2023 Quilt & Barn Star Auction
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Star In Commons - Benefit Quilt
Lot #1
Starting Bid: $1,000
Winning Bid: $1,000
Hand quilted by St. John’s Lutheran Church and Mennonite Ladies Group. Proceeds to be given to a local fmily with four children who are experiencing overwhelming health care expenses. The young father is receiving treatment for colon cancer and has a long way to go. Quilt took 143 hours of combined quilting time and 335 yards of quilting thread.
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Wilderness Bliss
Lot #2
Starting Bid: $1,250
Winning Bid: $1,650
Pieced and appliqued, Hand quilted, Single needle 99 x 112 Grand Prize
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Wilderness Bliss
Back of quilt
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My 365 Quilt
Lot #3
Starting Bid: $1,000
Winning Bid: $3,500
Paper-pieced (365) 3” blocks; 10,000 pieces, Hand-guided machine quilted; Single needle
83 x 97 First Prize
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My 365 Quilt
Back of quilt
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Olde Blue
Lot #4
Starting Bid: $1,190
Winning Bid: $1,850
Pieced and appliqued; Hand quilted; Single needle 93 x 105 Second Prize
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Olde Blue
Back of quilt
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Medallion Sampler in Blue
Lot #5
Starting Bid: $1,065
No Sale
Pieced and appliqued; Custom machine quilted; Single needle 99 x 99 Third Prize
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Medallion Sampler in Blue
Back of quilt
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Carnival
Lot #6
Starting Bid: $1,500
Winning Bid: $1,700
Paper-pieced; Hand-guided machine quilted 97 x 97 Top Honors
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Carnival
Back of quilt
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Spinning Trip
Lot #7
Starting Bid: $1,035
No Sale
Pieced; Hand quilted 110 x 120 Top Honors
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Spinning Trip
Back of quilt
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Double Nine/Double Blue
Lot #8
Starting Bid: $1,125
No Sale
Pieced; Hand quilted 110 x 110 Top Honors
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Double Nine/Double Blue
Back of quilt
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Scrappy Pineapple
Lot #9
Starting Bid: $875
No Sale
Pieced; Hand quilted 98 x 114 Top Honors
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Scrappy Pineapple
Back of quilt
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Floral Windows
Local #10
Starting Bid: $1,125
Winning Bid: $1,600
Pieced and appliqued; Hand quilted 85 x 117 Top Honors
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Floral Windows
Back of quilt
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Navigating History
Lot #11
Starting Bid: $1,500
Winning Bid: $2,500
Pieced; Hand-guided machine quilted; Single needle 90 x 111 Top Honors
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Navigating History
Back of quilt
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Lone Star Delight
Lot #12
Starting Bid: $1,190
Winning Bid: $1,190
Pieced; Hand quilted; Single needle 96 x 106 Top Honors
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Lone Star Delight
Back of quilt
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Hexie Star Medallion
Lot #13
Starting Bid: $1,250
Winning Bid: $1,250
Pieced and appliqued; Hand-guided machine quilted; Single needle 103 x 109 Top Honors
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Hexie Star Medallion
Back of quilt
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5440 Stamps
Lot #14
Starting Bid: $1,190
No Sale
Pieced; Hand-quilted 108 x 119 Top Honors
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5440 Stamps
Back of quilt
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Pastel Jacob's Ladder
Lot #15
Starting Bid: $1,125
Winning Bid: $1,125
Piece; Hand quilted 106 x 116 Top Honors
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Pastel Jacob's Ladder
Back of quilt
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Mariner's Compass Star
Lot #16
Starting Bid: $735
Winning Bid: $1,800
Pieced; Hand-quilted 106 x 116 Top Honors
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Mariner's Compass Star
Back of quilt
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Trumpet Flower Folk Medallion
Lot #17
Starting Bid: $940
Winning Bid: $1,000
Pieced and appliqued; Hand quilted 94 x 107 Top Honors
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Trumpet Flower Folk Medallion
Back of quilt
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Snail Surprise
Lot #18
Starting Bid: $1,035
Winning Bid: $1,035
Pieced; Hand-guided machine quilted 104 x 104 Top Honors
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Snail Surprise
Back of quilt
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Himmelstrooss (Milky Way)
Lot #19
Starting Bid: $1,035
Winning Bid: $1,035
Pieced; Hand-guided machine quilted
103 x 103 Top Honors
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Himmelstrooss (Milky Way)
Back of quilt
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Shining Dresden
Lot #20
Starting Bid: $870
Winning Bid: $1,300
Pieced and appliqued; Hand quilted; Single needle 106 x 111 Top Honors
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Shining Dresden
Back of quilt
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Feathered Star Medallion
Lot #21
Starting Bid: $1,190
Winning Bid: $1,350
Pieced; Hand quilted; Single needle 99 x 99 Top Honors
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Feathered Star Medallion
Back of quilt
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Tropical Sashiko Sampler
Lot #22
Starting Bid: $625
Winning Bid: $1,050
Pieced and appliqued; Hand-guided machine quilted 81 x 80 Top Hdonors
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Tropical Sashiko Sampler
Back of quilt
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Stained Glass Star
Lot #23
Starting Bid: $1,190
No Sale
Pieced, Hand quilted 102 x 102 Top Honors
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Stained Glass Star
Back of quilt
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Star of Beauty
Lot #24
Starting Bid: $750
Winning Bid: $1,200
Pieced; Hand quilted 100 x 111 Top Honors
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Star of Beauty
Back of quilt
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Dresden Trails
Lot #25
Starting Bid: $1,000
No Sale
Pieced and appliqued; Hand quilted; Single needle 104 x 112 Top Honors
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Dresden Trails
Back of quilt
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4' Hanging Double Shelf Quilt Rack
Lot #26
Starting Bid $100
Winning Bid: $150
21 inches height with 7 inch wide shelf and 10 inch wide shelf, both shelves have a plate groove.
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4' Hanging Narrow Shelf Quilt Rack
Lot #27
Starting Bid $100
Winning Bid: $100
8.5 inches height with a 3 inch wide shelf
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Colonial Style Standing Quilt Rack
Lot #28
Starting Bid $100
No Sale
Quilt rack is 42 inches length, 11 inches is the depth, height is 36 inches with three bars for hanging quilts
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Shaker Style Standing Quilt Rack
Lot #29
Starting Bid $100
No Sale
Quilt rack is 40 inches length, height is 36 inches with three bars for hanging quilts
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Blossoming Heart Star
Lot #30
Starting Bid: $125
Winning Bid: $400
A Kutztown Folk Festival original, this star features the classic Pennsylvania Dutch flat heart in a rainbow arrangement surrounding a central 12-pointed starand a six-pointed rosette. Blending a traditional and innovation, it is the most colorful barn star produced at the festival in 2023, by Eric Claypoole, Andrew Shirk, Sarah Edris, and Patrick Donmoyer.
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Johnny Ott Star
Lot #31
Starting Bid: $125
Winning Bid: $450
This six-pointed star in bright colors is a design pioneered by the legendary hex sign painter, Johnny Ott of Lenhartsville, Berks County. Although Johnny Ott never painted on barns , this large scale pattern is inspired by the colorful works he produced in the 1960s on commerical sign board. Painted by Eric Claypoole, Andrew Shirk, Sarah Edris, and Patrick Donmoyer.
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Seven Pointed Rosette
Lot #32
Starting Bid: $125
Winning Bid: $200
This star is a classic variation of the rosette, featuring a complex burst of floral elements based on the geometry of seven. The design was painted by Erick Claypoole, Andrew Shirk, Sarah Edris, and Patrick Donmoyer, and the geometry is a variation of a design by celebrated sculptor Marshall Rumbaugh.
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Six-Pointed Rosette
Lot #33
Starting Bid: $125
Winning Bid: $325
This w classic pattern is inspired by a barn from Longswamp Township, Berks County, featuring the four most traditional colors of red, white, yellow and black. It is the simplest of the Pennsylvania Dutch barn stars found in Berks and Lehigh Counties, but also one of the most striking and traditional. Painted by Eric Claypoole, Andrew Shirk, Sarah Edris, and Patrick Donmoyer.
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St. John's Quilt - Double Wedding Ring
Starting Bid: $815
Winning Bid: $1,200
Hand quilted by St. John’s Lutheran Church & Mennonite Ladies Group. Proceeds are given to a family who has a baby with Nephrotic Syndrome. A baby who is in the hospital much of the time and needs a kidney transplant.
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Blue-Eyed Susan
Starting Bid: $1,625
Winning Bid: $3,900
Grand Prize. Pieced and Appliqued, Hand quilted, Single needle
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Dimensional Scrappy Stars
Starting Bid: $1,375
Winning Bid: $2,200
First Prize. 92 x 92 Pieced & appliqued, Hand-guided machine quilting,
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M'lady's Fans
Starting Bid: $1,375
Winning Bid: $3,800
Second Prize. 92 x 107 , Pieced & appliqued, Hand quilted, Single needle
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Nature's Delight
Starting Bid: $1,190.00
Winning Bid: $1,500
Third Prize. 94 x 109. Pieced & appliqued, Hand quilted, Single needle
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Folk Art Fantasy
Starting Bid: $1,375
Winning Bid: $2,500
Top Honors. 112 x 112 Pieced & appliqued. Hand quilted.
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Basket & Floral Sampler
Starting Bid: $1,190
Winning Bid: $1,800
Top Honors. 100 x 100, Pieced & appliqued. Hand-guided machine quilted, Single needle
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Postage Stamp Compass
Starting Bid: $750
Winning Bid: $975
Top Honors. 99 x 109 Pieced, Hand quilted
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Day Dreams
Starting Bid: $1,095
Winning Bid: $1,800
Top Honors. 98 x 98 Pieced, Hand quilted, Single needle
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Tree of Life Revisited
Starting Bid: $1,190
Winning Bid: $2,500
Top Honors. 97 x 106 Pieced & appliqued, Hand quilted
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Anna's Last Dream
Starting Bid: $1,375
Winning Bid: $5,000
Top Honors. 112 x 112 Pieced & appliqued , Hand quilted
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Spring Bouquet
Starting Bid: $1,125
Winning Bid: $1,450
Top Honors. 91 x 105 Pieced & appliqued, Hand-guided machine quilting. Single needle.
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Red Hot Flash
Starting Bid: $1,125
No Winner
Top Honors. 94 x 94 Pieced, Custom machine quilted
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Log Cabin Blues
Starting Bid: $1,375
Winning Bid: $3,000
Top Honors. 105 x 108 Pieced, Custom machine quilted.
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Petite LeMoyne Stars
Starting Bid: $1,000
Winning Bid: $1,200
Top Honors. 99 x 108 Pieced, Hand quilted, Single needle
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Star Dahlia
Starting Bid: $1,000
Winning Bid: $1,200
Top Honors. 89 x 106 Pieced / dimensional, Hand quilted, Single needle
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Caribbean Lone Star
Starting Bid: $1,3,75
Winning Bid: $1,550
Top Honors. 85 x 106 Pieced & appliqued, Hand quilted, Single needle.
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Egg Basket Applique
Starting Bid: $940
Winning Bid: $1,900
Top Honors. 107 x 112. Pieced & appliqued, Hand quilted
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Heart of Roses
Starting Bid: $750
Winning Bid: $3,800
Top Honros. 104 x 112 Appliqued, Hand quilted
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Star Chain
Starting Bid: $1,250
Winning Bid: $2,700
Top Honors. 108 x 108 Pieced & appliqued, Custom machine quilted, Single needle
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Norwegian Star
Starting Bid: $845
Winning Bid: $1,750
Top Honors. 102 x 110. Pieced, Hand quilted, Single needle
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Diamond Log Cabin Star
Starting Bid: $845
Winning Bid: $845
Top Honors. 98 x 112. Pieced, Hand quilted
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First Thirteen Colonies
Starting Bid: $1,190
Winning Bid: $1,190
Top Honors. 90 x 90. Pieced, Hand quilted, Single needle
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Homespun Sampler
Starting Bid $1,000
Winning Bid: $2,000
Top Honors. 96 x 96 Pieced, Hand quilted, Single needle
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Starburst Log Cabin
Starting Bid: $690
Winning Bid: $950
Top Honors. 93 x 113 Pieced, Hand quilted, Single needle
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Hanging Double Shelf Quilt Rack
Starting Bid: $324
Winning Bid: $325
Dimensions: 21” high, 7” deep shelf, 10” deep shelf. Both shelves have a plate groove. Old Village Paint Color: Philadelphia Brownstone
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Hanging Narrow Quilt Shelf Rack
Starting Bid: $207
Winning Bid: $207
Dimensions: 8 1/2” high, 3” deep shelf rack: Old Village Paint Color: Satin Black Quilt Bar: Miniwax Early American Stain
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Colonial Style Standing Quilt Rack
Starting Bid: $269
No Winning Bid
Dimensions: 4’ wide, 11” deep, 36” high with (3) hanging bars. Old Village Paint Color: Rittenhouse Red
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Shaker-style Standing Quilt Rack
Starting Bid: $237
No Winning Bid
Dimensions: 40” wide, 36” high with (3) hanging bars Miniwax stain: Early American
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Barn Star 1
Starting Bid: $150
Winning Bid: $425
A new variation of the classic Hill Star pattern, popularized by Milton J. Hill (1887-1972) of Virginville, Berks County. Hill often used color gradients to create his elaborate borders, but this variation utilizes all the colors of the rainbow. A 2022 Kutztown Folk Festival original, collaboratively hand-painted by Patrick Donmoyer, Eric Claypoole, Andrew Shirk, and Sarah Edris.
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Barn Star 2
Starting Bid: $150
Winning Bid: $275
A variation of an original barn star pattern created by Patrick J. Donmoyer, and introduced to the Kutztown Area where it is painted on the interiors of several historic homes between 2007 and 2016. A 2022 Kutztown Folk Festival original, hand-painted by Patrick Donmoyer, Eric Claypool, Andrew Shirk, and Sarah Edris.
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Barn Star 3
Starting Bid: $150
Winning Bid: $275
A classic six-pointed rosette, similar to many found in the Lehigh Valley, and painted in the colors of blue and yellow to show Pennsylvania Dutch support to the people of Ukraine. A 2022 Kutztown Folk Festival original collaboratively hand-painted by Patrick Donmoyer, Eric Claypoole, Andrew Shirk and Sarah Edris.
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Barn Star 4
Starting Bid: $150
Winning Bid: $275
A design by Eric Claypoole, based on the multilayered stars of the border region between Northern Lehigh and Berks counties. A 2022 Kutztown Folk Festival original, hand-painted by Sarah Edris, Eric Claypoole, Andrew Shirk, and Patrick Donmoyer.