Judge's Comments from QuiltFest Northwest Show March 13-15, 2025

Play

Play: Made for our small group challenge that was to take a traditional block and make it modern. Cream or white had to be used in the project. There was also a size restriction. It is a double duty project in that it also was my project for the book, "Prayers for Sale" by Sandra Dalles.

Comments: Striking visual impact.Good complementary contrast between the blue and orange. Circular motifs contribute strong movement. Excellent use of variety of quilting designs. They fill individual spaces well. It was awarded a red or second place ribbon.

Work, Play Rest

Work, Play, Rest: Made for Thread Tales (our book club) challenge for the book, "The Year of Less" by Cait Flanders.

Comments:  Very good choices for the prints of the shirts; they reflect the book well. Excellent execution of the dimensional shirts. The labels are well executed and add visual interest and information, And very good edge finish,

Stars Like Spaghetti

Stars Like Spaghetti: Made for the Thread Tales challenge for the book, "The Women" by Kristen Hannah.

Comments:  Very good movement created through diagonal lines and quilting design. Well balanced composition. Good variety of prints for visual texture. Very good binding technique.

Transparency

Transparency: Made for Thread Tales challenge for the book, " The Lager Queen of Minnesota," by J. Ryan Stradal. 

Comments:  Excellent creation of focal point through color placement and choice. Organic quilting is a great contrast to geometric piecing. Very good quilting thread color choices which allow the circles to shine. Very good piecing technique. Transition from light to dark values and colors is well done. It was awarded a third place or white ribbon.

Indigo Way

Indigo Way: Our guild mystery quilt. We followed Bonnie Hunter last year.

Comments: Great placement of colors and value. Keeps the pattern strong and defined. Piecing well done; points are sharp and inner borders are straight. Quilting motif covers evenly, keeping the quilt hanging properly. Binding generally well applied; try to keep it full and straight. It was awarded a third place or white ribbon.

These were great comments to receive! Sharing the judge's comments with my readers was goal number five on my April list.

Linking to Frédérique at Patchwork and Quilts and Cynthia at Oh Scrap.