Kathie Kerler

Kathie Kerler - Fiber Artist, NQA Certified Judge, and Writer

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Preview Night–quilts and special exhibits

I was glad to see a special display of The Tentmakers of Cairo right inside the entry to the quilt show. I was also glad to meet Jenny Bowker with the two gentlemen who make the work. She told me American Quilters Society had an exclusive with the tentmakers, but it’s expired. So they are now free to display their work, which is for sale, at other shows.

Tentmakers of Cairo wall hanging

A side note–Many of the exhibits were “taped” off in such a way that I had great difficulty photographing quilts. Hence, odd angles.

Quilter Marilyn Badger had a special exhibit of her work. She is a many-time award winner, well-known for her complex piecing and quilting designs. Not too surprising, she won an award at this show.

Marilyn Badger’s special exhibit

The Hoffman Fabric Challenge was well represented with many entries, both quilts and wearables.

A number of fabric manufacturers were giving away fabrics, prizes, and assorted goodies on Preview Night. Northcott had a prize wheel. Of course, most won a stack of fabric chips, a new fabric size to me. I gave my stack to someone so she would have enough to make a small quilt.

Northcott Fabrics

Following are the first quilts I photographed that I liked. I have admired Kumiko Frydl’s work for a long time. She has often been a winner in the miniature category at Paducah, for good reason. This was 2nd place miniature at Road.

“Ancient Rose” by Kumiko Frydl

Here’s first place miniature category.

“Merry Christmas” by Aki Sakai

Darn. I forgot to note the maker’s name and quilt title below.

“Best Use of Color”

Bethanne Nemesh won Excellence in Longarm Quilting with the quilt below. One of her pieces, “October Sky”, was judged a Masterpiece quilt by the National Association of Certified Quilt Judges.

“Into the Western Sun” by Bethanne Nemesh

I absolutely loved this quilt. What a fresh way to use Hexies.

“Haru La Primavera” by Marik Duenwald

“Haru La Primavera” detail

Very Cool. Quilted on the Babylock Sashiko machine.

“Fever Dream” by Amy Pabst

Second place, Traditional Other. Great composition.

“Wickedly Green” by Deborah Poole

I really liked this peacock. One of several quilts that wasn’t an award winner but I liked better than some of those who were. Great title, too. Category is Traditional, Large, Pieced.

“The King of the Barnyard Visits the Big Apple” by Joanne MacNevin

Another quilt I liked for its fresh, unique approach. Artist statement: I became familiar with the appliqué technique called tile done around 1900s. I saw it as an opportunity to utilize my Asian fabrics.

“Kiku” by Sandy Clark

“Kiku” detail

Traditional, Appliqué, Large, First Place.

“Spring Dance” by Barbara Clem

“Spring Dance” detail

Traditional, Wall Appliqué. Melon Patch design.

“When Watermelons Had Black Seeds” by Dawn Gerber

“When Watermelons Had Black Seeds” detail

From a distance, the bursts of color look neon.

“Kaboom!” by Suzy Webster

Liked the deep purple color palette.

“Magenta Magic” by Janet M Knapp

Another holiday quilt by Aki Sakai. Traditional, Wall, Appliqué. Her niche is evident: great detail, miniature-size elements, complex.

“Happy Halloween 2” by Aki Sakai

More to come…

 

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