Celestial Showers

Celestial Showers
86" by 86"

Celestial showers of stars. of amber and gold, with cloud formations
and wind currents. Drafted a broken star and used a collection of batik fabrics
 to make the star. The background is a batik also. Drew the feather designs
and my husband said it made him think of swirling clouds and wind currents
 with the stars in the sky.  Free motion machine quilted with a Bernina
machine, echo feathers,  echo quilting around the feathers, circles, sashiko, and stippling.
I used a Hobbs wool batting and YLI silk thread on front and back for the quilting.
Piping was added before the binding was applied.

Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival XVIII    Hampton, VA    2007
Traditional Quilts--Best Machine Workmanship Award

American Quilting Society Quilt Show   Paducah, KY    2007
Juried into the show

Minnesota Quilters Annual Show  Minneapolis, MN  2007
Large Traditional  Second Place

Rockome Garden Quilt Celebration 2007  Arcola, IL
Pieced/Applique/Mixed Techniques Machine Quilted    Third Place

Quilts: A World of Beauty   Houston, TX   2007
Merit Machine Quilting   Honorable Mention

Road to California Quilters' Conference & Showcase   Ontario, CA  2008   
Traditional Large Pieced   Third Place

National Quilters Association   Columbus, Ohio   2008
Bed Quilt Pieced  First Place
Best Machine Quilting Stationary Machine

Quilt Expo 2008   Madison, WI
Machine Quilted Bed Size -Pieced  First Place

Quilt Odyssey  2009   Hershey, PA
Best Traditional Quilt


Dallas Quilt Celebration 2010  Dallas, TX 
Judge's Choice--Jane Hall       Large Pieced--Honorable Mention