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2011
Houston: Last spring the Houston Quilt Festival issued a Call for Entries for a Special Exhibit for the upcoming Houston Int'l Quilt Festival. The Special Exhibit is entitled "Text on Textiles: Words as Designs on Quilts." Of the many entries submitted, only 26 quilts were selected for this exhibit. Three of the accepted quilts were from Bayberry members. Priscilla Smith had two quilts accepted: "The Words of War" and "Letters Home to Mom." Sandy Gregg had one accepted: "Gentle Rain." The exhibit premieres at the Houston Show in November and will then tour the country for three years at various art gallery and museum venues.
Vermont: Bayberry members continue to win prizes at the Vermont Quilt Festival. Julie Lariviere won a Blue Ribbon for her quilt "Through Spenser's Eyes" in the Pieced Bed Quilts Category; Carol Salerno won a Red Ribbon for her quilt "My Celebration of Life II" in the Wall Quilts Category and Cecilia Macia won a Yellow Ribbon for her quilt "Viva la vida" in the Mixed Techniques Category. The Special Exhibit: "Life's Work: The Quilts of Marjorie Lydecker and Her Students" was a huge success. Many Bayberry members, whose quilts were part of this exhibit, were in attendance. Marge gave lectures twice a day over the three-day exhibit period to captive audiences.
Cape Cod: Bayberry members walked away with many prizes at the Barnstable County Fair held in July. Paula Tuano won Best in Show and Best in Special Theme Category, "The Wedding Day", for her Mom's Wedding Dress Quilt. Pat Farrington won a First Place Blue Ribbon and Best Hand Quilting Ribbon for her "Christmas Mathematics" Quilt. Mickie Heath won a Ribbon for Best in the Special Theme Category, "Still Waters Run Deep," for her lighthouse quilt. Sue Campbell won ribbons for a lacy multi-colored shawl, a Cape Cod felted Carpet Bag, a "Wind and Sea" Hat and a lacy, delicate Rossetti Shawl jacket. Sue says: "The Fair is a wonderful event....makes you feel like a kid again in the summer going to the fair to see the animals, the crafts, and eat the fried dough! I highly recommend participating in the sewing, quilting and knitting events."
The versatility displayed by our guild members is a treat to behold. We look forward to seeing what honors and ribbons are handed out in the future.
2010
Bayberry has an overwhelming number of talented members. This year alone some members were invited to
participate in shows, others won awards with their show entries and one member won an award by entering the Hoffman
Fabric Challenge.June 17-19 - National Quilting Association
41st Annual Show, Columbus, OH
Special Exhibit
Carol Darling was asked to exhibit her quilt "Bonsai" as part of a special exhibit of Tree Quilts. Carol was one of 40 individuals invited to participate in this exhibit.
June 25-27 - Vermont Quilt Festival
Founders Award
Marjorie Farquharson - "Inspirations"
Red Ribbon
Marilyn Swenson - "A Reflection of Yarmouth Port"
Yellow Ribbon
Fran Brand - "Flow Blue"
Audrey Germer - "Container Garden"
Ellie Held - "Pumpkins and Bittersweet"
2010 Hoffman Challenge
Best Hand Workmanship Pieced Award
Ann Lainhart - "Hoffman Fussy-Cut Mariner's Compass"
Ann's quilt will travel the country as part of the 2010 Hoffman Challenge Exhibit.
August 12-14 - Lowell Quilt Festival - Images 2010
"Circle of Friends: Quilts from the First 25 Years"
A special exhibit of 34 select quilts by Bayberry's own Circle of Friends was featured and prominently displayed.
The designs and workmanship were admired by those attending the show. A highlight of the event were the Gallery Talks given by Marge Lydecker. She shared a number of techniques used in the making of many of the quilts, as well as a number of humorous and touching stories about the quilters in the Circle of Friends.
Beyond Quilting....
Hilary Ward, a volunteer for Hospice and Palliative Care of Westchester, NY received the Quality of Life Award from the Volunteer Center of United Way in April. The organization recognizes distinguished volunteers whose extraordinary work has made an impact within the communities it serves, and is the premiere volunteer recognition event in Westchester and Putnam Counties. Hilary was recognized for developing "communication boards" to use with terminally ill patients, inspired by her work with an elderly ALS patient unable to speak.
The International Quilt Festival (IQF), held yearly in Houston, TX, November 3-6, 2011, is the largest annual quilt show, sale, and quilt making academy in the world. The show attracts more than 53,000 people from around the globe to Houston each year. A special exhibit, Baltimore Album Review II, featured the work of many talented Bayberry members. One such quilt was "Our Summer Journey", a quilt designed by Marge Lydecker and Marge Farquharson. Bayberry members who contributed blocks to this quilt, in addition to the two designers, were Elaine Dwyer, Marilyn Swenson, Audrey Germer, Sue Hart and Lorraine Whitehouse. Audrey Germer, Fran Brand, Diane Craft and Marge Lydecker did the hand quilting while Sheila McAvoy was responsible for the cording and binding. Another quilt, entitled "Happiness is in the Journey", was designed by Elly Sienkiewicz and featured blocks made by Marge Farquharson, Sue Hart, Elaine Dwyer and many other Massachusetts women who took applique classes with Elly at Heartbeat Quilts. These two quilts, plus 10 other beauties are featured in Elly's new book Beloved Baltimore Album Quilts.
Also at the IQF, Mary Lou Schwinn, won a third place ribbon in the group category for "Boston's Back Bay". May Lou was one of a number of women from Cotuit who contributed "slices" to this quilt.