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This wall hanging guitar quilt was made by Debra Reid for her son-in-law. It's aptly named "David's Guitars."

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"Path to the Fire" by Maggie Vanderweit from Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Yes it's made of cotton fabric, but I have no idea what she was describing in her methods.
I'll attach her methods.

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As Seen In Paducah
Deb Cashatt from Cameron Park, CA created "Ancestral Flames."
Deb "created" the fabric. I don't know if she painted the cloth or computer designed it and printed it. She used cotton, satin, and linen fabric in this piece.

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I saw this quilt at a quilt show 2 years ago.
Quilters are wonderful at political art.

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(This one is for you, Jen.)
Cheryl Lagorio named this quilt "Framed In." She purchased this quilt as a kit from Quilters Hallow in Stockton. (That's a nice shop. I've been there many times. And last time they looked like they were expanding.)
So, who doesn't love a puppy - a wagon?

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Patty Pulley made "Valentine Love" to remind her of all the people she loves. 🥰 Quilts are a demonstration of love. Sure it's a hobby and challenge, but love goes into every stitch.

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This is "Bargello Heart" by Cheryl Whitman. There are 2,756 pieces in just the heart! Cheryl counted. The name of the pattern is Melinda's Heart and was created by Heidi Farmer.

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This "Christmas Nutcracker" quilt was made by Jeanie Partain. This was made for her daughter-in-law's 50th birthday. Jeanie did a fabulous job at pricing and embroidering each nutcracker. I'll attach her comments, because she has quite a lot to say about the quilting.

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My apologies to other team fans, but the show was in the Bay Area.
This 9er quilt was made by Meta Corrales. (We have seen her work before.) She made this quilt for her husband, probably as a peace offering. She appreciates his patience with her new hobby.

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Seen in Paducah
Lee McLean from New Maryland, New Brunswick, Canada displayed this quilt in an exhibition on fire, at the Paducah museum. She named it "Eruption." Some of the fabrics are hand dyed and others are purchased. I love how her design mimics waves of heat from a lava flow.

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"Bright Days" by Karen Taylor introduced me to a new tool.
Karen had a charm pack that she didn't know what she was going to make with it. And she also had a twister tool that she had never used. Twister tool = 🤔
I looked it up and it's a cutting template to use,

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This is the Exploding Heart Pattern. This red-one was created using mostly Kaffe Fassett fabrics. This one was made by Kim Myers who admits that she might have been drawn to this design since she is a retired cardiac nurse.

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This is "Shades of the Past" by Vicki Campbell. She used 17 fabrics from the Sweet Beginnings fabric line to create her quilt. The patterns reminded her of fabric that her mom used when she was young. Her sweet memories came together in a lovely quilt.

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For No Kings Day we have a quilt by Carol Churchill called "Democracy Hanging By A Thread." Need I say more?
If you're not sure what we are fighting for today, Carol spells it out for you!

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This is "Shades Of The Past" by Vicki Campbell. The fabric line is designed by Jera Brandvig for the Maywood Studio. There are 17 retro fabrics in the line and Vickie used them all. She said it reminded her of the sweet dresses her mom sewed for her so many years ago.

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This certainly is a beauty. I guess that's why it's called "New York Beauty."
Jane Mathis saw this quilt in a magazine and decided that she did, indeed, have to make it. She paper pieced the design using mostly Kaffe fabrics.
Enjoy.

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"Tropical Delight" by Becky Forbes (Fallbrook, CA) reminds me of a bird of paradise plant. Becky machine appliqued and paper pieced the design on this quilt. The design is by Quiltworx and called Meadow Star Mixer.

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Kryssie Mingst's "Carol Of The Fruits" was almost doomed from the start. She saw this collection of fabrics that intrigued her but they didn't inspire her. So, of course she bought them, and played around using them in different patterns, until she settled on this .
Her mom loves it!

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Yes, this is an award winning quilt, designed and created by Margaret Solomon Gunn from Gorham, ME.
"Supraspinatus, Swan Song" is what Margaret named this masterpiece. She designed, cut, pieced, and quilted it while she waited, was operated on, and recovered from rotator cuff surgery.

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This is an original design by Dani Lawler from Richmond, CA. Dani named it "Eleanor Goes Mod: A Homage To Eleanor Dugan."
I will attach some information on the 4 arrows quilt design that Eleanor Dugan is honored with discovering how to assemble it without a lot of tears. Enjoy.

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Laura Bisagna of Winchester, CA, created this quilt that she named "Half." She created this because she was touched by the poem by Khalil Gobran, Do Not Love Half Lovers. Behind the apple Laura wrote out the poem in cursive on whole cloth. I will attach a close-up of the background.

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I do not know who created this quilt. If someone out there recognizes it, please inform us so that we may give this skilled quilter credit.
I like how the squares are so small, bold, and perfectly pieced that it looks like printed fabric. The quote was well chosen for our time.

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This quilt is named "Big Band" by Claire Marks.
I love the bright colors and how the black background just pops out those colors.
If you like it too: I saw this pattern for sale on Etsy. ($55)
Since Claire is selling the pattern, it must be her original design.

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Bobbe Shapiro Nolan (Eagle Lake, TX) created this quilt called "Rhythm." Much of the quilt is composed of knitted fabric. Bobbe does not mention if he/she knitted it especially for this quilt, or if it was a piece repurposed for this quilt. Either way, it adds a lot of texture.

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This is "Listen With Your Heart" by Patricia Kelly. In her original design she cut out the shapes and appliqued them onto the background of music. Patricia wanted to exhibit the many moods of music. Music that makes her dance, or remember the past, or dream about her future.

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This is a Hawaiian quilt made by Kay Anguay.
(Sorry that it isn't a clear photo. I still thought you would like it.)
Kay has has a beautiful style. Her echo quilting is done free-motion. And her color palette is always bold and eye catching.

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Get ready to be WOWed.
"Supraspinatus' Swan Song" by Margaret Solomon Gunn won a blue ribbon at the 2023 show. She worked on this piece as she was recovering from surgery. After 9 months of recuperation she was able to finish the quilting. This is an original design. close-up added

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"Watch No. 2" created by Caryl Fallert-Gentry. Caryl's dad was a watch maker. He worked for the Elgin Watch Co and continued to repair watches until he was 88 years old. Caryl has detailed the process that she took to create this quilt. I will attach her statement.

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"Eleanor Goes Mod" is an original design by Dani Lawler from Richmond, CA.
Dani entered this quilt in the Mid Century Modern Competition. I love the colors she selected; very Southwestern. But, I've been looking at the blocks and I just can't figure out how they are constructed. 🤔

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Janet Stone of Overland Park, KS created "An Angel Watching Over Ewe" in honor of her mom. This quilt is just exquisite. Notice the beautifully rendered angle, the feather work in the blue border, the appliques, the prairie points! All perfectly rendered. I'll attach a close-up.