Rebel Quilts at the QA Show

The annual Quilters Anonymous show was in Western Washington this weekend.  

Among some 500 quilts by QA members, the Rebels group 

showed their share of off-beat quilts.  Here are some of them.

By Patty

By Stephanie

 By Sue

By Lisa

By Patsy

By Buffy

By Nifty

Stephanie: Fauvist Style Collage

Inspired by a Fauvist painting she saw in Paris.

Hand Stitching on Zigzag

I was going to machine quilt this one but changed my mind..

Picked it up couple of weeks ago to keep me warm in the evening while 'watching' TV.  It is 1/3rd way  finished already. I am loving it.

Queen size quilt made with Goodwill dresses, skirts, pants and shirts.

Patty: Granny Squares Inspired Quilt

Pattern from American Patchwork and Quilting, April 2013

Buffy & Nifty: Mock-up of Guatemalan Fabrics

Just playing on a Saturday afternoon

Sue: Diamonds in Kaffe Fabrics

A Fabric Feast!!

Patty: Camp Erin Quilt Tops--Disappearing Nine Patches

She started with 8 1/2" pieces, and 24" blocks, which were reconstructed into 50"x80" tops.

Great quilts for kids!

Patty: Playing with Scraps and Inserts

Patty pieced the squares from scraps and wanted to try using inserts.
It was so fun, she soon had a whole quilt.  No pattern--original design.

Sue: T-Shirt and Sweatshirt Quilt

She made quilt for her son, Eric, who worked for the U.S.Forest Service. He fought fires for 6 years;  and received the T shirts and sweatshirts when he fought the fires.  Sue took a class from Krista Moser at Aunt Mary's and made the quilt.   Quilted by Krista Moser. The back has is a picture of Smokey the bear holding a young boy.  That is her son and his youngest son.
Below:  back of quilt with photos of her son.

Pam: Courthouse Steps Variation

Kathy Doughty pattern.

Cindy: Minis

Even a mitered border.

Cindy: A Couple of Minis

Cindy: Camp Erin Quilt

Stephanie: Fun Scraps

Another Kathy Doughty pattern

Stephanie: Rising Sun Block

Kathy Doughty Pattern

Stephanie: Fun Strips

Reflects August weather in Western WA.

Cindy: New Baby Grand Daughter Quilt Top

Baby due this coming week.  Best get this top quilted.

Patty: Estate Sale Find

Rayon and silk fabrics.

Patty: Batiks Quilt

Pattern by Mae Beth Oxenrider

Dianne: Black & White

Stephanie: Giant Basket Quilt. All of Your Eggs in One Basket

This is a full sized bed quilt.

Dianne: Giant Flowers Panel Quilt

Dianne: Family Farm

Celebrates her family's move to country a couple of years ago.  Note:  Freddy's Chickens, garden, barn, hay bales, and log cabin.

Mary: Flower Collage

Started in Freddy Moran workshop.

Mary: Toucan Quilt

Mary has really taken off with this Alexander Henry fabric.
She backed this quilt with a chenille bedspread in matching colors making this a warm and comfy quilt.  That is the first I've heard of doing this--but it worked!

Steffanie: Another Great Collage

Wonderful use of novelty fabrics.

Stephanie: Collage

More inspiration from Freddy Moran and Edrica Hews.

Stephanie: "What If? 2"

Steffanie: "What if?"

Experiment to find ways to teach Improvisational piecing to the timid.

Sue: Frieda Panel Quilt

Border colors drawn from panel.

Patty: Garage Sale Find

Love that red!

Patty: Fun with Stripes

Some stripes are manufactured, some not.  Lots of figure/ground action here to make quilt very engaging.

Pam: Chained 4-patch Strippy

Pam: Fun with Batiks

Pam: UFO DONE

Buffy: Loretta Bennett (from Gee's Bend) Workshop Quilt, 52"x63"

Mostly thrift market fabrics, per workshop instructions.

Patty: Camp Erin Quilt--Lemon Pepper

Pam: Wonky Hearts with Sapphire Accents

And another UFO gets done!

Sue: Weasel Portrait

Roberta: Rebels African Challenge--in progress

She is using cast off jewelry from her sister for the multiple embellishments.