Nancy Ota/Ellen Heck quilt in Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection 03-15-15

This quilt is more traditional than most in the Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection but it is exquisitely made.  I  purchased at a live auction in support of Surfside Quilters Guild in San Clemente, CA.  Nancy Ota  is the founder of this Guild and is  a personal friend of Ellen Heck.  I believe that Ellen did most of the applique and Nancy applied the embroidery and did the fabulous quilting.

 

"Ellen's  Magical Spring" begun by Ellen Heck, Somis, CA.  Completed by Nancy Ota, San Clemente, CA  2011  17.5"W x 18.5"L  Cotton fabric, batting, threads.

This little bird is cut from fabric print and applied - sort of Broider Pers technique.

Yarn and threads make the nest, filled with polka dot eggs.

A beautiful single rose with embroidered details.

And leaves with embroidered veins.

A sweet bud.

Beautiful, precise label, but no contact!

Nancy is one of the best hand quilter I know.

Just look at those tiny, even stitches.

Talk about perfection - this is the back of the quilt!

 

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Surfside Quilters Guild November Fest '11 11-08-11

The big day finally arrived with sunshine and lots of enthusiastic members and guests.  It was a happy, festive event and the guild will have a chunk of money to add to the bank account.   The eighteen live auction quilts were eagerly sought by determined bidders, egged on by our excellent auctioneer, Lyn Mann, a local and regional teacher/lecturer/designer.  She was great. 

 
Here I am with Nancy Ota who made this beautiful quilt with Ellen Heck, who is a well known, prize winning applique artist.  Personally, I think Nancy is every bit as talented and I am happy to say that I was the high bidder and brought this exquisite piece home with me.  It is already up on the wall where I can enjoy it every day.  I will write more about it at a later time.

I also brought home another auction quilt make by Nancy Gasparotti in the style of Freddy Moran and Gwen Marston.  It is so bright and wild it will cheer up anyone who sees it.  I'll save it for a later post.