2004
Size: 57.5″ Wide x 98.5″ High
Pattern: Magic Tiles by Kathleen Bissett
Quilted by: Janice Almli Newman
1st Place – Best Hand Quilting – 2005 Annual Quilt Show of the Lake of the Woods Quilters Guild, Kenora Ontario, Canada
I took a class at the Quilter’s Quarters quilt shop in Kenora, Canada, that sadly does not exist anymore. Donna Woloschuk was the owner of the store and a good instructor, who taught me many tricks. At the time, I was not that skilled and so each fabric swatch was attached to the backing by a machine quilted flower pattern, and the quilting was done by hand. I used different colored embroidery floss and quilted the blocks with a fly stitch.
After all these years, this still remains one of my favorite quilts, and I am so happy that at the time my modest skills were awarded the 1st Place. Certainly, this encouraged me to continue.