South County Museum
Rhode Island's Coastal Legacy


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Q is for ... Quality: Here are some of the wonderful quilts that did not win a prize

Stephanie Windus
South Kingstown
Bed quilt
Smurfin' USA

Green in original and commercial pattern
pieced and hand quilted
"My sister and I made this quilt for our nephew's high school graduation"

Diana Thorpe
Charlestown
Bed quilt
Happy Talk

Green, yellow and black in a commercial pattern
pieced, appliqué and machine quilted by Cindy Janetakos

Karen Crosby
Wakefield
Quilt
Hawaiian Star

Blue and yellow in a commercial pattern
pierced and machine quilted
machine quilting by April Gilroy

Judy Schneider
West Kingston
Quilted wall hanging
New England Landscape

Blue and green in a commercial pattern
pieced and machine quilted

Donna Mirza
Wakefield
Bed quilt
Graduation Odyssey
Yellow and red in an original pattern
pieced and machine quilted
"A graduation gift for my daughter, Emily, 2008"

Terese Gregg
Wakefield
Quilt
Dawning of Meadowbrook

Multi-colored in a traditional pattern
pieced and machine quilted

Diana L. Funke
Narragansett
Lap quilt
Falling Leaves

Blue, rust, gold and green in a commercial pattern
pieced and machine quilted
"This quilt was inspired by all the beautiful colored leaves of the Fall season"

Regina Blair
Wakefield
Wall quilt
Family Tree

Beiges and whites in a traditional pattern
Machine quilted by April Gilroy
Family names on reverse side by Needle Designs of North Kingstown

Janice Pezzullo
North Kingstown
Daffodils and Bees

Yellow, rust and green in an original pattern
Machine quilted by Sue Bot Designs

Janice Pezzullo
Wall quilt
My Hummel Friends

Brown, beige and white in an original pattern
Machine quilted and embroidery

Margaret Townsend
Charlestown
Interactive wall hanging
Design-a-Quilt

Scrap bag creation in an original pattern
pieced and machine quilted
"A quilt that viewers are invited to touch and create their own design by using the magnetized blocks in the bag"

Steffanie Windus
South Kingstown
Wall hanging
Hawaiian Totem

Red in an original pattern
Pieced, machine appliqué and machine quilted
"Inspired by Contemporary Hawaiian Quilting"

Barbara Chojnacki
Westerly
Wall quilt
Portrait of Honey

Multi-colored in an original pattern
hand-appliqué and machine quilting

Margaret Townsend
Charlestown
Wall hanging
Right Brain

Purple in an original pattern
Painted whole cloth and machine quilted
"Created paints with no thought of controlling outcome. Absolutely no left brain involved. When lit from behind, the light shines through stitching, adding anther dimension."

Susan C. Pariseau
Narragansett
Chair

Multi-color in a commercial pattern
Pieced
Upholstered by Don Bouressa
"This is a commercial quilt used to cover a chair. It took 3 queen-sized quilts"