Thursday, June 27, 2013

2013 Shipshewana Quilt Festival, Part Two...


Isn't this pretty?  It won best hand quilting at the Shipshewana Quilt Festival.  Again, I apologize ahead of time for my photography...I could not use my flash.



The next one was the winner for best machine quilting.








I liked this pink and brown first place winner in the small pieced category.





And the winner for large pieced quilt is...


(Sorry...I wasn't completely still...I really do better with a flash...)




I loved the top and bottom borders...



This is the winner in the small applique category...look at all that hand quilting!






And this won best large applique quilt.




Check out the machine quilted borders on this quilt.

This next one was the small winner for mixed technique.



(sorry - my close up was completely fuzzy)

And just in time for 4th of July fireworks, check this little beauty out...it took second place in the small pieced category.




Isn't this awesome?



This next one is a cool quilt...I enjoyed listening to a couple of ladies discussing their journey making the same quilt (and the poor quality of the pattern instructions - very interesting to someone who has been writing pattern instructions lately...).



This was a group guild project.  Look at all that hand quilting...





I always love seeing the reproduction great applique quilts.  This treasure using Mary Simon blocks made my heart sing.









My "All Around the Town" makes another appearance...




I liked the use of the applique block as the center of the feathered star medallion in this next one...








Yeah!  A scrappy one...






I need to retake the Best in Show pictures, and a few more...too darn fuzzy...when I go back on Saturday.  Still many more pictures to come (mostly, ones I need to retake...grrrr, I do better with a flash!).  

Happy stitching!

In stitches,
Teresa   :o)

2013 Shipshewana Quilt Festival, Part One...


There were some beautiful quilts at the show.  Sit back and let the inspiration wash over you!  I could not use my camera flash, so I did the best I could at the crowded show.








The detail work on this underwater delight was amazing!

I love red-green quilts...





This next one was hanging in a dark place, so my flash-less camera did not capture how vibrant this one was.  I loved the use of the black and white bits of zebra print.








I am not a pink person, but I LOVED this quilt.  The pairing of the light pink background with the orange and red fabrics was fabulous!  And the hand quilting was very nice.






This next one was very cheerful!





One of my VERY FAVORITES is next!

















There were such teeny-tiny triangles on these next feathered stars and I LOVED the border hand quilting!






LOVED these horses...








This back story made me cry...and I am a sucker for a beautiful, blue quilt!




I will post more show pictures next time...I have not even gotten to the winners yet!  After getting home and looking at the quality of my photography, I will re-take some on Saturday when I pick up my quilts.

In stitches,
Teresa  :o)