Aotearoa Quilters have been running 12' x 12' colour challenges for a number of years now. The latest colour was PINK.
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| The winning quilt by Sonya Prchal |
The quilts were on display at Tote and Gloat in Palmerston North, so I got to have a good look at them all. It's just amazing the ideas that people come up with! Each quilt was different and unique, and there were so many styles of quilting on show.
Here are a few of my favourites:
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| by Dianne Dowd |
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| by Merrilyn George |
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| by Sandy Briggs |
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| by Wendy O'Neill |
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| by Gloria Scanlen |
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| by Shirley Sparks |
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| by Mary Metcalf |
You can see the complete PINK collection on the
Aotearoa Quilters website by clicking here.
The next challenge is Silver because it's Aotearoa Quilters' 25th anniversary year. I've got some silver fabrics set aside, but I need to get a wriggle on and make an entry. I've only entered once so far, and that was Yellow. The quilts travel around the country and guilds can display them as part of their own exhibitions. They look so good when they are all hung together.
I've previously blogged about the
Green quilts from 2015 here
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| by Mary Transom |
and I've blogged about the
Yellow quilts from 2016 here
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| my little entry is top right in this photo - the English Paper Pieced sun |
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| by Liz McKenzie |
and I blogged about the
Orange quilts from 2017 here
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by Theresa Vaughan
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So, it's time to get ready for Silver in 2019. And they've changed the shape to a hexagon!!! Gasp!
These mini challenges are so interesting, each one a treasure. I especially liked the orange quilts, partly because so few quilters seem to feature orange in their quilts. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi Wendy..thanks for the lovely eye candy...the quilts are amazing
ReplyDeleteWow, what a group of stunning little quilts! I love everyone's take on using the chosen color, and then letting their imagination run wild. Such a talented group of quilters! Is the towel and dog thread quilted? It's hard to tell on my computer.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing with us. So many amazing finishes. Truly inspiring.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely collection of quilts. It is interesting to see what one can do in a 12" square space. Do you get a whole year to work on the quilt? Do they eventually come back home to you? Good luck with your silver entry.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! What fun! So cool to see all the entries displayed together.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate your showing us this exhibit, and I must admit I kept wondering when I would see yours (as I remember you entered it once). The texture on some of those quilts makes me want to reach through the screen and try to touch it; I can't imagine holding back when seeing them in person!
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