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.

Midnight Glacier Star

Barbara Peterson

Paper pieced, custom quilted. Glacier Star is a pattern designed by Judy Niemeyer. I learned the paper piecing techniques from Jane Reents, a certified Niemeyer instructor. Custom longarm quilting done by Lynda Remmer of Sewing Concepts in Woodstock. Design Source – Judy Niemeyer pattern.

Morning Rose

Barbara Peterson

Paper pieced, custom quilted. This is the Vintage Rose pattern designed by Judy Niemeyer. The paper piecing techniques were taught by certified instructor, Jane Reents. The quilt was custom quilted by Barb Jolley. Design Source – Judy Niemeyer pattern.

My Happy Place

Beth Polonsky

Handwoven on loom, bead embellishments, commercial fabric. My happy place in the garden is in the English Walled Garden. The shades of yellow, the different sizes just make me smile. Design Source – Original design.

No Need for Beads

Beth Polonsky

Hand dyed fabric, machine quilted, machine pieced and raw edge applique. I am continually attempting to improve my free motion quilting. This piece gave me that opportunity. Design Source – Original design.

Not Quite My Palette

Beth Polonsky

Commercial fabric sewn Round Robin. Machine pieced, hand quilted. I love working with “left overs” especially left overs that are already pieced strips. Design Source – Original design.

Forestry

Janet Rivara

NSNG It was quilted by Amy Parker. I made this for my son in Vermont. He is a soil conservationist for the USDA.

Violet

Julie Rivera

Hand dyed silk with natural dyes and botanical printing. Design Source – Original