I left home early yesterday to meet friend Barb downstate at the NJ Quilt Convention run by the State Guild of NJ. I took so many pictures of the quilts that I might have to spread it out over a couple of days. Note: Not all the pictures will have the full information. So without further adieu, they are behind the cut.



First Place Bed Quilt Applique
Rings of Posies
Barbara Smith


Best Use of Color
Sunlight Serenade
C. Simonis


1st Place Wearable Art
Attitude
Anna Faustino





Teacher, designer Linda Hahn was on hand showing her quilts and quilt happily talked about various techniques that she used to create them. Here are only a few of them, but first this is Linda.





A special exhibit, Quilting that Saw U.S. Through the War Years: 1941-1945. Here are only a few quilts from the exhibit

Country Gardens Quilt, circa 1941, unknown quiltmaker


Bridal Bouquet, circa 1942, unknown quiltmaker



Music Teacher Quilt, Emily Robison, Kentucky. Pieced in 1943, she finally quilted it in 1978. This must be a record for a UFO!

Here is a close up of one of the blocks


Another exhibit titled Vintage Revisited was curated by Mary Kerr.












A quilt hanging off by itself with no info. I usually do not like red, white, blue combos but this one is so nicely balanced



The Goddess Project exhibit, curated by Elizabeth Rosenberg. Here are my two favourites. The first is called The Goddess of Knitting Cats by Jeri Riggs and the second one is called The Goddess of Erring Canines by Benedicte Caneill.




Back to the main quilt show.




It’s My Thyme to Water
Janet Cohen, Mary Beth Soughetry-Costa, Marti Crowthers, Cindy winter & Jane Kane, with quilting by Alene Bowen. Oh My! The name of their quilt club is Needle & Gun Quilt Club…scary thought there. I kid you not, here is the info sheet. I’ve never equated quilting with guns.



Dragonflies
Constructed by Pat Vereb, quilted by Pat Bochey.




Proverbs 31 Honor
By Mildred Stokes, quilted by Janice Jamison


Kaffe and Me
By Carol Benner, quilted by Karen Thompson


Asian Fantasy
By Janet W. Byard, quilted by Linda J. Hahn


Joyful Village
By Cynthia Cephas, quilted by Olga Butora


circa 1935 – maker unknown, quilted by Martha H. Crothers




Imperial Palace
By Rachel B. Cochran


Lost
By Rachel B. Cochran




I can’t read my picture of the paperwork. Sorry




Here is a close up of the 3D effect of the center of the stars


Painted Sunflower
Best Innovative Quilt
by Raina Lynn-Knapp



Posies, Pearls & Pain
2nd – Wall Quilt Pieced
By JoAnne Lepore





Firey Tempest
by Jeanette Ivie, quilted by Delia Dungan











This is the first 50 quilts - just about 1/3 of the way through the pictures taken. I haven’t got the rest of the downsized yet so will save them for a couple of more posts.


The quiet was shattered last night with a crash and a stuck horn blaring until someone – bless their hearts – got it turned off. Yes, there was another accident outside. It kinda makes me wonder why they spent the last 3 years straightening out the road.

Hmm? Zipper Roses?


Bits and Pieces

Net injury 'disables' minke whale
http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8093000/8093592.stm

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