Gallery – Educator Challenge Quilts 2021

If you have ever been lucky enough to visit Handi Quilter, you know we have a gallery on the 2nd floor. There’s always a quilt show there! A new collection was recently hung, the 2021 Educator Challenge quilts.

The Challenge

A little history: most years the Handi Quilter national educators are issued a challenge of some sort. In 2021 we were given some fabrics and asked to make 12 identical 8″ blocks. We could choose any block to make. When we met, we saved one block and turned in the remaining eleven to be distributed among those who participated. That meant we received 11 different blocks made by our fellow educators. The real challenge came when we were told to include the blocks in a quilt, any size, any design, with, of course, FABULOUS quilting.

The Gallery

The gallery is open to the public most days when the Handi Quilter offices are open. If you would like to visit, just give us a call to let us know you’re coming. (You can also get a tour of the building if you wish.) Many of you cannot visit the HQ gallery in person, so I thought I’d share the quilts with you here. They are beautiful!

So without further ado…..

The Quilts

Waynna Kershner

Vicki Kerkvliet

Patty Kerns

Micki Chappelear

Mary Yoder

Martha Higdon

Linda Gosselin

Lana Russel

Kristina Whitney

Kimberly Flannagan

Kim Sandberg

Kaye Collins

Karen Arnold

Judy Hays

Harriet Carpanini

Gina Siembieda

Gail Berry-Graham

Diane Henry

Denise Dowdrick

Dee Maier-Adams

Chris Davidson

Barb Tatera

Mid-Century Modern Meets Modern Quilting by Barb Tatera

Amy VanGurp

Allison Spence

Aimee Losee

We hope someday you can visit the gallery. You never know what you might see but one thing is certain, it will be inspiring!

by Mary Beth Krapil