Hearts ‘n’ Hands Quilt Quilt Show 2019
The month of June took me back to Southern Illinois where we lived for
13 years prior to moving to Idaho in 2017.
I was invited to be the featured quilter at the Hearts ‘n’ Hands Quilt Show.
It was an honor and a privilege to be in the midst of so many talented quilters!
I pulled together a display of quilts that I have machine quilted for customers and many of my own creations. Below are some pictures of that display followed by pictures of
customer’s quilts that were on display at the show.
It’s always a treat to see quilts that I have quilted hanging in a show.
When they leave my studio they are “rough” around the edges and ready to be bound.
The binding on a quilt is like the frame around a beautiful piece of art.
Sometimes it blends in with the artwork and sometimes it makes a bold statement.
It is the final touch!
Joan’s “Over the River and Through the Woods” quilt.
Hand embroidery and piecing is always a great combination.
Bev pieced this “To the Moon and Back” quilt for her first grandbaby.
Diane’s applique quilt “Tulips For Sarah” was given an
Award of Merit by a nationally certified judge.
This is a beautiful quilt that I am thankful to have had the opportunity to work on.
“Champagne Hangover” was pieced by Bev. This is a stunning quilt that was accepted into two AQS juried shows this fall. It will be shown in the Paducah Fall show and Charleston, South Carolina.
Her attention to detail, beautiful piecing and applique shine in this quilt!
Debbie’s “Desert Sky” quilt from a Judy Niemeyer pattern.
The batik fabric gives it lots of dimension.
Joan’s husband served in the military and her “Oh the Places We Went”
quilt shows all of the places they lived.
“Lucky Ladybugs” was pieced by Pat and is a fun little table topper to quilt!
It’s hard to tell in these pictures but the hand embroidery in these next two quilts is amazing!
Laura does beautiful handwork with “Colonial Designs in Blue”.
After seeing “Ruby’s Roly Poly” hanging in the show and reading a judges comments
Laura decided she wanted more quilting in the circles.
Crosshatching was the perfect choice to finish it off.
Katie’s “Ruby Goes Green” sampler in every shade of green is a beauty!
Leslie’s “Joyful Window-Sunglow” (top) and
“Joyful Window-Heavenly Sky” (below).
It’s always fun to see a quilt in different color ways.
“Star Dust” by Leslie is beautiful done up in batiks.
“A Simple Mess” was pieced by Bev.
She wanted more loft so I quilted this with two layers of batting that
really added a lot of texture. There is a lot of quilting but it isn’t real dense.
Jean does beautiful machine embroidered applique and doesn’t miss the
chance to add those extra special touches like the appliqued leaves around
the borders in her “Colorado Journey” quilt.
Midge’s “French Roses” is a raw edge applique quilt that is so fun
with it’s bright colors and whimsical feel.
Heather’s “Art Nouveau” is a beauty! She asked me to quilt the borders to look like cathedral windows. Inspired by Linda Hrcka of The Quilted Pineapple I was able to fill that request.
Heather’s quilt was accepted into the 2019 Spring Paducah quilt show.
Quite an honor for her and well deserved.
Karen’s “Forever Spring” quilt is needle turned applique at it’s best!
She is a master and the embroidery embellishment was perfect. Take a look at the spring
on the pruners and the lace edge of the glove. Amazing!
“Fat Quarter Scraps” pieced by Bev is a beautiful folk art quilt.
I love the applique border!
Marsha’s “Shoo Fly Red & Black”.
I love the contrast of read and black in this quilt!.
Katie pieced “Cute as a Bunny” for her granddaughter.
What little girl wouldn’t love this precious quilt?
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Who doesn’t love a scrappy quilt? “Happily Scrappily Irish” pieced by Pat is the perfect pattern to use up those bits of fabric we can’t bear to part with.  |
Jean’s “Prairie Garden” was the third 2018
Twisted Mystery quilt that I had the opportunity to quilt.
Each was done in different colors which gave them their own personality.
Edie’s “Twisted Mystery 2017”.
Isn’t it fun to see the same pattern stitched up in different colors?
“Ursuline’s Memories” was pieced by Midge.
T-shirt quilts are such wonderful gifts.
“Pam and Joan’s Block Exchange” pieced by Joan is another great scrappy quilt.
I do believe these blocks were three and a half inches square. That’s a lot of blocks!
Midge participated in a guild block of the month and created “Compass Rose”
“Blue Ridge Beauty” pieced by Pat.
I love her use and placement of dark and light fabric in this quilt.
This show always has a very nice Bed Turning of Antique quilts. In the past a make shift bed is assembled with the quilts piled high on top. The quilts would then be peeled off one by one as a story was told about each. This year Harl, a guild member, went all out setting up this “room” with a truckload of antique furniture from his home. He recruited other guild members to
dress up in period clothing and from what I hear, put on a wonderful bed turning.
Unfortunately I missed it since I was busy at my display.
This is just a sampling of the more than 200 quilts displayed at the show.
I am grateful for the association I have had for the past 12 years
with the members of the Hearts ‘n’ Hands Quilt Guild.
