I blogged about my Hoffman Challenge quilt back in July. I just found out that it was selected to travel with the 2010 Hoffman Challenge quilts!
I am thrilled! I have placed in a few local quilt contests but this is the first international quilt challenge that I have entered.
My Hoffman Challenge quilt is called Ariel. The sailboat applique was created from a picture of my friend's boat with the same name.
The picture was taken in September 2009 during a sailboat cruise. This cruise was very productive for generating quilt ideas! In addition to the Hoffman Challenge quilt I made the one below.
It is called "Deann and Amber's Most Excellent Sailing Adventure 2009". I made this quilt for my friend Deann who sailed with me. This quilt is based on a nautical chart of northern Green Bay, Lake Michigan. It shows the route of our sailing cruise from Escanaba, MI to Fayette State Park on the Garden Peninsula, then on to Jackson Harbor on Washington Island, WI, then back home to Escanaba. It was a three day trip.
Many non-sailors have asked about the red "dots" on the quilt. The red marks are the aids to navigation. (e.g. lighthouses, buoys, etc.) Check out this site for an interactive chart of northern Lake Michigan. It expains the geography behind this quilt.
Wishing you all fair winds and following seas...
Amber
I am thrilled! I have placed in a few local quilt contests but this is the first international quilt challenge that I have entered.
My Hoffman Challenge quilt is called Ariel. The sailboat applique was created from a picture of my friend's boat with the same name.
The picture was taken in September 2009 during a sailboat cruise. This cruise was very productive for generating quilt ideas! In addition to the Hoffman Challenge quilt I made the one below.
It is called "Deann and Amber's Most Excellent Sailing Adventure 2009". I made this quilt for my friend Deann who sailed with me. This quilt is based on a nautical chart of northern Green Bay, Lake Michigan. It shows the route of our sailing cruise from Escanaba, MI to Fayette State Park on the Garden Peninsula, then on to Jackson Harbor on Washington Island, WI, then back home to Escanaba. It was a three day trip.
Many non-sailors have asked about the red "dots" on the quilt. The red marks are the aids to navigation. (e.g. lighthouses, buoys, etc.) Check out this site for an interactive chart of northern Lake Michigan. It expains the geography behind this quilt.
Wishing you all fair winds and following seas...
Amber
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