I’ve finally categorized, edited and sorted through the pictures I took of the quilts from QuiltCon 2015. This is the view from my perspective.
There were so many beautiful quilts and I tried to take pictures of the 1st place winners from the main categories. So let’s start there:
Best in Show: i Quilt by Kathy York
Quilting detail of “i Quilt” by Kathy York
Quilt back of “i Quilt” by Kathy York
Best Machine Quilting: “Diving Geese”, quilted by Krista Withers, pieced by Katie Pederson
Quilting detail of “Diving Geese”
Quilting Excellence Award: “Coral Reef” by Marla Varner
Quilting Detail of “Coral Reef” by Marla Varner
1st Place, Piecing: “Flight Path” by Mary Menzer
Quilting detail of “Flight Path” by Mary Menzer
1st Place, Minimalist Design: “Breathe” by Leanne Chahley
1st Place, Hand Work: “Fuzhou Fujian” by Patricia Lutteral
Quilting detail of “Fuzhou Fujian” by Patricia Lutteral
1st Place, Modern Traditionalism: “Long Island Modern Sampler” by Kim Soper
Quilting detail of “Long Island Modern Sampler” by Kim Soper
2nd Place, Modern Traditionalism: “Deconstructed Lone Star” by Amy Struckmeyer
Quilting detail of “Deconstructed Lone Star” by Amy Struckmeyer
1st Place, Small Quilts: “What’s The Frequency, Love?” by Sheri Cifaldi-Morrill
1st Place, Bias Tape Challenge: “CPU”, by Katherine Jones
1st Place, Improvisation: “The Rabbit Hole” by Nydia Kehnle
Quilting detail of “The Rabbit Hole” by Nydia Kehnle
Judge’s Choice, Improvisation: “Face #1″ by Melissa Averinos
1st Place & Judge’s Choice, Youth: “Rainbow Magic” by Mollie McMahon
1st Place, Group or Bee Quilts: “Playing with Little Bits”
1st Place, Spring Couture Fabric Challenge: “7 up” by Debra Jalbert
People’s Choice: “Quilt For Our Bed” by Laura Hartrich. Image source: The Modern Quilt Guild
I love the ribbons that were awarded to each category. These were all made by the talented Elizabeth Hartman.
Award Ribbon from QuiltCon
I missed a few categories, but it was a last minute thought to catch what I could of the winners. From my perspective, it looked like the judges were quite taken with any kind of straight line quilting, most notably matchstick and parallel lines.
I also saw a lot of concentric circle quilting (which I really like). Here are a few of my favorites:
“Back to Basics” by Melissa Corry
“Infinite Whispers” by Jennifer Chon
“Huckleberry” by Rebecca Bryan
I noticed that many of my favorite quilts were from the “Modern Traditionalism” category. I think that seems to define my style of quilting at the moment. I also LOVE all of the bright colors! Let’s take a look:
“Modern Chevron Remix” by Cynthia Whitten
Quilting detail of “Modern Chevron Remix” by Cynthia Whitten
“Sunset” by Corinne Sovey
“Fifty Shades of Geese” by Patricia Roche
Quilting detail of “Fifty Shades of Geese” by Patricia Roche
“Gypsy Wife” by Catherine Mosley
“Half Square Triangles” by Tara Faughnan
“Grand Pineapple” by Allison Lee
“Spiced Chai Quilt” by Katie Blakesley
“Improv Double Wedding Ring” by Natalie Sabik
I also love the piecing category. It’s probably my favorite part of the quilting process besides buying and picking out my fabric. Here are some of the quilts from that category:
“Gaggle of Geese” by Janice Ryan
“Teal Sunshine” by Matthew Wheeler
“Bauble” by Emily Cier
“Modern Migration” by Sue Bouchard
“Moccasin” by Anne Marie Chany
Quilting Detail of “Moccasin” by Anne Marie Chany
“Icy Waters” by Amy Garro
Quilting Detail of “Icy Waters” by Amy Garro
“City Center” by Angie Henderson
From the “Handwork” category, this is my personal favorite and the reason for my new obsession with hexagons and English paper piecing:
“Geometric Rainbow” by Nicole Daksiewicz
Quilting Detail of “Geometric Rainbow” by Nicole Daksiewicz
I love applique and found a few that I had taken pictures of from that category:
[The American Context #16] Christina’s World by Luke Haynes
“Sticks and Stones: The Border Test” by Rachel Kerley
I also took pictures of a few quilts that “tickled my fancy”:
“Holy Sh*t Sherlock” by Kristy Daum
“The Conan Quilt” by Allison Chambers
It was nice to see the quilts from “do. Good. Stitches”.
Here are some of them:
“Pixelated Pinwheels” from Lee, New Hampshire
“Trellis Crossroads” from Florence, Colorado
“Watercolors” from Alleboro, Massachusetts
“Eclipse” from Bellevue, Kentucky
“Gradient Patchwork” from Peabody, Massachusetts
“Birds on a Line” from Austin, Texas
There was also an exhibit of “The Quilts of Gee’s Bend”:
“The Quilts of Gee’s Bend” Exhibit
“The Quilts of Gee’s Bend” Exhibit
“Railroad Crossing” from The Quilts of Gee’s Bend Exhibit
My own award for most photographed quilt (by me) goes to this quilt by Nydia Kehnle:
“Tessellation 3″ by Nydia Kehnle
Quilting detail of “Tessellation 3″ by Nydia Kehnle
Quilting detail of “Tessellation 3″ by Nydia Kehnle
Quilting detail of “Tessellation 3″ by Nydia Kehnle
Quilting detail of “Tessellation 3″ by Nydia Kehnle
Obviously, I am smitten with Nydia’s free motion quilting. I love the random and creative details that make you want to look for more.
I have more pictures, but I’m losing steam (and my butt is numb from sitting so long at the computer). Maybe there will be a part 2. If you want to see the full spectrum of winning quilts, you should visit The Modern Quilt Guild Blog.
My apologies if I didn’t get the quilt names correct or if I misspelled any names. I did the best I could. I even had to leave a few out because I couldn’t give proper credit to the maker.
This is definitely the “QuiltCon view” from my perspective. I am sort of new to the modern quilt world. I’m still not sure where I fit in, but I had some personal insights following my QuiltCon experience. I see that I’m drawn to the use of color in modern quilting. I love the solids, the low volume and the rainbow colors. I also find that I like the combination of vintage and modern together. That is a match made in heaven! I’m not a big fan of the minimalist designs, and quilts that “scream” modern don’t grab me too much either.
I guess I’ve got one foot in the modern door and the other foot is still too comfortable with the traditional world to completely cross the threshold. And that’s o.k. with me.
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