Jamie's Jubilee
78" X 92"
This is my 7th quilt, and my first attempt at machine trapunto (using Hari Walner's wash away thread technique). It is blue and white and was made for our second son, Jamie's college graduation from Michigan Technological University. The appliqué was done by hand, and the quilting done on my Bernina 1230. For the close stippling I used a 60/2 Mettler Embroidery fine thread in both top and bottom. I also used 50/3 Mettler Silk Finish cotton thread to quilt the feathers. This work is all done freehand (the feed dog is dropped). I used YLI wonder invisible .004 thread to quilt around the blue designs. This quilt was a real challenge for me, because I never thought I could do a beautiful continuous reverse feather border and have it all come out like it should. The pattern is from "Great American Quilts" by Jean Lohmar, however it did not include a pattern for the feather design used in the border. So this forced me to figure out how to do a continuous feathered border. I used Hobbs Heirloom (80% poly 20% cotton) for the batting. For the trapunto I used Poly-Fil extra loft batting by Fairfield. It took over a year to make.
What a joy this quilt was to see hanging at "Quilt America - 2000", in Indianapolis Indiana in July where it had a beautiful Best Machine Quilting award, sponsored by Bernina of America, Inc. Completed February 24, 2000.
Awards
2010 Shipshewana Quilt Festival - 2nd Annual Quilt Show
Shipshewana, IN June 23-26 (Shipshewana Town Center)
*BEST MACHINE QUILTING AWARD
2009 Iron Bridge Quilter's Show 4th Bi-Annual at the Allegan Place
Allegan, MI April 25, 2009
Special Exhibition: Me as Featured Quilter (3 quilts on stage)
2004 Published in "Quilts A World of Beauty - Journal of the IQA"
Vol. 24, Number 4, Winter 2004 (pg. 18)
The IQA Files (Profile on Me)
2002 Published in "Infinite Feathers, Quilting Designs"
by Anita Shackelford Pg. 66 (gallery)
Published by American Quilter's Society, Paducah, KY
2002 International Quilt Association
Quilts: A World of Beauty
Houston, TX Oct. 31 - Nov. 3
Juried into the 1st annual special exhibition:
In the American Tradition
2002 West Michigan Quilt Guild - Quilts on the Grand
Grand Rapids, MI Sept. 20-21
Special Exhibition - National Blue Ribbon Quilts
2002 Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza IX
Fort Washington, PA Sept 12-15
Best Machine Workmanship - Traditional Category
2002 QTQ - Quilting the Quilt
Duluth, Minnesota July 17-20
Honorable Mention - Domestic: Traditional Large
2002 Quilter's Heritage Celebration
Lancaster, Pennsylvania April 4-7
Judge's Choice - Lynne Kough
2002 Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival
Tokyo Dome, Japan January 24-30
On exhibit with 2001 American Quilter's Society prize winning quilts
2001 Allegan County Fair
Allegan, MI Sept. 7-15
Best of Show & 1st place - Applique
2001 published in "American Quilter" by A.Q.S.
Vol. XVII, No. 3, Fall 2001 (pg. 30)
2001 National Quilting Association
Tulsa, Oklahoma June 27 - 24
Honorable Mention - Bed Quilt - Appliqué, Machine Quilted
2001 Quilts on the Waterfront
23rd Annual Minnesota Quilter's Show
Duluth, Minnesota June 7 - 9
Honorable Mention - Appliqué Quilt
Faculty Ribbon - Trudie Hughes
2001 American Quilter's Society
17th Annual Quilt Show & Contest
Paducah, Kentucky
3rd Place - Appliqué, Amateur
2000 West Michigan Quilts on the Grand
Grand Rapids, MI
Best Of Show
Best Machine Quilting (Raterink Award)
1st Place - Large Quilts Appliqué/Mixed Technique, Machine Quilted
2000 Quilt America
Indianapolis, IN
Best Machine Quilting Award sponsored by Bernina of America, Inc.
2000 Indiana Heritage Quilt Show
Bloomington, IN
3rd Place - Appliqué-Amateur