17th Annual Challenge 2021 - Winners

The theme this year was "The Color is Red. What comes to your head?” with Challenge Fabric “Orange chasing Red " From the Quilters Treasure line of fabrics.

Sponsors included: Grand price is a 1 week lodging at any RCI vacation resorts in the USA and a Singer Sewing Machine; Other winners receive Gift Certificate from YLI Threads; Quilters Rule, Barb's Original, Morgan Products, Colonial Needle & Anna Bella Quilting Academy, Centerville, TN 3 day 2 night retreat for 2 and all receive batting from Hobbs Bonded Fibers and Free admission to Road to California 2020;

CLICK HERE for details and entry form for the 18th Annual (2021) Challenge.

Prizes:
Grand price is a 1 week lodging at any RCI vacation resorts.
First place wins a Singer Sewing Machine;
Other winners receive 3-day quilt retreat for 2; Batting; Gift certificates and more.

GRAND PRIZE
Patricia C Kilmark, Atlanta, GA
"FLORAL FANTASY" - 34” x 38 1/2”

I think of a simpler time. I recall sitting in church on Mother’s Day with a red carnation. Only after loosing my Mother that I realized the true meaning of that flower. This quilt honors her memory. The center has 7 stemmed flowers in a 9-patch basket. The center has 24 9-patch. I used 1 new product, Hotfix Adhesive. The hardest part was carefully, using tweezers, to remove the tear away stabilizer. One of the most challenging was the free motion quilting but traditionally I have always been able to position the quilt on my long arm parallel to the bar and quilt side to side, this had to quilted at an angle. Pattern from Deb McDonald, Quilters Newsletter, Magazine’s Quilt it, More 9 Patch Favorites, 2006

1st PLACE
Kim Loar, Lancaster, PA
"FIRE STAR" - 48" X 48"

Fire Star is a partial Lone Star pattern by Zen Chic/Brigitte Heitland. One of the things I think about the color red is exploding stars. This is my interpretations of an exploding star shining brightly. As with all lone star quilts the piecing must be very precise so it lays flat. While not quite unusual it was worth mentioning. The construction of the quilt made it a “filler” lone star that was then cut off on the side and bottom, creating a more visually striking quilt.

2nd PLACE
Christine Davis, Antioch, TN
"WHAT' S THE BUZZ...?" - 44" x 44"

30 Scrappy Buzz Saw Blocks in a variety of colors framed with an Orange & Grey Batik. Machine Pieced and Quilted

3rd PLACE
Kim Loar, Lancaster, PA
"IN THE WOODS" - 37.5" x 45.5"

In the Woods is a collection of red foxes, When I was thinking about what red means to me was a little while after I had seen a red fox in a group of trees. The fox was beautiful and my inspiration for this quilt. The pattern, “Among the Birches” is by Lorna McMahon / Sew Fresh Quilts. The pattern, was all pieced and not paper pieced, requiring close attention to dealing with very small pieces.

BEST HANDWORK WORKMANSHIP
Linda Bryant, Salisbury, NC
"TUMBLE, TUMBLE, CATCH"
38 3/4” x 44 3/4”

Using a traditional tumbling block design, I created my interpretation of “Orange Chasing Red” I have been waiting for a chance to use many of my Quilters Treasure fabrics and this was it! All the fabric except the very dark black came from my collection. This quilt was hand pieced and hand quilted during the many hours of staying home during Covid-19 in 2020.