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"Golden Baskets & Blue Bowls" (8" square) won
Best of Show and Judge's Choice (Donna Lynn Thomas) in the 1998
Miniatures from the Heart Contest. Jessie's Baltimore Album is an
exquisite miniature rendering of Mimi Dietrich's "Baltimore Bouquets"
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If Jessie gave her house plants
one-tenth the attention she gave her appliquéd
floral baskets, you bet they flourished! She arranged nine distinct
floral arrangements in "May Baskets" (8 1/2" square). It won 1st
Place in the Appliquéd Traditional Quilt category of the 2000 Miniatures
from the Heart Contest.
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Jessie's specialty for dollhouse-size needlework is
apparent in "Mini Southern Belle" (5 3/4" x 7 1/2"), a small and
delicately crafted work. It won 2nd Place in the Traditional
Appliqué category of the 1996 Miniatures
from the Heart Contest. |
Although "The Bouquet" (9 3/4" x 11 3/4")
lacks fragrance, it certainly is visually appealing. The colorful array
of three-dimensional flowers and delicate trapunto give this quilt
plenty of texture. It won first place in the miniature quilt category at
the International Quilt Association's (IQA) juried exhibit in 2000.
Photo by Jim Lincoln, courtesy of IQA |
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"Rings, Rings, and More Rings" (18 1/2" x 19
1/4") won Second Place in the Traditional
Appliqué category of the 1999 Miniatures from the Heart Contest. To get
an idea of how intricate this design really is, see if you can count the
rings without losing track. |
"I love the challenge of seeing how small I can make
something," said Jessie, who also did miniature needlepoint and
knitting. Peek into "Jessie's Quilt Shop" (9 1/2" square). It won
Second Place in the 1997 Miniatures from the Heart Contest. |
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With blocks as small as 1/2" and pieces that measure
1/10", Jessie's "Mini Blue Sampler" (5 1/2" x 6 3/4") won the
Smallest Block and Smallest Pieces award in the 1994 Miniatures from the
Heart Contest. It also won first place in that year's Sampler category.
Jessie used water-soluble basting thread to hold the tiny pieces in
place while stitching them. |
"Star Burst" (20 1/4" square) is just one of
the many incredible quilts made by Jessie Harrison. Her enviable talents
were many, including designing, choosing color, piecing,
appliqué, and quilting. Jessie will be
sorely missed by everyone who knew her, and by those who knew Jessie
only through her work. |
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"The Ten J's" (29" square) won Best of Show in
the 2001 Miniatures from the Heart Contest. Take a peek and see if you
can find the ten j's? |
"Geometric Study #4, the Arc" (21" square) won
1st Place in the Traditional Pieced category of the 1999 Miniatures from
the Heart Contest. |
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"Star of Wimbledon" (25 1/4" square) won 2nd
Place in the Traditional Pieced category and also Judge's Choice (Lorry
Chwazik) of the 1998 Miniatures from the Heart Contest. |
"Scalloped Diamonds" (6" square) won the
Special Creativity Award in the 1996 Miniatures from the Heart Contest. |
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"Mini Geese" (7/8" x 1 1/4") won Special
Ribbons - Smallest Quilt, Smallest Block, Smallest Pieces in the 1995
Miniatures from the Heart Contest. |
"The Quilt Shop" (9 1/4" x 11") won Best of
Show in the 1995 Miniatures from the Heart Contest. |
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"Red Path Sampler" (6" x 7 1/2") won 2nd Place
in the Sampler Category of the 1995 Miniatures from the Heart Contest. |
Each fan block in this tiny "Fan Quilt" (5
1/8" square) is only 1" square! |
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"Mini Around the World" (1 1/2" x 1 3/4") won
Honorable Mention in the Traditional Pieced category of the 1994
Miniatures from the Heart Contest. |
"Overlapping Pastels" (3 1/4" x 4 1/2") won
the Smallest Pieces award in the 1993 Miniatures from the Heart Contest. |
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One of the smallest quilts entered in the 1993
Miniatures from the Heart Contest was "Log Cabin" (2 1/2" x 3
5/8"). |
An enchanting quilt shop in miniature. Take a peek
into "An Enchanting Quilt Shop - in Miniature" by Jessie Harrison
by clicking on the two images below. |
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Thread, notions and trim are found beneath the
old-fashioned cash register in Jessie's Quilt Shop. Solid-colored
fabrics are located on the wall behind it. A "large" Pineapple quilt
(only 6" square) decorates the wall while a woven ribbon quilt (3 1/4"
square) is draped on the quilt rack. |
Snail's Trail (4 1/2" square), Red Work (5 1/2" x 6
1/2") and Sashiko (3 1/2" x 4 3/4") quilts adorn the walls at one end of
the miniature shop. A whole-cloth quilt (4 3/4" square) is in the frame
and a Card Tricks pattern pillow (1 1/4" square) graces the wooden
chair. All of the samples surround the shop's shelves of print fabrics
and batting. |
