SIZE: 20W" x 27L"

CREDIT: Original Design

STATEMENT: Mary loves all forms of applique and enjoys trying new techniques and methods.

BIO: Mary has been quilting for over 25 years and has made many friends in both Virginia and Florida.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Raw Edge Machine Appliqued and Machine Quilted.

SIZE: 17" x 17"

CREDIT: Original Design

STATEMENT: This quilt was the result of a fabric challenge.

BIO: Vicki has a fabric dyeing business and also does fused glass. With all of her pursuits, the one common thread is her love of color, the effect of one color on another, and the effect of light on color.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Cotton Fabrics.  Machine Pieced and Machine Quilted.  Embellished with crystals on both the front and the back.

SIZE: 8W" x 9.25L"

CREDIT: Original Design/Dogwood pattern by Alice Brooks

BIO: Hazel is a well known quilt historian and appraiser and the founder of the Quilters Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana. She has served on the Board of Directors, the Advisory Board and on the exhibit and collections committees of the Virginia Quilt Museum.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Hand Appliqued and Hand Quilted with Hand Embroidery.

SIZE: 22" x 22"

CREDIT: Center Design from Affairs From the Heart.

BIO: Josephine loves to applique and has won many ribbons in her local guild shows.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Hand Appliqued, Machine Pieced, and Machine Quilted.

SIZE: 36" x 36"

CREDIT: Traditional Block

STATEMENT: The maker of this lovely wall quilt is unknown.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Batik Fabrics. Machine Pieced and Machine Quilted.

SIZE: 18" x 18"

CREDIT: Original Design

STATEMENT: This little quilt was made for a crayon challenge using yellow and brown.

BIO: Loretta has been quilting for over 30 years and is a supporter of the VQM.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Cotton Fabrics. Hand Appliqued, Machine Pieced, and Machine and Hand Quilted.

SIZE: 18"x18"

CREDIT: Traditional Design 

BIO: Cathy has been quilting for many years and enjoys traditional patterns and hand quilting.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Cotton Fabrics. Machine Pieced and Hand Quilted.

SIZE: 25" x 25"

CREDIT: Traditional Block

STATEMENT: Sallie made Sun Bonnet Sue baby quilts using her grandmother's lace for twin granddaughters. She made this miniature of the design to donate to the VQM.

BIO: Sallie took a quilting class in 1990 but did not have much time for quilting until she retired in 2007. She has now many quilts in many sizes!

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Cotton Fabrics.  Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Embroidered,  and Hand Quilted.

SIZE: 36" x 36"

CREDIT: Disappearing Four Patch Pattern adapted from Original Recipe at Moda.com

STATEMENT: Janet was inspired to make a sweet baby quilt for either a girl or a boy using a charm pack of Moda fabric designed by Kate and Birdie called Woodland Critters.

BIO: Janet has been sewing for many years and enjoys all aspects of quilt making .

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Cotton Fabrics. Machine Pieced and Machine Quilted.

BONUS: A 16" x 18" doll quilt is included.

SIZE: 8" x 10"

CREDIT: Original Design

STATEMENT: Paula was inspired by the many layers of the haunting and mysterious beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

BIO: Paula is a well known and well respected quilt maker. She was named "Teacher of the Year 2001" by the Professional Quilter magazine and has co-authored Quilts of Virginia.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Hand Dyed and Commercial Cotton Fabrics. Machine Quilted.  Suede Matt.  Ready to Frame.

SIZE: 29W" x 31L"

CREDIT: Original Design

STATEMENT: This is a class sample that Mary taught making tumbling blocks with NO "Y" seam.  It has lovely fabric and excellent quilting.

BIO: Mary is a quilt teacher and has had her quilts juried into shows.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Cotton Fabrics. Machine Pieced and Machine Quilted.

SIZE: 14W" x 14.5L"

CREDIT: Originial Design

STATEMENT: Janet was inspired by the parrot block that she bought from Turtle Hand Batiks in Paducah, KY. She loved the hand crafted fabrics from Malaysia. The border fabric was graciously donated by Turtle Hand Batiks.

BIO: Janet has been sewing for many years and enjoys all aspects of quilt making .

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Hand crafted batiks from Malaysia with rick rack and buttons.   Machine Pieced, Big Stitch Quilted, and Machine Quilted with Hand Embroidery.

SIZE: 16W" x 34.5L"

CREDIT: Original Design

STATEMENT: In Japan, the plum blossom is associated with the start of spring because plum blossoms are some of the first blossoms to appear.

BIO: Ann started quilting in 1995 while living in Japan.  She often finds inspirations from Japanese motifs. Ann is an award winning quilter and she belongs to SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Associates) and the Charlottesville Area Quilters Guild. Her quilts have been exhibited at the Virginia Quilt Museum on several occasions.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Paper Pieced Pineapple Blocks by a friend, Needle Turn Applique, Machine Pieced and Machine Quilted.

SIZE: 10W" x 13L"

CREDIT: Originial Design

STATEMENT: Barbara took a class from Julia Graber on how to make a unique background for a photo.  Her photo was taken in the Shenandoah Valley.

BIO: Barbara is a teacher, lecturer, and author of 5 books. She is a star in the Shenandoah Valley quilting community.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Machine Appliqued and Machine Quilted.

SIZE: 19"W x 24"L

STATEMENT/INSPIRATION: Donna got the idea for this quilt on Pinterest.  She liked the clever use of the 2-color background and the 2-color daisies.

BIO: Donna is a retired math teacher.  She has been quilting since 1994 and particularly loves applique.  Her quilts are all stitched on a domestic home sewing machine.

MATERIALS/TECHNIQUES: Cotton Fabric, Buttons, and Rick Rack.  Machine Appliqued, Machine Pieced, and Machine Quilted with Praire Point Binding.

SIZE: 72"W x 88"L

CREDIT: Jinny Beyer Pattern

INSPIRATION: Jinny honored David Brewster, the inventer of the kaleidoscope, in this classic quilt. The eight-inch blocks are simple to piece but create a complex design. The lovely border print fabric frames the quilt with mitered corners.  The pattern is included with this quilt.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: Machine Pieced and Machine Quilted by Kerry Joho for Jinny's studio.