Quinobequin Quilters 2007 Summer Challenge

Barbeques, Clam Bakes, Fourth of July Celebrations, Summer Birthdays, Picnics, Garden Fresh Vegetables, Strawberries, Blueberries, Raspberries, Watermelon, Canteloupe, Ice Cream, Snow Cones, Lemonade, Iced Tea. The choices of summer foods are endless.  Let's celebrate them in a quilt! The 2007 Challenge was to design a quilt using a "Summer Foods" theme. Any method of construction is acceptable (pieced/appliqued, hand/machine, quilted/tied).  The quilt should be no smaller than a 12" square and no larger than a 36" square. Here are this year's dozen delicious designs:

Maxine Rosenberg

"Pumpkin in July" by Dawn Stewart

Diana Kooy

"Summer Fruit Salad Sudoku" by Julie Wolkoff

2nd Place Ikuko Sakaguchi

3rd Place "Fenway Franks" by Heather and Danette Ryan-Howard

1st Place "Sunshine in the Strawberry Patch" by Kathy Whelan

"Life is Just a Fishbowl of Cherries" by Cathy Harless

Margaret Rolfe

"Summer, Sweet and Simple" by Dora Rajkhowa

"Iced Tea in the Garden" by Gail Brown

Charlotte Surgenor