Quilts in the Gardens - Royal Botanical Gardens, Burlington, Ontario, May 14-15, 2011

HQG Quilts — Viewers’ Choice Awards at the 2011 Show

BOTANICAL QUILTS
 BG
1st Place
Bamboo Gold

 Elsie Panko

Original Design, bamboo plant - 30.5" x 36"

Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqud, Embroidery, other media

 


 I
2nd Place
Iris Quilt

Rosemary Makhan

Machine Appliqud, Machine Quilted - 28 inches x 32 inches. Inspired by iris flowers.

Additional Information:  I chose this flower because it is the flower chosen by the Schizophrenia Society for their logo.  This quilt is in memory of my son, Ken, who passed away 10 years ago this year.


 VON
3rd Place
Vines of Niagara

Bev Greer

Hand Appliqud, Machine Appliqud, Machine Quilted, Embroidery - 24 inches x 50 inches

Additional Information:  From the book by Patty Carey - A Tasted of Napa Valley. Since I grew up in Niagara, I had to change the name and the orientation for the space in my kitchen. It was fun and easy except the tendrils, I had to change from the way Patty suggested. 

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BED QUILTS
 WMS
1st Place
William Morris Stars

Robin Petty

Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted - 84 inches x 84 inches Inspired by: Stars for a New Day - Susan H. Garman.

Additional Information:  The Quilt Show BOM 2009 - made with my other 10 year old collection of William Morris fabrics and a few Fusions.

Quilted by:  PettyQuilt Junction: Robin Petty.


 SBS
2nd Place
Sylvia's Bridal Sampler

Karen Horne

Hand Pieced, Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqud, Machine Appliqud, Machine Quilted - 85.5 inches x 113.5 inches. Inspired by Sylvia's Bridal Sampler by Jennifer Chiaverini.

Additional Information:  Thank you to everyone who continued to encourage my journey with this pattern. The ladies of the Wonderful Women of Wednesday, Janet and Bernice - you are all my inspiration.

Quilted by:  PettyQuilt Junction: Robin Petty


 SBW
3rd Place
Symphony of Blue Wreaths

Kathy Dunigan

Hand Appliqud, Machine Quilted, Embroidery, other media - 68 inches x 72 inches.  Inspired by Symphony of Blue Wreaths by TQP Design Co. - original design by Kathy Dunigan/Jo Ann Hudgins. daughter/mother.

Quilted by: Shelley DeHay-Turner


GROUP QUILTS
 LL
1st Place
Lovebird Lane

Lynne Huneault and the Friday Group

Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqud, Machine Quilted, Embroidery - 62 inches x 72 inches.

Additional Information: When a group of quilters works in the same space for any length of time, the ideas of a collaborative work eventually surfaces. This quilt is the result of time spent together forging friendships and the desire to participate in a group endeavor.   This quilt was sold for $500.00 and the proceeds will go to charity. 

Quilted by: Debbie Winn - Winnspired Quilting


 RR
2nd Place
Round Robin

Joy Schmidt, Waltraut Meyer, Elli Andrejewski, Marion Panschar, Ilse Hohnholt

Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted.  135 cm x 135 cm.

Additional Information:  Our quilt group wanted to create a memory quilt. We decided to use the idea of the Round Robin. 

Quilted by: Waltraut Meyer


 KT
3rd Place
Kimono's Two

Judy Hakim, Margaret Messier, Annette Guenther, Sylvia Jaago, Ruth Forbes, Cindy Wright, Yellie Bick, Tracey Salewski, Marion Peters

Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Inspiration - Kimono's by Betty Blais

Additional Information: This is my second Kimono's quilt made of Japanese fabrics. It was done as birthday blocks for me in 2008 and completed in 2010.

Quilted by:  Shelley DeHay-Turner


MINIATURE QUILTS
 BI
1st Place
Boxed In

Barb Croucher

Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted - 11½" x 11½" original design log cabin block on paper foundation.  There are 36 blocks and each block measures one and quarter inches square.  Just for the fun of it!. 


 ML
2nd Place
Miniature Landscape

Carol Goddu

5 inches x 8 inches - Machine Pieced, Machine Appliqud, Machine quilted. 

Additional Information - Beech trees at Chanctonbury Ring.  .


 MW
3rd Place
My Wedding

Cindy Stevens

Machine Pieced, Machine Appliqud, Machine Quilted -  12 inches x 12 inches.

Additional Information:  This miniature wedding ring was made in honour of my wedding last fall. It matches my full size wedding ring quilt and was made in a workshop by Barbara Croucher.



WALL QUILTS
 NP
1st Place
Nature's Path

Margaret Messier

Hand Pieced, Hand Appliqud, Machine Pieced, Machine Appliqud, Machine Quilted - 58 inches by 58 inches. Inspired by Rosemary Makhan.

Quilted by:  Lisa Sieman.


 GJ
2nd Place
Gingerbread Joy

Janice Waurechen

Hand Pieced, Hand Appliqud, Machine Quilted.

Additional Information: I completed this quilt through a class at Virginia's Quilt Shop in Oakville. This was only my second quilt after a number of years of not quilting. I had never done any piecing on a machine so I completed all the piecing by hand, as well as the applique.

Quilted by:  Debbie Winn.


 CC
3rd Place
Colour Challenge

Lynne McCulloch

Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted - 50 inches x 50 inches.

Additional Information: This began in a class with Jacqueline. It was an enormous challenge to choose each fabric and be sure each created a cohesive whole.


WEARABLE – USEABLE
 OG
1st Place
Opulent Garden

Lynne McCulloch

Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted, Embroidery, other media. 

Additional Information: - The beauty of these fabrics inspired me to develop an original jacket using graduated colour relationships. The machine embroidery was chose to enhance the effect. 

 VS
2nd Place
Vegetable Soup

Yellie Bick

Machine Pieced, Machine Quilted - 59 inches x 49.5 inches, Inspired by Stack and Whack by Bethany Reynolds.

Additional Information: This quilt is a stack & Whack block that was taught in a class at Quilters' Dream. I wanted to experiment with "black" material.


 

 



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