It was the first face-to-face meeting of the Surfside Quilters Guild in San Clemente and at a new meeting place AND the reveal of the 2021 Challenge quilts. I believe there were 32, which is an amazing participation during the pandemic isolation. Under the direction of Jan Hirth, committee chair for several years, everything was organized and beautifully presented. There were mostly original designs and almost every technique you can think of. The theme was "Bucket List" and every item had to include a bucket somewhere. Awards were given in about twelve categories, including Viewers Choice.
The item did not have to be a quilt, but a fabric creation. So, in addition to flat quilts there were dolls, totes, garments, a clock, and even a bucket! Here are a few pictures of things that I especially liked.
Hiroko Moriwaki made an actual bucket! Surely the best representation of the theme.
You can just see the river that goes down to the sea.
Very clever and original.
Dawn Johnson is very creative and always meets the Challenge with a unique creation. This year she made a clock with a different Disney character for each number. It is an actual working clock, but we weren't able to hang it so the pendulum moved. As you see it won the award for the Best Non-quilt Entry.
OOPS! I did not write down the name of the maker of this lovely quilt which won an award for the Best Original Design. Very nicely made.
Debbie Myers received the Best Traditional with this gorgeous Lone Star shining over the ocean and an image of Debbie with her dreamed of red pickup. See the bucket on the back of the truck.
This secondhand denim jacket hung in Vicki Janis' closet for years until she hauled it out and created a winning design in memory of her late pouch. Notice her bucket full of cherries(?) at lower right.
I will post some more pictures later, need to check for correct names. It was a lovely meeting and sooo nice to see those familiar faces (although some of us wore masks, most did not).
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