Quilts From The 2016 World Quilt Show...

Brynwood Needleworks - World Quilt Show - Neroli Henderson's "Coco"

I'm sharing a few images from the 2015 Orlando World Quilt Show today.

I have more photos, but these are some of my favorites, so I hope you'll like them.

This first quilt is called "Coco", created by Neroli Henderson of St. Kilda, Australia. Coco is 17 years old, and was a mistreated show dog, rescued by Neroli and her family.

The sweet bichon frise' face on the quilt is surrounded by machine stitched text that explains how Coco came to live with his new family incorporating humor in the story. The quilt employs trapunto, confetti (without a sheer overlay); text and free machine quilting. 

It's adorable.

Brynwood Needleworks - World Quilt Show - Donna Douglass "Flourish On The Vine"

This is Donna Douglass' "Flourish On The Vine". Ms. Douglass lives in Appolo Beach, FL. She  used hand piecing and applique' techniques, along with machine quilting. I love her choices of shades of peach and green.

Brynwood Needleworks - World Quilt Show - Donna Douglass "Flourish On The Vine" detail

"Flourish On The Vine" was a Blue Ribbon (Best Of Show) winner.

It measures 71" x 60".

Brynwood Needleworks - World Quilt Show - Rosillis Rosario "Dancing Vines"

"Dancing Vines" measures 73" x 73" and is the work of Rosillis Rosario.

Brynwood Needleworks - World Quilt Show - Rosillis Rosario "Dancing Vines" detail

There was no other description on her quilt. It was stunning!

Brynwood Needleworks - Quilt Show - Rahna Summerlin "Grandmother's Cabin"

Another Blue Ribbon winner is Rhana Summerlin's "Grandmother's Cabin". Rhana won her ribbon for Best Machine Workmanship. This piece, using 1930's reproductions fabrics, is a tribute to her grandmother.

Brynwood Needleworks - Quilt Show - Rahna Summerlin "Grandmother's Cabin" detail

The quilt incorporated machine and hand quilting, as well as hand applique'. This quilt is her original design. The quilt measures 91" x 91" square.

Brynwood Needleworks - Quilt Show - Gail Smith "Roses For Katrina"

The last quilt I'll share today is called "Roses For Katrina". Ms. Smith is from Barrington, Illinois, and it won a Green Ribbon (Honorable Mention in the Traditional category). Yup. More applique'. I can't help myself. I love the detail and workmanship in applique' quilts. This quilt was designed by Sue Garmin.

I'll share more quilt photographs from the show on Wednesday. There were so many more gorgeous pieces!

Tag will be here tomorrow. I'll see you again on Wednesday!

Road Trippin'...

World Quilt Show Banner

  Handsome will be spending the day with Tag and Bella. I'll be on a big bus with my guild girlfriends, heading to Orlando.   It's time for this year's World Quilt Show! I'll tell you all about it next week. Gotta run!

My Last Post For The 2015 World Quilt Show...

This is my final post about the gorgeous quilts from the World Quilt Show last weekend. I hope you've enjoyed a full week of color, texture and talent, and I wish all of you could have seen them up close for yourselves.

I didn't get the name of the artist who created this blue and white beauty. It reminds me of blue and white dishes, and it's completely appliqued'. I love everything about this one. Well, you know how I love blue and white dishes, so you shouldn't be too surprised, right?

Then there's my affinity for Dresden plate quilts. This one is called "Circus Wheels of Color" by Sheila Quinn of Stuart, Florida. I can almost hear the clowns! Sheila incorporated rickrack in her design to make this colorful, scrappy quilt.

She credited Tamara Barfels for her design "Under The Bigtop". The pattern was in a magazine and decided she had to make it. She said, "All but four background blocks are 16" x 16" and the rickrack came from my stash. There are 713 pieces. It is a happy quilt!"

The quilt is machine appliqued', machine pieced and long-arm quilted by Karen Marchetti.

I believe that this quilt was the most unique one I saw at the show. It's called "Fashion Kills Personality" by Korinna Schwerdt from Germany , and measures 58" x 46". 

This is how she describes her quilt: "The inspiration for my quilt came from a graffiti by Wurzburg (Germany) tattoo artist, Rode. Unfortunately, this graffiti doesn't exist anymore. I had Rode's ok to turn his design into a quilt. Being a dentist, I was fascinated by the gigantic teeth these two weird characters are featuring, their udliness and the absurd effects of the desire to be young, hip and "in". Materials used: cotton fabrics, organza fabrics, silver-coated fabric, leather trim, beads, sterling silver. Techniques: Machine applique', longarm quilted, and painted."

This piece is called "Miami Marine Stadium", created by Cheri Vander Meer-Ucci of Virginia Key, Florida. It was her entry in a guild challenge. It's another beautifully painted and quilted piece.

 My final "share" should come as no surprise. It was part of another guild challenge called "Transportation". It's called "1960 Airstream". There was no name attribution, but it was for sale by  "tsquilts(at)and the rest of her email address". She used "raw edge work, and then heavily stitched using Valdani cotton threads." 

 

I hope you've enjoyed this week of show quilts. Although I have many more photos, these are the quilts that most impressed me. I'm looking forward to doing this trip again next year!

Stunning Scraps and The Builders...

"Stunning Scraps" was created by Margy Merle of Stuart, Florida. This piece measures 69" x 69". I love how vibrant and colorful this quilt was.

Margy's notes read as follows:
"Stunning Scraps" came to life from my own stash. I dove into my batik scraps to piece the center and to gather the applique' segments. After purchasing several fabrics for the background, I discovered the perfect navy fabric in my own closet. "Stunning Scraps" was inspired by the quilt "Flea Market Treasure" by Edyta Sitar. The machine applique' was stithced with Kimono silks. Superior Monopoly was used to quilt the star and Exquisite Navy threads for the remainer of the background on Quilter's Dream batting. I gave myself a challenge and love the results.

She used machine applique', machine piecing and machine quilting to complete her aptly-named quilt.

I also wanted to share "The Builders" today. This wall hanging was created by Sandra Marietta. It was part of a guild challenge. The theme was "Architecture".

 

The measurements weren't given, but I would estimate that it was roughly 36" x 48". All of the wonderful, soft colors were pained by the artist. I love the serenity of this image.

Sandra's note: "I've tried to capture my grandsons' first visit to the beach. They love to dig and build, and are destined to be architects and engineers."

There are a few more quilts I'll share tomorrow to close out my personal favorites from the World Quilt Show last weekend. There were many that caught my eye, but I'll only be sharing a few more. See you tomorrow!

Stars and Hearts...

This is another quilt that intrigued me when I attended the World Quilt Show in West Palm Beach last weekend. I wanted you to see the intricacy of this piece created by Debra Cathy Linsley of Okeechobee, Florida.

It's called "Stars and Hearts" and it measures a large 71" x 73".

Debra's note simply says, "Hand Appliqued', Handpieced and Hand Quilted. Original Design". Indeed.

You might need to look closely to see what captivated me about this quilt. Her colors were interesting, as was the layout, but to see and fully appreciate the most interesting thing about her design you need to get close...

Each, individual piece of this quilt is a small yo-yo. I mean small!!! I didn't measure, but I believe that each yo-yo was 1" in diameter. ONE INCH!

I know it was an irreverent comment, but when I looked at it I said, "This lady must watch a lot of television!" You see, I imagined her sitting in a comfortable chair, perhaps with a large basket next to her. Her fabrics, threads and needle in hand as she formed each piece of her large puzzle.  

Now that it's completed and has been shown, I wonder if Debra will put this on a bed in her home. I do hope that she places it in a place of prominence. This is an effort that should be displayed - and appreciated - every, single day.

Peeking In...

I thought I'd continue to share more quilts from the World Quilt Show this week. There were so many that really spoke to me. Talented needle artists created the most stunning pieces, and I wish you could have seen every single one in person.

This quilt is called "Peeking In", by Anne-Marie Miro of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. It measures 59" x 39", and you won't believe all the "wonderful" packed into this small wall quilt! I see something more every time I look at it. It was machine quilted, machine appliqued', machine pieced and was her original design.

The creator described her quilt this way:

"Most pieces were raw-edge appliqued' and thread painted.

They were constructed separately and then used to form 

the seascape. The coral, clam and seahorse are hand-felted.

I had fun hunting for the perfect buttons to enhance the

coral along with the setacolor paints."

Look at this stunning coral with the sweet, little clown fish! You can also see some of those buttons she was talking about tucked into the bottom left corner of this photograph.

One of my favorite things was the sea turtle that inhabits the whole corner of the wallhanging. There are so many touches that enhance the quilt, and I don't think a single thing seems out of place.

  This little needle-felted seahorse is my favorite thing of all.

World Quilt Show - Best In Show Winner...

It was the first quilt that caught my eye. Should I then be surprised to find that Rosalynn McKowan's quilt was judged "Best In Show" for the World Quilt Show held in West Palm Beach last weekend?

Upon closer inspection, I completely understood the appeal - and the talented workmanship that went into the piece.

Over lunch, I visited with the creator herself. Rosalynn's sister made sure that everyone knew just who her sister was and what she had made. Rosalynn was sitting at our table of eight the whole time we ate and never said a word! She was actually quite humble about the whole thing.

She did tell us that her quilt took five years to create and it was completely hand quilted. Of course, every stitch of work was taken by her alone. I couldn't take my eyes off it!

Learning to make these flowers is on the very tip top of my "To Learn" list this year. They nearly left me breathless!

Rosalynn's 82" x 82" quilt can be found in the book, "Spoken Without A Word" by Elly Sienkiewicz. It's called "A Baltimore Reflection". She created a noteworthy and award-winning quilt, indeed.

I'll be sharing more quilt show quilts later in the week, but I wanted to share this one separately. If you want to see the whole list of winners from the show, you can click on this link. 

I Can't Stop...

I finished two more wallets yesterday! I have so much fun with these...thinking up new combinations, choosing fabrics and putting them together to create a useful and beautiful result. It's like playtime for me!

This is my latest wallet. I've named it "Just Call Me Bossy". This is another nod to my Wisconsin roots.

Sweet bovine faces, inside and out. I love their peachy-pink noses, too. I chose a fabric that would bring out that peachy color. It's like they're standing in a field of flowers.

Finally, I chose more coordinating fabrics from the same line (from 2002) and got to work play until it was all done. This makes #10 (so far).

I shared the exterior of #9 on Thursday. This one is called "Evening Garden", remember? Before I finished #10, I needed to finish #9. I just had to put the zippered pocket and divider on the inside to complete it.

Voila! Wallet accompli'. 

Today is going to start early for me, but it will be a whole lot of fun. I'm getting on a bus with a group of ladies from the guild to head across the state to the World Quilt Show in West Palm Beach. 

 

I'm looking forward to learning new things, doing a little shopping and seeing lots of incredible quilts! A fun day with great gals. I'll tell you all about it next week. 

Gotta run. I don't want to miss my ride!