B 2 - Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 17,1999
The Enchanted Journey by Kay Haerland, Wayne, was inspired when saw monarch
butterflies migrating south. She used mostly cotton with ultraswede and netting for
parts of the big butterfly. Painting, stenciling, with hand and machine embroidery.
Quilters Piece Together
Ingenious Works Of Art
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Fanning Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Mote than 500 quilts showcased
at the Quilter’s Heritage Celebra
tion pieced together amazing artis
tic works of ait.
“Awe" best describes the con-
Harmony by Cheryl Kerestea, Wyoming, is an adaptation
of a 19th century quilt.
Thread by Thread
LOU ANN GOOD
Lancaster Fanning Staff
LANCASTER (Lancaster Co.)
Quilts and Lancaster County
have long been synonymous. But
the year 2000 will bring some
uncommon threads to the quilting
world.
A millenium celebration called
“Thread By Thread: City of
Quilts” is being planned by the
city’s cultural groups.
Not all the quilts featured will be
made with thread and fabric.
census of the more than 20,000
people who attended the four-day
event at the Lancaster Host Resort.
The quilts selected for the juried
competition are not the usual pat
terns associated with the art.
Instead, one-of-a-kind original pat
terns combined with unusual tech-
Instead, artists will use music, act
ing, photography, printmaking,
painting, woodmaking and other
media to portray quilts through the
centuries.
Six cultural organizations plan
the following events:
• Fulton Opera House plans a
beautifully moving musical that
celebrates the specialness and resi
lence of the country’s pioneer
women.
Deidre Simmons, executive
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niques and materials provide a
stunning display. Multitalented
quilters show ingenious approach
es with entries that incorporate
such techniques at collage, pictor
ial and abstract designs, and har
monizing color flow.
The only characteristics the
quilts have in common is meticul
ous quilting on a predominately
fiber background.
For the 12th year, Rita B. Barber
curated the annual show. This
year’s theme exhibit featured
quilts and other artifacts based on
the nine-patch block. After centu
ries of quilt making, it is astound
ing that seamstresses continue to
think of fresh approaches to
demonstrate the nine-patch block.
The show is much more than a
display of quilts from 47 states,
Canada, and countries around the
world. Workshops offer particip
ants a chance to try sewing
machines that ease piecing and fea
ture machine quilting stitches. Par
ticipants are taught how to use fusi
ble web, create illusion of curves,
mixing paint, fabric, and stitching,
and the drafting of quilt patterns.
Vendors sell everything remote
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Planning the millenium celebration “Thread By Thread,” from left, are Kriatie Davis,
Lancaster Symphony Orchestra; Mary Colleen Hell, Pennsylvania School of Art &
Design; Mike Heberlein, Lancaster Galleries; Peter Seibert, Heritage Center Museum:
Deidre Simmons, Fulton Opera House; and Cindi Morrison, Lancaster Museum of Art.
A Country Journal by Maggie Walker, Elverson, received
first place in the team/group entry. Maggie designed and
pieced the quilt, which is her interpretation of a vision she
had when she found an old agricultural magazine with nota
tions about crops, weather, supplies, and farm aniamls. The
exotic chickena are machine pieced, hand appliqued by
Leslie Hickland and Janet Inscoe, and quilted by Theresa
Fusco.
orada, uses exuberant color and methods featured in her
book “The Applique Handbook,” which describes methods
of applique to get things done fester.