QuiltCon 2016: Michael Miller fabric challenge

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Plaid Portico

With the Michael Miller Fabric Challenge, quilts needed to use one to twelve of the fabrics from their Glitz collection in white, black, silver or gold. Michael Miller solids also are included. A fun round of sparkly quilts from QuiltCon 2016!

Another Time, Another Place by Natalie McCrory, quilted by Sonja Koch of SoSews Quilts

The Big Swirl by Betsy Vinegard

Party Day and Night by Anna Koelewyn

Molecular by Jess Frost

Bling on the Bias by Terry Aske

Intertwined Lives by Lynn Kline

Golden by Sherri Lipman McCauley

Puttin’ On the glitz by Gina Boyd

Punk Rock Glitz Quilt by Melissa Draper, quilted by Gina Boyd

Vortex by Beth Shutty

Twizzle Glitz by Heidi Grohs

Under pressure by Alissa Lapinsky

The Stars Dream of Snow by Kari Anderson

Putting on the Glitz by Tami Levin

Pineapple Glitz by Susan Slusser Clay

Offset Circle Study by Kaye Simard

Net Positive by Meghan Gordon

November Nights by Giedra Bowser

Navy Pier Summer by Maria Villar

Luna by Shannon Logan

Mount Monadnock by Debra Jalbert

Lots o’Dots by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill

Little Blue Dress by Jenny Rachwalski

Linked In by Julie Anderson

Celebrating I Do! by Pamela Gavin

Fragmented Circle by Elizabeth Timmons

Every Which Way by Jen Sorenson

Barcelona by Paige Alexander

“Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner” by Janet Hoeltzel

“Moonlit” Sticks and Stones by Deborah Ross

Better Together by Laura West Kong

Free Geese by Shannon Storms and Linda Sinclair, quilted by Jessica Fitzhugh

QuiltCon 2015: Small Quilts category

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Plaid Portico

Now we have the Small Quilts category from the exhibitions from QuiltCon 2015, sponsored by Pinwheels. The award winners are at the end of the post. We are almost done with all the major QuiltCon 2015 categories. It is bit sad to move on from what has been an dizzying display of original quilts. However the next QuiltCon is less the a year away and this time it will be in Pasadena, California.

So enjoy the last few posts and we have a ton of other things cueing up to cover after all of this.

Enjoy spring!

Trajectory by Lauren Hawley. Los Angeles, California.

Filtered Sunlight by Judy Durant. West Newbury, Massachusetts.

Under the Trampoline by Alexia Abegg. Nashville, Tennessee.

Neighborhood by Michelle Wilkie. Cary, North Carolina.

Dizzy Geese by Kathie Beltz. Greenfield, New Hampshire.

Collaboration by Gillian Smith. Maynard, Massachusetts.

Bauhaus Revisited by Rebecca Burnett. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Sail by Maria Villar. Glendale, California.

One Third Street Neighborhood by Amy Stevenson. Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Bougainvillia by Alexia Abegg. Nashville, Tennessee.

Abacus by Christa Watson. Las Vegas, Nevada.

Sparkle by Nicole Neblett. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

2-Squares=4-Half Square Triangles by Mary Langenberg. Overland Park, Kansas.

Pop Pop by Charlotte Newland. London, United Kingdom.

View Below by M A Cramer. Beecher, Illinois.

Watershed by Holly Hughes. San Tan Valley, Arizona.

Memories of QuiltCon by Holly Broadland. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Modern Line Study by Lauren Palmer. Lexington, Kentucky.

I Like BIG Blocks and I Cannot Lie by Allison Chambers. San Antonio, Texas.

Line & Shape by Heather Grant. Austin, Texas.

The Anglegorical Impulse by Emily Sherry. Austin, Texas.

Navy POP by Barbara Perrino. Wakefield, Rhode Island.

Tough Titties by Adrienne Reid. Wellington, New Zealand.

Jagged by Alissa Carlton. Los Angeles, California.

Grab The Brass Ring by Amy Same. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada.

Curious by Amy Friend. West Newbury, Massachusetts. 3rd Place, Small Quilt category, QuiltCon 2015.

In Wedowee by Chawne Kimber. Easton, Pennsylvania. 2nd Place, Small Quilt category, QuiltCon 2015

What’s the Frequency, Love? by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill. Woodbridge, Connecticut. 1st Place, Small Quilt category, QuiltCon 2015.

QuiltCon 2015: Use of Negative Space part 1

Posted on April 7, 2015 by Plaid Portico

Here we have the first of 2 installments of the quilts from The Use of Negative Space category at QuiltCon 2015, sponsored by APQS. The winners of the category will be at the end of Part 2.

We just HAVE to start out with a quilt by Jacquie Gering, author of Quilting Modern, renowned teacher, on the board of The Modern Quilt Guild, QuiltCon organizer and just about everything. Besides, negative space in quilting is one of her trademarks. I admit, I’m a fan.

Enjoy!

Building Bridges by Jacquie Gering of Tallgrass Prairie Studio. Kansas City, Missouri. Quilted by Sheryl Schleicher.

Score for Strings: City by Sherri Lynn Wood. Oakland, California. Quilted by Sue Fox.

Score for Strings: City by Sherri Lynn Wood of Daintytime. Oakland, California. Quilted by Sue Fox

Score for Strings: City by Sherri Lynn Wood of Daintytime. Oakland, California. Quilted by Sue Fox.

Love in the Digital Age by Kristin Shields. Bend, Oregon.

Big Top by Faith Jones. Lisle, Illinois.

Floating by Jean Larson. Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Amazonia by Nathalie Bearden. The Woodlands, Texas.

Quilt for Our Bed by Laura Hartrich. Oak Park, Illinois. Quilted by Nikki Maroon.

Turning A Corner by Alissa Carlton. Los Angeles, California.

Smithereens by Emily Cier. Seattle, Washington. Quilted by Angela Walters.

Ad Libbing by Linda Hungerford of Flourishing Palms. The Villages, Florida. Pieced by Lora Douglas of Dragonfly Quiltworks

Geo Applique Series #2 by Kayley Rose. Quilted by Kathy Tamosaitis/ Brandywine Quilting.

What’s the Point by Susan Slusser Clay. Westfield Center, Ohio.

Valle de Uco. Patricia Lutteral. Martinez, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Lovely Fishbourne by Amanda Leins. Gansevoort, New York. Quilted by Liz Haskell.

Upstairs by Kristen Lejnieks. Chevy Chase, Maryland.

Diamond Dust by Doris Brunnette. Clive, Iowa. Quilted by Trina Kirkvold.

Matrix Blooming by Anne Deister. Louisville, Colorado.

Sugar Snow by Lee Heinrich. Mequon, Wisconsin. Quilted by Krista Withers.

The Definition of Stitch by Sarah Fielke. Chatsworth, New South Wales, Australia. Quilted by Kim Bradley. Pattern available at http://www.sarahfielke.com