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	click images below for alternate view     Choir of Angels (Wyoming Valley #1) Sisters In Stitches Choir of Angels Tapestry Quilt (81”x 81”) This quilt has been juried into many quilt and art exhibitions during the last 4 years and has an extensive exhibition history that not many quilts have. This medallion quilt has been a work in progress since 1998. The finishing quilting was completed from late 2004 through March of 2005. The technique comes from the book Surprising Designs from Traditional Quilt Blocks by Carole Fure. It is an interesting way to view usually complicated quilt blocks and play with color and layout within each block to achieve amazing variety in designs. See my other quilts based on this quilt block and technique. This is the first in a series of quilts using this block. The entire quilt is made from one block with each block individually designed to create the overall design. The quilt is set on point with setting triangles to make the quilt square. The block used in this quilt, Wyoming Valley, is from the 1930’s Chicago Tribune column, Nancy Cabot, written by Loretta Leitner Rising. The Nancy Cabot column was published from 1932-1939. The block has 65 individual pieces consisting of squares and triangles. A total of 2,665 pieces are in the main body of the quilt. Placement of the 6 different colors affected the change in the design of each block. The focus fabric of this quilt is the Angel Tapestry fabric used in the center of each block. See the Choir of Angels Pillows photo to see what the fabric looked like prior to selectively cutting out the individual angels. The blue paisley, mint green and solid burgundy colors used in the block, are drawn from the colors in the Angel Tapestry fabric and serve to emphasize the design elements. Because this was a work in progress that took over 6 years to complete, the time involved was not fully documented as design time was required for each block to create the tapestry look of the overall design that grew and emerged with each added block. The heirloom hand quilting done over the entire quilt top in a grid design, took hundreds of hours that were not fully documented. The finishing quilting was documented at over 350 hours, which comprised approximately 1/3 of the quilt top. The binding on this quilt is also hand applied as well as the display sleeve on the back. The backing of the quilt is traditional, unbleached muslin and the quilt is signed and dated by the artist. This wonderful piece of art is designed to be used and it is totally machine washable and dryable. Full care instructions are provided to the owner. This quilt has also been made with the intent that it can be displayed on a Great Room wall or used as an artistic headboard in a master suite. The hanging sleeve is attached to the back of the quilt and directions are included in how to hang the quilt invisibly. Crafted in a smoke-free and animal-free environment. This quilt was exhibited at the 37th Annual National Quilting Association Inc. (NQA)Quilt Show in Columbus, Ohio from June 8-10, 2006. It was one of 390 quilts selected for this judged competition and was in the Bed Size, Pieced catagory along with 40 other entries. Judges comments were complimentary of the workmanship and design. This quilt was also juried into the American Quilter's Society (AQS) 2006 Quilt Exposition held in the Gaylord Opryland Convention Center in Nashville, TN August 23-26, 2006. Juried into the 2006 Quilt Expo at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin September 14-16, 2006. Juried into the Quilts=Art=Quilts Exhibit at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center in Auburn, New York. Exhibit dates were November 4, 2006 through January 7, 2007. **Article in the SAQA Journal, Spring 2007, page 29. This piece won the Catherine Hastedt Award for Hand Workmanship November 4, 2006 in the Quilts=Art=Quilts exhibition at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center in Auburn, NY. Juried into the Sacred Threads 2007 quilt show at the Reynoldsburg High School, 6699 E Livingston Avenue, Reynoldsburg, OH. June 16-30, 2007. This is a Quilt Exhibition Connecting Quilting and the Spiritual Life. ** Article about show in Quilters Newsletter Magazine June 2007, page 14.*** Article about show in Quilters Newsletter Magazine July/Aug 2007. Quilts that Comfort the Soul, page 32-35. This quilt appears in the ARTnews Magazine, Summer 2007 issue in the Artist Directory feature, pg 219. Juried into the judged show "World Quilt Show XI - New England" which is in Manchester, NH August 16-19, 2007. Exhibited at the Through the Years Quilt Show in Siren, WI October 6-7, 2007 in the Special Exhibit of First and Recent Quilts. This was my Recent example. Featured in the Crafts Report December 2007 issue on page 14, Crafts Insight feature. Featured in the Elk River Arts Alliance Main Street Gallery “Members Show” June 18 to July 4th, 2009 in Elk River, Minnesota. Copyright:2005 Jean M. Judd www.jeanjudd.com Item Price  Choir of Angels (Wyoming Valley #1) $13,000.00
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