IHQS-Quiltshow

Annual Show March 3-5, 2011 with Future Dates: March 1-3, 2012 and March 7-9, 2013

BEST OF SHOW 2011 - BED QUILT

600

"Circle of Life"

Linda French
Centerville, OH

“Circles of Life” was created using a design-as-you-go methodology. Starting with the outline (based on historical reference) the spaces were gradually filled in with color and design. When I started, I had no idea what the finished quilt would look like.

BEST OF SHOW 2011 - WALL QUILT

502

"The Loading Dock"

Mary S. Buvia
Greenwood, IN

Dedicated to my late husband, Bob, in homage of his favorite holiday -- Christmas. Mostly hand stitched during the long hours of chemo treatments. All sewn with Superior Silk Thread -- 78 colors of “Fairy Frost” fabric and wool batting.

VIEWERS' CHOICE

502

"The Loading Dock"

Mary S. Buvia
Greenwood, IN

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APPLIQUED BED QUILTS

1st	101	"Vintage Button Bouquet" Linda Roy Knoxville, TN	Inspired by 1850’s-1880’s antique buttons. Original designed on graph paper. Placed on burnt cheddar background the grays/golds/yellows (over 50 fabrics) mimic many of the shades on the buttons.
2nd	106	"Vases" Suzanne Marshall Clayton, MO	A quilt containing vases full of flowers features different hand quilting designs in each block. The patterns are known as “tilings” and each have their own mathematical equation which, of course, I don’t understand.
3rd	103	"Hummingbird Heaven" Mary E. Piper Racine, WI	“Hummingbird Heaven” is my interpretation of Patricia Cox's pattern "Hummingbirds and Flowers." It consists of 16 blocks each with a different hummingbird and flower. It is hand appliqued, hand embroidered, and hand quilted. There were over 100 fabrics used for the hummingbirds and flowers.
HM	102	"Angel's Trumpet" Barbara Clem Rockford, IL	I chose unusual colors to make this unique and beautiful quilt. It is hand appliqued and superfluously hand quilted. It took 11 spools of quilting thread and a year just to hand quilt.
HM	109	"Rose Garden" Terri Doyle Gilbert, AZ	This quilt was a challenge for me to break away from colors that I am comfortable with to create something bright and bold.

APPLIQUED WALL QUILTS

1st	211	"Mutton But Letters" Janet Stone Overland, KS	While looking at a pile of brightly colored batik fat quarters I had purchased, I thought, gosh, wouldn’t those make great sheep? Isn’t that what everybody thinks of when they look at a pile of brightly colored batiks?! Machine appliqued, machine quilted, a touch of free motion embroidery and embellishments.
2nd	202	"Peony Dream Melody" Molly Y. Hamilton-McNally	This quilt reflects my new married life after being widowed for many years. I love flowers and my husband loves gardening and music. The girl playing the pipa is dreaming of peonies - my favorite flower. The design also reflects my Chinese heritage. I used reverse-turn applique in this original pattern. Hoffman batik was used.
3rd	214	"The Musicians" Suzanne Marshall Clayton, MO	A controversial manuscript from the 1500’s illustrates the humorous dreams of Pantagruel and contains 100 bizarre figures. Selecting three musicians from the many strange figures and embellishing them with bugs, birds, and rocks (whoops , don’t forget the snake) kept me laughing while sewing by hand, a process that often takes a year to finish a single quilt.
HM	201	"Natural Wonders" Kathy McNeil Tululip, WA	This quilt is all about the simple magic of discovery. 103 different fabrics were hand appliqued together to create a seascape. This is an image from my own mind.
HM	203	"Tree of Life" Mark Sherman Coral Springs, FL	Turned edge machine applique, artist’s hand dyed fabric including quilt back, longarm machine quilted with original designs, 3,000 Swarovski crystals. One and half years full time project.

PIECED BED QUILTS

1st	312	"Crown Jewels" Mark Kary Price Lake Oswago, OR	Curved machine piecing of the Royal Cross block. Fabrics are hand-dyed cottons. Quilted with polyester and rayon threads. Crystals are fused.
2nd	315	"Pinwheel Baskets" Kathy Munkelwitz Isle, MN	Pinwheels pieced using feed sacks. This quilt is embellished with buttons and some simple applique. Hand quilted.
3rd	301	"Bali Hai" Marilyn Badger St. George, UT	Blocks were paper pieced using silks and cottons then the entire center and all four corners were pieced together, piped and appliqued to the background fabric. I then quilted 10,000 yards of metallic thread in a style I call overlay quilting. That is, the stitching provides another separate dimension to the quilt so that the quilting stands on its own
HM	311	"My Sarah Johnson Quilt" Barbara Perrin Pullman, MI	This pieced and appliqued quilt is a reproduction of a quilt I saw at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont, known as the "Sarah Johnson Quilt." This original quilt was made by then 14 year old Sarah in 1826. The pattern is by Francis H. Quinn and was also published in "Enduring Grace" by Celia Y. Oliver. This quilt took me a year and a half to complete and over ten years to collect and find enough scarce and out of print border fabric by RJR that was reproduce from the original quilt.
HM	307	"Sandhill Stars" Sandi McMillan Albion, NE	Inspired by a “Stars Upon Stars” variation made by May J. Cole Dickenson of Wetherfield, Connecticut in the mid-1800. Using reproduction styled fabrics and was pieced and quilted on a domestic machine using today's techniques to give this quilt the look of a fine handmade heirloom.

PIECED WALL QUILTS

1st	412	"Asian Illusions" Cindy Garcia Racine, WI	Inspired by a lovely Asian fabric and the book One Block Wonders Cubed, I created this original design. My dragon of good fortune playfully pops in and out of the large cube to show his fiery Swarovski crystal accents. Completing each hexagonal kaleidoscope block was a happy surprise!
2nd	403	"Reflections of a Rising Sun" Ann L. Peterson Surprise, AZ	I started with the traditional Rising Sun block from the March/April ‘01 issue of Quiltmaker magazine and made an original design by resizing and overlapping the blocks. The quilt top is entirely batiks and many of the quilting designs were inspired by the fabric.
3rd	407	"Cambrian Moon" Margaret Powers Columbus, IN	A friend introduced me to this technique and I love the look of the completed quilt. Panels used for this quilt were found while at a quilt retreat in Michigan. The quilt top was completed during a retreat in Cambrian, CA. Metallic thread brings a sparkle to the quilt.

FABRIC ART

1st	506	"Hollyhocks" Karen Sienk Colden, NY	Hollyhocks are a favorite of mine and grow wild in my perennial garden. They volunteer everywhere so I wanted to do a quilt honoring their beauty and tenacity.
2nd	501	"Snapshot: Shannon's Bantam" Denise Havlan Painfield, IL	“Snapshot: Shannon’s Bantam” depicts my granddaughter at the age of nine years old.
3rd	507	"Threads of Her Hands" Ann Horton Redwood Valley, CA	This quilt honors the weaving of the women of Guatemala and the beautiful textiles wrought from their hands and looms. Wonderfil specialty threads: cotton and poly. Digitized embroidery, thread-painted hands and face. Guatemalan cottons, cotton.
HM	505	"The Followers" Marlene Shea Wethersfield, CT	This quilt represents people on a spiritual journey who encounter a celestial event. Needle turn applique, hand painted faces, hand quilted, original design.

MIXED AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUE BED QUILTS

1st	601	"Dresden Plate" Beverly J. Willis Mansfield, OH	Traditional Dresden Plate. Inspiration to make this quilt came from an antique quilt displayed at a quilt show. It is pieced and appliqued by hand.
2nd	605	"Hearts and Flowers" Terri Doyle Gilbert, AZ	The inspiration for this quilt came from the hand quilting patterns by Elise Campbell that were adapted to create the quilt.
3rd	603	"Whither Goest Thou?" Judith Heyward Mt. Pleasant, SC	The quilt is symbolic of the choices we make in our lives and the direction in which the choices lead us. The central motif is reminiscent of a weathervane which points in the direction where our journey will go.

MIXED AND SPECIAL TECHNIQUE WALL QUILTS

1st	720	"Botanical Fantasy" Lorilynn King Longmont, CO	I love botanical prints. The embroidery designs have multiple types of flowers all on the same stem! All quilting designs are original. I enjoyed adding specialty threads for quilting and using piping to enhance the quilt and binding. This is the first time I've tried scalloped binding.
2nd	719	"Red Letter Daze" Janet Stone Overland, KS	This quilt was inspired by cross stitch Quaker samplers. Each block was pieced or appliqued, bound, and appliqued onto the background. The red alphabet and scrolls were free motion embroidered. Crystals, beads, and gold filigree pieces were added for...well because I have a need to embellish!
3rd	700	"Heron Happiness, Silk and Sashiko" Kathy McNeil Tululip, WA	Centuries old Sashiko quilt patterns make this study of a Great Blue Heron and its habitat a unique quilt. Silk Dupioni shows off the intricacy of the Sashiko.
HM	705	"Serengeti At Midnight" Leona Harden New Tazewell, TN	Plenty of embroidery thread used to give special effect when quilting/thread painting 1/2" swirls, with feathers and raw-edged appliqued 1,296 pieces with a combination of techniques by domestic and longarm free-motion quilting.
HM	717	"Fragrant Memories" Rachel Wetzler St. Charles, IL	One of my favorite childhood memories is coming home from school to the aroma of Mom's homemade bread. Depicting the sense of smell, this is one of five quilts in my simply sensational series using architectural settings to highlight each of the five senses.
HM	709	"April Sunshine" Mary-Margaret Morton Ann Harbor, MI	With “April Sunshine” I wanted to combine applique and complex piecing. I used colors that remind me of Springtime. I hand-dyed many of the fabrics. The feathers in the quilting were all done freehand.
HM	701	"Really Wild Flowers" Sharon L. Scholtzhauer Colorado Springs, CO	Imaginary ‘wild’ flowers are in this brightly colored whimsical quilt. Color gradated diamonds are pieced into the side and bottom borders. The five open-center flowers are paper pieced and machine appliqued. The quilting was done with a garden ‘feel’ and includes grass, ferns, and pebbles.

ENSEMBLE BED QUILTS

1st	804	"Me and My Shadow" Gail Stepanek New Lennox, IL	The inspiration came from a line of fabric and a love of feathered stars. Quilted by Ronda Beyer
2nd	822	"My Fractured Waterfall (AKA The Fish!)" Kathryn Gostola Chardon, OH	This technique by Ellen Adams was in an article in the Summer 2006 issue of American Quilter Magazine. I purchased 5 Kingyo panels by Red Rooster Studio, the original panel is on the back of this quilt, a must see. This is my take on Cyndi Hershey Kingyo dramatic asian inspired wallhanging Fons & Porter Love of Quilting Jan/Feb 2010. Using 4 different threads and just under 60 hours of Eva's quilting time and 25 hours of my time on piping and binding, it’s a quilt at last. Many, many, many hours in this quilt, over a year. Quilted by Eva Brich
3rd	817	"Bodacious Botanical" Claudia Moore North Aurora, IL	The Dahlia image presents a radiating glow of colors. Featured fabrics and crystals were chosen to bring depth and richness. The Quilt Smart technique was an avenue of inspiration. Quilted by Sherrie Coppenbarger
HM	807	"Butterscotch Garden" Claudia Lash Speedway, IN	In 2006 I was inspired by an applique quilt made by Margaret Docherty in a magazine. I gathered designs from various quilters and added some of my own. Then I used Suzanne Marshall's technique of outlining designs with embroidery floss. Quilted by Dinah Miller
HM	802	"Crown Jewel" Claudia Clark Myers Duluth, MN	“Crown Jewel” It started with an antique Japanese Obi. Marilyn purchased it at a quilt show and challenged me to do something with it. First, I cut it all apart and encircled the center pieced section with it. Then, I copied, embroidered and appliqued the flower motifs from the obi onto the quilt and designed an elongated paper-pieced block that looked sort of like a jewel, using it for the center section and the border. Marilyn elaborated on many of the obi motifs for her elegant quilting designs. She used 10,000 yards of thread to bring them to life. Quilted by Marilyn Badger

ENSEMBLE WALL QUILTS

1st	905	"Aunt Polly's Porch" Claudia Clark Myers Duluth, MN	“Aunt Polly’s Porch” was inspired by a photograph of some “gingerbread” from our old Victorian house. After I drew the elaborate design, Marilyn marked it on the quilt top and proceeded to quilt it as she would a wholecloth. After she was finished with all the little details, I hand-painted it and added the free-motion embroidered Cone flowers. That’s Aunt Polly, dancing in the background. Quilted by Marilyn Badger
2nd	910	"Art Deco, Hawaiian Style" Jacquelyn Chiddister Bloomington, IN	Art Deco designs have intrigued me for some time. A Hawaiian flower combined with an Art Deco influence was the inspiration for this art quilt. It was appliqued during a trip to Hawaii. My travels and love of art have provided many design inspirations such as this one. Quilted by Kathy Kessler
3rd	904	"Color Bling" Gail Eberle Atwood, KS	A show of colors is the idea for this quilt. Orange is such a happy color and the other colors just play with the orange. “Color Blind,” designed and pieced by Gail, was quilted with Kristi’s original designs using Marathon gold metallic thread on top and Superior Bottom Line in the bobbin. Quilted by Kristi Hawkins
HM	920	"One More Walk" Melanie Gardiner Lafayette, IN	I loved this design the minute I saw it, and now I can see it anytime I like. And isn't my friend Vicki a wonderful machine quilter??!! Quilted by Vicki Kirby
HM	901	"Tumbling Star" Fay and Merl Pritts Mt. Pleasant, PA	Designed and made for a quilt show that featured tumbling block quilts. Merl helped with the design and Fay hand appliqued and hand quilted. Quilted by Fay Pritts

SMALL SCALE QUILTS

1st	1002	"Emiline" Pat Kuhns Lincoln, NE	Inspired by an 80" X 80" antique bed quilt made by Emiline Miller. Circa 1835-1855. I drafted my own miniature quilt pattern. Foundation-pieced. Needle-turn applique.
2nd	1005	"Mini Leaves and Chains" Mary-Margaret Morton Ann Harbor, MI	This is my first pieced miniature quilt. The design was inspired by a full-size antique quilt. All the leaves were based on tracings of real leaves that my sons helped me collect. I hand-dyed all the red, gold, and green fabrics myself.
3rd	1009	"Alive" Mary Kay Price Lake Oswago, OR	Machine appliqued with commercial cottons. Machine quilted with rayon and polyester threads. Inspired by the work of Jane Sassaman.
HM	1004	"Love to Quilt" Mary S. Buvia Greenwood, IN	Constructed this piece for two reasons: 1) Challenge myself on small quilting (cannot practice enough); 2) to use as a teaching tool for my machine quilting classes.

EXEMPLARY MACHINE QUILTING

720

"Botanical Fantasy"

Lorilynn King
Longmont, CO

I love botanical prints. The embroidery designs have multiple types of flowers all on the same stem! All quilting designs are original. I enjoyed adding specialty threads for quilting and using piping to enhance the quilt and binding. This is the first time I've tried scalloped binding.

EXEMPLARY HAND QUILTING

214

"The Muscians"

Suzanne Marshall
Clayton, MO

A controversial manuscript from the 1500’s illustrates the humorous dreams of Pantagruel and contains 100 bizarre figures. Selecting three musicians from the many strange figures and embellishing them with bugs, birds, and rocks (whoops , don’t forget the snake) kept me laughing while sewing by hand, a process that often takes a year to finish a single quilt.

EXEMPLARY USE OF COLOR

506

"Hollyhocks"

Karen Sienk
Colden, NY

Hollyhocks are a favorite of mine and grow wild in my perennial garden. They volunteer everywhere so I wanted to do a quilt honoring their beauty and tenacity.

BEST FIRST ENTRY

600

"Circles of Life"

Linda French
Centerville, OH

MAYOR'S CHOICE

812

"Garden Party Medallion

Betsy Glassey
Bloomington, IN

I fell in love with the beautiful floral fabric by Phillip Jacobs called "Garden Party" and decided to design a quilt around it. I adapted a Kaffee Fasset design turning his pinwheels into broken dishes and adding several new borders to make the quilt queen sized. Choosing colors from my stash to coordinate with the floral fabric made working on it a real joy.

Quilted by Jane Pitt - Bloomington, IN

COMMISSIONER'S CHOICE

303

"Remembering the Past"

Alice Cloutier
Bloomington, IN

I came across an old, handwritten weaving draft called “Hoozier Beauty” in the book Indiana Coverlet Weavers and Their Coverlets. Using graph paper in determining the correct treadling resulted in a draw-down I decided to make into a quilt, using an inch of fabric for each thread.

JUDGE'S RECOGNITION

			201	"Natural Wonders" Kathy McNeil Tululip, WA	This quilt is all about the simple magic of discovery. 103 different fabrics were hand appliqued together to create a seascape. This is an image from my own mind. Judge - Beverly Fine
			915	"The Postcard" Mary Beth Clark South Elgin, IL	A church bee, Nature Block Exchange, became the first step in the development of this two-sided quilt which celebrates our group’s 10 years of retreats. Judge - Mary Beth Clark