A Quilter's Paradise: 2015 CAMEO Quilt Guild Show

Here are some of the 186 quilts in the CAMEO Quilt Guild show.

Design Odyssey by Betty Carpenter; left is Starry Blue by Linda Wallace

French Braid by Susan VanEck

Tina Rink's Wedding Quilt for her son and daughter-in-law

 

Michigan Lighthouses by Sharon Cratsenburg, machine quilted by Barbara Lusk. Sharon made the quilt for her husband who was in the U.S. Navy. The Nautical flag border spells Michigan Lighthouses.

She included the Crisp Point Lighthouse, where my husband's grandmother spent time as a girl about 100 years ago!( see The Shipwreck Coast, Girl, and a Lamp)

Top Left: Marie Ware Dragonfly; Right: Tina Rink Modern Streets

Helen's Irish Bouquet by Helen Graham

Patricia Baldauf's quilt for her daughter's graduation from U of Montana

Designing Stars by Dorothy Strefling 

Summer Meadow by Jeneen Sharpe

Janet's Viewer's Choice winning quilt is reversible!

Austrian Heavens by Janet Steele also won Best Original Design

Marie Ware's Reef Refuge

Chambered Nautilus by Carole Gilbert

The raffle quilt seen above was amazing.

Theresa Nielson's Grand Central Station Quilt, which I blogged about here

60th Anniversary Quilt, Linda Hermes

Best Modern Quilt winner Sharon Bisoni's City Scape in Shades of Grey

An interesting use of lace doilies

Kay Schepke Blue Traveling

Cindy May's Christmas Morn  also incorporates lace doilies

Lucy Lesperance's Eye of Splendor

Best Use of Color Award to Janet Steele

 

Sharon Bisoni, Falling Leaves

Alaskan Triangles by Vanetta Sterling

Jan Mansfield, Grandma's Starlit Garden

Where's the Beef?  by Sharon Johnsonbaugh uses cow fabric

Great Lakes Heritage Quilters 2015 Show

Today my friend and I went to see the Great lakes Heritage Quilters quilt show held at King's Court Castle, Canterbury Village near Auburn, MI. It was an impressive show and a great venue. The show runs Friday, Feb. 27 and Saturday, Feb. 28 from 10 am to 5 pm.

Great hall of King's Court Castle

The quilts were very diverse, with Modern and traditional quilts.

Wonky Logs by Kathleen Joseph

Ghosts by Ruth Montalvo

Modern Mystery by Sue Chase

Bingo by Carol Fulton

Fireworks by Letty Abraham

Peony Star by Sue Chase

detail Peony Star

detail H is for Henry by Carol Fulton

detail Juxtaposition by Jackie Compton; vintage blocks

Cacao Plant and Mint by Ruth McCormick

detail Cacao  Plant and Mint

 

Tim's Gas Station by Nancy Osterman

 

Janeen's Quilt by Joyce Harlan

 detail The Event Quilt by Rebecca Magnus

The Event Quilt has a vintage signature block in center

Little Woman III by Rebecca Magnus

 I made one Little Woman quilt. This lady made three--for her granddaughters. Lucky girls!

Beth at Piano, Little Woman III

The lighting was iffy and some of my photos didn't come out well. There were 176 quilts, and these represent only a few.