Excellence in Applique Award winner - Quilt Canada NJS - Halifax, NS 2012

For the Love of Applique ~

In late 2009 Marigold Appliquers set out to make a group quilt showcasing a variety of applique techniques, with the intention of promoting applique!

31 Marigolds of varying experience chose which blocks to work on and put their hearts into their applique.

We are indebted to Laura Reinstatler, Angela Madden, Scarlett Rose, Faye Labanaris, Anita Shackelford, Judy Garden, Emily Senuta and Elly Sienkiewicz for the generous use of their patterns in a quilt of our own design.

For the Love of Applique is the proud result.

Credits to those who worked on Marigold Appliquers group quilt

For The Love of Applique

Zoë Albert                       Geraldine Hubbard

Ella Beckett                      Sandra Laughland

Bette Berst                       Audrey MacKenzie

Jeanne Chambers             Mieke McIntosh

Lawna Clark                    Pat Olmstead

Gyl Connaty                    Tina Putoto

Lois Conradi                   Dorothy Schulte

Willa Dale                        Lillian Slywka

Lynda Desrocher             Audrey Vaile

Brenda Eckstein               Celia Visscher

Kay Farina                       Leslie Welch

Lila Foley                         Sylvia Wernsen

Victoria Gray                   Doreen Wishart

Carol Greenhalgh            Val Wojtula

Pat Hanson                                                

Peg Heath                                                 

Earla Horne                                             

Long Arm Quilters:  Dave Ellacott & Bev Burke

I think it's time to post a picture of For the Love of Applique. Here is our quilt wearing the Excellence ribbon!!!

I can't believe I have been so negligent in posting to our blogspot.  Life gets in the way I guess!

 I must post today as we have wonderful news that our group quilt For the Love of Applique has won an award of Excellence in Applique at Quilt Canada - Halifax 2012!!

Congratulations to all Marigolds who put their heart into their applique!

 I know that I have learned a lot in entering the quilt in many shows now and to reap the reward of a major prize is very exciting for me as well.

The first entry was Pincher Creek Fibre Arts Week in Alberta where the quilt won a First prize.
Then on to the APWQ in Tacoma, WA where it was chosen to be in a special exhibit. 
From there it was juried into the La Conner Quilt Festival 2011 and although it showed well it did not ribbon.

We learned a lot from the comments of the judges and had more quilting done on the quilt.

It was then submitted to the NJS for jury selection and made it into the Show winning the Excellence in Applique award and accompanying certificate and prize.

What could be more exciting???  Our original intention in making the quilt was to showase the many techniques and to promote the art of applique.  I think our quilt has done us proud.
I browsed the blogspot of Quilt Canada and lo and behold there was our quilt behind the lady in lime green on the left.

From here it will go to Kelowna to be shown at the Rotary Centre for the Arts for the month of September during which time the Kelowna Orchard Valley Quilt Guild will have their Show and Fibre Arts event.
That will be on Sep. 21, 22, & 23rd.  Lets all plan to attend!

This has been a wonderful journey with our quilt so far ~ we'll see what is next?

Here it is February already ~ I have a new link for you - Esther Aliu!  She is Australian and comes up with some gorgeous BOMs.  For 2012 she will focus on a wallhanging size floral applique. Thought you might be interested. It starts on February 15th.  However for this one you must join her Yahoo site. You'll find the link to join when you visit her blog.  Hope you enjoy~  I think I will try to do this one for sure.

Also don't forget to download Pearl Pereira's first pattern, it's up now and very enticing.

I feel compelled to let you know about applique BOM's. I don't think any one person could possibly do them all but there might be one (or two!) that interest you and it might be different ones for different folks so...... you can make your choices.  There is always the option of saving the patterns to a folder for later!

We have some very talented designers out there who are very generous in sharing their talents.  We are so lucky, so don't forget to respect copyright and direct your friends who are interested to the designers site.  Do not duplicate patterns for others and if showing your finished quilt be sure to mention the designer.

I just posted a new link! Check out Road to California Show Winners!  Applique wins a number of ribbons~

Congratulations to Kathy Wylie of Ontario, Canada is a 1st place winner in Innovative Wall Applique.  

Our upcoming teacher, Kathy McNeil was also a winner with a 3rd place for her Traditional Wall Applique.

Overall Best of Show featured reverse needleturn applique, amazing work!  To view in detail click on the photo.

Suzanne Marshall’s Applique – Video

Suzanne Marshall’s Applique – Video

Some of you are having trouble  obtaining the patterns for Just Takes 2.  Hope the following helps!

The link to Just Takes 2 is just a starter page.  When there, click on Basic info under Quilt and click on printer friendly then save to a file for Just Takes 2. This page has yardage required etc.
Return to the starter page and click on Sentimental Stitches (upper left) for the first 6 blocks. Scroll down and download-  save to your JT2 file. Mid month you will click on Dear Jane, find the download and save to your JT2 file. After this first month I will change the links to go directly to Sentimental Stitches and Dear Jane websites.

While here check out addtional info just added to the Jan. 8th post !!  More tempatations~

Happy 2012 to everyone!!

We have a whole new year ahead of us to complete some of our projects OR start some new ones!

Just to entice you there are some new free BOMS available ~ one just starting at Shabby Fabrics looks very cute!

This BOM is called Country Houses and the blocks are 12x12 which I think would fit into the calendar if you didn't want to make it into a quilt.I have added Shabby Fabrics to the links.  General Instructions and Block 1 are now posted.  Take a look.

If you are doing or saving Vintage Tiles Revisited, Block 3 is now posted.

February 1st  - Free BOM starting on Pearl Pereira's linked website ~ no details but mark your calendar!
She has gorgeous patterns!

Now that Miss Tweets patterns have been completed Erin is starting a new free BOM mid- January called Mimi's Bloomers!  Are you ready????  Download at One Piece at a Time (linked)

Elly website is now linked as well and she has two class sessions coming up in the West this fall.  One in Calgary at Traditional Pastimes and one in La Conner in Washington.

Kathy McNeil is booked for 2012 at Cottonwoods in Kamloops, BC. Dates to keep in mind~

Friday Sep. 28               - Tiffany Gardens
Sat & Sun Sep.29 & 30  - Wonderful World of Landscape Quilting
Monday Oct. 1             - Feathers are Flying, Birds of Happiness

Kathy's link is posted ~ check out the pattern options for the classes and start making your decisions!
Registration will be available at the February 13th Luncheon meeting.