Long Beach
A CELEBRATION OF COLOR 2023
JUDGED SHOW WINNERS
This annual judged competition is open to quilters working in any style, and who liked to play with color to create a vibrant work! A $1,000 Best of Show Award and three $500 prizes each in Traditional, Modern, and Art categories was awarded.
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BEST OF SHOW
Joy
(80” x 53”)
By Cole Whitaker
Design Source: Original Design
Artist’s Statement: This quilt was designed based on a picture that I took of a friend. I designed the quilt, pieced it, quilted it, and designed some of the fabrics that were included in it. I named the quilt Joy because that is what the picture embodies to me.”
Interview with the artist
FIRST PLACE winners
FIRST PLACE // ART
Blue Wave
(56” x 72”)
By Betty Busb
Design Source: Original Design
Artist’s Statement: “I wanted to play with pure color, and used a technique I developed especially for this project—using rubbing alcohol with fabric paint. Each painted piece was cut out individually and appliquéd by machine. I created the diagonal blue lines to tie the piece together.”
first place // modern
Inner Cube
(70” x 84”)
By Jodi Murphy with Teresa Silva
Design Source: Original Design
Artist’s Statement: “English Paper Piecing is a way for me to express my love of geometry, color, architecture, and Tula Pink fabrics. I used the tumbling block to give the quilt dimension by repeating the placement of light, medium, and dark values throughout the quilt. I love using fabric to create secondary patterns: the rainbow effect from top to bottom, the diagonal lines of the black and white stars, and the rings of color created by each block.”
Interview with the artist
first place // traditional
Spring Explosion
(80” x 84”)
By Sharon Engel
Design Inspiration: Herald Spring pattern by JoAnn Webb
Artist’s Statement: “I love Spring and love flowers. This pattern had me at the Lily of the Valley flower, which is my favorite flower.”
