BVQ
Jody Beitzel
Barbara Blanchard
Judy Filipkowski
Lee Hickman
Katy Hoess
Longwood Gardens Quilters
Louise Ludecke
Ellen McLaughlin
Sonia Schaeffer
Jane Shea
BJ Titus
Kendra Beitzel (Jody's daughter)
Former BVQ Members in the news: Jane Hamilton Terry Kramzar Doris Wells
Previously Featured
“Brandywine Valley Quilters keep a very old hobby alive. The Brandywine Valley Quilter’s Guild (BVQ) is a group of women who love to create beautiful quilts, wall hangings, and other accessories with their hands…”To read the entire article, click on the blurb or go to http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2011/01/06/life/ doc4d239125b1bb9645493145.txt.
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BVQ member Jody Beitzel is also a member of Empire Quilters in New York City.
She entered her quilt, “K. Fassett in Bloom”, in their 2009 show and was thrilled to be awarded 1st Place in the Bed size, Machine Pieced, Professionally Quilted category. But wait, there's more! Jody's quilt was the Judge's Choice of Sandra Dorrbecker. Congratulations, Jody - we are so proud of you! |
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“Callie's Fans” took Best In Show at the Westfield Quilters Guild show held in September 2010, in Westfield, New York. Congratulations, Barbara!
“Polar Prism” (pictured at right) was the Judge’s Choice of Bobbie Bergquist at the 2010 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival. See Polar Prism and the other show winners at http://www.quiltfest.com/activities_detail.asp?id=79. |
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Barbara was thrilled to be awarded Best Hand Workmanship at the 2009 Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza for her colorful hand-pieced and hand-quilted quilt, “Starstruck” (pictured at left). This quilt was also displayed in the spring of 2009 at Quilter's Heritage Celebration (Lancaster) and the Quilt Fest of New Jersey V.
Barbara has launched a pattern business, “Quiltnut Designs”. Her first pattern, “Skewered”, is available at Hayes Sewing of Delaware, and at Roundabout Quilting in Unionville, Pennsylvania. |
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Barbara's stunning “Radiant Reef” quilt received the award for Best Use of Color in the Quilters Treasure 2007 fabric challenge. Although not entered in the Quilt Fest competition, it was on display there because Quilters Treasure was a vendor at the show, and is a sponsor at a number of the Mancuso shows. |
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As part of the 10 person design team, Kathy and Jane say, “Longwood presented the quilting design team with a real challenge this year. The theme for 2011 is ‘sound’, and the test was to depict the sounds of Longwood within the quilt.”
The quilt brings you thru an arbor/stone wall, into the gardens. Beautifully appliquéd clematis rise up the side wall; while 350 blossoms make up the 3-dimensional wisteria hanging from above. We have you strolling on flying geese paths past the raw edged appliqued images of the Carillon or the gazebo. You can almost hear the beautifully embellished fireworks and fountains go off! The stunning machine quilting was done by award-winning Lisa Calle of Stonehouse Quilting. We hope you have time to visit the Visitor’s Center at Longwood to see the quilt. And, don’t forget to look for the cat. They’re a staple in our quilts! |
Surface Design, Full Day Workshop using dye, fabric paints, stamping, resist and other techniques to give a unique look to raw fabric.Congratulations, Louise!
Contemporary vs. Traditional Hawaiian Appliqué, Half Day Workshop on traditional Hawaiian-style needle turn appliqué, including pattern cutting and a simplified approach to pattern transfer.
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BVQ congratulates Ellen, whose quilt, “My Own Small World”, was awarded Honorable Mention by popular vote in the 2008 AQS Online Quilt Contest. All of the winning quilts from this contest will be on display in April at the 25th Annual 2009 AQS Quilt Show & Contest in Paducah, Kentucky. Ellen is excited to be able to say that she showed a quilt at Paducah!!!! |
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“Nocturnal Iridescence” has won again...this time it took second place in the Small
Quilt - Appliqué category with at the 42nd annual NQA
show in Columbus, Ohio, in June, 2011. Check your Show Special issue of Quilting
Quarterly!
BJ, former BVQ member Terry Kramzar and past BVQ speaker Barbara Pershing were the featured quilt artists at the Jenkins Arboretum February 2011 exhibit, “Celebrating Nature’s Beauty in Stitches”. BJ’s quilt “Winter into Spring”, BVQ's 2002 Best In Show winner, was featured on the advertising postcard! |
“Colossal Caladiums” (pictured below) won a 1st place prize in the Wall Quilts, Innovative category at the AQS Quilt Expo held in Des Moines, Iowa, in October, 2008. (Click here to view the complete winners list.) They called BJ to do an interview for their “American Quilter” magazine! The quilt, along with BJ's picture, appeared on page 67 of the January 2009 issue of American Quilter.
“Susan” was pictured on the cover of the Fall 2008 issue of “The Professional Quilter”. That issue also featured a 2-page spread on BJ's studio.
“Susan” was awarded first place in the Art/Pictorial category at the Machine Quilters Exposition 2008, held in mid-April, 2008, in Manchester, New Hampshire. BJ received a cash prize of $500 and a subscription to Quilting Arts Magazine!
“Susan” was awarded Best of Show at the “Tri-State Quilt Competition” of The Quilt Fest of New Jersey IV, held February 28 - March 2, 2008, in Somerset, NJ.
At the 2008 Road to California Quilt Show, “Colossal Caladiums” was the 3rd Place winner in the Art, Naturescape category.
Page 14 of the March 2008 issue of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine. “Caladium Study #2” (pictured below) was pictured with an article about the Quilt Fest of New Jersey IV.
| Previously In the Spotlight: | |
| Undercovers’ Quilters 2005 Show Winners from BVQ | |
| 2005 Diamond State Quilt and Doll Show Winners from BVQ | |
| BJ Titus | |
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