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Machine pieced and quilted. I had a wonderful time with this year’s challenge. I got started early enough to make sure I got my pinwheels put together correctly and really enjoyed the challenge of mismatched fabrics.

Silk ties fused onto interface then machine pieced and quilted. These are the leftovers of a larger piece that was a gift and is now in San Francisco. I had a lot of fun with the very asymmetrical pieces left over.

Machine pieced & appliquéd, embellished with buttons. I was totally taken with another member’s use of aerial photos and old men’s shirts and decided to make my own. Each button and challenge fabric represents a different segment of my life in Illinois. Legend is on the back.

Machine pieced and quilted, silk and cotton. This quilt started out as a donation quilt for Lutheran World Relief. When the top was complete, I decided I liked it too much to let go. Subsequently I had multiple machine breakdowns trying to get it quilted. I have since decided that it could bless someone else,Continue reading “God’s Curse or God’s Blessing?

Melanie Anderson

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Machine pieced and quilted. Whenever I get striped fabric I want to make it “move”. I also continue to work on perfect points. NOT THERE YET.

Hand dyed fabrics, machine pieced, hand quilted.

Freeform machine piecing and hand applique from Tom’s tie remnants. Free motion machine quilted.

Machine pieced, machine quilted edge to edge by Amy Parker.

Machine pieced, appliqued and quilted.

Crazy & strip pieced. Appliquéd, machine quilted. This is a gift to my dear friend, Elizabeth, who loves all things chicken.

Scrap pieced, appliqués, machine quilted. I have been obsessed with using up scraps for about 2 years and have made many, many of these scrappy flowers. I picked all the green ones to go against my pink challenge fabric.

Machine pieced and quilted. This technique is called “One Block Wonder”. Virtually the entire quilt is made from a single fabric, cut into equilateral triangles.

Machine pieced and quilted. I was greatly influenced a few years ago by a fellow quilter’s use of topographical maps to create quilts. This is my second, and for a dear woman for whom this is her center.

Machine pieced and quilted. I really enjoyed the surprise of the one-block-wonder technique – there is a discovery at every juncture. There’s a surprise on the back, too.

Machine pieced and quilted. I saw a quilt similar to this during a shop-hop and snapped a picture years ago. A dear friend gave me her Liberty of London scraps and I took the liberty of copying from the photo.

Machine piecing and quilting, hand applique. I really enjoyed making this piece. Each square was cut randomly in three places, then one inch strips were inserted. The outcome was a surprise!

Pieced, appliqued, machine free motion quilted. I’d just “perfected” the art of making veined leaves, so this was an opportunity to use them to fulfill our Challenge requirements.

Machine applique, embroidery, hand beading. This piece encompasses two classes – one where we explored the embroidery stitches on our machines, one where we learned multiple beading techniques.