Artist: Mary Whittaker - Orlando, FL USA

Materials and Techniques: Materials: wool, cotton for binding and backing, a variety of threads of different weights and materials, beads Techniques:: hand appliquéd, hand quilted, used a variety of embroidery stitches

Artist's Statement: My favorite technique is creating contemporary folk art using wool, threads and stitches to create a design and texture. The touch of the wool, threads, and embellishments while 'painting' with wool allow me to play and truly feed my soul with each project. I chose to play with the sugar skull for the embellishment opportunities and their part of the Dia de los Muertos celebration which is also my birthday!

Size: 16" x 16"

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Artist: Pam Neil - Louisville, Kentucky USA

Materials and Techniques: Cotton fabrics from the VFW collection Mostly Manor. King Tut variegated cotton thread used for machine quilting (Superior Threads). VFW's DWR template for the background/center and her full melon template for the "seed" shaped pieces. Curved machine piecing, appliqued corners, hand sewn beads and vintage jewelry, hand embroidery, machine quilting to create the rows where seeds are planted.

Artist's Statement: This simple quilt is dedicated to all those teachers who plant seeds of encouragement to try new Techniques:. One favorite teacher in particular was inspiration for this quilt since I will be taking a DWR class with her in the Fall and wanted to give it a try before I showed up for class. Can you guess the name of this favorite teacher? She encourages us all to begin with 15 minutes of play!

Size: 16" x 16"

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Artist: Garen Sherwood - Norwalk, Ct USA

Materials and Techniques: Paper piecing. Machine quilting.

Artist's Statement: All my favorites are in the UK! Favorite post! Favorite house! Favorite close! Favorite park - Windsor Great Park. Favorite ! Favorite! Favorite! My happy Union Jack seemed perfect for a little Princess!

Size: 16" x 16"

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Artist: Esther Muh - Albany, California USA

Materials and Techniques: machine pieced, quilted, and bound

Artist's Statement: My daughter and I love collecting strawberry print fabric. So we have selected some of our favorite ones to share with you as "polaroid snapshots."

Size: 16" x 16"

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Artist: Sherri Lipman McCauley - Lakeway, Texas USA

Materials and Techniques: Hand painted and stenciled fabric. Circles appliqued and adhered with Mistyfuse. Machine stitched and quilted.

Artist's Statement: I like to work extemporaneously and in the abstract. Bright colors tend to excite me, as well as geometry and asymmetry. I typically work in the moment, working with paints and dyes on fabric, creating serendipitous designs. The simple line of a geometric shape, the blast of a colorful line, or the contrast of black against white makes my canvas sing.

Size: 16" x 16"

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Artist: Kitty Vangunten - Simsbury, CT USA

Materials and Techniques: Thread painted cotton fabric.

Artist's Statement: Bodo is a German shepherd puppy in training to be a guide dog. During the 14 or so months he is with us he is a member of our family.

Size: 16" x 16"

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Artist: Esther Muh - Albany, California USA

Materials and Techniques: machine pieced, quilted, and bound, with some decorative hand quilting

Artist's Statement: I pulled out scraps of my favorite background colors that I use often--different shades of white, teals, and grays. Then I followed a score out of my current favorite sewing book--"The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters," by S.L. Wood.

Size: 16" x 16"

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Award: Members' Choice: Honorable Mention

Artist: Michelle A Banton - Lunenburg, MA USA

Materials and Techniques: Cotton fabrics and leather. Design based on Dresden Plate, Pieced and machine appliqued. Machine quilted.

Artist's Statement: On of my favorite places to visit is New York City because of all the hustle and bustle. I love seeing the colors, the people, the architecture, the smells and tastes - but I wouldn't want to live there. Too much mayhem on a daily basis for me. In my quilting I've been having fun with the Dresden Plate and doing all sorts of variations.

Size: 16" x 16"

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Artist: Michele Muska - Enfield, CT USA

Materials and Techniques: Vintage feed sack yo yo's, hand stitching, prairie points

Artist's Statement: I adore yo yo's for the intimate time you spend with yourself while making them. These yo yo's were a left over vintage block that I removed several from so I would have space to hand stitch. When women started working out of the home in the 40's they still felt a need to be useful and hand stitching fulfilled that niche. It fulfills mine as well.

Size: 16" x 16"

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Artist: Laurie Russman - New York City, NY USA

Materials and Techniques: Black Cherrywood and green ice-dyed cotton, fused appliqué, machine quilting

Artist's Statement: Inspired by the way our cat appeared to us one summer day, sunning himself in the myrtle, I wanted to capture the brilliant green of his eyes and how they echoed the leaves (while his sleek black fur nearly disappears in the shadows). The only portion of the cat that is appliquéd is his ears...the rest is simply delineated by lots of black metallic thread!

Size: 16" x 16"

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Artist: Laurie Russman - New York City, NY USA

Materials and Techniques: Batiks, acrylic paint, fabric ink, fused appliqué and (lots of) machine quilting

Artist's Statement: A snowy walk with a very handsome visiting Fidelco Guide Dog inspired this piece. It took a few rounds of fusing, inking and stitching before I was happy with his face...the background was sponged with white and grey paint then free-motion-quilted to simulate the snowy background and path that beckoned us.

Size: 16" x 16"

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