Quilt Gallery: Victorian Showcase
The annual, judged quilt exhibition, open to members of Victorian Quilters Inc, is for all levels of expertise. The many categories available to entrants have various size, technique and style options that accommodate the range of skills from novice through to expert.
Quilt Showcase 2018 was held in conjunction with the Craft and Quilt Fair in July at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Southbank.
- BERNINA Best of Show
- Excellence in Hand Appliqué
- Excellence in Hand Quilting: Professional
- The Janet O’Dell Award: Retaining the Tradition
The Apprentice, 92cm x 134cm (36in x 53in), Julie Adamson
Artist statement: “My own original design, inspired by the style of John Henry Dearle, who was the Master Apprentice to William Morris. Hand-needle-turned appliquéd with silk and batiks and hand-quilted in silk thread.”
- BERNINA Best Amateur Quilt
My Blue Year, 226cm x 226cm (89in x 89in), Bronwyn Walkley
Artist statement: “My interpretation of pattern by Kathy Kerr is done as a block per day for 365 days, using maker’s own colour choices and any fabrics. I made it during 2016 when my father and sister both died, and one of my adult children became estranged. I learned a lot about accuracy of cutting and sewing very small pieces. Machine pieced and quilted.”
- Narelle Grieve Award Excellence in Hand Quilting
New York Double Dresden, 125cm x 125cm (50in x 50in), Anne Andrews
Artist statement: “I loved using all my brights and using the green fabric that I bought in New York. Hence the name. Hand appliquéd, pieced and quilted.”
- Excellence in Use of Colour
Autumn Dance, 43cm x 43cm (17in x 17in), Linda Steele
Artist statement: “My own original design, I was fascinated by pomegranates and designed a miniature. When it was finished it looked like a dance. Machine appliquéd and quilted.”
- Excellence in Hand Piecing
Flying Circles, 215cm x 215cm (85in x 85in), Merrilyn Rootsey
Artist statement: “Sponsored by Murray River Quilters Inc, Albury Wodonga. My interpretation of a quilt designed by Carolyn Konig, Chelsey’s Quilt. When I saw this quilt I knew that I wanted to use the buttery orange, then decided on rich blue as a contrast. Hand-pieced blocks, machine assembled top and machine quilted by Susan Campbell.”
- Excellence in Domestic Machine Quilting — Professional
Juste Noir et Blanc, 162cm x 162cm (64in x 64in), Robyn Coots
Artist statement: “My own original design, with the main motif based very loosely on one of Cusack’s freehand drawings. The main quilting motif is based on Karen McTavish’s Water Lily Scroll design. Hand-appliquéd and machine quilted.”
