Hollis Chatelain

Now that the Quilt Festival has been gone for several weeks, and the natural quilt nirvana that I reach while soaking up the quilts in person begins to wan ... it is time to share some of my favorites from this year's juried IQA show.

Many of you may be familiar with Hollis Chatelain's work.  It is outstanding!  She continues to create amazing pieces.  This is a detail view of her award winning "Silk" - full view follows below...

 Silk

by Hollis Chatelain

of Hillsborough, North Carolina

Hollis' words:  "A good friend of mine has always had a love affair with silk.  She traveled to Thailand to learn how to spin and weave.  The base of this quilt is created from Thai silk she brought back.  The women depicted are some of the experts she learned from on this trip."

Techniques:  Machine pieced and quilted

Materials:  Silk fabrics, wool/polyester batting, polyester threads

An original design by Hollis Chatelain

This beautiful quilt is the proud winner of The Superior Threads Master Award for Thread Artistry, sponsored by Superior Threads.  (it comes with a lovely cash prize too!) This is not the first award-winning quilt by Hollis, nor will it be the last, I am sure. 

Congratulations to Hollis and Thank you for sharing your fantastic skills with us, the humble quilting public!