We are pleased to present this year’s Bryson Hesperia 2020 Quilt Show! Please take a moment to browse through this marvelous work that was tirelessly hand crafted by our community members. We are indeed rolling with the punches that 2020 has been throwing at us; and en lieu of our usual showcase at the Hall, we will have this online quilt gallery available for the remainder of the month and into November. Comments and feedback are always welcome. And stay tuned for our live exhibit on Sunday, October 25th – details to follow!
Marilyn Cochran, Ohio Star Pattern detail
Jane Munger, Masks Quilt
My last large quilt is entitled Masks. I purchased a bag of African themed fabric at a white elephant sale. There was not a lot of the African fabric so I decided to make a strip quilt. Little did I know that we would all be wearing masks in 2020. It is machine pieced and hand quilted.
Kate Snell, Pineapple
Pineapple, hand quilted
Kate Snell, Hens
Top by Robin Freeman with blocks made by Hesperia Hall Sewing Group, hand quilted by Kate Snell and Barbara Walters. Baby shower gift for Bryan and Desirae Cogdell.
Meg Hontos, Penguins
Penguins will be a birthday present for my son in Japan who turns 30 in December (ssh—don’t tell!) It delights me that he still loves penguins. My thanks to Carolyn for teaching me how to do attic windows and not to fear the long arm, to Robin for many things, including the bindings, and all my quilting friends. I never would have finished one quilt without you!
Kate Snell, Dogs
Top by Hesperia Hall Sewing Group, machine quilting by Carolyn Lingor. Baby shower gift for Matt and Bethany Gil.
Marilyn Cochran, Ohio Star Pattern
The Ohio Star Pattern is 117 inches x 117 inches. The back is the blue fabric. I pieced the quilt, but the top was finished on a long arm quilt by Holly Casey. I finished the rest of it with binding.
Jane Munger, Clammy
The large quilt is titled Clammy. It was started in a class taught by Latifah Saafir. It is machined pieced and hand quilted with Perle cotton thread.
Sunshine
Faye Wells, Heart of Many Colors
The 5”x6” heart is machine pieced, using fabric scraps of flannel, velour, eyelet and cotton. Embroidery stitches hold the top, batting and backing together; adds a decorative touch between fabrics; was used to attach the felt flower and leaves; create the stems and the word “Love”. Beads were added to the top of the flower. The hanger is braided embroidery floss.
Meg Hontos, Splash Zone
Splash Zone is a celebration of my love for the Monterey Bay Aquarium and all things ocean. Each of the attic windows shows creatures that can be found at the aquarium.
Carolyn Lingor, Sunshine
It is a king sized quilt made with the One Block Wonder technique. The 2018-19 winner of True Life Christian Fellowship’s annual raffle of a custom made quilt to support their youth group choose the style, size and colors she wanted. The butterflies in the corners are appliqued and are employ the trapunto effect which entails adding an extra piece of batting behind them, adding depth and texture to the look.
Jane Munger, Shoo Fly
My second quilt is entitled Sho Fly Pie Made With Clammy Leftovers. It is the larger quilt in a sho fly a pattern. I had so many scraps from the clammy quilt that I was able to make a second quilt. It is machine pieced and hand quilted.
Faye Wells, Blue Heart
The 5”x6” blue heart is machine pieced with scraps from previous quilts. Embroidery stitches hold the top, batting and backing together as well as a variety of stitches used to decorate between the different fabrics. The hanger is braided embroidery floss.
Meg Hontos, Splash Zone
Splash Zone is a celebration of my love for the Monterey Bay Aquarium and all things ocean. Each of the attic windows shows creatures that can be found at the aquarium.
Jane Munger, Masks
Detail shot
Georgie Selfridge, Nine Red Squares
Nine Red Squares, donation quilt by Georgie Selfridge.
Jane Munger, Masks
Detail shot
Georgie Selfridge, Square in a Square
Square in a Square, donation quilt by Georgie Selfridge
Carolyn Lingor, On Wings Like Eagles
This one is titled “On Wings Like Eagles” and was made as a surprise birthday gift for my oldest brother’s 70th birthday. He was surprised all right , but so was I. I assumed, as a tall man, he had a king size bed and made the quilt accordingly. Turns out he only had a twin size.
Blue Stars
Blue Stars, 46″ x 60″, blocks by Hesperia Hall sewing group, top constructed by Robin Freeman and Georgie Selfridge, hand quilted by Kate Snell.
Meg Hontos, My Favorite Things
I made My Favorite Things for my daughter’s birthday. She loves that shade of mint, stars, birds, and kitty cats, and the quilt includes all of those things.
Marilyn Cochran, Cross Roads
The second smaller quilt is made in memory of my son Jarrod Sean Cochran. The pattern is Cross Roads. All of the fabric is made from scraps with a western theme, purchased the year of his death, 2011. I finished that quilt by “stitching in the ditch”.
Jane Munger, Clammy
Detail shot of Clammy
Faye Wells, The Red, White, and Blue
The 46”x68” machine pieced quilt is called a Chimney Sweep Quilt. The fabrics are: red and white paisley, denim blue linen and white with strokes of gray-blue and bright white. The backing is royal blue with large red and white flowers. It is machine quilted. Since I was making it for my daughter, she helped pick out the fabrics. It took me 3 years to complete this quilt.
Meg Hontos, My Favorite Things
Carolyn Lingor, Henry: King of the Barnyard
I took a class with Jane Haworth in the raw edge collage method. I made the rooster in the class using different pieces of fabric. I happened to have the barnwood, grass and sky fabrics in my collection and thought they were perfect. My original intention was to make a decorative pillow, but then I happened to see a fabric that had the same colors, and was a barn theme as well and I got the idea to make a One Block Wonder to suuround Henry.
Faye Wells, The Red White and Blue
The 46”x68” machine pieced quilt is called a Chimney Sweep Quilt. The fabrics are: red and white paisley, denim blue linen and white with strokes of gray-blue and bright white. The backing is royal blue with large red and white flowers. It is machine quilted. Since I was making it for my daughter, she helped pick out the fabrics. It took me 3 years to complete this quilt.
Carolyn Lingor, Quite a Stretch
It was made using the One Block Wonder technique and was intended for a class sample for a class I was going to teach at the Valley Heritage Quilt Guild.
Faye Wells, The Ocean Landscape
The 13”x23” wall hanging is machine pieced with fabric scraps. To give the piece interest embroidery, beads and shells were used. The hanger is twine, spinners, and driftwood.
Jane Munger, Shoo Fly
Detail shot
Carolyn Lingor, Sunshine
detail shot
Carolyn Lingor, Feeling a Little Clammy
I was signed up for a class called Glam Clam with Larifah Sarif for mid January. I fell on January 2nd and broke my right wrist among other bones, but I was determined to go to the class anyway, even if just as an observer. So, less than 10 days later, off I went with my broken ankle and foot in a walking boot and my dominant hand in a splint. A friend at the class cut the fabric pieces for me and I managed to actually finish the first two rows of curved piecing during class with the assistance of my trusty tweezers.
Meg Hontos, Penguins
Detail shot
Blue Stars
Detail
Carolyn Lingor, Feeling a Little Clammy detail sshot
I was signed up for a class called Glam Clam with Larifah Sarif for mid January. I fell on January 2nd and broke my right wrist among other bones, but I was determined to go to the class anyway, even if just as an observer. So, less than 10 days later, off I went with my broken ankle and foot in a walking boot and my dominant hand in a splint. A friend at the class cut the fabric pieces for me and I managed to actually finish the first two rows of curved piecing during class with the assistance of my trusty tweezers.
Carolyn Lingor, On Wings Like Eagles
This one is titled “On Wings Like Eagles” and was made as a surprise birthday gift for my oldest brother’s 70th birthday. He was surprised all right , but so was I. I assumed, as a tall man, he had a king size bed and made the quilt accordingly. Turns out he only had a twin size.
Carolyn Lingor, Quite a Stretch
detail shot
Carolyn Lingor, Henry: King of the Barnyard
detail shot
Meg Hontos, Splash Zone
Detail shot of Splash Zone
Meg Hontos, Sunrise
Sunrise is a pillow sham I made to go with the Splash Zone quilt using techniques I learned at the quilt retreat in February (the last event I attended before Shelter in Place!)
Thank you, Hesperia Hall Friends for adjusting your famous quilt show to virtual reality. I so enjoyed the great photos of quilts in their entirety and the close ups.
The workmanship and artistry is as good as ever!
What a treat to “go to” a quilt show. And a nice one, as usual. Thank you ladies for the eye candy. I enjoyed seeing your work.
Thank you Carol Hungerford!
What a beautiful quilt show. Thank you for all of the photos and especially the close ups. Amazing work. I am sharing the link with my quilty friends on my facebook page and my blog.
Thank you Mary Deeter for your kind words and spreading the word about the Hesperia Hall show.
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Thank you Marilee. You have been a loyal supporter of the quilt show for many years. kate snell
What a lovely show, thank you for putting this up for us to see. It is so inspiring to see quilts, and the shows have been few this year.