Exhibition Year Archives

Color Collonade

Rhonda Newman

NSNG Machine pieced and quilted. This quilt was made from a kit. I was attracted to the colors and that no blocks are the same. The quilt was quilted by Barbara Deletzke.

Ribbon as Candy

Pat Niffenegger

NSNG Ribbon, ultrasuede, woven pillow cover, sequins and beads: handstitched and machine stitched on canvas. Quote: “Ribbon is the candy of the textile world”. Enroute to a quilting retreat in southern Illinois, I spotted an antique shop with everything 50% off. Who could resist that? A lover/collector of rag rugs, I bought the woven pillowContinue reading “Ribbon as Candy

Pat Niffenegger

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Roseville Beauties

Rita O'Connor

Hand appliqued, embroidery, machine pieced, machine quilted. The pattern for this wall hanging was designed by Maggie Walker and features Roseville Pottery and beautiful flowers. Fabrics for five blocks came from Maggie’s kit. I chose the rest. Quilting by Sue DiVarco. Design Source – Maggie Walker pattern.

Granny’s Stars Meets Stonehenge

Cheryl Paras

Machine pieced and appliqued. This quilt had both machine applique and yo-yo techniques not yet explored by me. Over the years I had accumulated Stonehenge fabric and thought they might work well in this pattern. Design Source – “Granny’s Stars” by Nancy Mahoney.

Geese and Ghosts

Amy Parker

Machine pieced and longarm quilted by Amy Savin Parker (Evanston Quilt Co.) This quilt is a wedding present for my nephew and his lovely wife. They asked for “simple” in gray and blue. Design Source – Original design and pattern.