{"id":4232,"date":"2016-08-09T21:42:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T04:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=4232"},"modified":"2016-08-09T21:42:03","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T04:42:03","slug":"so-you-want-to-make-a-winning-quilt-2016-excellence-in-hand-quilting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/09\/so-you-want-to-make-a-winning-quilt-2016-excellence-in-hand-quilting\/","title":{"rendered":"So You Want To Make A Winning Quilt? 2016 Excellence In Hand Quilting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tElegance <\/em>was made and quilted by Elsie M. Campbell. She received $1,500 from sponsor, World of Quilts Travel.<\/a>\"Elegance-Excellance<\/a>\n\u201cQuite pleased,\u201d was Elsie\u2019s reaction when she found out she had won the prize for Excellence in Hand Quilting.\nElsie Campbell\u2019s love for quilting is in her genes; from her mother, grandmothers, aunts\u2026\u2026 and even back several more generations.\nInspiration for Elegance <\/em>came when her son took Elsie in September, 2007 to an exhibit of antique quilts from the Henry duPont collection at Winterthur<\/a>, duPont\u2019s childhood home. The collection had been opened to the public more than 60 years ago as a museum. There were some exquisite boutis (trapunto or stuffed work) quilts that fascinated Elsie. She decided that if women from the 18th and 19th century could do this form of quilting, \u201cI surely could, too.\u201d\nWork on Elegance <\/em>began soon after Elsie returned from the exhibit and continued until September of 2015 \u2013 a total of 8 years to complete. During those 8 years, Elsie also made 50+ other quilts AND wrote 2 books ALONG with her traveling schedule, teaching quilt making techniques to others across the nation. Elsie said she never doubted that she would complete Elegance. <\/em>She would stitch when\u00a0 she had a few moments here and there, usually in hotel rooms while she was on the road and at other odd times. Says Elsie, \u201cA little bit of time here and there really will allow you to accomplish something significant. Just keep at it. If you enjoy the process (and I do!) it doesn\u2019t matter how long it takes to make something of lasting beauty.\u201d\n[caption id=\"attachment_4234\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"625\"]\"Close<\/a> Close up of Elsie’s work[\/caption]\nElsie also makes heirloom machine quilted quilts, quilting them on a domestic sewing machine. While she loves to do all kinds of quilt making techniques, she started off quilting everything by hand and still loves taking the time to hand quilt.\nWhat is Elsie working on next? \u00a0\u00a0Elsie\u00a0is a new iquilt.com instructor. Her online workshop is based on another award-winning quilt, Aunt MiMi\u2019s Flower Garden quilt. The first version of that quilt won the Judge\u2019s Special Merit at Road to California in 2009, and the second version won Best Traditional Quilt in 2014, and several top awards at the AQS Shows.\n[caption id=\"attachment_4235\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"336\"]\"Aunt<\/a> Aunt Mimi’s Flower Garden II – 2014[\/caption]\nThe workshop features 7 online lessons, complete with patterns and professionally produced instructional videos.\u00a0 Elsie still travels to teach quilting to guilds and at quilt shops and national quilt shows across the USA, delivering programs, and workshops, and generally enjoying herself. She sums it up by saying, \u201cI love it ALL!\u201d\nTo learn more about Elsie, please visit her website.<\/a>\n ]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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