Held October 15-17, 2010, at Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall, Flat Rock, NC
Made or adapted from a professional design (book, magazine, class, etc.), makes use of current trends in design, fabrics, and/or techniques.
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900 ~ Contemporary Quilts, appliquéd, quilted by maker |
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First PlaceGingko Leaves, Green and Gold by Mary Hinkle, Hendersonville, NC "This piece uses the techniques of twin-needle top stitching and double fused and stitched leaves. Embellished with twigs and beading. Adaptation of a pattern from Embellishing with Everything by Gladys Love." |
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Second Place and Judge's ChoiceSupporting Limbs by Peggy Brown, Hendersonville, NC "I was inspired to make this quilt using hand-dyed fabrics for the trees using colors we enjoy as we go through the seasons of life. 'Seven Sisters' by Sew Be It." |
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Third Place and Best Pictorial QuiltA Piecemaker's Paradise by Tina Blum, Hendersonville, NC"Three size-appropriate separate quilts airing on a clothesline of a rural house add interests to the mountainous setting. (Design from a photo, source unknown.) |
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Honorable MentionFluttering Butterflies by Kitty Etterman, Hendersonville, NC "The wings of one butterfly are edged with bias. The fluttering butterflies are repeated in the backgorund and border. Linda M. Poole's Beaded Bias Appliqué technique." |
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Honorable MentionAsian Inspiration by Phyllis Beeson, Pisgah Forest, NC "I needed something to do with the quilt blocks created in studying Japanese Quilt Blocks by Susan Briscoe with Area 5 quilters. So I put them together, added some appliqué and beaded the creation with some inherited beads!" |
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1000 ~ Contemporary Quilts, pieced, quilted by maker |
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First PlaceThe Aurora Galaxy by Clair Rouse, Brevard, NC "Randomly pieced squares and rectangles are topped with three hand-appliquéd spirals, then machine quilted in three designs, extending into the borders. 476 beads and three agate slices complete the Aurora Galaxy." |
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Second PlaceEgyptian Jigsaw by Carol Crouse, Hendersonville, NC Photos by Carol Crouse |
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Third PlaceSunflower Daze by Kay Dellinger "Made with batik fabrics. Embellioshed with yarn and beads. 'Fractured Flowers' from Prairie's Edge Patchworks." |
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Honorable MentionEnjoy NC Apples by Ann Klimstra, Hendersonville, NC "Made for guild challenge, using my collecton of apple fabrics. 'Simply Squares' pattern." |
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1100 ~ Contemporary Quilts with commissioned quilting |
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First PlaceParasol Ladies by Melba Rilott, Glenville, NC "Inspired by a technique of appliqué, using Brazillian dimensional embroidery with various types of threads. All done by hand." |
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Second PlaceSea Glass in the Sand by Kay Dellinger, Vale, NC "Batik fabrics. Designed and added my own border. From the pattern 'Raindrops' by Judy Neimeyer." |
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Third PlaceThe Painted Desert by Jean Winchester, Alexisw, NC "I was making this quilt for my grandson when he told me that he would like a blue quilt. So I get to keep it. A Judy Neimeyer pattern." |
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Honorable MentionShadows by Sara Bookspan, Hendersonville, NC "I hand-dyed the fabric and of the hand-dyes to be the focal point. Picture and pattern in Australian magazine." |
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