Inspired by…. 2014 Annual Contest

Our 2014 contest theme was Inspired By… 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: 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.

Inspired by…. 2014 Annual Contest

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

SHATTERED, Broadway Gentlemen's Quilting Auxiliary: Christina Cocchiara, Cat Domiano, Michael Michal

Through the Eyes of a Child, Jennifer June, Whispering Pines, North Carolina

My Baltimore Album Style, Amy Munson Bismarck, North Dakota

The Moon and the Sky, Susan Flick Ewing, New Jersey

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