Rosettes
Artist
Quilt
Ruth McLeod
My Hexagon Quilt
The winner of Best in Show, Bed size quilts, was Ruth McLeod for her quilt entitled "My Hexagon Quilt", a beautiful quilt in colour, style and technique. She was presented with the CQA rosette at our November meeting. Our quilt show, Harvest of Quilts, was held in London, Ontario in October 2008. The London Friendship Quilt Guild featured our community outreach projects, primarily the quilts that we make and donate to Family and Children's Services of London. Each year we donate over 80 quilts to children who have recently come into care.
My Hexagon Quilt
The winner of Best in Show, Bed size quilts, was Ruth McLeod for her quilt entitled "My Hexagon Quilt", a beautiful quilt in colour, style and technique. She was presented with the CQA rosette at our November meeting. Our quilt show, Harvest of Quilts, was held in London, Ontario in October 2008. The London Friendship Quilt Guild featured our community outreach projects, primarily the quilts that we make and donate to Family and Children's Services of London. Each year we donate over 80 quilts to children who have recently come into care.
Cheryl Dollard
Chinese Scroll
The Mayflower Quilters Guild of Nova Scotia held the IWK Quilt Fair Show & Sale at the IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS on March 20-22. Cheryl Dollard won the Viewer's Choice for her quilt 'Chinese Scroll', 12.5" wide by 76" tall. Her piece is fused appliqué, with machine thread painting, outlining and quilting. The piece was basically the result of a self imposed challenge to experiment with and develop some skill with thread painting.
Chinese Scroll
The Mayflower Quilters Guild of Nova Scotia held the IWK Quilt Fair Show & Sale at the IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS on March 20-22. Cheryl Dollard won the Viewer's Choice for her quilt 'Chinese Scroll', 12.5" wide by 76" tall. Her piece is fused appliqué, with machine thread painting, outlining and quilting. The piece was basically the result of a self imposed challenge to experiment with and develop some skill with thread painting.
Nancy McIntyre
Woodheath Lane
Westshore Quilters' Guild held their second quilt show, Symphony of Quilts, March 28, 2009. The first recipient from the Westshore Quilters' Guild on Vancouver Island, B.C. to receive a CQA/ACC Rosette was Nancy McIntyre. "My mother had just moved into her new home on Woodheath Lane hence the quilt's name, so I used her favourite shades of green. To add texture and interest to the blocks I did some pin tucking in the center of the stars. I measured, folded, tucked, un-tucked, re-tucked, stitched and fiddled until I came up with a pleasing texture. To help balance the blocks I quilted them in gold metallic thread with heavier quilting in the block centers that were not pin tucked. I chose a black backing and more gold metallic thread in the bobbin so the quilt is virtually reversible." The quilt was long arm quilted by Nancy McIntyre and designed by Gail Tucker.
Woodheath Lane
Westshore Quilters' Guild held their second quilt show, Symphony of Quilts, March 28, 2009. The first recipient from the Westshore Quilters' Guild on Vancouver Island, B.C. to receive a CQA/ACC Rosette was Nancy McIntyre. "My mother had just moved into her new home on Woodheath Lane hence the quilt's name, so I used her favourite shades of green. To add texture and interest to the blocks I did some pin tucking in the center of the stars. I measured, folded, tucked, un-tucked, re-tucked, stitched and fiddled until I came up with a pleasing texture. To help balance the blocks I quilted them in gold metallic thread with heavier quilting in the block centers that were not pin tucked. I chose a black backing and more gold metallic thread in the bobbin so the quilt is virtually reversible." The quilt was long arm quilted by Nancy McIntyre and designed by Gail Tucker.
Marilyn Govier
French Braid
The winner of the Rosette in the Penticton Quilter's Guild show, April 17-18, 2009, was Marilyn Govier. She had longed for a ribbon on one of her quilts and won this year for her stunning 'French Braid' quilt. It won 1st place in its category as well as the Rosette for viewer's choice. The pattern is from the book 'French Braid Quilts' by Jane Hardy Miller. Marilyn said that as soon as she opened the book, she knew she had to make one. 'French Braid was quilted by Linda Schmidt. Marilyn also went home with 2nd and 3rd place ribbons and two for Honourable Mentions. Congratulations Marilyn!
French Braid
The winner of the Rosette in the Penticton Quilter's Guild show, April 17-18, 2009, was Marilyn Govier. She had longed for a ribbon on one of her quilts and won this year for her stunning 'French Braid' quilt. It won 1st place in its category as well as the Rosette for viewer's choice. The pattern is from the book 'French Braid Quilts' by Jane Hardy Miller. Marilyn said that as soon as she opened the book, she knew she had to make one. 'French Braid was quilted by Linda Schmidt. Marilyn also went home with 2nd and 3rd place ribbons and two for Honourable Mentions. Congratulations Marilyn!
Joyce MacKenzie
Out of Africa
The winner of the Viewer's Choice CQA/ACC ribbon at the Elliot Lake QG show 'Quilts North' was 'Out of Africa' by Joyce MacKenzie. The quilt is 84" x96", hand appliquéd with pieced blocks in the border designed by Joyce. She obtained written permission from American Artist Keith Mallet to use his 'Souls Flight' art work. 'Out of Africa' was quilted on a long arm by Ruth Nicholson. Congratulations Joyce, your quilt is beautiful and unique!
Out of Africa
The winner of the Viewer's Choice CQA/ACC ribbon at the Elliot Lake QG show 'Quilts North' was 'Out of Africa' by Joyce MacKenzie. The quilt is 84" x96", hand appliquéd with pieced blocks in the border designed by Joyce. She obtained written permission from American Artist Keith Mallet to use his 'Souls Flight' art work. 'Out of Africa' was quilted on a long arm by Ruth Nicholson. Congratulations Joyce, your quilt is beautiful and unique!
Margaret Skelley
Wild Thyme
Story of Margaret Skelley's Quilt: Who wouldn't fall in love with this quilt? We were designing our home on the Sunshine Coast at the time and these colours and the simple designs fit perfectly with what I was hoping to achieve here. These individual squares made an ideal travelling companion. As I worked, the designs became more personal. Some were made more life-like. During the year, one of my sisters became very ill and one square was done sitting at her bedside. As we worked through her death, my mother drew the Pansies for me. The last square I completed was the Poppies, designed to remember the Poppy Boulevard in California where my grandson lives. Hand embroidery embellished the quilt. I felted the wool myself for the border and binding. The details about the pattern: Wild Thyme Pattern Co.,Original Wool Heirloom Creations Barb Cribb, 89 Columbine Ct., Bozeman, Mt. 59715 www.wilthymespatternco.com
Wild Thyme
Story of Margaret Skelley's Quilt: Who wouldn't fall in love with this quilt? We were designing our home on the Sunshine Coast at the time and these colours and the simple designs fit perfectly with what I was hoping to achieve here. These individual squares made an ideal travelling companion. As I worked, the designs became more personal. Some were made more life-like. During the year, one of my sisters became very ill and one square was done sitting at her bedside. As we worked through her death, my mother drew the Pansies for me. The last square I completed was the Poppies, designed to remember the Poppy Boulevard in California where my grandson lives. Hand embroidery embellished the quilt. I felted the wool myself for the border and binding. The details about the pattern: Wild Thyme Pattern Co.,Original Wool Heirloom Creations Barb Cribb, 89 Columbine Ct., Bozeman, Mt. 59715 www.wilthymespatternco.com
Heather Grover
Prairie Sentinals
Heather Grover of Moose Jaw Prairie Hearts QG, won Best of Show in "It's Not Just Patchwork Anymore", April 2009. Heather's original design, 'Prairie Sentinals' showcases grain elevators as an icon in the history of Saskatchewan, both in the past and in the present.
Prairie Sentinals
Heather Grover of Moose Jaw Prairie Hearts QG, won Best of Show in "It's Not Just Patchwork Anymore", April 2009. Heather's original design, 'Prairie Sentinals' showcases grain elevators as an icon in the history of Saskatchewan, both in the past and in the present.
Shirley Dunphy
Desden Plate
Shirley Dunphy won Viewer's Choice in the Woodstock QG show in New Brunswick, May 2009. Shirley started quilting as a child nearly 70 years ago. Her Mother always had a quilt on the frame in the winter that her daughters could learn to quilt on. Shirley is having her own Quilt show at the Woodstock Library in August to celebrate her 80th year. She used the traditional Dresden Plate pattern adding borders of smaller plates. Fabric is 100% cotton in different values of blacks and whites. The plates were sewn together by machine, hand appliqued on background fabric, and hand quilted . Quilt size 81" x 95"
Desden Plate
Shirley Dunphy won Viewer's Choice in the Woodstock QG show in New Brunswick, May 2009. Shirley started quilting as a child nearly 70 years ago. Her Mother always had a quilt on the frame in the winter that her daughters could learn to quilt on. Shirley is having her own Quilt show at the Woodstock Library in August to celebrate her 80th year. She used the traditional Dresden Plate pattern adding borders of smaller plates. Fabric is 100% cotton in different values of blacks and whites. The plates were sewn together by machine, hand appliqued on background fabric, and hand quilted . Quilt size 81" x 95"
Janet Finch
Indigo Logs
Janet Finch won Viewer's Choice in the Parksville Quilt House Quilters Guild 'Seasons by the Sea' Quilt Show. She used her collection of Japanese fabrics. At the time, Janet was teaching a class using Marti Mitchell's log cabin ruler and wanted to show different sets, how asymmetry as a design element is fun. The design is a variation of the 'Barn Raising' is set with asymmetrical balance. The blocks and the borders have two different widths of logs which add to the original design. Quilted by Lynn Schroter of Kismet Quilts.
Indigo Logs
Janet Finch won Viewer's Choice in the Parksville Quilt House Quilters Guild 'Seasons by the Sea' Quilt Show. She used her collection of Japanese fabrics. At the time, Janet was teaching a class using Marti Mitchell's log cabin ruler and wanted to show different sets, how asymmetry as a design element is fun. The design is a variation of the 'Barn Raising' is set with asymmetrical balance. The blocks and the borders have two different widths of logs which add to the original design. Quilted by Lynn Schroter of Kismet Quilts.
Betty-Ann Welsh
Autumn Splendor
Betty-Ann Welsh von Viewers' Choice for 'Autumn Splendor' in the Lindsay Creative Quilt Guild, held in May 2009. Each of the 30 leaves consists of seven different fabrics, each hand-appliquéd onto the background. Quilting by the Immaculate Conception Quilting Group of East City, Peterborough, ON. Betty-Ann found her inspiration at The Quilt: A Breast Cancer Support Project, 2002, in Stratford, ON, where she saw the group quilt (also a Viewers' Choice winner) submitted by the Huron Perth Quilters. Upon inquiry, Betty-Ann received the pattern, kindly sent by one of the quilt's designers, of the quilt "Maple Leaf" (from June 1982 Canada Quilts magazine). In thanks for the pattern, Betty-Ann sent back a small album with a cover she had hand quilted. In return, she then received a lovely finished square, which she has incorporated into her own quilt. This exchange surely exemplifies the wonderful attitude of sharing and cooperation of quilters everywhere.
Autumn Splendor
Betty-Ann Welsh von Viewers' Choice for 'Autumn Splendor' in the Lindsay Creative Quilt Guild, held in May 2009. Each of the 30 leaves consists of seven different fabrics, each hand-appliquéd onto the background. Quilting by the Immaculate Conception Quilting Group of East City, Peterborough, ON. Betty-Ann found her inspiration at The Quilt: A Breast Cancer Support Project, 2002, in Stratford, ON, where she saw the group quilt (also a Viewers' Choice winner) submitted by the Huron Perth Quilters. Upon inquiry, Betty-Ann received the pattern, kindly sent by one of the quilt's designers, of the quilt "Maple Leaf" (from June 1982 Canada Quilts magazine). In thanks for the pattern, Betty-Ann sent back a small album with a cover she had hand quilted. In return, she then received a lovely finished square, which she has incorporated into her own quilt. This exchange surely exemplifies the wonderful attitude of sharing and cooperation of quilters everywhere.
Leanne Sampert
Whimsical Fantasy
Whimsical Fantasy by Leanne Sampert won Viewer's Choice at the Cranbrook QG show in B.C., May 2009. The blocks are hand appliquéd and blanket stitched, the quilt is machine pieced and quilted. Leanne's inspiration was a block of the month quilt from the pattern 'Home is Where the Heart Is' by Lynda Howell. Quilt Size 84"x94". Machine quilted by Juanadne Wales.
Whimsical Fantasy
Whimsical Fantasy by Leanne Sampert won Viewer's Choice at the Cranbrook QG show in B.C., May 2009. The blocks are hand appliquéd and blanket stitched, the quilt is machine pieced and quilted. Leanne's inspiration was a block of the month quilt from the pattern 'Home is Where the Heart Is' by Lynda Howell. Quilt Size 84"x94". Machine quilted by Juanadne Wales.
Joan Dorsay
Quilt More
Ottawa Valley Quilters Guild's spectacular May Quilt Show set near-record attendance. Joan Dorsay's "Quilt More" won Best of Show and was presented with the CQA/ACC rosette. It also won Viewers Choice, Merit and Best Appliqué in its category.
This capped a year with the Catherine Timm trunk show, Artwear Fashion show, member demonstrations of special techniques, member's Study Fund presentation, a member's trunk show, Cotton-by-Post's presentation on Irish Quilts, Bethany Garner's insider view on judging quilts and, to finish the year, New Mexico artist Katie Pasquini Masopust conducted several workshops and a presentation on "Painting with Cloth". The Workshop Committee organized 20 workshops attended by 156 participants. We gave a quilt to be raffled by a charity, and more than 350 baby quilts to the Rich Little Special Care Nursery. A good year for OVQG!
Quilt More
Ottawa Valley Quilters Guild's spectacular May Quilt Show set near-record attendance. Joan Dorsay's "Quilt More" won Best of Show and was presented with the CQA/ACC rosette. It also won Viewers Choice, Merit and Best Appliqué in its category.
This capped a year with the Catherine Timm trunk show, Artwear Fashion show, member demonstrations of special techniques, member's Study Fund presentation, a member's trunk show, Cotton-by-Post's presentation on Irish Quilts, Bethany Garner's insider view on judging quilts and, to finish the year, New Mexico artist Katie Pasquini Masopust conducted several workshops and a presentation on "Painting with Cloth". The Workshop Committee organized 20 workshops attended by 156 participants. We gave a quilt to be raffled by a charity, and more than 350 baby quilts to the Rich Little Special Care Nursery. A good year for OVQG!
Debby Kemball
Heart's Desire
Debby Kemball won Best of show at the National Juried Show 2009 for her Heart's Desire, as well as viewer's choice in her local guild show! Her inspiration for the quilt: " Inspired to try my hand at consecutive borders surrounding central heart which was originally intended for an Art Gallery Exhibition but it outgrew its permitted size!" This is an original pattern. Techniques: hand applique, hand quilting, lots of crystals and seed pearls hand sewn in the flowers (it took about 1000 hours!), foundation pieced with sawtooth borders. Quilted by Debby.
Heart's Desire
Debby Kemball won Best of show at the National Juried Show 2009 for her Heart's Desire, as well as viewer's choice in her local guild show! Her inspiration for the quilt: " Inspired to try my hand at consecutive borders surrounding central heart which was originally intended for an Art Gallery Exhibition but it outgrew its permitted size!" This is an original pattern. Techniques: hand applique, hand quilting, lots of crystals and seed pearls hand sewn in the flowers (it took about 1000 hours!), foundation pieced with sawtooth borders. Quilted by Debby.
Jean Clair
Monet's Broken Star
Jean won Viewers' Choice in the Heritage Quilters' Guild show in May of 2009. She made this quilt for her daughter. It is hand appliquéd and machine pieced. 'Monet's Broken Star' was made in a quilting course taught by Lydia Quigley, Kingston, Ontario. Quilted by: Isobel Williamson. Photo by: Aimee Pianosi. Jean is a long standing member of our guild and won a guild ribbon for best of show in her category as well as the viewers' choice award. Jean has won ribbons at our last two shows and is a leader in our quilting community. She raises her hand every time the word volunteer is mentioned and in fact, pushed extremely hard for our guild to have information sent to CQA/ACC to put in the Canadian Quilter Newsletter, which has been a great asset for our guild.
Monet's Broken Star
Jean won Viewers' Choice in the Heritage Quilters' Guild show in May of 2009. She made this quilt for her daughter. It is hand appliquéd and machine pieced. 'Monet's Broken Star' was made in a quilting course taught by Lydia Quigley, Kingston, Ontario. Quilted by: Isobel Williamson. Photo by: Aimee Pianosi. Jean is a long standing member of our guild and won a guild ribbon for best of show in her category as well as the viewers' choice award. Jean has won ribbons at our last two shows and is a leader in our quilting community. She raises her hand every time the word volunteer is mentioned and in fact, pushed extremely hard for our guild to have information sent to CQA/ACC to put in the Canadian Quilter Newsletter, which has been a great asset for our guild.
Doris Bushell
Dancing Jonquils
Doris Bushell's 'Dancing Jonquils' won Best of Show at the Five Star Quilters' Show in May 2009. Appliqued daffodils are on a white background, 80"x100'. Doris saw the pattern by Mountain Mist Patterns in a magazine.
Dancing Jonquils
Doris Bushell's 'Dancing Jonquils' won Best of Show at the Five Star Quilters' Show in May 2009. Appliqued daffodils are on a white background, 80"x100'. Doris saw the pattern by Mountain Mist Patterns in a magazine.
Carol Leach
Stars Around the Garden
Stars Around the Garden' by Carol Leach won Best of Show in the York Colony Quilters Guild show 'Anything Goes', May 2009 in Saskatchewan. Carol made the quilt for her daughter, Catherine and her husband's 40th birthday. Techniques: machine pieced, hand appliquéd and hand quilted. Block of the month design by Quilt Patch in Moose Jaw.
Stars Around the Garden
Stars Around the Garden' by Carol Leach won Best of Show in the York Colony Quilters Guild show 'Anything Goes', May 2009 in Saskatchewan. Carol made the quilt for her daughter, Catherine and her husband's 40th birthday. Techniques: machine pieced, hand appliquéd and hand quilted. Block of the month design by Quilt Patch in Moose Jaw.
Sharon Harder
Stars with Flare
Sharon Harder's 'Stars with Flare' won Best of Show in the Orchard Valley Quilters Guild show, 'Sew'n Love May 2009. Sharon said she loves a challenge. Machine pieced with hand appliqué around the stars to give the quilt flair! The ¼" bias was made the old fashioned way. Sharon made the quilt for her fifth grandchild Alyssa Caruthers to celebrate her graduation from high school. This quilt won First Place for the Large Quilt at Desert Lily Quilters Show in January 2009 in Yuma, Arizona. Pattern: 'Quick Quilts from Your Scrap Bag' by Liesure Arts. Quilted by Sharon Clark, Creative Quilting Company.
Stars with Flare
Sharon Harder's 'Stars with Flare' won Best of Show in the Orchard Valley Quilters Guild show, 'Sew'n Love May 2009. Sharon said she loves a challenge. Machine pieced with hand appliqué around the stars to give the quilt flair! The ¼" bias was made the old fashioned way. Sharon made the quilt for her fifth grandchild Alyssa Caruthers to celebrate her graduation from high school. This quilt won First Place for the Large Quilt at Desert Lily Quilters Show in January 2009 in Yuma, Arizona. Pattern: 'Quick Quilts from Your Scrap Bag' by Liesure Arts. Quilted by Sharon Clark, Creative Quilting Company.
Martha Wiens
Margello
Martha Wiens 'Margello' is the third recipient of the Dorothy McMurdie Award by the Windsor Quilters' Guild Show. The award was funded by the sale of Dorothy's fabric and books, on her passing, organized by Mary Walker and Carol Ann Kellett. The criteria is based on Dorothy's preferences: eye appeal, colour, workmanship, new quilter, originality, execution of pattern within the current pieces on display. Pattern: Joy Hansen of Joy Quilts in Windsor.
Margello
Martha Wiens 'Margello' is the third recipient of the Dorothy McMurdie Award by the Windsor Quilters' Guild Show. The award was funded by the sale of Dorothy's fabric and books, on her passing, organized by Mary Walker and Carol Ann Kellett. The criteria is based on Dorothy's preferences: eye appeal, colour, workmanship, new quilter, originality, execution of pattern within the current pieces on display. Pattern: Joy Hansen of Joy Quilts in Windsor.
Edna De Jong
Dresden Plate
Edna De Jong has been quilting for 16 years, is largely self taught and she finds it relaxing - a 'forever' learning process. Her Dresden Plate won best of show in Kawartha Quiltmakers' Guild Show, 'Feelings in Fabric' in Peterborough, Ontario, May 2009. Machine Pieced, hand appliquéd and quilted. Fabric is scraps from other projects. Pattern 'Quick and Easy Scrap Quilts' Oxmoor House Books
Dresden Plate
Edna De Jong has been quilting for 16 years, is largely self taught and she finds it relaxing - a 'forever' learning process. Her Dresden Plate won best of show in Kawartha Quiltmakers' Guild Show, 'Feelings in Fabric' in Peterborough, Ontario, May 2009. Machine Pieced, hand appliquéd and quilted. Fabric is scraps from other projects. Pattern 'Quick and Easy Scrap Quilts' Oxmoor House Books
Jan Smithson
Latte Quilt
Jan Smithson won Viewers' Choice for her 'Latte Quilt at the 'April Showers Bring May Flowers' Manitou Creative Quilters 2009 Quilt Show. Size: 90"x 90". Description of quilt: Machine embroidery on cotton with decorative stitches, using triple needle stitching and free motion stippling. There are over 750 hand stitched beads in the center medallion. Pattern derived from book: The Bernina Latte Quilt by Kerrie Hay. Two of the blocks are Jan's original design. Quilted by Jan.
Latte Quilt
Jan Smithson won Viewers' Choice for her 'Latte Quilt at the 'April Showers Bring May Flowers' Manitou Creative Quilters 2009 Quilt Show. Size: 90"x 90". Description of quilt: Machine embroidery on cotton with decorative stitches, using triple needle stitching and free motion stippling. There are over 750 hand stitched beads in the center medallion. Pattern derived from book: The Bernina Latte Quilt by Kerrie Hay. Two of the blocks are Jan's original design. Quilted by Jan.
MaryEllen Morand
Cathedral Windows
Mary Ellen Morand won a CQA/ACC rosette for her quilt 'Cathedral Windows'. She enjoys a project that can be worked on while at appointments, etc. Size: 78"x96".
Cathedral Windows
Mary Ellen Morand won a CQA/ACC rosette for her quilt 'Cathedral Windows'. She enjoys a project that can be worked on while at appointments, etc. Size: 78"x96".
Phyllis Wysotski
Painted Ladies
Phyllis Wysotski won Best of Show for 'Painted Ladies' in the Kawartha Quiltmakers' Guild Show. Techniques: Stained Glass Applique with zig zag stitching. Phyllis and her husband altered the background to create the radiant sun. Pattern from Swan Studios.
Painted Ladies
Phyllis Wysotski won Best of Show for 'Painted Ladies' in the Kawartha Quiltmakers' Guild Show. Techniques: Stained Glass Applique with zig zag stitching. Phyllis and her husband altered the background to create the radiant sun. Pattern from Swan Studios.
