Peace River Quilt Show Weekend...

#608 "Bailey's Batik" by Jann Humble

The 13th Biennial Peace River Quilters' Guild quilt show is this weekend. Their theme is "Every Quilt Has A Story". Friday was the first day and I saw one incredible quilt after another.

#1702 "Beneath The Sea" by Linda Bauman (quilted by Susan Slaton)

Color, texture and imagination filled the hall...and the talent was awe inspiring! I had a difficult time deciding which quilts to share with you. I had so many choices. 

#403 "Colors of Egypt - Egypt of Colors" by Sharon Topping

Some of the quilts were done in traditional paterns and colors, and then there were the quilts that stood out for their unique fabrics and design choices.

#2003 "Fishing The Pass" by Karen Stockwell

I'm so glad that I wasn't a judge for this show. I don't know how one could possibly choose a favorite overall. There were eight different top awards for this show... 1) Best of Show (Karen Renninger) 2) Best Hand Quilting (Beth Polidan) 3) Best Stationary Machine Quilting (Pamela Peck) 4) Best Track-Mounted Machine Quilting (Susan Slaton) 5) Best Use of a Classic Pattern (Vicky Fleming) 6) Best Use of Color and Design (Kim Paar) 7) Judge's Recognition (2) (Pat Haas and Karen Stockwell) 8) National Quilting Association Award of Merit (Vicky Fleming)

There were quilts that were appliqued', pieced, traditional, modern, abstract, and more. Every corner I turned revealed yet another masterpiece, each worthy of a ribbon.  

#512 "Poipu Beach" by Madeline Schminke

*****I'm updating this post to include more information about this quilt. (Update: April 1, 2019)

This beautiful quilt was executed by Madeline Schminke and entered into the Peace River Quilt Guild 2015 quilt show. The main block is called "Storm At Sea" and the turtle was appliqued' to the completed quilt top. I believe this was her own pattern, inspired by a trip to Hawaii.

# 703 "Journey With Jane Stickle" by Karen Renninger

This is the quilt that earned "Best of Show". It's a reproduction of a traditional sampler quilt from 1863 and utilizes 225 unique blocks, triangle and kite designs. It was completely hand quilted, with the exception of the sashing. I can see why it received the "Best of Show" distinction. It was truly worthy.   I had fun visiting my friends who belong to this guild, and I enjoyed finding their completed pieces in the exhibit hall. I realized I still have much to learn. I didn't stay as long as I wanted to because I was under the weather (trying to stave off a cold). If I'm up to it, I'll head back to Punta Gorda for the final day of the show today to see what I might have missed. There was so much inspiration that I want to be sure to absorb as much of it as possible.