Title: Peach SmoothieQuilter: Kathy Ellzey
Residence: Robeline, LA
Year: 2007
Owner: From the Collection of the Historic Arkansas Museum
42" x 42"
HAPPY DANCE! HAPPY DANCE!! : )
I found out today that my quilt "Peach Smoothie" will be included in a quilt calendar published by the IMQA!! The calendar will be for 2010 and will be on sale at MQS in May. HOW EXCITING! They chose winning quilts from 2006, 2007, and 2008 MQS to publish in this calendar.
Because I no longer own this quilt I had to get special permission from The Historic Arkansas Museum so the quilt could be included. They graciously allowed this (and also for me to post a picture on my blog).
The quilt is a wholecloth done on yellow batiste, with shadow and cut-away trapunto. The peach color is achieved by a neon orange underlayer of fabric. The quilting motifs are designs by Karen McTavish. I used Hobbs 80/20 batting and Superior Bottom Line Thread.
Peach Smoothie won 1st place in Innovative Wholecloth category at 2007 MQS, and then won 1st place in the Miscellaneous category at The Great Arkansas Quilt Show in Little Rock, AR in 2007. It also won "Best Machine Quilting", which was a purchase award, and that is why it now belongs to the museum.
WOOHOO! I think I'll need to buy about a dozen calendars!
Kat
How could you ever let the quilt out of your house? Its gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteWell, now if that's not just the cat's meow!!
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you and that your beautiful work is being acknowledged. Hugs to you from here...
Your quilt is absolutely beautiful!!!!! I wish I could do such work---maybe in 10 years or so :-)
ReplyDeletePatricia
Order a calendar for me please...
ReplyDeleteI love the quilt, it is indicitive of all the work I've seen from you. So special!
Blessings to you,
Paula
That quilt is amazing! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteKathy---I am giving you the Kreative Blogger Award. I love your blog----
ReplyDeleteYou can copy the icon from me--that is how I got it----then post your 7 favorite things and nominate 7 other blogs----I posted on each of my nominee's blogs.
ReplyDeleteThis is much fun---don't you think?
OH MY!!! That is a work of art.
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