Anchorage Log Cabin Quilters, Inc. : 2016 Great Alaska Quilt Show

The following are photos of quilts, wearables, and small group displays from the 2016 Great Alaska Quilt Show. To see a larger image of a quilt, click on it once.

Large Quilts

100

K Through 12

By Linda Postlethwait

For my 50th high school class reunion, I made the school house blocks in my school colors of red and grey. I graduated from Parma Senior High in Parma, Ohio. The class of "66" had 998 students. The ledger fabric is symbolic of my study focus. I was selected as the outstanding bookkeeping student and was one of the ten students selected to take a two year computer course. The ABC's and numbers are hand embroidered. The quilt was quilted on a domestic sewing machine.

101

Alaska Wildlife

By Jan Wills

Quilted by Jeanne Acton

I'm not ordinarily a fan of fusible web but I couldn't resist these lovely blocks.

102

Autumn Trellis

By ALCQ Comfort Quilt

Pieced and Quilted by various ALCQ Members

103

My Butterfly

By Beverly Glenn

Quilted by Jo Ann Gruber

Pieced butterfly in shades of pink.

104

New Frontiers

By Judy Crosby

Quilted by Jillian Ling

Made for my youngest daughter who just moved back to Alaska. Used layer cake fabric pack and added a few other colors. Machine pieced.

105

Rose Garden

By Jacky Strong

I love that when this quilt is on the bed the room becomes an English rose garden.

106

Bruised Heart

By Jacky Strong

An orphan heart block from another project long ago.

107

Fence - Finished

By Carol Todd

Quilted by Norma Kindred

I saw this pattern in one of Marti Michell's books and began collecting fabric for it over ten years ago. Happy to say, "it's an UFO no more!" I made the strip pieced blocks somewhat randomly; then I discovered it was very tricky to assemble them so that the pattern appeared with the right colors.

108

Moroccan Sunset

By Donna Lea Evans

Quilted by Ruth Simpson

I found the top at Value Village. I added the backing and batting. This quilt will go to my condo in Utah.

109

Autumn Star Dust

By Peggy Brewer

Quilted by Jonni Myrick

I took a class by Brenda Clyde in Valdez in 2014 called "Stardust". I finally finished the quilt in 2016. This quilt used a tri-rec ruler and is machine pieced.

110

Peace & Unity

By Susie Coates

Quilted by Melanie Brown

I like Civil War material and a friend bought this block of the month pattern and I like it so I bought it. With the left over material I plan to do a lap quilt. Unusual quilt for me to work on as it was all piecing and no appliqué.

111

Sherry Berry

By Katy Neher

This Debby Caffrey mystery was started at a class I took from Debbie in 2000. I was finally able to quilt it this year. I named it Sherry Berry after the Anne Bright edge to edge quilting pattern I used when quilting it.

112

Brent's Quilt

By Jetta Brewer Huber

Quilted by Carol McConahy - Icy Swan Creations

Variation on "Stair Bender" by using Fleurish colors from Benartex with Kona Cotton. Amish and Escher influences.

113

Joy's Garden

By Lynnette L Motz

Quilted by Jo Ann Gruber

When I visited Australia in 1999, our first grandchild, Joy, was a month away from birth! Hetty von Boven taught us this shadow appliqué technique. I loved the look and began this for Joy's graduation in 2018!

114

Carol's Heavenly Garden

By Deb Hardman, Carol Wight Jones, Jan Wills, Mary Lee

Quilted by Deb Hardman

Viewer's Choice Large Quilt Winner

Carol was working on this in the last months of her life. She finished the nine blocks and one and half of the side panels. She had everything laid out. Deb made a promise that we would get it done. Mary and Jan each appliquéd one border. Deb finished the rest.

115

Celebration

By Pat Schroder

Quilted by Katy Neher

Quilt of Valor. Another way to honor and pay respect to our military who sacrifice so much to keep us safe.

116

Life & Work Celebrated in Quilt Patterns

By Elaine Rhode & various persons

Quilted by Elaine Rhode

Each pattern represents passions and events in the life of Mimi Hogan. Friends, family and co-workers sewed the 30 squares. Pat Heglaund designed and sewed the top together. Elaine Rhode created custom quilting to illustrate the meaning of each pattern (e.g. march plants in "Klatt Bog", curling waves in "Ocean Waves", eggs in "Birds' Nest"). Quilting was done over a year on an original Handiquilter with non-computerized sewing machine on a platform riding along tracks on a table.

117

Cake Stand

By George Taylor

Quilted by Jo Ann Gruber

Twenty-one years in the making - 1995 to 2016.

118

Cody's Manly Quilt

By Nancy Freeborn

Quilted by Diane Ruhl

This was a great way to use up some of my scraps and honoring Cody's service to our country. I added a few of his patches he received while in the Army. It was machine pieced.

119

Snuggly Scroochies

By Jerry Cole

Quilted by Jonni Myrick

This flannel quilt is a "Jelly Roll Race" pattern enhanced with complementary squares between the strips.

120

Dutchman's Fire

By Ruthe Rasmussen

This quilt was started in a class taught by Susie Weaver, then enlarged with various borders to create a bed size quilt.

121

Herringbone

By Marge Seidler

Quilted by Darlene Glidewell

122

Hunter's Star

By Marge Seidler

Quilted by Darlene Glidewell

Medium Quilts

200

"Noose"ance

By Linda Postlethwait

Made from recycled ties and felted wool garments, this machine pieced and domestic sewing machine and hand quilted quilt is made using a 3-D tie block.

201

Square With a Flare

By ALCQ Comfort Quilt

Pieced and Quilted by various ALCQ Members

This quilt is being offered for sale and its proceeds will benefit non-profit groups in the Anchorage area. If you are interested in this quilt, please see a quilter at the Comfort Quilt display (to the right after entering the building).

202

Diamonds in the Rough

By ALCQ Comfort Quilt

Pieced and Quilted by various ALCQ Members

203

In the Maze

By ALCQ Comfort Quilt

Pieced and Quilted by various ALCQ Members

204

Doodles

By Mary Lee

This was a fun and easy quilt to make appliqué patterns from Urban Elements.

205

Over the River and Through the Woods

By Nancy Freeborn

Quilted by Jane Hair

Hand embroidered, machine pieced. I renamed this quilt Over the Mountains and Through the Clouds…to Grandma's House We Go! - that's more appropriate for Alaskans. I added the Alaskan star and personized it.

206

Serene Neighborhood

By Beverly Glenn

Quilted by Jo Ann Gruber

Row Quilt - a good way to creatively use up my scraps.

207

Primary Blocks

By Glenda Burk

This quilt was made in a "one block wonder" class. I should have read the book before fabric selection as it said not to use fabrics with geometric designs.

208

Fishy, Fishy, Fishy

By Lynne Seitz

This quilt was made for my first great-nephew, Brandon. He lives in Huntington Beach, California so the ocean theme seemed to fit perfectly.

209

Hawaiian Tiles

By Lynne Seitz

Most quilts I make to give away but I decided I was finally going to make one for my wall at home. Since I started collecting my fabrics while on vacation in Hawaii, it has a definite tropical feel.

210

Cyrus' Family Tree

By Lynne Seitz

Cyrus is my first grandchild and I want him to know how very welcomed he is to the family. There are 59 members of the group for four different branches of the family. We love having Cyrus as number 60.

213

Polka Dot Ocean

By Bonny Rivera

Modified pattern to include seaweed. Machine appliqué and free-motion quilting.

211

Bird Tree

By Bonny Rivera

The birds were assembled into blocks and the background was assembled row by row. The design was extra challenging having the tree trunk at an angle. This quilt was 2015 Alaska State Fair Division Champion - Machine piecing and Free-motion Quilting.

212

Birdwalk

By Bonny Rivera

Modified pattern to include birds. This quilt was 2015 Alaska State Fair Division Champion - Machine Piecing and Free-motion Quilting.

214

Kalahari

By Robyn Maas

Quilted by Katy Neher

Fabrics are based on PETROGLYPHS and PALAEOLITHIC cave paintings. Some blocks are paper pieced. Quilt is machine pieced and quilted.

215

Under the Sea What Wonders There Be

By Jane Ferguson

Quilted by Julie Lucht

The quilt is made up of blocks and appliqué embellishments gathered from every quilt shop on "the big island" Hawaii. The pieced background is topped with raw-edge appliqué motifs designed by participating quilt shops. Machine quilted with lots of sea creatures - can you find them?

216

Kittie Cuddle

By Jane Ferguson

Quilted by Julie Lucht

The pieced snails' trails blocks are hard appliquéd with sleeping cat faces and very brave mice. The Helene Knott design was machine quilted by Julie Lucht.

217

Cherry Pops & Daisies

By Jane Ferguson

Quilted by Katy Neher

When I saw this quilt in a magazine ad I loved it. Then came a graduation announcement and I knew it was meant to be. This Amy Shaw design was machine quilted by Katy Neher using a dragonfly motif.

218

African Kaleidoscope

By Julia Enzenberger, Kara Altman, Darlene Appel

Quilted by Katy Neher

This kleidoscope quilt was pieced by three quilters and quilter by another. It will be given to ALCQ's Comfort Quilt charity project.

220

Puppy Love

By Kay Baehr

Quilted by Katy Neher

I am more of a cat lover but these Laurel Birch "dog" fabrics appealed to me, especially the bright colors. The pattern is "Afternoon Delight" by Grizzly Gulch Gallery.

221

Over the Rainbow

By Kay Baehr

Quilted by Katy Neher

My sister, Robyn, and I won a rainbow jelly roll in a guild challenge. The bright colors were my taste so she kindly gave it to me. The colors worked well for the "Rainbows for Baby" pattern designed by Karla Oates from Sew'n B Cozy, Seward, Alaska.

222

Monkey Business

By Betty Rogers

I had the monkey fabric and the flower fabric in my stash. I found a pattern that high lighted a focal fabric - then I found the sashing fabric in my stash. This was machine pieced and machine quilted.

223

Flying High

By Betty Rogers

I found the pattern at a garage sale in Sun City, Arizona. I was able to find pieces of fabric in my stash for the appliquéd pieces. I enjoyed finding all the fabric and putting it together.

224

A Long Trip Around the World

By Judy Crosby

Quilted by Sharon Berna

Class at The Quilt Tree with instructor Diane Bradley. One of the first quilts I made. Finished in early 2016. Machine pieced.

225

Lake House Couch Cover

By Jacky Strong

Found this map panel at a quilt store in Washington state. It's the right size to drape over the back of the couch, ready to be a comfort when the rain comes down.

226

Abacus

By Carol Todd

Quilted by Norma Kindred

This pattern is from Best Modern Quilts (Winter 2014). I enjoyed making the blocks from stash fabrics but it was a bit of a challenge to put the quilt together. Norma's lovely quilting really enhanced this pattern.

227

Bring On the Bling

By Lisa Emerson

Quilted by Katy Neher

Every woman loves flowers and jewels! This fusible appliqué quilt, "Northern Flora", designed by Dana Ferrengia, inspired me to attempt my first appliqué quilt. I started working on it while we were RV snowbirds in southern Texas. The flowers and berries of Alaska are so beautiful that I decided to enhance each block with a little bling using Swarorski crystals. I wanted to make sure that this quilt will be here for 100 years so I outline each appliqué piece using silk thread. I want to thank Katy Neher for a wonderful quilting job! Hope you enjoy this quilt!

228

Garden Bouquet

By Kass Friend

Quilted by Mary Lou Frahm

This quilt was made for my brother and sister-in-law who are always there for me - to celebrate life's joys and navigate the challenges. This all wool quilt was hand embroidered. Designed by Heart to Hand and quilted by Mary Lou Frahm.

229

Navajo Women

By Donna Lea Evans

Quilted by Ruth Simpson

This fabric was too pretty to cut up so it was used in a whole cloth quilt. It will go to my condo in Utah.

230

99 Bottles

By Barbara Steckel

Quilted by Lily Huebsch

Wanted to see how Joan Ford of Hummingbird Highways was as a teacher. At Road to California "99 Bottles" was available. The entire quilt was made of scraps using a fusible grid material for the thousands of 1" squares making the nine patches. It is all machine pieced after fusing the squares. The techniques for the sashing was different but worked well. Joan will teach a class in Soldotna in August 2017 but it will be using larger scraps.

231

Black Cat On a Halloween Tin Roof

By Susie Coates

Quilted by Linda Rice Weaver - Linda Long Arm Quilting

I saw this quilt at Quilt Zone and fell in love with it. It took me several years to gather the material for it. I loved hand appliquéing and love fall quilts.

232

Wandering Vines

By Susie Coates

Quilted by Laurie Vandergriff

This is a sisters quilt. My sister pieced two quilts alike and then I did the hand appliqué on both. We have done three quilts so far and hope to do more in the future. She lives in Massachusetts so sometimes it is a challenge.

233

Pink Mystery

By Katy Neher

I started this quilt at a Debbie Caffrey mystery class in 2000. I finished piecing it at a fall retreat in 2006. Finally in spring 2016, I was able to take it out of the "needs quilting" pile and quilt it. It was a challenge but fun custom quilting this quilt.

234

Through the Looking Glass

By Barbara Clinton

Quilted by Darlene Glidewell

This was the Valdez mystery - 2014.

235

Firewall III

By Jetta Brewer Huber

A continuing study in color blending. I have also experimented with machine-appliquéd embellishment.

236

Red Riot

By Jetta Brewer Huber

A mistake by the supplier resulted in many yards of this fabric! It is lined with polyester dress fabric for a cozy throw.

237

Swimming Home

By Roxann Berry

Quilted by Jo Ann Gruber

This quilt is pieced. The fabric designer is Anchorage artist, Ayse Gilbert. Her son and my son have been friends since kindergarten, so my son was delighted to receive this for his 23rd birthday.

238

Jaxson's Whales

By Rhonda Foster

The Jaxon's Whales quilt was made for the birth of my great-grandson, Jaxson Rice.

239

Eva's Cottage Lane

By Barbara Clinton

Quilted by Darlene Glidewell

The pattern is by Nance Mahoney in Love of Quilting magazine. I made it for my granddaughter, Evan.

240

Hen Party

By Barbara Clinton

I saw this in a Fons and Porter magazine and I knew my round table needed it.

241

Stars For Valor

By Marilyn Moreno, Last Wednesday Group

Quilted by Katy Neher

This is a row quilt made by members of the Last Wednesday group. It is a Quilt of Valor and will be given to a current or former military person.

242

Strips Are Better Than Triangles

By Marilyn Moreno

Quilted by Katy Neher

The fabric in this quilt was originally to be used for a quilt using triangles. After cutting close to 200 triangles, with at least that many more to cut, I decided that strips would made a great quilt.

243

My First Star

By Neli Greenlee

This Ohio Star was my first quilt that was finally completed earlier this year. My inspiration was to learn how to quilt. I found my hobby. I've been hooked on quilting ever since. The quilt was machine pieced and machine quilted.

244

Christmas Lap Quilt

By Margaret Gingerich

I used the "Yellow Brick Road" pattern to create this Christmas themed lap quilt. It is machine pieced and machine quilted.

245

Valdez Through A Looking Glass

By Christine Jolley

Quilted by Geri Wacker

This mystery quilt is the result of attending the Valdez Quilt Festival in the fall of 2014 with my good friend and neighbor. The snowball block was pretty easy but the snowflakes required considerable cutting and re-cutting. Then came the mountains. No idea of what it would look like until finished! A fun but challenging project for me!

246

Green #1

By George Taylor

Irregular Amish bars. Machine Sashiko quilting.

247

Green #2

By George Taylor

Curved pieced irregular Amish bars. Machine Sashiko quilting.

248

Katie's Girls

By Sandra Dozzo, Grandma Katie Johnson

Quilted by Darlene Glidewell

Vintage blocks from Joe's grandmother, Katie Johnson, pieced in the late 70s and early 80s. The quilt was finished by Sandra Dozzo.

249

Follow the North Star

By Sandra Dozzo

Quilted by Darlene Glidewell

My design. I paper pieced the "Mariner's Compass."

250

Well Deserved Naptime

By Jerry Cole

Quilted by Jonni Myrick

This quilt named Well Deserved Nap Time is a dear friend's retirement gift. The pattern is a Missouri Star Quilt Company design entitled, "Katie's Quilt." It is machine pieced with a flannel back and beautifully quilted by Jonni Myrick of Eagle River.

251

Twisted Bargello

By Jerry Cole

Quilted by Jonni Myrick

Twisted Bargell was a 2012 Valdez Retreat class project…finally finished four years later. The colors were selected to mimic a Caribbean sunset. The quilt pattern designer is Chris Timmins and it was quilted by Jonni Myrick of Eagle River.

252

Seashore Fun

By Marilyn Barnett

Quilted by Katy Neher

What can be more fun than a day at the shore? These children are enjoying the sun and sand in this whimsical panel print.

253

Cat Ladies

By Marilyn Barnett

Quilted by Katy Neher

Everybody loves cats! Especially these classy cat ladies. Dressed in their finest apparel, these ladies show off their felines and themselves.

254

Teddy Bear Play

By Marilyn Barnett

Quilted by Katy Neher

Teddy bears happily play together amoung the stars on this baby quilt.

255

My Heart Belongs To Chocolate Tablecloth

By Ruthe Rasmussen

Pieced with machine appliqué hearts and couched "icing". Free-motion quilting.

256

Flower Patch

By Mary Bristol

Quilted by Katy Neher

Colorful Kaffe Fassett fabrics were my inspiration for this quilt. It is machine pieced and machine quilted.

257

Circus

By Marge Seidler

Quilted by Darlene Glidewell

258

Bermuda Blue

By Marge Seidler

Quilted by Darlene Glidewell

Small Quilts

300

Now Showing

By Linda Postlethwait

This original design quilt has needle-turned appliqué numbers, stars and letters. The circles are inset and the black and white "film" edges are trapunto using wool batting. The quilt was quilted on a domestic sewing machine.

301

Christmas At Grandma's

By ALCQ Comfort Quilt

Pieced and Quilted by various ALCQ Members

302

Kitty Out of the Basket

By ALCQ Comfort Quilt

Pieced and Quilted by various ALCQ Members

303

A Nice Warm Summer

By Mary Lee

One year while at the Houston Quilt show we went to see the LaGrange Quilt Museum. I purchased this pattern from a nearby quilt store. Machine appliqué and machine quilted.

304

Merry Christmas, Ya'll

By Jamie Thompson

Quilted by Jane Hair

I saw this pattern in Cache, Oklahoma and thought it would always remind me of our time while stationed there. It's machine pieced, appliquéd with embellishments added.

305

Grandma's Cellar

By Glenda Burk

"I Spy" quilt made for my son and grandson. My son loved to go to Grandma's cellar to find canned goods that she had stored there.

306

Chicken Pie

By Glenda Burk

Quilt was the outcome of "Roosting Robin" challenge at the Valley Guild.

307

Spicy Birch Trees

By Bonny Rivera

I saw the fabric for the birch trees and designed the rest of the scenery around the birch trees. I used pinking shears to cut the fabric, machine appliqued pieces on the background and finished with free-motion quilting.

308

Marco's Fish

By Bonny Rivera

I duplicated in fabric, my son, Marco's, 9th grade pastel oil painting. Exactly duplicating his colors and fish layout. Machine piecing, appliqué and free-motion quilting.

309

Red Flowers

By Bonny Rivera

Turn under hand appliqué with free-motion quilting.

310

Wonkyville

By Bonny Rivera

I took a class at Quilt Tree, learned how to make houses, trees and flying geese. I designed my own quilt using those techniques to make my own town. This quilt was a 2014 Alaska State Fair blue ribbon award winner. Machine quilted with free-motion "extreme doodling" quilting.

311

Flower Star

By Bonny Rivera

Modified "Diamond Star" pattern to make the quilt smaller. Only made the inner star. Machine pieced with free-motion quilting. This quilt was 2015 Alaska State Fair Judges' Choice ribbon winner.

312

Sparky

By Bonny Rivera

I took class at Quilt Tree to learn how to make dogs, grass, dog houses, fences and fire hydrants. I put all the elements together in my own design. Machine piecing and free-motion quilting.

313

A Star is Born

By Chris Matiukas

Each five inch block was machine embroidered using holographic mylar thread to give it the sparkle. The blocks were machine pieced and sashed on back. The Hoopsisters pattern is called "Whole Earth".

314

Effervescence

By Kay Baehr

Viewer's Choice Small Quilts Winner

I took the "Two Fabric Bargello" class from Susie Weaver sponsored by Chugach Mountain Quilt Guild. The bubble fabric is Effervescence by Robert Kaufman.

315

Pretty Patches

By Judy Crosby

Quilted by Sharon Berna

Disappearing 16 patch - machine pieced. I made the block for the Valley Education Committee. Then we challenged each to make a quilt. One 16 patch block makes two quilt blocks. I designed the sashing and corners.

316

Grandbaby Sutton

By Jacky Strong

Inspired from a hexagon charm pack at Twisted Sisters in Eagle River. I like the fun shapes and soft colors. The quilting templates were my cookware lids.

317

Flowerbed

By Kass Friend

Quilted by SheliaCrum

I love hand embroidery and Sue Spargo's designs let your imagination go wild with colors and creative embellishments. This quilt pattern is entitled "Flowerbed". It was stitched-in-the-ditch by Shelia Crum.

318

Blueberry Crumble

By Peggy Brewer

In 2015, I made a quilt for my aunt using a pattern called "Serendipity 1". I used the corners cut from blocks in that quilt to make this quilt. In a perfect world nothing should go to waste.

319

Sun Bonnet Sue

By Delberta Trevithick

Appliquéd Sun Bonnet Sue picking Flowers. Colorful blocks surround the scene. Outside edge made of colorful strips of fabric machine pieced.

320

Catch A Folded Star

By Christine Jolley

Another project left over from attendance at the Valdez Quilt Festival in 2014. Colleen Granger taught this class that featured folded 3-D stars. The piecing was enjoyable and directions were thorough. I minimally quilted this project since I didn't want to ruin the effects of the folds.

321

Holly Jolly Cello Fellow

By Roxann Berry

This is a combination of piecing and appliqué, plus thread painting and attaching crystals. It is for my daughter who is a cellist.

322

Morely G. Moose III

By Roxann Berry

This is machine appliquéd. I made this in a class and it was very interesting to see the various fabrics people chose. Some did all one color group, one person did all florals, and one did all the same fabric. All looked great.

323

Merry Christmas My Friends

By Deb Hardman & PALS

Quilted by Deb Hardman

20 Years later! I put together blocks won in 1996, at Patchers Along the Lakeshore quilt guild Christmas party in Muskegon, Michigan (my birthplace).

324

Ukranian Egg Experiment

By Julie Lucht

Inspiration - living in Europe for 18 years. Technique - hand driven longarm quilting. Egg designs by Judy Lyon. Back - Inktense colored pencils; the front seemed too boring. 1930s reproduction fabrics used to clean out stash.

325

Silk Thread Study #1

By Julie Lucht

Kaffe Fassett shot cotton fabrics. Unwashed after quilting. Inspiration - Margaret Solomon Gunn - MQU Magazine Sep/Oct 2014. Hand guided longarm quilting.

326

Silk Thread Study #2

By Julie Lucht

Inspiration - Margaret Solomon Gunn - MQU Magazine Sep/Oct 2014. #50 silk thread - Tire brand, #100 silk thread - Kimono brand. Washed after quilting, hand guided longarm quilting, fabric - Kaffe Fassett shot cottons.

327

Red Poppies Gone Wild

By Robyn Maas

This "one-block wonder" quilt was designed using hexagons made from a floral red poppy and white flower fabric. Floating cubes are added for interest. Machine pieced and quilted.

328

California Poppies

By Robyn Maas

This little quilt depicts California's state flower. It was constructed using the fusible appliqué technique. Machine pieced and quilted.

329

Once Upon…Happily Ever

By Carrie Payne

After creating several art quilts for a recent quilt show, I had prints made on fabric. I machine pieced the prints together with other fabrics to create a larger quilt to celebrate the show. Machine quilted.

330

Goodnight Moon

By Marilyn Barnett

Quilted by Katy Neher

Goodnight Moon immortalizes the children's book by the same name. Margaret Wise Brown's book is a favorite story which allows children to see the connection between words and pictures.

331

Fall Bounty Big Stitch Technique 1 & 2

By Ruthe Rasmussen

Big stitch technique class taught by Jan Sant in January 2015. It took me a year and seven months to finish. Each and every stitch requires a minimum of two "stabs". Never again!

332

Haunted House

By Ruthe Rasmussen

A conglomerate of many patterns, pieces and ideas that had been brewing in my head for several years. White glow-in-the-dark thread, wired with lights in the windows. Free-motion quilting.

333

The Key To Happiness is…

By Ruthe Rasmussen

A country Christmas tree to replace my huge free standing tree..leaving more room for presents underneath!! Paper pieced, free-motion quilting. Embroidered angel by Skeeter Harper.

334

It's Amazing

By Joyce Webster

Many different pieces of green fabric to make the shrubs for the maze on golden background.

335

Salisbury, MO

By Joyce Webster

Quilted by Becki Ezzell

My aunt went to a fabric store in Salisbury, Missouri to get me the row-by-row. While at Becki's house I got all the pieces ironed in place and then left accidently left it there. She surprised me and finished it for me. She gets the "best sister-in-law" award.

336

Let's Have Chocolate Moose

By Joyce Webster

The body of the moose is a collection of many fabrics with a chocolate theme.

337

Los Gatos

By Rachel Korshin

My husband and I have a home on the Pacific Coast of Mexico where we spend ten weeks every winter. There I befriended local artist Moña Delgado who lives in a nearby village. Moña has a particular talent for embroidery, which is displayed beautifully on this collaboratively made quilt. I was attracted to Moña's style that incorporated embroidered designs of the indigenous Otomi people of the state of Hidalgo. This quilt was commissioned by a woman who rented our house for a Mexican vacation and fell in love with the embroidered quilts that hung on our walls.

Miniature Quilts

400

Alien Arrangement

By Linda Postlethwait

After taking a weaving class at Quilt Zone from Kate Beebe, I decided to make something from my class project. Selecting the fabric for the vase was the first step. From there I worked out the floral design. The quilt has two types of ruched flowers. It is machine quilted. The label contains a quote from Pablo Picasso, "Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist."

401

Fireweed's First Season

By Linda Postlethwait

During our 12,000 mile road trip last summer, we noticed a lot of burn areas. I decided I wanted to make a quilt using a "fine line" piecing technique to illustrate the burned trees. The background fabric was chosen because of the fireweed coloring. The quilt was quilted on a domestic sewing machine.

402

ULU

By Robyn Maas

My love of Hawaiian quilting began 25 years ago when we lived in Hawaii. "Ulu" is the Hawaiian word for breadfruit and the pattern was given to me by my mentor. Hand appliquéd and hand quilted.

403

Sleeps Six

By Robyn Maas

Sleeps Six was fun to make using the fusible appliqué technique. Machine pieced and quilted; embellished with feathers, yarn and beads.

404

Birches

By Chris Matiukas

Viewer's Choice Miniature Quilt Winner

I took a class from Barbara Shapel, known for her reversible thread-painted quilts, at Seams Like Home. This piece was started in class and finished at home using free-motion thread painting techniques. One side is day, the other is night.

405

Tranquility

By Jacquelin Carley

Raw-edge fused appliqué collage with net on top. Machine appliquéd and quilted.

406

Sea Grass

By Peggy Kugel

In a class taught by Rayna Gilman I was issued a challenge: make something with a limited color palette - two neutrals and a color. Techniques include free-motion quilting; edges are finished using a facing technique.

407

Blue Horizon

By Susie Coates

Quilted by Becky Rudisill

I bought a kit because I loved the colors in the kit and I love the quilt designer, Kim Diehl. I had never done one of her small quilts. I made an extra block and used it for a quilt for a teddy bear for ALCQ's Teddy Bear Tea project.

408

Rose

By Katy Neher

Using fusible web the appliqué pieces are cut out, fused to the background then black bias tape is sewn over the raw edges to give the quilt a stained glass appearance.

409

Meow Spoken Here

By Barbara Clinton

My fabric interpretation of a poster by Lynn Kessinger.

410

Little Beauty

By Deb Hardman

Playing with Shivä oil stick paints on fabric, I put this together and free-motion quilted with a very fine silk thread.

411

Fantasy Flowers

By Kate Beebe

Inspired by a panel of fabric. Checkerboard is woven, vase is moldable interfacing and organza, flowers are both fused and 3-D.

412

Hanging By A Thread

By Kate Beebe

Thread lace made by using free-motion stitching over fiber and feathers sandwiched between wash-away stabilizer. Hand quilted and embellished over velvet.

413

Frosty

By Margaret Gingerich

I adapted a Fons and Porter pattern by Kelly Mueller for a fused appliqué quilt triptych, making one needle-turn appliquéd small quilt.

414

Welcome Basket

By Margaret Gingerich

I was given the kit for this felted wool wallhanging. I used the blanket stitch to appliqué the felted wool pieces. The wallhanging is hand quilted. The pattern and felted wool came from the Primitive Gatherings Quilt Shop.

415

Alaska Wildlife With a Twist

By Pat Schroder

A view of some of our awesome wild life in the great state of Alaska with just a little twist.

416

Little Green Quilt

By George Taylor

Leftover quilt block sliced up and combined with strips of fabric. Quilting is machine Sashiko.

417

Little Black And Red

By George Taylor

Slice and dice two fabrics and combine with a third. Machine quilted.

418

Little Brown Squares

By George Taylor

Hand dyed scraps work with solids into squares. Quilting in machine Sashiko.

419

Ulu

By Marilyn Galbraith

My quilt was made from a breadfruit pattern by Elizabeth Root. It is a Hawaiian design using a batik for the pattern on a white cotton background. The quilt is hand appliquéd and hand quilted.

420

Listen To Your Heart

By Glenda Burk

Quilt made using a Carrie Payne pattern for the girl.

421

El Gato

By Linda Postlethwait

The "Blackcat" appliqué pattern by Wee Folkart made me smile, so I had to make it. The quilt has wool appliqués with hand embroidery and quilting. My quilt makes me laugh.

422

Yo Yos Around My Garden

By Delberta Trevithick

This project with yoyos, leaves and flowers was hand pieced and appliquéd in a variety of colors. Some hand quilting and some machine quilting and very time consuming but fun!

423

Batik Dresden Plates

By Delberta Trevithick

Quilted by Katy Neher

This table runner has three-dimensional Dresden plates with a pieced batik background in a variety of colors. Plates are hand appliquéd.

424

Vintage Hip

By Carrie Payne

A thoughtful girl with a love for vintage items and boots. Raw-edge appliqué on a machine quilted background.

425

Field Of Pumpkins

By Ruthe Rasmussen

I have a tall, narrow wall in the staircase that necessitated stretching Dana Verrengic's pattern to fit the area (lots more pumpkins!). Raw-edge appliqué and free-motion quilting.

Mixed Media Quilts

500

Wash Day

By Linda Postlethwait

The photo in the quilt is of my three sisters and me (in the tub). It is one of the earliest photos of me as a child . The trees are twisted fabric with embroidered buds and leaves. The dresses were folded after treating the fabric with terial magic. The quilt is quilted with hand utility stitches and machine stitches.

501

Call Me

By Linda Postlethwait

Viewer's Choice Winner Mixed Media Quilts

After taking a 12,000 mile drive across the northern backroads of the United States, I wanted to make a quilt that would remind me of the many farms, ranches and barbed wire fences that we viewed. Lynette Anderson's "Cow and Daises" folkart quilt gave me a good start. The photo of the barn was taken by my husband, Gary, in Esperance, New York. The cows are needle-turned appliquéd with trapuntoed bodies, button nostrils and embroidered features. The embroidered pearl stitch was used to stitch the barbed wire. The daises are made with yarn and beads. The quilt was quilted on a domestic sewing machine.

502

2015 Summer Adventures

By Rosemary Slisz

Machine stitched and quilted, fusible and raw-edge appliqué and embroidery. Started by collecting Row by Rows from Anchorage and Kenai, a Country Heritage Tour to Sisters, Oregon, a visit to Washington state and then a road trip to Fairbanks. The Row by Rows are in a box as UFOs, maybe next year!

503

Picasso, Please

By Jan Wallace

I love to sew curves and experiment with 3-D embellishments. The heavyweight stabilizer is Peltex 1. Stiffened fabric is used for boxes and beads.

504

Fun & Frosty

By Peggy Brewer

Wool appliqué on flannel with embroidery. The snowflakes kits are machine embroidery and the quilting is by machine. The pattern is from Funclub Designs.

505

Le Fleur

By Deb Hardman

Made for the Calendar Girls "flower" challenge. Hand dyed and Mono printed on silk. Painted cotton for flowers. Thread painted flowers with Heavy Sulky Washaway Stabilizer and layers of tulle, washing out part way to form flowers. Floral wire and beads used to add embellishment.

506

Aggie De Egger

By Margaret Gingerich

I started this project in Laura Wasilowski's fusing class at the AQS show in Phoenix. The class kit included Laura's hand-dyed fabric for the chicken and background, plus her dyed thread for the hand-stitched embellishment.

Modern Quilts

600

Garrison's Blockade

By Linda Postlethwait

For my grandson's high school graduation I made this extra-long twin bedspread from men's striped shirts. Four triangular pieces were sewn together to form a mitered block. Three different size blocks, 9", 6" and 3", were randomly arranged in the quilt. The quilt was quilted on a domestic sewing machine.

601

Last Day of Autumn

By Linda Postlethwait

This "fine line" quilt was inspired by the work of Kathleen Loomis and Janet Steadman. I used a curved, various width, "fine line" quilt piecing technique with commercial fabrics. The quilt was quilted on a domestic sewing machine.

602

North

By Glenda Burk

Modern quilt demonstration at ALCQ inspired this quilt, which was started as paper cut and paste.

603

Retro-Modern

By Jacquelin Carley

Based on paintings by Piet Mondrian (1872-1944). Pieced by machine, quilted by machine. Alternate title was Mini-Mondrean since his paintings were large.

604

Ribbon Play

By Chris Matiukas

Quilted by Mary Lou Frahm

I liked the clean, bold look of these large, colorful blocks. It was quick and easy to piece. Ribbon Play was designed by Robin Waggoner and appears in the book Row Quilts - Longitudes and Latitudes.

605

Migrations

By Jan Wallace

Quilted by Lily Huebsch

Inspired by "Winging it Pillow"; Quilting Modern by Jacquie Gering and Katie Pederson. I love to inset circles and had several butterfly inspired fabrics so it grew and grew. Thanks to Lily Huebsch for providing "Butterfly Pathways."

606

Purple Mountains

By Bonny Rivera

Machine stitched, free-motion quilting. Sky quilting at top and free-motion mountains below.

607

City Silhouette

By Katy Neher

I used a panoramic photo I took of Anchorage from the Downtown Anchorage Viewpoint on West Northern Lights Blvd to create the raw-edge appliqué of the buildings downtown.

608

Against The Flow

By Katy Neher

The fish fabric was an unusual choice of fabric for me. I bought it on a trip to Montana not knowing what I would do with it. It came to me to cut the fish into strips and raw-edge appliqué them to a blue background. I was inspired to have some of the fish go in opposite directions because sometimes you have to "go against the flow."

609

Modern Sunrise

By Katy Neher

The "Sundance" pattern by Villa Rosa Designs is a real fun and fast modern quilt pattern. It was the perfect pattern for me to have some fun creating a modern quilt using only solid colors.

610

Organized Chaos

By Katy Neher

This "Urban Cabin" pattern by Atkinson Designs was perfect for the bright, kid-themed fat quarters I picked up in Chicago when I was quilt shop hopping last Christmas.

611

Firewall Series: The Bell Pull

By Jetta Brewer Huber

A beginning study in appliqué and a continuing work with the hot side of the color spectrum.

612

The Kitchen Series: Spoons & Bowls

By Pat Sims

613

The Kitchen Series: Forks & Knives

By Pat Sims

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Untitled

By Pat Sims

615

Ally's Quilt

By Deb Hardman

It's all about the quilting. Using my hand dyes, I made a simple, more modern top to give me a fun place to go crazy with quilting.

616

Prop On the Plane Goes Round and Round

By Kate Beebe

Quilted by Katy Neher

From the book Graphic Quilts from Everyday Images by Heather Scrimsher, this quilt is a two sided, modern quilt. This quilt was a commissioned piece by a pilot; he chose the pattern, fabric and quilting design.

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Back of Prop On the Plane Goes Round and Round

617

Birch Trees

By Irene Stewart

Quilted by Julie Lucht

Viewer's Choice Winner Modern Quilts

Loved the photo of quilt kit because of trees and the colors. Interfacing (not fusible) was used to make each block. Added fabrics from my stash. My first attempt at "modern quilting". Machine quilted by Julie Lucht.

618

Jazzy Jive

By Katy Neher

When I go to a quilt retreat, in addition to bringing unfinished quilts to finish (UFOs), I always like to take a quick quilt to cut and piece. The "Jelly Jive" pattern was the perfect choice for this year's retreat. It uses just one jelly roll and the strip piecing has some interest with the inset of 2" blocks in the strips.

619

Garden Gate

By George Taylor

Quilted by Julie Lucht

Pattern from Modern Quilts Unlimited. Used traditional fabrics from my stash. Quilted modern and traditional by Julie Lucht.

620

Hanging 4 Patch

By George Taylor

Four patch set in the modern style. Machine Sashiko.

621

Modern Criss-Cross

By Rhonda Foster

The modern criss-cross was made using scraps of Kaffe Fassett Fabrics.

622

Love My Bike

By Carrie Payne

I love my bike and I wanted to create something that would show off my pretty bike. Machine pieced with raw-edge appliqué. Machine free-motion quilting.

623

Summer Guest

By Karen Engstrom

My summer quilt for my guest room reminds me of my garden. My journey into modern quilting is slow but I'm gradually learning. I tried this traditional "Buckeye Beauty" block using bright modern fabrics with some solids thrown in with members from the Modern Quilt Group contributing some blocks.

624

Waves For Megan

By Bonnie Bladow

I made this quilt for my daughter, Megan. She looked in my stash and found a fat quarter batik that she liked. That became the center square in all the blocks. She also selected the rest of the fabrics. This is my very first attempt at long arm quilting. All quilting free-motion at Stipple Yourself. The pattern is an expansion of "Sundance" by Villa Rosa Designs.

Wearables

701

By Connie Cloud

This vest was produced as a result of a class taught by Louise Cutting. I played with color placement and added appliqué and hand topstitching.

702

By Connie Cloud

A result of a group challenge, this jacket is made from a pair of my husband’s jeans, and the sleeves are removable/exchangeable. The collar and center back are quilted and sleeves are attached by snap ribbon.

703

By Connie Cloud

Recycled jeans make a great jacket with pieced collar and center back.

704

By Barb Clinton

JuliEnne Giraffe is a great stitching companion since she is all earls and never criticizes. She is clothed in a quilted jacket as well as shoes and dress of Barb’s own design.

705

By Jacky Strong

Using old jeans, Pendleton Wool and Bali Pops batiks, I created a jacket with quilted highlights.

710

By Bonnie Bladow

Using old jeans, I created a jacket with quilted sections, pieced panels and free-motion quilting.

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By Jane Ferguson

Viewer's Choice Winner Wearable Arts

Using rayon and cotton as well as wool and polyester blends in fabric, this jacket was constructed from a Vogue pattern. It was free-motion quilted on a domestic machine using two strands of 40 weight thread.