Stars In My Hand is an anniversary quilt for someone in my family. The title comes from an anonymous quote I discovered on the internet:
If I could reach up and touch a star for every time you’ve made me smile, the entire evening sky would be in the palm of my hand.
The crystal urns in the corners of the quilt are Diane Gaudynski quilting motifs, along with a small sleeping cat. Many of the feather designs were inspired by Diane’s work as well, and drawn with the aid of Anita Shackelford’s Infinite Feathers Template.
There are twelve motifs around the outside edges of the quilt, symbolic wishes for the couple’s continued happiness. These motifs have been photographed to create a very special collection of notecards, framed art tiles, ornaments and art prints called Quilted Whispers.
To see the Quilted Whispers Collection of notecards, framed art tiles and ornaments featuring motifs from this quilt, go to The Quilt Shop at DreamWeaver’s Quilts. Customized greeting cards for announcements, invitations, and seasonal greetings are also available!
Net proceeds from the sale of items featuring artwork from this quilt will be donated to the New Mexico Chapter of the ALS Association, to help in finding a cure for Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Private Collection
Detail view: Each corner of the quilt shows a cut crystal urn filled with feathers with a medallion above. This medallion features an entwined script monogram.
Detail view: The setting squares are filled with feathers, and this top center square also shows “Wrought by DNR.”
Detail view: The border is filled with undulating feathers.
Detail view: Medallions with the couple’s initials in entwined script letters.
Detail view: Medallions with the wedding date and year.
Exhibits, Awards & Publications:
- Best Machine Quilting award winner at the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico, May, 2007.
- Honorable Mention award winner at the American Quilter’s Society Quilt Show, Paducah, Kentucky, April, 2007.
- Third Place award winner in the Traditional Large Pieced Quilt category at the Road to California Quilt Show, Ontario, California, January, 2007.
- Honorable Mention award winner at Quilting on the Waterfront Quilt Show, Duluth, Minnesota, August 2006.
- Second Place award winner in the Bed Quilts, Pieced category at the National Quilting Association Show, Columbus, Ohio, June, 2006.
