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?