Ottawa Valley Quilters Guild's Festival of Quilts
| Back row form the left | ||
| Doll | Doll maker | Description |
| Mr. Wooly | Edwina Sutherland | Original felt doll, made with wool and needle felted. |
| Magenta | Diane Dent | Maid/sister in the Rocky Horror Picture Show. Made for the 2002 summer challenge "That's Entertainment". |
| Snotgurgle (Lexander) |
Peggy Wilson | An original pattern designed September 2002. He is made of soft sculpted fabric and won first prize at the CDAA conference in May 2003. He was a birthday gift for my husband this year. |
| Periwinkle | Beth Cameron | The original pattern was designed by Becky Holloway and born in a class with Becky. |
| Aluna (Allie to her friends) |
Jo-Ann Raven | This is an original doll created for the summer 2002 challenge, "That's Entertainment", and was inspired by the movie "A Fairy Tale". She is kin to the Actias Luna (the moth) and is an apprentice to Luna (Roman Goddess of the Moon, giver of visions). |
| Forest Santa | Barbara Hamilton | The original pattern was designed by Barbara Willis and interpreted by Barb. |
| Ivy the garden angel |
Made for Sue Leah during a "Brown Bag Challenge 2001/2002 | |
| Marlene | A brown bag doll from fall 2002. The body made by Jacquie Lecuyer from a Susan Oroyan pattern and was worked on by 5 artists to create this wonderful doll. | |
| Front row from the left | ||
| Spinodal | Susan Woodhead | This little fellow has an intense interest in copper alloys. He was made from Lucy Garvin's "Fenwwick" pattern. |
| Twirling Shirl #3 | Nancy Leigh-Smith | Twirling Shirl loves to twirl. She practices her skating - especially her twirls - every chance she gets. She is confident she will win a medal at the next Olympic games. |
| Fading Star | Bev Hastings | Star has turned 40 and danced her last role in Swan Lake. Time to retire. What will she do; where will she go? Time for reflection. |
| Tickled Pink | Liane Thiry-Smith | From Lucy Garvin's Fenwick pattern. |
| Crazy Cat | Cal Alexander | Crazy quilted and beaded cat made at a course taken in Meadville, Pennsylvania. She is a purse that hangs over your shoulder and keeps you company on your shopping trips. Crazy Cat was made by Cal using a pattern designed and taught by Ruth Prest. |
| Wicked | Lisa Corr | Even the "Wicked" are allowed to rest.
This Moulin Rouge doll was designed by Jacquie Lecuyer and interpreted by
Lisa.
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| Grandma's garden | Francine Slippert | An original design. |
| Oakra | Tammy Alexander | This doll was originally designed by Ute Vasina and brought to life by Tammy. |
| Self - portrait Rug hooker |
Barbara Lukas | Displayed at the Shelburne Museum in Burlington Vermont. |
The dolls were displayed at the Ottawa Valley Quilters Guild's Festival of
Quilts, May 2003.
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