International Quilt Festival – Houston 2012, Part 4

Here are more of the quilts I loved at Festival this year… enjoy!

It’s All in My Head by Beth Porter Johnson

Dear Friends by Michiko Yanagihara and 8 friends

Dear Friends (detail) by Michiko Yanagihara and 8 friends

Tree by Kathy York

The Garden by Helia Ricci

Tutti Fruitti Village by Sue Bleiweiss
Honorable Mention
Art-Whimsical
Sponsored by Quiltmaker

The Magical Mermaid’s Castle by Claudia Pfeil

The Magical Mermaid’s Castle (detail) by Claudia Pfeil

Crime Scene Investigation by Pauline Salzman
Second Place
Art-Whimsical
Sponsored by Quiltmaker

Belief, Intuition, and Faith by Sharon Schamber & Gail E. Thomas

Belief, Intuition, and Faith (detail) by Sharon Schamber & Gail E. Thomas

Belief, Intuition, and Faith (detail) by Sharon Schamber & Gail E. Thomas

Around the Block by Karen EckmeierHonorable Mention
Art-Whimsical
Sponsored by Quiltmaker

Around the Block (detail) by Karen EckmeierHonorable Mention
Art-Whimsical
Sponsored by Quiltmaker

Family by Toshiko MaedaThird Place
Art-Whimsical
Sponsored by Quiltmaker
AND
$250 Judge’s Choice Award (Charlotte Warr Andersen)
Sponsored by Jackie’s Animas Quilts

A Luthier’s Dream by Betty New
First Place, Art-Abstract, Small
Sponsored by Benartex, Inc.

Fantasy Seedpods by Elizabeth Camping
Honorable Mention
Art-Abstract, SmallSponsored by Benartex, Inc.

Fantasy Seedpods (detail) by Elizabeth CampingHonorable Mention
Art-Abstract, SmallSponsored by Benartex, Inc.

Positano by Daniela Marco & Arnoldi Sarzi-Sartori

The Mother of Girl Scouts by Jamie Fingal

Community Garden by Kathy York

In the Desert by Shiela Frampton-Cooper

Sunflowers by Kathleen Van Lieu

Sunflowers (detail) by Kathleen Van Lieu

Little Lilly by Georgann Wrinkle                                                                    

Typographic Circle by Emily Cier

Typographic Circle (detail) by Emily Cier

Stokrozen by Ans Schipper-Vermeiren

Miss Bucket by Ria Varkevisser

Miss Bucket (detail) by Ria Varkevisser

I bought this wonderful little quilt from the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative; it is made up of a bunch of tiny hexagons, all hand pieced and hand quilted. I LOVE IT! AAQI raised $75,000 at this year’s Festival! You can read more about the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Intiative here.

Vintage by Eileen Fry

Vintage (detail) by Eileen Fry

I bought this art postcard from Pokey Bolton’s Pet Project booth; with the help of hundreds of quilt artists who donated their work, she raised a TON of money for Pets for Life, Houston’s no-kill animal shelter. In the first full day of Festival, they had brought in more than $10,000! (I don’t know the total yet.) See more of Jeannie’s work on her website. You can read about the Pet Project on Pokey’s blog here.

Woof, Woof! by Jeannie Palmer Moore