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| Small images courtesy of Mary Peterson |
Large images courtesy of Jeff Wyckoff |
Carmen Schultz
'Climbing Roses On A Starry Night'
Carmen Schultz of Mazomanie, WI and a member of the Madison Rose Society, is the busy mother of 4 boys under the age of 15. Her quilt 'Climbing Roses On A Starry Night' was a combination of stars along the border and squares in the center of the quilt. It won Best in Class for a Full Size Quilt. |
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Mary Peterson
'Roses From Grandma's Attic Window'
Mary Peterson of Horseheads, NY is a member of the Southern Tier Rose Society and is a Master Rosarian and quilter since the age of 10. She found her lovely red rose fabric for 'Roses From Grandma's Attic Window' in a small quilt shop in Jackson Hole, WY. The attic window pattern reminded her of the special play room in her Grandmother's home that overlooked the garden. This quilt was judged to be the Best in Class for a Wall Size Quilt. |
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Kathy Wyckoff & Laura Coy
'Roses From the Garden'
Kathy Wyckoff, a member of the Seattle Rose Society and Laura Coy of Seattle, WA, combined their quilting and embroidery talents to bring to fruition 'Roses From the Garden', a unique blend of machine embroidery and quilting. Kathy chose 12 of her favorite roses from a disk that featured 50 different roses. Some of the embroidered roses had over 32,000 stitches in them. This quilt was judged Best in Class for a Crib Size Quilt. |
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Nashville Rose Society & Janet Shew
'A Joy Forever'
The Nashville Rose Society's entry under the able direction of Janet Shew was a loving tribute to Bob Whitaker. She chose the time honored 'crazy quilt' style of quilting that has been a favorite of quilters over the years. The ladies that worked on the quilt for the most part were first timers and their love of handwork and dedication to the art of quilt making was evident in the many special features incorporated in the quilt. 'A Joy Forever' was judged to be the Best in Class for a Club Quilt. |
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Karen Mahshi
'Welcome To My Rose Garden'
Karen Mahshi of Concord, CA and a member of the Contra Costa Rose Society, submitted a quilt entitled 'Welcome To My Rose Garden', and we felt welcome indeed as we viewed the rose garden that was done in perspective with large rose prints at the bottom and smaller roses at the top. The quilt also included a gray pebble fabric that appeared to be a path along with a green grass pattern. In the distance another green patterned fabric appeared to be a hedge at the back of the garden. A delicate fence appeared on the left and right borders. At the bottom of the quilt, Karen fashioned a lovely woven green ribbon basket filled with fussy cut roses and heat set in the basket. Little birds and Lady Bird Beetles could also be found in her garden. Karen's quilt was judged by the convention attendees as the People's Choice for the most popular of all the quilts on display. |
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Mary Peterson
'My David Austin Roses'
Mary Peterson submitted a foundation pieced quilt, 'My David Austin Roses' done in shades of pink. This was machine stitched with monofilament thread. |
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Eloise Butler
'Rose Knock Out'
Eloise Butler of Loganville, GA entered a hand appliquéd quilt entitled, 'Rose Knock Out'. Eloise is a member of the Gwinnet Rose Society. |
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Ruth Loyd
'Temecula Rose Garden'
Ruth Loyd of Grapevine, TX is a member of the Ft. Worth Rose Society and she entered a wall hanging entitled 'Temecula Rose Garden'. This quilt was in the 'stack & wack' pattern using a photograph of the Temecula Rose Garden that she took while attending the 2004 ARS Spring National convention in San Diego. The picture was transferred to fabric and then cut and positioned in the pinwheel design. A very effective use of both the digital photograph and the fabric design. |
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Bobbie Reed
'English Roses On My Mind'
Bobbie Reed of Lawrenceville, GA and a member of the Greater Atlanta Rose Society had 'English Roses On My Mind' and did a wonderful rendition of foundation piecing using shades of red fabric. Bobbie hand quilted her wall hanging using a pattern by Eileen Sullivan. |
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Lynda Reily
'Sentimental Journey Stars'
Lynda Reily of Groveland, CA and a member of the Golden Sierra Rose Society, brought two quilts to the show. 'Sentimental Journey Stars' was her first attempt at quilting and was entered in the Wall hanging category. |
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Lynda Reily
'Always In Bloom'
Lynda Reily's second quilt, 'Always in Bloom' was a lovely offering and showed how much her technique had matured. When she couldn't find a leaf in her yard large enough for the space on the quilt, she cleverly used her scanner to scan and enlarge the leaf until it fit the space that she needed to fill. Lynda's quilt garnered high praise by those who viewed it and it actually had the second highest number of popular votes in the People's Choice category. |
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Kathy Wyckoff & Eileen Preacher
'Crazy For Roses'
Kathy Wyckoff and Eileen Preacher worked together on this full size quilt entitled, 'Crazy For Roses'. Kathy used her own design and over 300 different rose fabrics in the quilt and Eileen did the lovely rose vines using her long-arm quilting machine to embellish the entire quilt. |
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Lou Osburn
'Bettye's Quilt For Don'
Lou Osburn of Shreveport, LA and a member of the Shreveport Rose Society, exhibited a quilt entitled, 'Bettye's Quilt For Don'. This was another old technique of ragging and was enhanced by the use of rose flannel fabric. |
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| A special thanks to the American Quilters Society for their help, support and advice in all the planning phases of the quilt show. Also a special thanks to Larry Peterson for all his dedicated work in hanging the quilts and to Kathy Wyckoff for her unflagging dedication to helping us put the whole show together. Rose themed fabric is available from many sources as quilting has reached an all-time high in popularity and with roses being our National Floral Symbol we should see even more rose fabric in years to come. - Mary Peterson, Quilt Show Hostess |
