AQS Quilt Week Branson - Part III - Cherrywood Challenge Quilts

 

"Shine" by Robbie Porter

One of my favorite exhibits at the AQS Quilt Week is the Cherrywood Fabrics Quilt Challenge.  Every two years, Cherrywood Fabrics issues a juried art quilt contest to quilters to incorporate a designated set of their hand-dyed fabrics into art quilts.  The challenge theme for 2021-2022 was "Graffiti".  

The Graffiti Challenge participants utilized these fabrics in creating their unique art quilts:

Cherrywood Fabrics Graffiti Art Quilt Challenge

My favorite of these quilts was "Shine" by Robbie Porter (shown above.)  There were several others that were very awe-inspiring, like:

"The Tourist" by Terri Bahn. This quilt won second place in this challenge.

"The Tourist" by Terri Bahn.

 

"Quilters Gone Rogue" by Barb Jensen:

"Quilters Gone Rogue" by Barb Jensen.

"Stuck in Troy, Ohio" by Teri Pyles:

"Stuck in Troy, Ohio" by Teri Pyles.

"Save the Elephants" by Larry McKenney:

"Save the Elephants" by Larry McKenney.

"Vintage Women Rock" by Nalda Koraly:

"Vintage Women Rock" by Nalda Koraly.

"Modern Spray Can #2" by Stephanie Leisering.  (This has kind of a Lichtenstein vibe, don't you think?)

"Modern Spray Can #2" by Stephanie Leisering.

"Bubblicious" by Pamela Kuck:

"Bubblicious" by Pamela Kuck.

"Be Colorful" by Nancy Niswander:

"Be Colorful" by Nancy Niswander.

"To the Moon and Back" by Sue Bartlow:

"To the Moon and Back" by Sue Bartlow.

"Being Myself" by Laura Nelson:

"Being Myself" by Laura Nelson.

"Fight for Street Art" by JoAnne Powell:

"Fight for Street Art" by JoAnne Powell:

This little gem many of us quilters can relate to.  "Terribly Territorial" by Patti Matsos:

"Terribly Territorial" by Patti Matsos.

"Unconditional" by Lynn Slota:

"Unconditional" by Lynn Slota.

"History of Graffiti" by Cynthia Moosey:

"History of Graffiti" by Cynthia Moosey.

"Gerry the Giraffe" by Carol Quinn.  This quilt was one of the Staff's Choice winners:

"Gerry the Giraffe" by Carol Quinn.

"Love Conquers All Things" by Beth Halec and Abby Doty:

"Love Conquers All Things" by Beth Halec and Abby Doty

"Press On" by Teresa Locknane:

"Press On" by Teresa Locknane.

"Fantastic Voyage" by Julie Wells.

"Fantastic Voyage" by Julie Wells.

You can check out all of the entries on Cherrywood Fabrics' website.

Incidentally, the Cherrywood Challenge for 2023 is "Monarch".  The last day for submissions is June 23rd, 2023, for anyone who may be interested.

The next installment of the AQS Quilt Week Branson will highlight other handmade quilts on display as well as information on some of the vendors and interesting personalities I met during my time there.

Until next time,