Odessa Quilt Show....and Finally, the Winners Are.....

.....YOU (You can win a free pattern by answering the questions at the end of this post!)

Well, friends, there was not enough time, nor energy, to blog the quilt show yesterday. But here are the winners.  As time goes by, I'm also going to show you some of my favorites.

The Mayor's Award went to "Double Aster" by Nancy Graf of Soap Lake, WA.

The award for Best Embroidered Quilt went to "Floral Garden Quilt" by June Walter of Odessa, WA

 This, actually, was my favorite quilt in the whole show. I thought the machine quilting was what represents the best style for bed quilts. Classic, and not over-done. Have you ever tried to get warm under a quilt that's been quilted every 1/4 inch all over?  It's like trying to sleep under a board! This one is JUST RIGHT (said Goldilocks) and I voted for it for best machine quilting.  The quilter?  Susan Ryan of Farm Quilting in Odessa, WA.  Susan can be reached at 509-982-0173 PO Box 434 Odessa, WA 99159

The award for Best Baby Quilt went to "Embroidered Sunbonnet Girls" by Gail Scheib of Soap Lake, WA. These old-fashioned Sunbonnet Sues are among my favorites.

The award for Best Hand Quilted Quilt went to "Big Quilts from Little Acorns Grow" by Florence Coffey of Spokane, WA.

The award for Most Improved Quilter went to Jackie Greenwalt of Odessa.  Jackie, in spite of health challenges, has been working very hard.  I don't have pictures of her quilts, yet, but hope to have some soon.



The Best Antique Quilt and the Best Youth Quilt are side-by-side in this picture.  The antique quilt (beige background) is owned by Nancy Wenke of Odessa.  The youth quilt was made by Emily Nixon, also of Odessa.  Emily calls her quilt "Laura Llama's Turquoise Squares".

Another winning youth entry was a set of pieced blocks by Katreace Boss of Odessa, to the lower right of Emily's quilt. The pieces with black backgrounds were done for a 2012 challenge by members of the Inland Northwest Machine Quilters: Shelley Sieverkropp, of Almira, and Anita Pederson of Spokane.

The award for the Best Pieced Quilt went to "One Block Wonder" by Judy Miles of Soap Lake, WA.

This lovely round table topper, titled "Chicken Dance" (a popular activity, by the way, at our annual Deutschesfest each September) won the Odessa Quilt Club 2013 Challenge. It was done by Sherrie Heimbigner of Odessa. Really special!

The Chairmen's Award went to "William Morris Garden" by Karin Vokaty of Chewelah, WA.

The award for Best Machine Quilting went to "Lavender Fields" by Helen Ladwig of Almira, WA.  The quilting was done by Shelley Sieverkropp of the same place. Shelley won this award last year as well and was the quilter of our guild's raffle quilt, "My Favorite Block".

The award for Best Applique went to "Blue Moon" by Sherry Thompson.  This quilt was done in silk fabrics!  One of my favorites in the show.

The 2013 Odessa Quilt Club Raffle Quilt, "My Favorite Block" was won by Sharon Parr of Odessa. This quilt was designed and assembled by Wendy Meise, Debbie Buscher, and Sherrie Heimbigner of Odessa, with the help of virtually ALL of the guild members, as we were invited to submit our favorite blocks.

Extra blocks from the Raffle Quilt go into a wall hanging which our guild donates to the local healthcare foundation for their purchase of special items and new equipment for our hospital. 

!!!!Answer one of the following questions and you're eligible for a drawing for a FREE QUILT PATTERN from Prairie Cottage Corner!!!

Guess who made the Sunbonnet Sues in these quilts?

OR

Do you see a common theme or characteristics among this year's winners?

Thanks for visiting!  I hope you win!  I'll draw the names on Friday, May 3rd.

Odessa Quilt Show ---- In the Beginning......

.......was the QUILT.....er.....um......well.....Lots of quilts.....

Here they are in the high school gymnasium yesterday morning early. In the background, workers on ladders, workers with crossbars (quilts attached), workers attaching quilts to crossbars...and still, hundreds of quilts to go.

Some of our wonderful.......

....efficient.....

....cheerful.... HELPERS!

It's taking shape.  "They also serve who only stand and wait."

The quilt stacks shift and change.....

....boxes, lists, quilt rack bases come and go and move around......

....more quilts arrive.....

.....and get sorted....

....cross bars gradually move from here out onto the floor in the main gallery.....

......decorations arrive.....

.....general chaos seems to prevail.....

....yup....it's a quilt show taking shape, alright.  Stay tuned for the results!

Odessa Quilt Show

Odessa, Washington

April 26th and 27th, 2013

Odessa High School Gymnasium

Odessa's Quilt Shop - Experience Quilts!

Here's a quick tour of Odessa's quilt shop, "Experience Quilts!"

Right away, you feel WELCOME!  Right away, you feel warm and good, because all that color is sinking into your soul through your eyes.....

.....the Color Wall.....

.....lovely Bandana prints.....

......beautiful Batiks.....

.....books.....

!!!!!Christmas!!!!!

....yours truly, Prairie Cottage Corner.....

.....our very own Flower Basket Sue quilt......

.....and Prairie Sweethearts.....

....Hawaiian Sue quilt, with Charlie Brown prints to the left.....

....and a wonderful display of all our patterns from Prairie Cottage Corner.

A sample of "Knots".  I was fascinated with this pattern and made my own version of it in EQ (Electric Quilt).  It's really pretty simple....about 3 different blocks.  The tough part is keeping track of where everything goes.  I'm going to make one of these someday....maybe during the fall retreat. You can get the fabric and pattern for it at "Experience Quilts!"

Laura's "Sage Country Quilts" ruched flowers.  Aren't they pretty?

MINKY - what more can one say?

More books.....I love books.

Three Cheers for the RED, WHITE and BLUE!

Great prints.....

....and more prints.....

rainbows of color....

....spectacular strips......

....sunflowers.....

....farm print fabrics.....

.......home decor prints......

....beautiful blue.....

Better drop in at "Experience Quilts" at First and Division Streets in Odessa, WA

Telephone 509-982-2012

Talk with proprietors Lise Ott and JoEllen Wollman and Experience Quilts!

Watch Lise work on her quilting machine right in the store!  

Find out about quilt classes, free sews and special offers.

Check out the Calendar of Events!