Folklife Quilt Display 2024

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Quilt #1
Quilt Name: Raspberry Rainbow
Maker: Megan Vanderburg
Artist Statement: Hand stitched during the Cozy Sew-along hosted by Alison Glass on Instagram. Reverse applique technique. Center layer is pieced quilting cotton, sandwiched between two layers of jersey.
Quilt Information: Pattern By Alison Glass
Dimensions: 54 x 70
Instagram: @quiltygoodness
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Quilt #2
Quilt Name: Wonky Log Cabin in the Night
Maker: Michelle Bruno
Artist Statement: This showcases the "modern traditionalism" concept in quilt design, where the classic log cabin block is creatively reimagined.
Quilt Information: This is a riff on a technique from the youtube channel Inspired Quilting by Lea Louise.
Dimensions: 65 X65
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Quilt #3
Quilt Name: Plaid
Maker: Michelle Bruno
Quilt Information: Based on the Plaid-ish Scrap Quilt design by Erica Jackman
Dimensions: 78 X 61
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Quilt #4
Quilt Name: Yakuta Tiles
Maker: Laura Hubele
Artist Statement: I used Japanese blue and white yukata fabrics and green 1930s reproduction fabric.
Quilt Information: Machine pieced by Laura Hubele. Longarm quilted by Kathy Rogers. Quilting to resemble the lines in a bamboo forest.
Dimensions: 57 X 60
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Quilt #5
Quilt Name: Joel's Denim Quilt
Maker: Laura Hubele
Artist Statement: This quilt is a birthday gift for my son-in- law.
Quilt Information: Machine pieced and hand big stitched by Laura Hubele
Dimensions: 54 X 59
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Quilt #6
Quilt Name: Negotiating Boundaries
Maker: Chandra Wu
Instagram: @bestcoasty
Artist Statement: This started as a challenging assignment to explore scale (size) in a Nancy Crow workshop
Dimensions: 43 X 61
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Quilt #7
Quilt Name: Waterfront Park
Maker: Amy Steed
Artist Statement: Made as a mystery quilt using a jellyroll (2-1/2" strips) I used Violet Kraft's collection called "Waterfront Park" which features bridges in Portland. I enjoyed the fresh, springy color pallet and the breezy vibe it creates.
Quilt Information: Quilted by Jackie Heckathorn; I selected an "architectural" type pattern as it seemed to suit the fabric motifs.
Dimensions: 52 X 70
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Quilt #8
Quilt Name: Interlocking Squares
Maker: Amy Steed
Artist Statement: Gudrun Erla, the pattern designer, put on a workshop at which she demonstrated how her strip cutting rulers work. It convinced me to purchase them; I find them quite useful in making repeat cuts; I love the precision and accuracy that results. This fabric collection speaks to friends, especially quilting friends, with the words in some of the prints.
Quilt Information: Pattern is "Strip to be Square" by Gudrun Erla, GE Designs. Jackie Heckathorn quilted this; I selected a curvy, swoopy pattern to contrast with the very rectilinear quilt design.
Dimensions: 51 X 73
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Quilt #9
Quilt Name: Good Memories
Maker: Kae Eagling
Instagram: @katrineannetteeagling
Artist Statement: Made from saved textiles from my past.
Quilt Information: Improvisational
Dimensions: 48 X 53
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Quilt #10
Quilt Name: "RBG WTF!"
Maker: Bernice Harris
Quilt Information: Quilter Luke Haynes taught a class in portrait quilts on Zoom during the pandemic. He provided us with a four value image of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The text was my own addition.
Dimensions: 42 X 43
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Quilt #11
Quilt Name: Sea Glass II
Maker: Martha Peterson
Instagram: @onceawingnut
Artist Statement: Scrap bits of fabric find their way into improvisationally pieced mosaic blocks floating in a sea of blues.
Quilt Information: Mosaic blocks based on tutorial on Elizabeth Hartman's blog (https://elizabethhartman.com/all-projects/mod-mosaic-quilt-blocks). Self-designed setting. Quilted by Richla Ramsey.
Dimensions: 40 X 55
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Quilt #12
Quilt Name: Hexibore
Maker: Karen Braitmayer
Quilt Information: Quilting by Jana Royal
Dimensions: 32 X 36
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Quilt #13
Quilt Name: Boeing BOM
Maker: Lotte Clark-Mahoney
Artist Statement: My first "Quilt as you Go." Love the process.
Quilt Information: Designed by Guild Member Kim Madden 
Dimensions: 44 X 58
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Quilt #14
Quilt Name: Churn Dash I: Polychrome
Maker: Martha Peterson
Instagram: @onceawingnut
Artist Statement: The workshop instructions said, "bring fabric that you have a hard time cutting up". Well, I brought the really bright rainbow squares fabric you see on the edge of the quilt as the binding. We created a "start" and then passed it to our neighbor who added a bit of their fabric in timed sessions. We worked quickly and the result definitely reflects the bright fabric I brought.
Quilt Information: QuiltCon Improv Round Robin Workshop with Sherri Lynn Wood
Dimensions: 30 X 36
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Quilt #15
Quilt Name: Cross Cut Sampler
Maker: Megan Vanderburg
Instagram: @quiltygoodness
Artist Statement: Began in 2016 following a tutorial for Cross Cut Quilts on Instagram by Debbie Jeske @aquilterstable. Finished in 2022. X blocks made with bright colors on a gray background. Assembled and then subcut into smaller blocks, shuffled and reassembled in the final layout.
Dimensions: 24 X 24
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Quilt #16
Quilt Name: Clava
Maker: Karen Braitmayer
Dimensions: 37 X 44
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Quilt #17
Quilt Name: Night Stroll
Maker: Beth Ratzlaff
Instagram: @goodlaffgirl
Artist Statement: I started this quilt in an "Inspired by Art" workshop with David Owen Hastings in 2023. Our prompt was to take a piece of art and abstractly interpret it in a quilt. Mine is based off of a painting called "City Girl" by Robin Weiss. My husband and I saw it in a gallery on Alki many years ago and we fell in love with it, but could not afford it at the time. Since it's the "art that got away," I decided to capture it in quilt form.
Dimensions: 23 X 23
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Quilt #18
Quilt Name: Blue Monday
Maker: Beth Ratzlaff
Instagram: @goodlaffgirl
Artist Statement: I took an Improv Applique workshop with Cheryl Arkison and this was my class project quilt. I had fun with the organic shape of each piece, letting the fabric guide what the shape would be. I hand quilted this piece with big stitch quilting in organic waves to weave it all together.
Dimensions: 24 X 24
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Quilt #19
Quilt Name: Deep Breath
Maker: Michelle Bruno
Artist Statement: This quilt makes me think of ribs expanding to let in a deep breath of air. This improv design features blocks are cut ruler-free with organic shapes.
Dimensions: 28 x 30
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Quilt #20
Quilt Name: Over the Bridge
Maker: Lotte Clark-Mahoney 
Artist Statement: Homage to Seabeck Conference Center.
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