Georgia Celebrates Quilts 2013 post #1

Well, the show is over and it's time to start thinking about the next one...

i will be doing two show posts- this one will be the quilts that i participated in (ie quilted)

*WARNING*  some serious eye candy is getting ready to happen :)

first- 'Crimson Radiance' designed and pieced by Charlotte, won Best of Show!!! *snoopy happy dance* i had to submit a change of address form cause i was living on cloud nine :)

long time readers will remember this quilt hung at Paducah. it also took first place in the Two Person, large category. 

(click on the pictures for bigger views)

this is our wedding quilt, 'The Perfect Pair'. i entered it into the group category and it took second.

i also quilted the first place winner in the Group category- Cindy's Mocha Latte Stars

Maetha's 'Summer Holiday' was awarded Honorable Mention in the Two-Person, Mixed (an even amount of piecing and applique) category

 Amanda's Quilt 'Star Parade' won second in the Two-Person Pieced, Large category.

Pam's row quilt 'Stash of Gesse' won 3rd in the Two-Person pieced, Large

(so in the Two-person pieced, Large Catergory, i quilt the first, second, and third place winners)

 Kathy's 'Spring of Hope' won the 3rd place ribbon in Two-Person Applique.

Eddie's 'Soldier's: Service and Sacrifice' hung in the show

and Roxanne's 'Sylvia's Bridal Quilt' also was presented


so there's the ones i helped with....later, the ones that i liked.  

 

paducah baby!

photography by Gary Leive, NC

so i mentioned some big news that had to do with Paducah, KY.... as most quilters know, Paducah hosts the super bowl of quilt shows. it is a juried show.....

...and i have the pleasure to announce that the quilt i worked on with Charlotte, Crimson Radiance, was accepted and will be hanging in the show!! *happy dance*

i quilted this quilt back at Christmas and wanted to wait til it made it's debut in it's first show, the MidAtlantic show, before i blogged about it. it won Best Use of Color in the traditional category. (thanks to my friend Mary for the picture)

it is Charlotte's original design inspired from a workshop taken from Jenny Beyer. i spent, i think, around 50 hours quilting it. it has two layers of batting, a wool on top of a cotton. that's where the 'trapunto' effect comes from. i used 8 or 9 different colors, and changed the threads as i went.

it is quilted completely freehand. i did use a ruler for the straight lines and i designed my own stencil for the 'trapunto' area as well as the rest of the quilt. it took me three days just to do all the motif designing...what to put where and in what thread color....

i have plans to attend the show...i have found a place to lay my head, but right now the final deciding factor will be gas prices. i drive a full size V8 truck....so you can sympathize with that...so i have my fingers crossed that i'll get the opportunity to attend...

if you go, i'll be the one with blue hair......i'm sure i'll be easy to spot :)