"A Summer Christmas" by Mariya Waters and Gina Perkes-Tidwell won FirstPlace Large Quilts - Movable at AQS QuiltWeek Grand Rapids 2022.
Artist Statement 1 (Houston 2019): "This quilt has been an international collaboration. In Australia, Christmas time is in summer, and I wanted a quilt that was not stars and snowflakes, but celebrated our garden in full bloom. The flower is the Tudor rose, as I spent many years in the United Kingdom. I began the applique' in 2006 and finished in 2016. Gina began the quilting in 2016 and finished in 2019. Both of us had family issues along the way that extended the completion."
Artist Statement 2 (PIQF 2021): "A Summer Christmas was made to celebrate Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere where our flowers bloom brightly in the heat of our summer. It was an international collaboration between me in Melbourne, Australia and Gina, the quilter, in Arizona, USA. It has been hand and machine appliquéd equally across the surface using whole unit turned edge appliqué inspired by Victoriana and Greek design."
Shows & Museums: AQS QuiltWeek - Grand Rapids 2022 ; Pacific International Quilt Festival 2021 - Traditional and Houston International Quilt Festival - Fall 2019 - Appliqué Large Exhibit
Awards: First Place Large Quilts - Movable at AQS QuiltWeek Grand Rapids 2022 ; Best of Show at Pacific International Quilt Festival XXX in 2021
