Linda Cox, a BAS member from Coatesville, Pennsylvania, created this Double Wedding Ring king-sized quilt on a dark blue background. "I drafted the pattern so that the arcs would overlap, giving a sense of movement. On staring at the pattern draft for a while, I saw that a small eight-pointed star would fit perfectly into the ring intersections. I paper-pieced so that the rings would be round. The stars are hand-pieced, after my first attempt at machine sewing a star produced a tiny colorful yarmulke. After sewing the rings together (leaving an opening at the intersections) the stars were reverse appliquéd into the openings."

"This quilt was started in the summer of 2004, and after long breaks, I finished piecing at the retreat in May 2006. The biggest challenge on this quilt (so far) was the background. It was initially intended to have a white background (mistake!) On a whim I grabbed a 1/2 yard scrap of navy blue from my stash and tried that. It was perfect; the colors of the rings sang against the blue. Now to buy enough for the background (how hard can it be; it's just navy.) Twelve quilt shops, two internet searches, and three counties later, I finally (on the verge of giving up) found a match for that navy blue scrap."

Detail of wedding ring

April Show and Tell

Polly Mello finishes her quilt

Marylou McDonald with appliquéd block

Chris Booth's seasonal quilt

Pictures by Janet Esch

May Show and Tell

Marylou McDonald's periwinkle baskets (Picture by Janet Esch)

Inge Scheumann from Arizona sent this quilt to Marylou McDonald for BAS's "Show and Tell." (Picture by Janet Esch)

To create the repeated images, Robbyn Robinson had to cut through 12 layers of fabric. She explains the American Indian images in her quilt. (Picture by Janet Esch)

Ellie Layman shows the quilt of a 1943 Mountain Mist pattern -- "Wings Over All" honoring the Army Air Corps in which her husband served. (Picture by Barbara Burnham)

Betty Day's quilt of William Morris' fabrics. (Picture by Barbara Burnham)

June Show and Tell

Ann Christy's Prairie Flower quilt, hand quilted by the block

Lauren Swanger hurried to finish this top. The butterfly blocks were made by BAS members as a thank you for her service as BAS President 2004-2005.

Debbie Francisco shows her log cabin in tones of purple, blue, pink and red-- she is even dressed to match!

Detail - Shiras Guion shared her family’s history with her candlewick spread and pillow bolster. The tied fringe is made of string from her grandfather’s factory.

33 Cherry blocks made by BAS members were presented to Lauren Swanger for her service as BAS President 2005-2006

Pictures by Barbara Burnham