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Marilyn Smith

1st Place – JOY, 89" x 89", Marilyn Smith, Columbia, MO Marilyn has only been quilting for three years. JOY, created from Karen Stone’s Delirious pattern,

combines 114 different fabrics in 113 blocks in a by Karen K. Stone, Electric Quilt Co. bright colorwash setting. Raw-edge, fusible appliqué is framed with decorative machine stitches, and no two blocks are alike. Each block was quilted indi- vidually and then all were joined together. Marilyn Karen K. Stone Quilts suggests that quilters “ask for help from others, study books and magazines, and not be afraid to try new

things.” Delirious pattern, by –1950 Twentieth Century Quilts, 1900 Thomas K. Woodard and Blanche Greenstein, E. P. Dutton and Blanche Greenstein, E. P. Thomas K. Woodard Inspired by 1937 central medallion in

2nd Place – LEA’S CHOICE, 82" x 82", 3rd Place – AUNT MIMI’S FLOWER GARDEN, 83" x 83", Joanie Zeier Poole, Sun Prairie, WI Elsie M. Campbell, Dodge City, KS Joanie celebrates friendships in Prairie Heritage Cheerful, traditional blocks in a contemporary setting Quilters with this appliqué quilt, inspired by “central remind Elsie of spring. A prizewinner for hand workman- medallion” circa 1937 in Twentieth Century Quilts, 1900–1950 ship, Elsie has successfully transitioned to machine tech- by Thomas K. Woodard and Blanche Greenstein. niques with this quilt featuring Celtic-work motifs. July 2008 AMERICAN QUILTER 57 Honorable Mention – IMAGE OF AUTUMN, 82" x 80", Mildred Sorrells, Macomb, IL

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Valli Schiller

1st Place – MAMAW’S PUZZLE, 78" x 89½", Valli Schiller, Naperville, IL Valli had no idea her great-grandmother quilted until her mother gave her the antique scrap quilt upon which MAMAW’S PUZZLE is based. Valli created her reproduction with commercial cottons that capture the spirit of the original. Curved trapunto work creates movement while rickrack embellishments embroidered with perle cotton add interest. “This was a very satisfying quilt,” she reﬂ ects. “I felt like I was having a conversation with Mamaw while I was making it.”

2nd Place – LOG CABIN/KALEIDOSCOPE TWO(II), 88" x 88", 3rd Place – LOST IN ENGLAND, 96" x 96", Fumiko Ohkawa, Kobe, Japan Cindy Vermillion Hamilton, Pagosa Springs, CO Sixth in a series, Fumiko’s original design is like looking Lost pieces—recovered after a frantic midnight search through a kaleidoscope into the night sky. Created entirely of in rural England—found their way into Cindy’s hand-pieced perfectly-pieced Log Cabin variation blocks with ¼" logs, the quilt inspired by an 1855 antique. A wide range of prints in a color gradation glows. variety of scales is used to create the effect of a mosaic ﬂ oor.

58 AMERICAN QUILTER July 2008 Honorable Mention – BIG BIRD BLUES, 84" x 84", Claudia Clark Myers and Marilyn Badger, Duluth, MN

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Patricia L. Styring

1st Place – Would You Kiss a Frog? 91" x 91", Patricia L. Styring, St. Augustine, FL When the original quilt was lost in shipping, Patricia made a better one! Her secret for sharp, foundation-pieced points is using a glue stick to hold seam allowances instead of pressing or starching, as this prevents folds and pleats. Patricia loves “creating surprises and details that can only be found on close inspection.” Adding frogs has become a quilting tradition for Pat at grandson Zachary’s encouragement. Pat has been quilting for 25 years.

2nd Place – FAN-TASTIC FOLIAGE, 96" x 108", 3rd Place – IRISH CREAM, 84" x 84", Elisabeth Polenz Haase, Weston, WI Linda M. Roy, Knoxville, TN Purchased orphan fan blocks set with hand-embroidered Following a design based on her grandma’s Irish black squares showcase 1930s’ and 1940s’ fabric shaped into knitted sweaters, Linda joined her blocks with Cathedral ﬂ owing vines with trapunto leaves and fantasy ﬂ oral clusters. Window-style sashing. Masterful hand quilting and tra- Blocks were constructed using English paper piecing. punto elements add texture and interest.

July 2008 AMERICAN QUILTER 59 Honorable Mention – AWESOME BLOSSOMS, 94" x 94", Claudia Clark Myers and Marilyn Badger, Duluth, MN

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Rumiko Ooiwa

1st Place – A SPRING BREEZE, 76" x 84", Rumiko Ooiwa, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan Hand-quilted, unique, elongated feather motifs follow the ﬂ oral vines, adding to the sense of movement in this quilt. Appliquéd blossoms are given a realistic appearance through subtle color gradations and are accented with embroidered centers. Additional embroidery on the leaves enhances the delicate quality of the design. by by Elly Sienkiewicz, C&T Publishing, Inc. Baltimore Beauties and Beyond: Studies in Classic Album Quilt 2 and Vol. Appliqué, Vol.1 Artful Album Quilts: Applique Inspirations from Traditional Blocks Jane Townswick, Martingale and Company Jane Townswick,

2nd Place – BUTTERFLIES FLEW TO BALTIMORE, 96½" x 81",

Marie Anne Coadic, Wilmington, NC www.quiltworx.com Star pattern by Judy Niemeyer, The Wedding Marie’s hand-quilted Baltimore album-style quilt draws 3rd Place – WEDDING STAR, 87" x 99", blocks from Elly Sienkiewicz’s Baltimore Beauties and Beyond: Mindy Skinner, Lodi, WI Studies in Classic Album Quilt Appliqué, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 and Artful This quilt, made in her daughter’s wedding colors, uses Album Quilts: Appliqué Inspirations from Traditional Blocks by Jane Judy Niemeyer’s foundation-pieced Wedding Star pattern. Townswick. Blocks and border each contain blue butterﬂ ies, a Use of metallic fabrics is a visual surprise, lending a con- common element. temporary sparkle to this traditional pattern. 60 AMERICAN QUILTER July 2008 Honorable Mention – IN MY LIFETIME, 76" x 94", Marilyn Webert, St. Charles, MO

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Yufukobo Group

1st Place – FLOWER CIRCLE, 80" x 80", Yufukobo Group, Matsusaka, Mie, Japan A subtle star frames the central motif taken from a pattern by JoSonja’s Folk Art Studio. This focus element is created through machine appliqué and hand embroidery with various threads and silk ribbons. The outer motifs are hand embroidered with additional texture added to the background by lazy daisy stitched elements. The pieced border showcases Japanese taupe fabrics. Folk Art Primer Vol. 2, JoSonja’s Inc. Folk Art Primer Vol.

2nd Place – TROPICAL SPLENDOR, 92" x 92", 3rd – NINE-PATCHES FROM THE LADIES, 81½" x 86", The Feather Princesses- Dee Van Driel, Fitchburg, WI & Tampa Chapter of the Appliqué Society, Tampa, FL 1999 Sioux Falls Quilters’ Guild Members Designed by group member La Veda Longfellow-Myers Subtly-shifting color radiates from the central medallion, from photos of ﬂ owers and leaves, the quilt is hand appliquéd designed by Dee, to showcase 361 Nine-Patch thank-you and quilted with some inked elements. blocks. The quilt was longarm quilted by Kathy Knox.

July 2008 AMERICAN QUILTER 61 Honorable Mention – BIRD’S PARADISE, 92" x 98", Lehua Group, Saitama, Japan

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Yachiyo Katsuno

1st Place – LOVELY TENTH ANNIVERSARY ROSE, 81" x 81", Yachiyo Katsuno, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan A central wreath is framed by blossom sprays in this elegant quilt that was 10 years in its making. Realistic ﬂ oral appliquéd elements range in color from the deepest red to pinks to oranges. Hand-quilted palm frond motifs nestle amongst the ﬂ oral sprays, adding to the naturalistic feel. The border is echo quilted. Red and Green: An Appliqué by Rosemary Makhan, Martingale & Co.; by Jeana Kimball, Martingale & Co. ose Sampler Supreme R Tradition

2nd Place – PENNSYLVANIA PALETTE, 85" x 85", 3rd Place – A SLOW WALK THROUGH THE ROSES, 83½" x 99", Wendy Caton Reed, Bath, ME Diane M. Ladue, Beverly Hills, MI Wendy’s love of traditional appliqué and the bright, Diane’s quilt is made of blocks from Rose Sampler Supreme crisp colors of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, combine in by Rosemary Makhan and Red and Green: An Applique Tradition by this happy, hand-quilted original design. The entire back- Jeana Kimball. The crosshatch quilting in each block adds a uni- ground is echo-quilted with lines about ¼" apart. fying element. 62 AMERICAN QUILTER July 2008 Honorable mention – THE PASTOR’S ATTIC, 95" x 96", Marsha D. Radtke, Crossville, TN

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Zena Thorpe , Dover Publications

1st Place – ILLUMINATED ALPHABET, 65" x 77", Zena Thorpe, Chatsworth, CA A visit to the Getty Museum to see illuminated manu- (Dover Electronic Clip-Art) scripts inspired the creation of this quilt. Zena utilized various fonts taken from a copyright-free Dover clip art book to create her alphabet. Uniquely embellished, the quilt includes tiny, padded ladybugs in the letters that comprise Zena’s name. She considers this quilt a decorated appliqué sampler. It took between 1,500 and 2,000 hours over two years to complete, which is typical for her larger quilts. 12 Decorative Letters CD-ROM and Book 7

2nd Place – WISTFUL WILLOW (2008), 84" x 82", 3rd Place – TREE O’ LIFE, 62" x 65½", Linda M. Roy, Knoxville, TN Becky Goldsmith, Sherman, TX This formal folk-art style design comes straight from Exuberant colors combine with freeform background Linda’s heart and features a quote from a 1980s’ quilt by piecing in a joyful interpretation of a traditional Tree of Life. Helen Fleenor, from the collection of Merikay Waldvogel. The background is created through subtle stripes, plaids, and Willow fronds and other elements are ruched. prints. July 2008 AMERICAN QUILTER 63 Honorable Mention – SCOTTISH DANCE, 72" x 72", Linda Steele, Park Orchards, Victoria, Australia

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Haruko Hiroe

1st Place – CHECKER, STRIPE & POLKADOT, 88½" x 77", Haruko Hiroe, Oyama, Tochigi, Japan Created in a class with Yoko Ueda, Haruko exhibits skill in the use of striped fabrics in her original design. Striped fabric in the central area follows the visual lines created across the quilt. Curved shapes in the border provide juxtaposition to the linear nature of the central area, while the stripe in the border scallops leads the eye both in and out of the central design. The quilt is machine quilted on a home sewing machine and features hand- embroidered accents.

2nd Place – CORAL REEF, 70" x 70", 3rd Place – STAR SIGN, 89” x 89”, Noriko Kobayashi, Keunan-ku, Yokohama, Japan Philippa Naylor, Beverley, East Yorkshire, England Noriko purchased the fabrics for this quilt on a trip to Philippa’s modern interpretation of traditional Lone Paducah. Delicate prints, cut to follow the fabric pattern, Star is set off by dense quilting. A variety of thread colors accent the narrow borders. Careful cutting and stitching of against a white background creates a shadow effect. The striped fabric creates chevrons in the stars. quilt is framed with a triple-piped binding.

64 AMERICAN QUILTER July 2008 Honorable Mention – TANGERINE, 68" x 68", Sandra Peterson, Muncie, IN

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Carol Taylor

1st Place – FOLIAGE IN TRANSITION, 79½" x 59½", Carol Taylor, Pittsford, NY Carol’s quilt celebrates vibrant seasonal change in this first quilt of a recent series. Free-form cut, hand-dyed, cotton sateen leaves are satin-stitch outlined with 30-wt. rayon thread. Megaphone shapes in hand-painted green striped fabric connect the blocks, each of which is light on one side, dark on the other. Leaf motifs are quilted in the improvisa- tionally pieced sashing to continue the theme. The edge is ﬁ nished with a facing.

2nd Place – THE GIFT OF SIGHT, 73" x 51", Pat LaPierre, Bass Harbor, ME 3rd Place – FAN-CRESTED MAGENTICUS, 68½" x 68", Pat’s original design expresses gratitude for the gift of sight Janet Simmons Scheer, Corpus Christi, TX resulting from her Lasik surgery. Using a silk background, blocks Beginning this piece in a workshop with Darlene are machine quilted with positive words beginning with the focus Christopherson, Janet has created a fantasy bird with letter; others convey the story of the development of Braille. paisley plumage. Fussy-cut paisley and ﬂ oral elements are Completed in a year, the quilt is embellished with objects from A added in the broderie perse technique and carry the theme to Z. from the center out to the borders.

July 2008 AMERICAN QUILTER 65 Honorable Mention – STRING OF PEARLS©, 75" x 84", Mary S. Buvia, Greenwood, IN

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Steen Hougs and Inge Mardal

1st Place – SPECTATORS, 66" x 68", Inge Mardal and Steen Hougs, Chantilly, France This dramatic composition was ﬁ rst painted on white cotton, with the insects looking out at viewers as mutual spectators. After seeing a collection of antique Roman gems with shallow motifs engraved on the ﬂ at surfaces, Inge and Steen were inspired to develop quilting techniques that would sculpt the surface of the fabric in a similar way. “The effect,” says Inge,“ is one of the quilt surface being embossed.”

3rd Place – CHANCE ENCOUNTER, 88" x 75", 2nd Place – THE ZODIAC, 90"x 90", Rita Steffenson, Urbana, OH Martha Brown, Pickering, Ontario, Canada While hiking in the Mohave Desert, Rita encountered Multiple techniques depict the signs of the zodiac in vivid this scene. Her photograph inspired this quilt. Multiple clarity. Martha was challenged to bring together diverse images changes in thread highlight each color area with extremely and every color around the color wheel into a cohesive whole. dense quilting. The quilt is based on embroidery she completed 30 years ago.

66 AMERICAN QUILTER July 2008 Honorable Mention – PANTHERA TIGRIS, 64" x 42", Janneke De Vries Bodzinga, Kollumerzwaag, Netherlands

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Sandi Fruehling

1st Place – ROCKY MOUNTAIN FLORAL BOUQUET, Bonanza Books by Carrie A. Hall and Rose Kretsinger, 41" x 41", Sandi Fruehling, Aurora, CO Sandi’s quilt was inspired by a black-and- white photo in The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America by Carrie A. Hall and Rose Kretsinger. Encouraged to try appliqué after a Sue Nickels’ workshop, Sandi made the quilt for a challenge.

It was longarm machine quilted on her Gammill The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt in America Classic and features original feather motifs. This

is Sandi’s ﬁ rst entry in Paducah. Inspired by by Barb Adams, Alma Allen, by Becky Goldsmith & Linda owers from Blackbird Designs Quilting the Garden Flowering Favorites from Piece O' Cake Designs

3rd Place – A GOOD OLD FLOWER GARDEN, 57" x 57", Love Apple Star, Love Apple Star, Jenkins, C&T Publishing, Inc.; Cottage Garden, and Ricki Creamer, Kansas City Star Books; selected fl and Ricki Creamer, Michiko Meike, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan 2nd Place – OLLIE JANE’S FLOWER GARDEN, 58½" x 68", Sandra Gilreath, Bonaire, GA Michiko began her original-design quilt in a Junko Saito class. Careful placement of a dainty striped fabric in Sandra used designs from Flowering Favorites from Piece the fi rst border adds interest. Crosshatch hand quilting cre- O’Cake Designs by Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins, Quilting ates a strong, diagonal secondary design across the surface in the Garden by Barb Adams, Alma Allen, and Ricki Creamer, and of the quilt. fl owers from Blackbird Designs. July 2008 AMERICAN QUILTER 67 Honorable Mention – PRINCESS FEATHERS AND COCKSCOMBS, 57" x 57", Rhoda Libiez, Canton, OH

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Jaynette Huff

1st Place – FRUTTI-TUTTI CITRUS SURPRISE, 42½" x 42½", Jaynette Huff, Conway, AR In response to a guild challenge to create an appliqué quilt, Jaynette chose a completed pieced top as her background. Although the background “wasn’t her,” completing it with 1/8" Celtic work and ﬂ owers created from ¼" hexagons certainly was. Leaves in cotton lamé are a surprising addi- tion and are a Gwen Marston design. Appliqué leaf design by Gwen Marston

3rd Place – STARBURST, 52" x 52", Irena Bluhm, Antlers, OK 2nd Place – UNDER THE RAINBOW, 41½" x 57½", After quilting, Irena used Shiva® Artist’s Paintstik® oil Diane Rusin Doran, Glenelg, MD colors to apply color to her medallion-style wholecloth Diane’s original digital image was printed on cotton with quilt, her ﬁ rst exploration in the medium. Thread-painted pigment inks and enhanced with colored pencils. It is heavily raspberry-colored starbursts accent the painted medallion. quilted by macine with a variety of threads. Faux trapunto was achieved with two layers of batting. 68 AMERICAN QUILTER July 2008 Honorable Mention – SOARING RHAPSODY, 43" x 43", Charlotte McRanie, Marietta, GA

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Nancy S. Brown

1st Place – GORILLA GORILLA, 56" x 47", Nancy S. Brown, Oakland, CA Composed from a variety of photos Nancy took of lowland gorillas, this quilt celebrates animals normally seen in zoo habitats. She expresses concern about the gorillas’ endangered status. The background is foundation pieced in a crazy-quilt style. Nancy has been utilizing appliqué for 20 years. The hand quilting accentuates the expressive faces. “AQS is my favorite quilt show,” she says. “Paducah is wonderful and goes all out for the quilters!”

2nd Place – WINTER ENCOUNTER, 54" x 46½", Carol Ann Sinnreich, Lawton, OK 3rd Place – DELICIOUS, 56½" x 64", The pack surrounds its prey in this depiction of nature’s Rachel Wetzler, St. Charles, IL realities. Carol employed turned-edge machine appliqué Fourth in her Simply Sensational series, this quilt and a mixture of commercial prints and batiks. The quilt invites you to share the appliquéd and embroidered treats was ﬁ nished with free-motion quilting, machine embroi- on the patio while depicting the sense of taste. Rachel dery on her home sewing machine, and accented with used broderie perse for ﬂ oral and aviary elements. Free-motion Pigma® pens. quilting enhances the architectural elements.

July 2008 AMERICAN QUILTER 69 Honorable Mention – HELP! THERE’S A CHICKEN IN MY CHILI, 43½" x 43½", Sheri Mears Cooper, Winchester, MA

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Christine M. Wickert

1st Place - HOMAGE, 49" x 49", Christine M. Wickert, Penﬁ eld, NY Christine hand stitched this quilt after a debili- tating illness to honor the friends and teachers who

by Cindy Vermillion Hamilton, American Quilter’s Society by Cindy Vermillion helped make its completion possible. Begun in a 4" Sampler-Book 1: Includes 225 Different4" Sampler-Book Blocks Sally Collins’ workshop, the quilt adapts design elements from Quiltmaking by Hand by Jinny Beyer, 4th Sampler-Book One by Jill Kemp, and Medallion Quilts by Cindy Vermillion Hamilton. Quilts: Inspiration & Patterns Working on the Edge workshop with Sally Collins; Compass Rose pattern, Working Breckling Press; Jinny Beyer, The Colourful Quilt pattern by Jacqueline de Jonge, Be-Colourful

2nd Place – BOURBON STREET, 52" x 52", 3rd Place – GRANDMA’S CLOCK, 55" x 55", Elizabeth Lanzatella, Minneapolis, MN Jodi Robinson, Enon Valley, PA Elizabeth interprets Jacqueline de Jonge’s The Colourful Quilted shapes inspired by her grandma’s circa-1960 Quilt pattern in neon jewel tones as an homage to the color, clock create a unique wholecloth quilt. Changes in thread joy, and energy of pre-Katrina New Orleans. The piece color and crystal embellishments enhance the design. Jodi is quilted in metallic and other threads in circular design quilted on a longarm machine, creating an interesting edge motifs and embellished with Swarovski® crystals. ﬁ nish that follows major design elements. 70 AMERICAN QUILTER July 2008 Honorable Mention – ROMAN PATIENCE, 57" x 55", Dena Bauer, Wadesville, IN

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Susan Webster

1st Place – ENCOMPASSING ORANGE, 54" x 54", Susan Webster, Apple Valley, MN Identifying herself as a “precocious quilter,” Susan at age 29 has already been quilting for 20 years. Her quilt couples a medallion workshop with Gwen Lundgren and a desire to use up a collection of orange and yellow fabrics. After auditioning several backgrounds, none of which worked, a Ricky Tims’ retreat provided the answer. Susan quilted on her home sewing machine, including bobbin drawn threadwork. Medallion class with Gwen Lundgren by Earlene Fowler, Berkley Books by Earlene Fowler, Arkansas Traveler Pattern adapted from cover design of

2nd Place – STARS OF THE SEA, 50" x 70", 3rd Place – RACHEL’S QUILT, 82" x 96", Gina Perkes, Payson, AZ Heidi K. Meyer, Richland Center, WI Pieced Storm at Sea background blocks using Gina’s own This youthful designer chose time-honored hand tech- hand-dyed fabric provide a thematic complement to an appli- niques from our quilting past to make this adaptation of the quéd underwater fantasy scene. cover design from Arkansas Traveler by Earlene Fowler. July 2008 AMERICAN QUILTER 71

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George Siciliano

1st Place – ILLUSIONS, 11" x 11", George Siciliano, Lebanon, PA Just 11" square, this quilt has 4,129 pieces and features three variations of Log Cabin blocks. Designed in Quilt Pro, foundations were printed on a specialty product from Sulky. George worked with 1" fabric squares chosen from 150 color variations of solids and hand dyes. He machine quilted using straight lines and gentle curves. by Sally Collins, Borders, Bindings, and Edges: The Art of Finishing Your Quilt Borders, Bindings, and Edges: The Art of Finishing Your C&T Publishing, Inc.

2nd Place – SOLITAIRE, 15" x 15", 3rd Place – MORE CARROTS, PLEASE, 16" x 16", Pat Kuhns, Lincoln, NE Jean Biddick, Tucson, AZ A mélange of border styles borrowed from Borders, Jean challenged herself to translate her large quilts Bindings, and Edges by Sally Collins frames this foundation- based on mosaic tile ﬂ oors into a miniature version. The pieced miniature Lone Star. Pat drafted her own pattern. quilt is bravely and boldly quilted with red silk thread.

72 AMERICAN QUILTER July 2008 Honorable Mention – CELESTIAL GARDEN, 16" x 16", Jane Holihan, Walworth, NY Honorable Mention – CONUNDRUM, 19" x 19", Judy Spiers, Foxworth, MS

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MIDNIGHT LADY, 86½" x 87", Sharyl L. Schlieckau, Loganville, WI Honored by Judge Libby Lehman Sharyl’s original design featuring kaleidoscope-cut star centers complemented by metallic thread machine quilting won the admiration of judge Libby Lehman. “The use of metallic threads, one of my own loves, grabbed my attention,” Libby comments. “I hope the maker knows this would look terriﬁ c on my bed!”

NIGHT JUNGLE, 78" x 57", Betty Busby, Albuquerque, NM MEXICAN FLOWER BOWLS, 42" x 42", Honored by Judge Gabrielle Swain Sylvia Gegaregian, Portola Valley, CA Overdyed, discharged, and painted elements were used to create Honored by Judge Donna Wilder depth in Betty’s multi-layered appliquéd leaves. “It seems inﬂ uenced Cheerful, bright, primary colors enhance Sylvia’s orig- by the tropics, yet is reﬂ ective of a realistic environment,” muses inal design. Judge Donna Wilder was impressed by the judge Gabrielle Swain. “It speaks to the inner spirit and made my quality of construction in this quilt. “The quilt is exuberant!” heart sing!” she exclaims. “I loved the idea of a traditional basket design with contemporary style.”

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