For the fifth show in a row we were fortunate to have the effervescent and always entertaining Beth Christy-Creighton, former FDQ guild president and local radio personality, MC our 2009 Fashion Show.

We opened the show with Carol Weber modeling a jacket she made using Cherrywood Fabrics with its subtle color gradations. She chose a color palette of greys, mauves and blues. Carol says she was inspired when she saw a quilted jacket made from the same fabrics The pattern is called "Fran's Jacket" by Rag Merchant. The fabric is pieced and quilted before cutting out the jacket pattern. Carol quilted it using a double needle. The Caribou horn buttons which are from Alaska were given to Carol by a friend. They are a perfect addition to the jacket.

May McLaughlin's motto is "USE YOUR SCRAPS!! RECYCLE". Mary is wearing a black and white vest and capris to match. It has an oriental influence with paper piecing, prairie points; reversible; embroidery on back. She loves blacks and whites and Joanne's had a material in stripes of 6 different black, white and gray patterns; she was also able to use lots of black and white scraps; she tried to include other quilting techniques. The pattern is by Lois Ericson: Vests/Capris: Butterick 4238. It is a loose fit and very comfortable.

Donna Sofokles found a pattern by the Four Corners Design Co. for a quilted jacket. The fabrics are from the "cherry blossom geisha" collection by Andover Fabrics. The half-square triangles were set in a chevron pattern. The lining is a cotton knit fabric which makes the jacket warm but not bulky. The buttons were purchased in an antique shop in Fort Myers Florida. They look like ribbon roses but are Lucite plastic. They "make" the jacket, according to our model/quilter Donna.

Wearing a Red Penney Rug Wool Jacket is Addie Speranza. It is pieced and appliquéd and uses a combination of hand and machine quilting. Addie loves the "Swiss" look of the jacket and altered it to make it petite for her frame. She used a commercial jacket pattern from Joanne's. Creative sewing is always appreciated by this audience.

"Sheep in the Meadow" by Serendipity Gifts is the jacket pattern worn by Judy Dugan. It starts with a red sweatshirt and has sheep made of felted wool which are machine appliquéd on it. The specialty buttons are from "Just Another Button Company", Judy saw the jacket in 2007 at the Lancaster, PA quilt show and since she spins wool thought she'd like to make it. The construction was problem free; the appliqué is done by machine with just some hand sewing of the buttons which look like flowers in the grass.

A cat face -- nine patch reversible vest is being modeled by Mary McLaughlin. She purchased the cat face fabric in 1998 at the Lancaster, PA quilt show. She started the nine patches and put it away. In the summer of 2007 she pulled it out and finished up. The pattern is McCalls' 2260 and the matching of the corners and front strips are important.

This jacket was created by Helen Rose and modeled by Mary DuBois. The pattern for the jacket is called San Diego Jacket by The Sewing Workshop. Helen used the book "Koos/Couture--Collage, Inspiration and Techniques" to embellish this lovely jacket. The base material is brown denim and the collar is suede.

Janet Jozwiak is coming down wearing a salmon and charcoal jacket which has an interesting front with bargello on one side and satin appliqué on the other.

This short jacket is a creation made from the book "Jacket Jazz". Modeled by Joyce Brower, it is a turquoise combination and has an unusual closure with points at the bottom. The right front has cute points along the pleated folds and bargello on the left. The piecing on the back is wonderful.

The Gold Batik jacket and tote ensemble worn by Roberta Brodie won first place at the 2008 Wiltwyck show. Roberta used the "Sunset Strip" wearable art sweatshirt pattern which is a sew and flip technique. The tote bag uses the same technique. She bought the jacket pattern (Sunset Strip by Moonlight Design) at a New Jersey quilt show and was inspired to do the tote after seeing one created by a friend's. The pattern for the tote is Bamboo Bag by June Coburn Designs. The jacket was easy; however Roberta recommends before final sewing, you baste the large pieces together to make sure the jacket will fit properly.

Linda Dearing is modeling a jacket made by Helen Rose. Helen felted the wool and pieced the front and back. She also needle felted dogwood blooms on it. The jacket pattern is Great Copy #810. This jacket of Helen's is an inspiration for our own creativity!

Elaine Watkins models a vest by Helen Rose called "Gypsy". Using a vest pattern by Maggie Walker, it is sewn using a random piecing and quilting technique. It can be reversed.

Mary DuBois also models a Helen Rose vest from the same Maggie Walker pattern. It is a strip quilted fancy vest for dressier occasions. The fabric on the back is repeated in a few of the stripes on the front.

Beatrice Demers models her jacket made with soft teals and aquas. The jacket has an oriental design on the sleeves. Beatrice took four inches out of the back of the jacket because it was too large and added another design there also. The fabrics were her inspiration and the design is her own. She took it all apart to add cord trim to match the sleeve trim because it didn't drape the way she wanted.

This year's show was closed in a spectacular fashion by Lynn Schamberger in her Dragon Jacket! It has a blue and purple cotton batik base with a pair of dragons appliquéd onto the jacket. Lynn purchased the dragons at our 2003 quilt show. She took the panels to the Fieldstone House vendor booth at the show and with their help found the base fabric. The panels were fused on the completed base and beaded over the next six years...it was the perfect project to carry around whenever Lynn had to wait for anything...it helped lower the blood pressure and starts conversations in waiting rooms. Lynn was inspired by a friend's crazy quilt with a dragon center, beaded the same way. She loved it so much she had to make this jacket. The jacket is an unstructured style that can be worn over jeans or silk slacks.

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