{"id":7412,"date":"2020-02-25T20:55:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T04:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.road2ca.com\/blog\/?p=7412"},"modified":"2020-02-25T20:55:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T04:55:20","slug":"midnight-frolic-outstanding-large-quilt-road-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/25\/midnight-frolic-outstanding-large-quilt-road-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Midnight Frolic &#8211; Outstanding Large Quilt Road 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molly\nHamilton-McNally won $5,000 from Sponsor, Pollard\u2019s Sew Creative for <em>Midnight\nFrolic.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"786\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight Frolic\" class=\"wp-image-7413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt.jpg 800w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt-768x755.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The year\n2000 was not a good one for Molly Hamilton-McNally. That was the year she lost\nher mother and husband to cancer and Molly, herself, was also struggling with\nthe disease. Needless to say, Molly fell into a deep depression. To aid her\nrecovery, an acquaintance encouraged Molly to take a class in basic quilting.\nUnexpectedly, Molly found herself developing a passion for this art form and it\nhelped in her recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Making <em>Midnight\nFrolic<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of Molly\u2019s\nquilts reflect the journeys and roads she has traveled. <em>Midnight Frolic<\/em>,\nRoad to California\u2019s Outstanding Large Quilt for 2020, was no exception. It was\nMolly\u2019s re-creation of a moonlit night long ago in Maui. She saw the soft light\ntouch the sea and the flowers and there were tiny insects darting everywhere. Molly\nsays that \u201cI have never forgotten that moment. This quilt is my way of sharing\nthis special time with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It took\nMolly about 1700 hours, on and off for 2 years, to complete <em>Midnight Frolic<\/em>.\nShe learned that she needed to concentrate on what she was doing in order to\nkeep on improving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"345\" height=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt2.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight Frolic\" class=\"wp-image-7414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt2.jpg 345w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt2-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molly\nlearned from friends on Facebook that <em>Midnight Frolic <\/em>had won Outstanding\nLarge Quilt. Of the award, Molly commented, \u201cI was, of course, extremely happy\nto have won such an honor.\u201d She hasn\u2019t decided what she is going to do with her\nprize money yet. She went out of her way to thank Pollard\u2019s Sew Creative for\nher cash prize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt6.jpg\" alt=\"Midnight Frolic\" class=\"wp-image-7415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt6.jpg 640w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt6-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Three Time\nWinner <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molly is not a stranger to winning awards for her quilting at Road to California. Molly won <a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/01\/bridging-language-and-culture-through-quilting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Best of Show in 2012 (opens in a new tab)\">Best of Show in 2012<\/a> for <em>Everlasting Bouquet<\/em>, a quilt she made and that was quilted by Cindy Seitz-Krug. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7416\" width=\"352\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt3.jpg 336w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt3-293x300.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 100vw, 352px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She won again in 2017 in the category, <a href=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/10\/so-you-want-to-make-a-winning-quilt-outstanding-innovative-quilt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Outstanding Innovative Quilt (opens in a new tab)\">Outstanding Innovative Quilt<\/a>, for <em>Reborn.<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7417\" width=\"362\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt4.jpg 336w, https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Outstanding-Large-Quilt4-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Molly is an active member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sccqg.org\/tehachapi-mountain-quilters.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Tehachapi Mountain Quilters (opens in a new tab)\">Tehachapi Mountain Quilters<\/a> where she is always willing to teach her quilt skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Future\nQuilting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What is up\nnext for Molly? \u201cI always have several projects on my mind so I will pick one\nof these next.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations\nto Molly Hamilton-McNally for her award winning entry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Molly Hamilton-McNally won $5,000 from Sponsor, Pollard\u2019s Sew Creative for Midnight Frolic. The year 2000 was not a good one for Molly Hamilton-McNally. That was the year she lost her mother and husband to cancer and Molly, herself, was also struggling with the disease. Needless to say, Molly fell into a deep depression. 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