest of the fabrics."
NEW MEXICO
20" x 20"
Pieced and quilted by: G. Dana Brabson
Pattern: Original
"The starting point was the Delectable Mountains pieces I made in
Debbie Caffrey’s terrific workshop in late January. Do you see the Zia
motif in the center? And then, I finished it by free-motion quilting a
variety of other New Mexico motifs."
PAISLEY STARS
67" x 80"
Pieced by: Joan Johnson
Quilted by: Late Night Quilts
Pattern: In the book, Kaffe Fassett's Country Garden Quilts,
2008
CHEERFUL BLOOMS & BUTTONS
29" x 45"
Pieced and quilted by: Shirley Sickenger
Pattern: Design by Avis Shirer in the book, Jump-Start Your Quilting
PRESIDENTS' DAY
21" x 28"
Pieced and quilted by: G. Dana Brabson
Pattern: See Lesson 4 in Color From The Heart, Gai Perry,
C&T Publishing, 1999, pp. 53-66.
"Lesson 4 in Gai Perry’s book deals with contrast; she writes, 'If
you’re searching for an idea, why not take this opportunity to make a
patriotic Fourth of July wallhanging.' I finished piecing this quilt on
Presidents’ Day, earlier this year. Note some of the contrasting
features: light and dark fabrics, warm and cool colors, geometric and
free-form fabric designs, small- and large-scale prints."