The Quilt Works 2009 Employees' Quilt Show
29 March 2009 - 15 April 2009

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Note: The patterns for many of these quilts are not available at the Shop.

OCEAN WAVES
74" x 90"
Pieced by: Shirley Sickenger
Quilted by: Catamount Quilting
Pattern source: Visual Coloring, Joen Wolfrom, C&T Publishing

FOUR PATCH SCRAP
88" x 104"
Pieced by: Shirley Brabson
Quilted by: Late Night Quilts
Pattern source: Original design, after a quilt seen years ago
"By arranging the 8" x 8" four-patch blocks as I did, one creates the appearance of scrappy blocks, set on point. I have looked in vain for the name of the four-patch block."

TAUPISM
79" x 104"
Pieced by: Kathi Dineen
Quilted by: Late Night Quilts
Pattern Source: "Ritzy Rack Feed Sack Quilts," McCalls Magazine, February 2009
"Fell in love with this Japanese collection at fall market. Wanted to keep simplicity in the design to showcase the fabrics. Late Night Quilts helped me to achieve this."

TUMBLING LEAVES FOR GAVIN
82" x 100"
Pieced by: Cindy Kurey
Quilted by: Elizabeth Dawson
Pattern source: Autumn Splendor variation of the Tumbling Leaves Quilt, Quilts & More Magazine, Fall 2007, p. 19
"I made this quilt for my son, Gavin, who recently moved away from home for the first time. He was born in September, when the leaves were falling, and he left when the leaves were falling. I miss him."

BQ 2
68" x 84"
Pieced by: Judy Botsford
Quilted by: Late Night Quilts
Pattern Source: BQ 2, Debbie Bowles, Maple Island Quilts, Inc., MIQ #965
"I like large flower prints, and really liked this pattern.  I did add borders."


CANYON DANCE
66" x 84"
Pieced by: Shirley Sickenger
Quilted by: Late Night Quilts
Pattern Source: Canyon Dance, Tracy Trevethan, Tracy Trevethan Designs



NEO STELLA
65" x 82"
Pieced by: Eve Hanssen-Wood
Quilted by: Catamount Quilting
Pattern Source: "Neo Stella," StrataVarious Quilts, Barbara Pershing & Mary Hoover, C&T Publishing
"I have been collecting pink batiks for some time, not knowing how I would use them. When the StrataVarious Quilts book came in, I knew it was perfect.  This is a gift to my niece Jennifer Hanssen for her high school graduation, 2009."

HOW MANY SQUARES?
80" x 80"
Pieced by: Grace Sanders
Quilted by: Grace Sanders
Pattern Source: Original design, and it was not strip pieced!
1½" print squares: 3736. 1½" muslin squares: 864. 5" muslin squares: 72. Total: 4672 squares.


TRUMPETER SWANS
77" x 86"
Pieced by: Phoebe McCafferty
Quilted by: Kokopeli Quilting
Pattern Source: Quilts From Nature, Joan Colvin, That Patchwork Place® Quilting, Martingale & Company
"I purchased this book several years ago because I loved this quilt. I can't remember when I have felt so creative and had so much fun as when I was 'building' this quilt."

BARGELLO 2002
65" x 84"
Pieced by: G Dana Brabson
Quilted by: G Dana Brabson
Pattern Source: Original design
"In our 2002 Block of the Month Quilt, String Pieced Fantasy, twelve string-pieced blocks, pieced with the same fabrics that I used in this quilt, were set in a bargello background; this is that bargello background.  I started the quilt in that year, and finished it just in time for this show."

AT LAST
56" x 67"
Pieced by: Martha Keyser
Quilted by: Late Night Quilts
Pattern Source: Enchanted, Julie Popa, Sunflower Hill Designs
"I've had this oriental fabric for years, and now have found the right fabric to showcase it. I love the blue and peach together, and the dimensional effect."

WATER LILIES
50" x 59"
Pieced by: Laura Bernd
Quilted by: Catamount Quilting
Pattern Source: Water Lilies, Lehman Publications, Inc.
"This pattern intrigued me for several years before I finally decided to make it."


REMEMBERING INDONESIA
45" x 54"
Pieced by: Shirley Brabson
Quilted by: Late Night Quilts
Pattern Source: Original design, on ideas in books on using panels in quilts
"I purchased this panel on our visit to Indonesia in 1990.  Last year, the panel 'called' me from my stash, so I pieced and quilted it."

SUNSHINE ON WAVES
38" x 38"
Pieced by: Barbara Hosenfeld
Quilted by: Late Night Quilts
Pattern Source: Stash Buster Quilts, Lynne Edwards, David & Charles Publishers, 2006
"I was looking for fun variations of classic patterns, and found the Twisted Log Cabin."


FLOWER GARDEN
34" x 43"
Pieced by: Judy Botsford
Quilted by: Judy Botsford
Pattern Source: Frayed Around the Edges, Patchwork Moon Designs, 2000
"I have always liked this wall hanging pattern, and felt that this was the time to make it.  I loved making the flowers, and, yes, I even quilted it myself."

IT'S DIZZY OUTSIDE THE BOX
38" x 42"
Pieced by: Shirley Sickenger
Quilted by: Shirley Sickenger
Pattern Source: One Block Wonders Encore! Maxine Rosenthal & Joy Pelzmann, C & T Publishing



CLEMATIS
38" x 28"
Pieced by: Joan Johnson
Quilted by: Joan Johnson
Pattern Source: Cutting Garden Quilts, Melinda Bula, That Patchwork Place, Martingale & Co.
"I planted several clematis in my garden last summer.  They were beautiful.  When I saw this pattern, I knew I wanted to capture those blooms in fabric."

SCENES OF THE ORIENT
27" x 58"
Pieced by: Fay Manganelli
Quilted by: Fay Manganelli
Pattern Source: Scenes of the Orient, Quilts Olé, Corrales, NM
"This is a modification of a pattern from Quilts Olé, using an oriental scenic panel, and adding differently sized sashing and borders."

JAPANESE GARDEN PATH
14" x 33"
Pieced by: Fay Manganelli
Quilted by: Fay Manganelli
Pattern Source: Quilting with Japanese Fabrics, K. Pippen, That Patchworks Place® Quilting, Martingale & Company
"The original pattern is enhanced with my borders and binding, giving it an asymmetric look."

CHENILLE JACKET
Large
Pieced by: Judy Botsford
Quilted by: Judy Botsford
Pattern Source: Crazy Cut, Four Corners
"I decided I needed a dark brown chenille jacket.  I used a light backing."


CONVERGENCE
29" x 27"
Pieced by: Fay Manganelli
Quilted by: Fay Manganelli
Pattern Source: Convergence Quilts, Ricky Tims, C&T Publishing
"My three best friends (all quilters, of course!) decided to do a project together - an experiment with the same concept, but sewn individually.  We chose convergence quilts - and each one turned out totally different."

UN EXPERIMENTO DE COLOR
28" x 28"
Pieced by: Barbara Hosenfeld
Quilted by: Casa de Quilts
Pattern Source: Convergence Quilts, Ricky Tims, C&T Publishing
"I found an old pattern, new to me, and decided to attempt making quilts that were not classic patterns."


MINNIE PINSTRIPES
30" x 40"
Pieced by: Carol Bell
Quilted by: Carol Bell
Pattern Source: Minnie Pinstripes, Barb Sackel, Rose Cottage Quilting
"My niece just had her second baby, so I thought I'd make him a quilt.  Also, I wanted to try a quilt-as-you-go technique."