tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56167591460936863372024-03-14T09:16:16.948-07:00The Undercover CrafterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.comBlogger396125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-30446598713505400742015-02-17T07:40:00.001-08:002015-02-17T07:41:18.739-08:00Twin Quilts<div style="text-align: center;">
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One morning, when my boys were still wee ones, we took a trip down to Anaheim to visit M and L Fabrics. I had not been introduced to this Fabric Wonderland until I was pregnant (thank you Liberty!) and it was then that we started a tradition we continued to honor on this shopping trip. Both Liberty and I spent a few years living in Chicago, and there is a Portillos in Anaheim, so we start out our shopping trip with lunch at this Chicago institution so we can muster up enough energy for our M and L excursion.<br />
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This particular trip was dedicated to buying fabrics for both of Alissa's quilts, including backing and binding. We decided on a bright, cheery color scheme focusing on hot pink and orange. We also raided our home stashes and then divided up the fabric three ways, between herself, Latifah and myself. The quilt Liberty finished was a wonky house quilt. We fussy cut "eye spy" doorways. Mine was a wonky log cabin quilt with fussy cut eye spy centers. The three of us shared fabrics and made blocks, Latifah made the labels and Liberty and I quilted and bound our respective quilts.<br />
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Liberty had her quilt finished in time for Alissa's baby shower. Since my boys were still very small at the time, and mu sewing time was limited I only had the top done, but we were able to present them to her. After the shower, I put the quilt to the side for a while. My basting space, aka dining room, was now the boys play room and I just had limited sewing time. I figured she didn't need the quilt right away. But finally, I was able to get it sandwiched, quilted, bound and home to my future daughter-in-laws. (Ha ha!)<br />
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If you know me, you know that I'm not partial to the color pink, but I do like hot pink. I actually ended up falling in love with this quilt. It's so bright and cheerful. I love the hot pink and orange combo. I think I might have to work with these colors again sometime soon.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I miss blogging. It's been ages since I read any of the blogs I follow. My RSS Feed in my inbox is well over 3000 posts. And I miss writing my blog. I've been in a blog hibernation through my pregnancy and my boys' first year. But I have been sewing. And I've been sewing more and more lately. While I was pregnant I made stuff for the nursery, until I was too big and tired to sit in front of my machine. And then I started focusing on my Marathon Quilt, because hand piecing was easier. And up until I delivered I continued to attend LAMQG Meetings and serve as the Secretary for the board, so although I didn't have much to show, I was still around quilting. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: left;">I spend a lot of time posting on Instagram. But I have been missing my blog for a while now and I think, especially with QuiltCon coming up, it's really been making me homesick for my blog. I'll start by playing some catch up, and slowly, I hope to get back to visiting this space a lot more. And, when in doubt, you can always find me on Instagram. And at QuiltCon. Yep, I'm going (sans kids!!), are you? Let me know so we can connect!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, back in May we got quite a scare when one of our own had a heart attack on Mothers Day. Thankfully, her family found her in time and was able to save her life. But it was touch and go there for a while and we were rocked to our core. She lives all the way across the country, so I did the only thing I could think of to help. I made her a quilt. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In secret, I reached out to our entire Cast and implored them all to send a piece of fabric with a message of hope and support for our Castmate. What filled my mailbox brought me to tears. Blocks of all different shapes and sizes with messages and pictures overflowing with love from four different continents decorated my design wall. If people felt like they couldn't get me their messages by the deadline I told them to tell me what they wanted to say and I printed their messages for them. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-80348710482369514402013-09-04T08:07:00.002-07:002013-09-04T08:07:18.854-07:00Learning to Long Arm<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you know me at all you know about my fear of free motion quilting. Thankfully, after taking Elizabeth Hartman's class at QuiltCon and then starting to practice my skills on charity quilts at home that fear has disappeared. Each quilt I work on now helps me gain more confidence and improve my skills. I actually really like free motion quilting now. But there was one more fear out there I needed to conquer: mastering the Long Arm. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I had been putting off learning how to Long Arm until my free motion skills got better. Right now, I don't branch out much past a basic stipple. But my husband requested that I stipple the <a href="http://undercovercrafter.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-scrappy-trout-quilt-top.html">Scrappy Trout Along Quilt</a> and I was faced with two options. Now this quilt is a King Sized monster. And it's super heavy thanks to all those seams. There was no way in hell I was going to attempt to quilt this one at home. I know better. Especially with my expanding belly, I knew that for me it would be a nightmare. So I could either send it out to a Long Armer to quilt for me. Or I could bite the bullet and do it myself. I debated vigorously between the two options and eventually decided that now is as good a time as any to teach this old dog a new trick. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I signed up for a private lesson on Harley (the resident Long Arm at my favorite LQS, <a href="http://www.sewmodernonline.com/">Sew Modern</a>) with my friend Lisa. She taught me everything I needed to know from racking the quilt to threading the machine. I even brought a charity quilt with me for practice. I can't believe how intimidated I was by the Long Arm. I wish I had mustered up the courage earlier to take a lesson because it was so much fun and so much easier than I expected. Quilting on the Long Arm was so much easier and more fluid than trying to free motion on my home machine!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-26474514749587536992013-08-15T09:20:00.000-07:002013-08-15T09:20:22.471-07:00The Scrappy Trout Quilt Top
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">So I have slowly been starting to sew again. In fact, this past weekend I took four wonderful days and disappeared off the grid with a few friends so we could spend some quality time together and sew. I had two sewing goals for the weekend: Get caught up on Bee Blocks and finish my Scrappy Trip Along Quilt Top. </span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;">I started my </span><a href="http://undercovercrafter.blogspot.com/2013/04/scrappy-trout-along.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;">Scrappy Trout</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; text-align: center;"> (nicknamed the Trout Quilt by my friend <a href="http://www.weshallsew.blogspot.com/">Melissa</a> because the it reminded her of fish scales, which I thought was cool) quite a while ago intended for our couch, but when my husband saw it he really loved it and asked if we could put it on our bed. That meant I needed to make it larger. Then it got pushed to the side as my Spring and Summer started to turn our world upside down. The only sewing I have been able to do at all this entire Summer was commission work with deadlines. And that was quite a chore in my condition. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">When I started to prep for our girls weekend I made a conscious decision to leave all my commission work at home. Let's just call that Work (capital 'W'), since I can't really go back to my real job right now so it's my only source of income at the moment. Instead I only projects I wanted to work (lowercase) on, meaning my Scrappy Trout, my Marathon Quilt, and some delayed bee blocks. </span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-34395178071782954832013-08-12T09:19:00.001-07:002013-08-12T09:19:05.570-07:00Where I've Been<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I just returned home from a glorious weekend of sewing. It's more sewing than I've been able to do in months. And there have been some good reasons for that. In the Spring I started doing some commission work for Spring Market, which kept me busy but I wasn't able to share my projects here. Then shortly after, I jetted off to Europe for a month for a friend's wedding in Paris. My husband couldn't take a lot of time off work, so we spent ten days in Italy and a night in Amsterdam before he had to fly back home. Then I continued on to Paris, then London on my own before my journey ended. </span></span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-48232772778343223762013-08-06T11:30:00.000-07:002013-08-06T11:31:12.820-07:00Aack! I've been Hacked!My custom domain name has been hacked... right on the heels of my plans to return to blogging (and explain my absence). While I get this issue resolved, I have converted back to using my original Blogger address and I'l officially claiming it on BlogLovin. <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/2602213/?claim=93vn64kmgr8">Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a><br />
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Have you missed me? Because I've missed you. But I have a couple good excuses for my absence, I swear.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-51531381097682991182013-06-07T12:08:00.000-07:002013-06-07T12:08:02.715-07:00Quilters Needed<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am sorry I have been so absent lately. I promise an update soon, but first, as many of you know, I leave the Hope Circle of do. Good Stitches. Well we're looking for two Quilters to join our circle this month. Quilters make two blocks from their own stashes for our charity quilts each month. In addition each Quilter is responsible for designing and quilting one quilt of their own. Our latest commitment runs June - October. If you're interested in sewing for underprivileged children around the world contact me asap to join our circle.</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-85240825837132812002013-06-06T10:42:00.002-07:002013-06-06T10:42:40.110-07:00BlogLovinI'm claiming my blog on <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/4957813/?claim=yskgb5sjh5m%22%3EFollow%20my%20blog%20with%20Bloglovin%3C/a%3E">BlogLovin'</a> so you can follow me over there too!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-68382923211802621192013-04-24T08:01:00.000-07:002013-04-24T08:01:47.648-07:00Free Motion Chicken No More<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I know I've been neglecting my blog lately, but that doesn't mean I haven't been sewing. I'm on a bit of a deadline with some custom orders that I can't show right now, so my AMH dress is halfway finished, as is a quilt I intended to enter into a couple quilt shows. I missed the entry deadline for one and am a couple days out on the deadline for the second, so I don't know if I'll finish in time. But before I got swamped I am happy to admit that I jumped a major hurdle in my quilting: I started to try free motion! DISCLAIMER: This post contains many pictures of my many mistakes. Nobody's perfect and we're always learning, right?</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I also finally bit the bullet and bought three yards of the AMH "Field Study" voile that I've been drooling over lately. Since I'm not working I put myself on a fabric diet, but I finally caved at the last LAMQG meeting and bought it. Our meetings are held at my favorite fabric shop, <a href="http://www.sewmodernonline.com/">Sew Modern</a>, and it's always difficult to walk out of there empty handed. But my birthday is coming up and I have a wedding to attend in May so I thought that was the perfect excuse to wipe up the drool and buy it.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-10512051663586313932013-04-10T09:00:00.000-07:002013-04-10T09:00:19.636-07:00Spontaneous Girl's Night
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am just loving having time off from work. I've been going to the gym, enjoying the amazing weather we've been having here in Southern California, spending quality time with my husband and sewing. It's such a luxury to be able to sew all day if I want to or NOT sew if I'm not feeling it. Usually there is so much pressure to sew in the limited amount of free time I have and now that weight is lifted and it feels so good. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Wanna' see what I do as my day job? Wondering why I was traveling all over the place last year? Then check out the brand new season of "<a href="http://www.bravotv.com/tabatha-takes-over">Tabatha Takes Over</a>" premiering tonight on Bravo. </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-50904714001455614462013-04-04T10:16:00.000-07:002013-04-04T10:16:01.083-07:00Marathon Quilt: Month Eleven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I carry this project with me practically everywhere I go, just in case I find myself in a place with a little idle time on my hands. It's slow work. Methodical work. Most days I love the work. But I'll admit there are some days I would rather be working on something else. And I'm learning to listen to my instincts. This isn't a race. There is no deadline. It's just for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I decided to go monochromatic with this one. I wanted to make it for our living room and have it big enough for my husband and I to cuddle up under it together. I considered making it purple since we have a large purple wall in the room. Orange was another color I considered to accent the orange chair that's a favorite of ours. Ultimately, I settled on my favorite neutral, gray. I thought it would be the perfect blender in the room and it could allow for pops of color to shine through in the prints used.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I knew my husband would love the scrappy style and Ramona convinced me that it could come together quickly. Who knew that the secret to this quilt was that it's actually strip pieced! Okay, so it took a little longer than I anticipated but I had the top pieced in less than a week. And it even was nicknamed the "Trout Quilt thanks to my friend <a href="http://www.weshallsew.blogspot.com/">Melissa</a>. She said it reminded her of fish scales, which I think is kinda' cool!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I justified the purchase because I got the machine and a sewing table for about the same price of my 6600. And I didn't have to pay for shipping or tax. It was a steal. I had been looking at the Horizon last year but I couldn't stomach the price tag. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-32426793791553665272013-03-28T11:23:00.001-07:002013-03-28T11:23:11.829-07:00Studio Unveiling<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">During the winter, while I was working, my studio slowly started to accumulate all of our crap, once again and became the cluttered junk receptacle of days past. So my first order of business, now that I have time off, was to get it reorganized and into workable shape. Surprisingly it didn't take that long. I moved all of the books we decided to keep into our guest room in the house and had my husband take the huge, bulky bookshelf to his office to clear out some space. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's big but I love it! It's the perfect height for cutting. Right now I don't have a cutting mat large enough to cover the entire piece of plywood but what I have will do for now. The plywood top makes it sturdier and covers the hole in the center of the storage unit. I made each of the four cubbie stations and put them together into a box formation, securing them together with brackets. I'm storing all of my fabric around on three sides, but I'm avoiding putting my fabrics on the lower level because my garage accumulates dust quickly. Then I have fabric boxes for more dust-free storage (I need to get more of these) and I have books, magazines, etc. stored in the rest of the cubbies. I even hid bags of polyfil and pillow forms in the dead space in the center of the cubicle.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-33859333727514305622013-03-25T08:43:00.004-07:002013-03-28T18:46:36.717-07:00Caught Up on Bee Blocks<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well, while the Virtual Quilt Show was running I was actually getting a lot of sewing done. Right after QuiltCon I actually wrapped up my latest project for work and I out myself on a personal hiatus. I am actually trying to take a whole six months off. I know that's what I said last time, and my friends and family have bets out on if I'll actually be able to make it the full six months, but nearly one month in and I am loving the time off. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I spent the first week or so just cleaning out my studio space and trying to get it into workable order. And I've spent (most) of the rest of the month trying to play catch up on UFOs and bee blocks so I could clear my plate and start to focus on the stuff I really want to focus on for me. And I am happy to say that I am now completely caught up on bee blocks. The first ones I tackled were the last ones I owed for the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1922017@N23/">Bee a Lone Star(burst) Bee</a> because those blocks for <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/57132714@N08/">Candy</a> were embarrassingly late. Her month was November. But Now they're done and that bee has been laid to rest. No more paper piecing bees for me. At least for a while. I do love these blocks and you can find the template <a href="http://six-white-horses.blogspot.com/2012/01/lone-starburst.html">here</a>, but four a month was more than a little aggressive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then for February, <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/bulabean">Suzy</a> asked us to make these awesome (and easy) <a href="http://www.texasfreckles.com/2010/12/do-good-stitches-december-blocks.html">Stash Buster Blocks </a>using an alternating Cool and Warm palate. I got a little overzealous and ended up making her eight blocks instead of four. Oops! Well at least that's a happy accident.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And for March in the same bee, <span style="background-color: #fefefe; text-align: left;"><a href="http://doucepoints.typepad.com/">Muriël</a></span> asked <a href="http://www.modabakeshop.com/2012/10/simply-woven-quilt.html">Woven Blocks</a> in greens and blues suitable for a boy, since boys don't get as many quilt donations as girls. I can't wait to see how these three quilts turn out. And April is my month so I need to start thinking about what kind of quilt I want the bee to make this time around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Then I had to catch up in the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sewntogether/">Sewn Together Bee</a>. In January <a href="http://fairlymerry.blogspot.com/">Mary</a> sent us some gorgeous fabric and requested Potager Blocks from the book "Modern Blocks - 99 Quilt Blocks". I love the colors she's using in this quilt. After all, gray is my favorite neutral. </span></div>
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Then in February <a href="http://gnittinknam.blogspot.com/">Rick</a> asked us to help him make a quilt for his brother. His brother loves to fish so he sent us some fish fabric and colorful batiks for the strips. I think his brother is just going to love this quilt when it comes together. Phew, I made it through the bee blocks owed and now I'm up-to-date. No more lagging behind for me. Work got really intense last year, so I'm hoping the time off will get me back on my game. </div>
</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-23254664789674834292013-03-22T08:05:00.000-07:002013-03-22T08:05:38.216-07:00QuiltCon Virtual Quilt Show: Denyse Schmidt<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Welcome back to the last day of the QuiltCon Virtual Quilt Show. Yep, you heard me correctly. Next week things will get back to normal around here. There have been so many amazing quilts to share but I've saved the best for last. The second of the two Special Exhibits was a <a href="http://dsquilts.com/">Denyse Schmidt</a> Retrospective. It was amazing to see so many of her quilts all in one place and I just had to share it with all of you.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Hope as the Anchor of the Soul #3<br />Mount Lebanon Series</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Outlaws<br />From the Denver Series</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Single Girl<br />cherry red</span></td></tr>
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Thanks for stopping by the Quilt Show. Hope you enjoyed it!</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-33117693462120335052013-03-21T09:25:00.000-07:002013-03-21T09:30:26.827-07:00QuiltCon Virtual Quilt Show: Modern Historical Quilts<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Welcome back to the QuiltCon Virtual Quilt Show. I've finally been able to share all of the amazing quilts entered in all of the show categories, but there are a few more special quilts to show you. There were two special exhibits at the show, the first of which I'm showing you today. The had an incredible exhibit on Modern Historical Quilts from the collection of Roderick Kiracofe. So let's take a look...</span><br />
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C. 1975-2000</div>
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Origin Unknown</div>
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c. 1950-1975</div>
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Found in South Louisiana</div>
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C. 1950-1975</div>
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Origin Unknown</div>
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c. 1950-1975</div>
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Found in Texas</div>
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c. 1930-1950</div>
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Possibly made by Eliza Agness</div>
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Alabama</div>
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c. 1975-2000</div>
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Winfield, Alabama</div>
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c. 1975-2000</div>
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Found in Alabama</div>
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c. 1950-1975</div>
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Attributed to "Mrs. Sparks"</div>
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Anderson, Indiana</div>
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And be sure to come back tomorrow when I wrap up the QuiltCon Virtual Quilt show with a view of the other special exhibit, this time by Denyse Schmidt.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-13436253226244255052013-03-20T15:49:00.003-07:002013-03-20T15:59:32.530-07:00QuiltCon Virtual Quilt Show: Minimalist Design<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Welcome back to the QuiltCon Virtual Quilt Show. Today is the last competition category I have to show you and it's all about Minimalist Design. But not to worry, I still have some very special quilts to show you during the rest of the week.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-size: x-small;"></span></span><br />
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Made and Quilted by Donna Morales-Oemig</div>
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Stow, Massachusetts, USA</div>
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Triangle Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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Winner: First Place Small Quilts Minimalist Category</div>
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Made and Quilted by<a href="http://lindsaystead.com/"> Lindsay Stead</a></div>
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada</div>
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Winner: First Place Large Quilts Minimalist Category</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510951134/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3511 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3511" height="624" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8226/8510951134_b04c9d8b2f_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr>
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Made and Quilted by Colleen Wootton</div>
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Clinton, Washington, USA</div>
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Triangle Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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Winner: Second Place Minimalist Category</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510949530/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3510 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3510" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8510949530_7de261749f_z.jpg" width="538" /></span></a></td></tr>
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Made and Quilted by <a href="http://www.tammyvasser.typepad.com/">Tammy Vasser</a></div>
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Olathe, Kansas, USA</div>
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Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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Winner: Third Place Minimalist Category</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509822787/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3487 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3487" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8251/8509822787_1b45d7b3a4_z.jpg" width="507" /></span></a></td></tr>
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Made and Quilted by <a href="http://mamalovequilts.blogspot.com/">Nicole Neblett</a></div>
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA</div>
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Triangle Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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Winner: Honorable Mention Minimalist Category</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510932824/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3488 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3488" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8369/8510932824_8fb31e01fa_z.jpg" width="424" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Reflection Mini-Quilt</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://www.thecharmingneedle.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Josee Carrier</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Mirabel, Quebec, Canada</span></span></div>
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Montreal Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509820937/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3486 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3486" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8227/8509820937_3a6be87db2_z.jpg" width="634" /></span></a></td></tr>
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Made and Quilted by Silvia Glaubach</div>
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA</div>
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Triangle Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509830675/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3498 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3498" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8102/8509830675_0946d7f557_z.jpg" width="628" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Fractal Quilt</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://megsmonkeybeans.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Megan Dye</a><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Portland, Oregon, USA</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Portland Modern Quilt Guild</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510942910/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3501 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3501" height="631" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8225/8510942910_fc580bb4fd_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Ash Transition in Fiber</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://thecreativesister.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Lavialle Campbell</a><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Studio City, California, USA</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509832499/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3500 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3500" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8509832499_f27ab465d5_z.jpg" width="503" /></span></a></td></tr>
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Made and Quilted by Sue Clayton</div>
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Manorville, New York, USA</div>
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New York City Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509844761/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3514 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3514" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8096/8509844761_3cf1d2df12_z.jpg" width="501" /></span></a></td></tr>
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Made and Quilted by <a href="http://www.handmadebyalissa.com/">Alissa Haight Carlton</a></div>
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Los Angeles, California, USA</div>
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Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510958168/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3522 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3522" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8510958168_933e3e0185_z.jpg" width="597" /></span></a></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Modern Mondrian</span></span></div>
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Made and Quilted by Constance Hudson</div>
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West Lake Hills, Texas, USA</div>
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Austin Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510960054/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3524 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3524" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8383/8510960054_31fcde2568_z.jpg" width="619" /></span></a></td></tr>
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Made and Quilted by <a href="http://www.thomasknauersews.com/">Thomas Knauer</a></div>
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Utica, New York, USA</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510969182/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3534 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3534" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8514/8510969182_5b0f1ba6da_z.jpg" width="619" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: You rule</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://bheitland.wix.com/zenchic">Brigitte Heitland</a></span></span></div>
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Werther, Germany</div>
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Bielefeld Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510975012/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3542 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3542" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8387/8510975012_fbd8c0cef7_z.jpg" width="599" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Big Love</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://novamade.typepad.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Nova Seals</a><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">East Lyme, Connecticut, USA</span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">** I have done my best to find links back to all of the artists but have been unable to find everyone. If you notice an incorrect or missing link please let me know so I can update it immediately**</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-67100965581530184902013-03-19T12:07:00.001-07:002013-03-19T12:07:31.961-07:00Quilt Con Virtual Quilt Show: Improv Part 2<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Welcome back to the QuiltCon Virtual Quilt Show. Since the Improv Category was so big, I had to split it up over two days so today I'm back to show you the rest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Karen Anderson-Abraham</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Santa Barbara, California, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Santa Barbara Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Winner: Quilting Excellence</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://happyquiltingmelissa.blogspot.com/">Melissa Corry</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Cedar City, Utah, USA</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509805971/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3465 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3465" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8531/8509805971_c807ebde18_z.jpg" width="618" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Waves</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made by Leslie Schmidt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Quilted by <a href="http://www.littleredquilthouse.com/">The Little Red Quilt House</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Brooklyn, New York, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Cedar City, Utah, USA</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510913062/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3464 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3464" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8371/8510913062_03aca1a7f2_z.jpg" width="486" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: If Kaffe Met Seuss</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Susan Strong</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510916286/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3468 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3468" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8367/8510916286_53c11a3aa9_z.jpg" width="577" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Puzzle Me Not</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://thegirlwhoquilts.wordpress.com/">Nicole Maroon</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Saratoga Springs, New York, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Saratoga Springs Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510917830/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3470 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3470" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8526/8510917830_e9175a4867_z.jpg" width="444" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Fifty Shades of Groovy</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made by <a href="http://leslietuckerjenison.com/">Leslie Tucker Jenison</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Quilted by <a href="http://nachomamasquilt.com/">Danielle Wilkes</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">San Antonio, Texas, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">San Antonio Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509810675/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3472 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3472" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8512/8509810675_a8ac3ea814_z.jpg" width="633" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Clouds Unmapped</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://howtobejenna.wordpress.com/">Jenna Brand</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Dexter, Michigan, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509812037/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3474 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3474" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8510/8509812037_c6d5cecd83_z.jpg" width="496" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Pods</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made by <a href="http://moderndayquilts.tumblr.com/">Heather Grant</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Quilted by <a href="http://www.quiltingismytherapy.com/">Angela Walters</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Austin, Texas, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Austin Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510927646/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3483 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3483" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8390/8510927646_bc7ed214d6_z.jpg" width="511" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: A Very Long Conversation</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made by <a href="http://r0ssie.blogspot.com/">Rossie Hutchinson</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Quilted by Bernie Olszewski</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Ypsilanti, Michigan, USA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Ann Arbor Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509827105/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3495 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3495" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8509827105_8213b92d7d_z.jpg" width="628" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: 1, 2, 3 Squared</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://cyarnell.blogspot.com/">Colleen Yarnell</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Lewisville, North Carolina, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Triad Modern Quilt Guild and Triangle Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509828657/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3496 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3496" height="528" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8233/8509828657_aa75f005ae_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: RGB Modern</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://daintytime.net/">Sherri Lynn Wood</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Oakland, California, USA</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509837831/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3506 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3506" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8378/8509837831_7fae53b820_z.jpg" width="523" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Flotsom and Jetsam</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made by Janet McWorkman</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Quilted by Jennie Allen</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Anchorage, Alaska, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Anchorage Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509839431/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3508 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3508" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8368/8509839431_d8dc221af8_z.jpg" width="478" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Up In The Air</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://www.thequiltengineer.com/">Latifah Saafir</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Los Angeles, California, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509846441/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3516 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3516" height="635" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8519/8509846441_6eac25b2ac_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Starburst</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://mamalovequilts.blogspot.com/">Nicole Neblett</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Triangle Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510956954/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3520 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3520" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8093/8510956954_3c2ce9e46b_z.jpg" width="528" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Natani Blanket</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://kcalgary.blogspot.com/">Katrina Hertzer</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Calgary, Alberta, Canada</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Calgary Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510961602/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3526 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3526" height="638" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8241/8510961602_42a058d713_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Noise</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Leanne Chahley</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Edmonton, Alberta, Canada</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Edmonton Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
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<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510964388/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3528 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3528" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8392/8510964388_11ec18bcb4_z.jpg" width="518" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Sunset</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Marina Kontsevaya</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">St. Petersburg, Russia</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510970642/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3536 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3536" height="594" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8243/8510970642_c6a47e377c_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Texas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made by Dana Michaelsen</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Los Angeles, California, USA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509863741/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3538 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3538" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8373/8509863741_7d0926aaed_z.jpg" width="452" /></span></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Gloria's Quilt</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Dana Crocco</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Austin, Texas, USA</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510973618/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3539 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3539" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8105/8510973618_b399eeefb0_z.jpg" width="531" /></span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://juicy-bits.typepad.com/">Jessica Levitt</a></span></div>
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Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA</div>
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Central Jersey Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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Title: Not so Twin Strips</div>
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Santa Barbara, California, USA</div>
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Santa Barbara Modern Quilt Guild</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">**I have done my best to find links back to all of the artists but have been unable to find everyone. If you notice an incorrect or missing link please let me know the correct link and I will update immediately.**</span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06632975777358708593noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5616759146093686337.post-47661708296703760002013-03-18T14:48:00.001-07:002013-03-18T14:59:56.230-07:00QuiltCon Virtual Quilt Show: Improv Part One<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 20px;">Welcome back to the QuiltCon Virtual Quilt Show. I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing weekend. I know I did. Today I'm back, and I'm going to show you a monster of a category, the Improv Quilts. This category is so big, in fact, that I'm splitting it up over two posts. I'll show you the second half tomorrow.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://www.elizabethbrandt.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Elizabeth Brandt</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Winner: First Place Improv Category Large Quilts</span></div>
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<tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510882188/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3426 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3426" height="635" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8086/8510882188_a4db732b45_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://thecreativesister.blogspot.com/">Lavialle Campbell</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Studio City, California, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Los Angeles Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Winner: First Place Small Quilts Improv Category</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://www.fromthebluechair.com/">Kati Spencer</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">Taylorsville, Utah, USA</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">Salt Lake City Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">Winner: Second Place Improv Category</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://www.stitchslinger.com/">Denise Gonzalez-Walker</a></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">Austin, Texas, USA</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">Austin Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px;">Winner: Third Place Improv Category</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510876010/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3418 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3418" height="629" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8524/8510876010_3f1f413552_z.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Sea Glass on Sand</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://www.felicityquilts.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Felicity Ronaghan</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Winner: Honorable Mention Improv Category</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509766407/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3416 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3416" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8235/8509766407_992731264e_z.jpg" width="494" /></span></a></td></tr>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Blue Ice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted By </span><a href="http://tallgrassprairiestudio.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Jacquie Gering</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Chicago, Ilinois, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Chicago Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Title: Off Centered Improv</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://www.freshlemonsquilts.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Faith Jones</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Lisle, Illinois, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Naperville Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8510879196/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3422 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3422" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8388/8510879196_b631cb53b7_z.jpg" width="439" /></span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Trisch Price</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Overland Park, Kansas, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by <a href="http://www.terryaskeartquilts.com/Studio/">Terry Aske</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Mary Anne Williams</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Austin, Texas, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Austin Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/etoile2b/8509776607/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="IMG_3431 by Undercover Crafter, on Flickr"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"><img alt="IMG_3431" height="640" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8509776607_0615ff8543_z.jpg" width="635" /></span></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://thecreativesister.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Lavialle Campbell</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Studio City, California, USA</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Paula Bohan</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Vancouver Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fibrehaus/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Jodi McLaughlin</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Pittsburgh Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://www.quiltingismytherapy.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Angela Walters</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Kearney, Missouri, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Kansas City Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Christin Wilson</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://www.stitchedincolor.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Rachel Hauser</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made by </span><a href="http://www.bonniedwyer.com/Welcome.html" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Bonnie Dwyer</a><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Quilted by Ann Woodhead</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Manchester, Maine, USA</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Augusta Modern Quilt Guild</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://deuxpetitessouris.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Cinzia Allocca</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Juli Smith</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Rebecca Jubie</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Seattle, Washington, USA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by Daria Blandina</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://emptybobbinsewing.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Shea Henderson</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Kansas City, Missouri, USA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by </span><a href="http://spottedstone.blogspot.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Krista Fleckenstein</a></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Anchorage, Alaska, USA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made and Quilted by January Turner</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">Fort Worth, Texas, USA</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-small;">Made by </span><a href="http://www.bumblebeansinc.com/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: small;">Victoria Findlay Wolfe</a></div>
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