Our 2014 contest theme was Inspired By… Â What’s your inspiration?
Our inspiration is the vast history of quiltmaking, which runs right up through today. Our mission is to document, preserve and share the stories of (all) quilts and (all) quiltmakers. We encourage everyone who makes quilts to enter our annual contest regardless of their style (traditional, modern, art) or technique (longarm, hand quilting, applique, pieced…) — all are welcomed and valued!
In 2014 we gave you simple instructions: Â Pick a quilt. Find your inspiration. Make your own.
We asked you to pick an inspiration quilt from The Quilt Index or the Quilters’ S.O.S. — Save Our Stroies (Q.S.O.S.) projects. Browse and explore the projects to find your own inspiration quilt. Find something(s) about the inspiration quilt that inspires you, like color, line, texture, subject matter, or anything. Finally, make your own quilt–work your magic–all techniques, materials, and styles are welcome, but no replicas or copies are allowed.
See the 2014 Quilt Alliance contest quilts on the Quilt Index.
Strings and Bars, Michele Muska, Enfield, Connecticut
Split Rail Fence, Michele Muska, Enfield, Connecticut
Renee’s Country Quilt, Renee Hynes, Pooler, Georgia
[Gifts #22] Like Michael James, Luke Haynes, Los Angeles, California
Eye Candy, Veronica Haley, Farmingdale, New York
Raw Clams at the Shore, Deb Hathaway, Hunter Ocean, New Jersey
Gazzie’s Secret, Michelle Flamer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Summer Garden, Jennifer Rodriguez, West Jordan, Utah
Ashley Selfie with Dr. Pecker, Rhonda Denney, Canon City, Colorado
Inside View, Jean Djirlic, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
Neon Kitty in the Window, Laurie Russman, New York, New York
Yellow Rose in My Mosaic Garden, Charlotte Noll, Lauderhill, Florida
Inspire, JoAnn Hoffman, Hill City, South Dakota
Through the Eyes of a Child, Jennifer June, Whispering Pines, North Carolina
My Baltimore Album Style, Amy Munson Bismarck, North Dakota
Peace and Calming, Annie Smith, The Woodlands, Texas
Hexad #One, Margaret Cibulsky, Port Washington, New York
May Basket 2014, Maggi Gordon, Sierra Madre, California
Quasi-Stellar Object, Rita Connolly, Bray, Ireland
Neon Blizzard, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, New York, New York
Vintage Garden, Janet Bergman, Ottsville, Pennsylvania
Sew Peaceful Doves, Debra Mack, Harrison, Nebraska
ART Quilt, GiGi Connolly, Phoenix, Arizona
[Ego of Pythagora’s Theorem] Unveiled, Esther Muh Albany, California
Purple Pansy, Esther and Elizabeth Muh, Albany, California
Summer in the Forest, Sarah Lykins Entsminger, Ashburn, Virginia
Amish Modern, Jan Harmon, Costa Mesa, California
A Robin’s View of CBOT, Robin Buscemi Ringoes, New Jersey
Cherish Joy, Erin Anheier, Holley, New York
Strings II, Barbara Parsons Cartier, Enfield, Connecticut
FAN-tasy, Beth Shibley, Los Alamitos, California
Perils of the Birth Canal, Karin Miller Stony Point, North Carolina
Inspired By Pain, Karen Mowinski, Tucson, Arizona
Log Cabin Fun, Nanette Fleischman, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Monkey See – Monkey Do, Phyllis Campbell, Rockford, Illinois
Shoreline Series, Doreen Prakshot Sevierville, Tennessee
Like a Bird, Marisa Marquez, Madrid, Spain
Naupaka Flower, Alice Helms, Asheville, North Carolina
Oak Leaf Sky, Paula Entin, Fairview, North Carolina
Octagons, Monica Hayden, Black Mountain, North Carolina
Whirlwind, Mary Puckett, Cullowhee, North Carolina
French Country, Renee Pasquale, Wappingers Falls, New York
Spring’s Beauty, Joan Emerson, Biddeford, Maine
Zippy Zinnias, Susan Bleiweiss, Pepperell, Massachusetts
Snowflake Sampler, Karen Bennick Oceanside, California
Meilleurs Voeux (Best Wishes), Christina Strickland, Asheville, North Carolina
Resurrection, Susanne Miller Jones, Potomac Falls, Virginia
Renaissance Treasure, Marilyn Fromherz, Calimesa, California
Feedsack Quilt, Ann Bordeau, Arden, North Carolina
About Time, Janice Stone, O’Fallon, Missouri
Hungarian Medallion, Allison Aller, Washougal, Washington
Tucks, Julie Dugas, Asheville, North Carolina
Mod, Julie Dugas, Asheville, North Carolina
Crazy Log, Julie Dugas, Asheville, North Carolina
Eight Hexagons, Jen Eskridge, Helotes, Texas
I’ll Follow the Sun, Mary Kay Davis, Sunnyvale, California
Elizabeth Meets Jinny, Sandi Goldman, Annandale, Virginia
Sixteen Grands and Greats, Pamela Allen, Kingston, Ontario,
Lighten(ing), Audrey Hyvonen, Baltimore, Maryland
OMG Dn’t Txt n Wlk, Ramona Bates, Little Rock, Arkansas
The Best, Yvonne Porcella Arnold, California
Modern Mini, Jodi Scaltreto, Hillsboro, New Hampshire
Checks and Chinese Balances, Annedore Neumann Moenchengladbach-Wickrath, Germany
True Love, Jamie Fingal, Orange, California
Echoing Footsteps of Ancestors, Susan Buckwalter Henyon, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Blue Crossing, Sherri Lipman McCauley, Lakeway, Texas
Grandmother’s Garden Flower, Kay Koeper Sorensen, Salem, Wisconsin
Fractured Light & Water, Skywalker, Burley, Idaho
Pathways (We Are Here), Amy Anderson, Asheville, North Carolina
What World is This?, Lori Harrah, Huntsville, Arkansas
The Darwin Quilt, Jean Van Bockel, Boise, Idaho
Layers of Nine Patch, Alicia Sterna, Surprise, Arizona
Streaking North, Callie Lavoie, Wells, Maine
Kaffe, Klimt and the Cosmos, Ellie Flaherty, Falls Church, Virginia
Pineapple Log Cabin Renewed, Jane Hall, Raleigh, North Carolina
Country Home, Margarita Korioth Lakeland, Tennessee
Typical Dutch, Janneke Van Der Ree, Pennington, New Jersey
Silk, Julie Dugas, Asheville, North Carolina
A Different Path, Mandy Munroe, Ashford, UK
Rip Van Winkle Sunbonnet Sue, PJ Howard, Denver, North Carolina
Interlocking Chevron, Diana Ramsay, Asheville, North Carolina
Listen to Your Mother: The Universal Mother Speaks to Quilters, Eleanor Levie, Philadelphia, PA
Lollipop Garden, Lisa Ellis, Fairfax, Virginia
Dahlia, Leslie Ferrell Kauffmann, Brussels, Belgium,
Going Dotty, Aunt Sarah! Ellen Hernandez, San Antonio, Texas
Study in Right Triangles, Esther Muh, Albany, California
Granny Loves Her Crazy Flower Garden, Erin Anheier, Holley, New York
And Shoes Complete the Ensemble, Sue Rook Nichols, Riverside, California
Pink Pineapple, Anita Karban-Neef, Cary, Illinois-Neef
News Hounds, Pauline Salzman, Treasure Island, Florida
Organic Trees, Carol Esch Pittstown, New Jersey
