Jennifer's crazy quilt from the show.....

We put our crazy quilts from the guild challenge in the quilt show and it was such a treat to see them all hanging there.  Jennifer Hancock got hers done just in time for the show.  It is such a phenomenal quilt with so much work in it, that I wanted to show each block.  A couple of my photos are slightly out of focus, but click on the photos and you can see them larger to see all the details.

I love the name she gave it..."All My Worldly Goods"

There have to be thousands of beads on this and each one is sewn on by hand. 

She did a lot of wonderful stitching following the patterns in the batik fabrics.

She also has a huge button collection including a lot of Australian ones she used on this quilt.

Every time I look at a block, I see something new!

I like to put the photos on my computer desktop to study them.

We both had so much fun doing our quilts we hope to start a crazy quilt sewing bee and meet together regularly.

Gorgeous!

Amazing

A work of art!

9-patch "Puss in the Corner" variety at the show....

Last year several of us took a workshop learning easy ways to make the Puss-in-the-Corner block.  It is also called Split 9-Patch, I believe.  Four of us finished our bed quilts and put them in the show.  I like the great variety of how this block can be set for a quilt.  We each did it a bit differently.  I have seen other ways, also.  A very flexible block!

This one is on-point with blocks of fabric in between.   It really makes each little square pop out at you!

Mary Jane staggered hers and Linda quilted feathers in between....very pretty!

I chose to not put mine on-point and to set rail fence blocks in between using a light green and a dark green to surround the 9-patch blocks.  I have this quilt on my bed right now :-)

This one is on-point in rows with a pretty border print in between.  Lovely

I don't think this one was someone in the workshop, but it is the same block set yet another way with small sashing strips in between to set off each row and the flying geese border.

I had so much fun making my first one that I made a second Christmas one....again using the rail fence blocks in between using the two striped fabrics to give a "candy cane" effect.  I look forward to using this lap quilt this Christmas.

A very fun block to make....quick...and with endless possibilities for how to set it in a quilt.  I know that someone else used hourglass blocks in between their 9-patch blocks and that makes a nice setting too!

Quilt Show photos #1......

Last Saturday and Sunday was our local quilt show and there were a lot of gorgeous quilts on display!  I hope to show some of them here over the next few days.  I should start by apologizing that I took most of these photos while they were still setting up and hanging quilts and some do not show the quilts to their best advantage and there are a lot of people and stuff in the background.

Our show is not judged, but we do have people vote for "people's choice" awards in each category of quilt.  This is a bed quilt in the hand quilted category.  Made by Helen S. and it won the top ribbon.  It is truly gorgeous and a lot of hard work.

A winner in a small category, but I don't know who's quilt it is.

This quilt made from the "Simple Gifts" pattern was a beautiful work of art by Ellie. 

Mary B's. eagle...stunning!

Dena B's. lamb on a "snippet" cloud.  I studied this one for a long time.....such a work of art.

Very small, but cute :-)  Linda B won with this little spotty hen.

The rest of these are ones that I particularly like, but I don't think they won ribbons.

This was one of my favorites in the show.  I love the combination of pieced stars and the applique flowers.  Margie always has something fantastic to show.

 This was beautiful!

A touch of humor in this one...."loves me!"

This looks much prettier in real life.  My photo isn't very good.

I liked these houses.

There were several two color quilts in the show.  This blue and white one had a winter theme.

Karen H's art quilts were fantastic!

More of Karen's leaves....wow!

I like the shadow effect on this one.

Ginnie's beautiful batik fans from our coffee filter workshop.  I like how she set them off with the other squares.

"The Lord will provide the Lamb"....another Dena B work.

Another 2-color quilt....it has black beads sewn on the embroidered squares.  I hope you can click and see some of these closer!

A classic 2-color Irish chain.....beautiful!

This little sunflower quilt was one of my favorites.  I would love to buy this one!