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

International Quilt Festival – Houston 2012, Part 3

Here are more quilts I loved from International Quilt Festival – Houston 2012:

Une Belle Amitié
by Cynthia Williford and Harold Williford

Une Belle Amitié (detail)by Cynthia Williford and Harold Williford

Naturally Crazy
by Linda Steele
Third Place – Embellished
Sponsored by Baby Lock

Jazz
by Megumi Mizuno

Jazz (detail) by Megumi Mizuno

Rainy Spring
by Allison Aller

La Serenata
by Ann Horton

La Serenata (detail)
by Ann Horton

Creatures Large & Small
by Gerlinde Hruzek
Honorable Mention – Embellished
Sponsored by Baby Lock

Cry Me a River
by Eileen Williams
Third Place – Art-Naturescapes
Sponsored by Martingale & Co./That Patchwork Place

Before Dark
by Noriko Endo

Natural Wonders
by Kathy McNeil
First Place – Art-Naturescapes
Sponsored by Martingale & Co./That Patchwork Place

The Leprechaun’s Tree
by Robin M. Haller
Second Place – Art-Naturescapes
Sponsored by Martingale & Co./That Patchwork Place

Synergy
by Nancy Sterett Martin & Karen Sistek

Capain Kimo by Nancy Sterett Martin & Karen SistekSecond Place – Art-Painted Surface
Sponsored by Ricky Tims, Inc.

Emily
by Kathi Carter
Second Place – Mixed Technique
Sponsored by Robert Kaufman Co., Inc.

Four Seasons
by Leslie Rego
First Place – Art-Painted Surface
Sponsored by Ricky Tims, Inc.

Rainbow Lorikeet
by Helen Godden
Honorable Mention – Art-Painted Surface
Sponsored by Ricky Tims, Inc.

Rainbow Lorikeet
by Helen Godden
Honorable Mention – Art-Painted Surface
Sponsored by Ricky Tims, Inc.

Trapped in the Game
by Randall Cook
Honorable Mention – Art-Painted Surface
Sponsored by Ricky Tims, Inc.

Ethereum Botanica: Bromeliads
by Deborah Beatty
Second Place – Digital Imagery
Sponsored by C&T Publishing

Grace
by Jennifer Day

Grace (detail)
by Jennifer Day

Amsterdam Alley: The Shortcut Between
by Leslie Tucker Jenison
First Place – Digital Imagery
Sponsored by C&T Publishing

It's Time
by Gloria Hansen
Third Place – Digital Imagery
Sponsored by C&T Publishing

A Lot of Thanks
by Junko Fujiwara
Third Place – Mixed Technique
Sponsored by Robert Kaufman Co., Inc.

Departure
by Kiyomi Takayanagi
First Place – Traditional Pieced
Sponsored by From Marti Michell

Balancing Act 
by Sherri McCauley, Frances Holliday Alford, Barb Forrester, Connie Hudson,
Leslie Tucker Jenison, Susan Lewis Story and Kathy York