Wow, what a fantastic show Aotearoa Quilts put on in Rotorua last weekend with their inaugural Great New Zealand Quilt Show.
The flight challenge was very interesting and I was very impressed with not just the number of quilts but also the caliber. I think I have everything, it was difficult getting photos as there were a lot of people looking.
WINNER Gone By Jeanette Gillies Wanaka
The background fabric, representative of a wall, inspired me to create a door indicating the owners have fled.
MERIT Leaving By Mary Transom Ohope
I visualised a flight of butterflies leaving on a migration. I challenged myself to make my quilt double sided.
MERIT KL1963 Departing Amsterdam... By Shirley Sparks Pauanui
Breathtaking views of the fields and fields of tulips in bloom when flying from Amsterdam on a clear spring day.
MERIT I'm Flying By Camilla Watson Whitby
Held high in dad's strong hands, she spins and spins.
Homeward Bound By Annie White Auckland
I loved the clean, sharp lines of this near 100-year design. Texture and dimension was added by dense quilting.
Kaleidoscope Scramble By Sandra Bentley Tauranga
My husband loves old aircraft and thought that this dramatic image of an aviation art book would make a stunning quilt.
Ungainly Grace By Charlotte Scott Paihia
The grace and ungainliness of a heron in flight intrigues me, I watch them at dusk when the light fades on the water.
Wings of Gold Take Flight By Anne Lawson Invercargill
Monarch butterflies teach children about life cycles -stretching their wings of gold, encouraging children's imaginations to take flight with them.
Night Owl By Juliet Van Der Heijoen Rolleston
Last year I designed 16 flying bird silhouette patterns. 'Night Owl' is an extension of that series.
Take Your Dreams and Fly By Catherine Parkinson Te Awamutu
Dragonflies are beautiful insects. They are the symbol of change. Make dreams, makes changes and fly to new heights.
Flying Home By Sonya Prchal Whangarei
Fond memories of playful kea inspired Flying Home. I enjoyed capturing the beauty of the kea and alpine environment.
Flight of Ideas By Mary Jane Sneyd Dunedin
Ideas take flight from the book and metamorphose, into action as they pluck the peach from the sky.
Unshackled By Catherine McDonald Christchurch
Escape and freedom to pursue your own destiny.
Flight of the Pheasant By Janice Danswan Tauranga
The pheasant was done with raw-edge applique. The wing feathers are tea-dyed to get different tones.
A New Life By Kathleen Burton Christchurch
Every day I see images of refugees fleeing persecution - a better life relies on peace and our acceptance of them.
Close up of quilting.
Flight of the Godwits By Wendy O'Neill Palmerston North
These incredible birds fly 7,700 miles non-stop for six days from Alaska to their feeding grounds in New Zealand.
To Kiss the Sky By Kirsten Macbeth Pokeno
I enjoyed thread painting the feather with variegated thread. The birds are escaping the feather and quilt for freedom in the sky.
Howard Hughes Meets Andy Warhol By Vivienne Franklin Napier
After seeing the remarkable aeroplane, I needed a quilt so used the minimalist, vibrant pop art style of Andy Warhol.
Revenge of the Birds: a "Whodunnit" By Clare Smith Wellington
Inspired by the book "The Amulet of Samarkland", in which the sparrows are not what they appear.
Metamorphose By Kathleen Burford Christchurch
Every year our garden has hundreds of caterpillars that change into beautiful monarch butterflies -nature is wonderful.
These are the flights quilts that I have photos of, I apologise if there is any that I have missed. I have more photos of the exhibition but they will have to wait for another post.
Hope to see you back here soon, until then happy stitching everyone.
Donna-Maree
