Machine pieced and free motion quilted, machine applique. These are the scraps from a “One Block Wonder” I did last year. I am captivated by the leftover triangles and they make numbers for me. Can you see the date?
Guild Archives
Safety in Numerals, 2016
New York BeautyMelanie Anderson
Paper pieced and machine quilted This is Karen Stone supersized. I took her 30-inch square quilt and enlarged it to a queen size bed quilt.
Xs and OsMelanie Anderson
Machine pieced and free motion quilted. This is our guild’s 30th Quilt-In Anniversary Quilt. All of the signatures of participants are on the back, nestled in X’s. The song X’s and O’s was on the radio a lot while I was quilting it.
Silk RiverMelaine Anderson
Silk scrap piecework, machine quilted. I was enchanted by a bag of silk scraps and challenged by the color palette. Machine pieced, quilted by Amy Parker. Design Source – Original Design
Flamingo FancyMelaine Anderson
Machine pieced, appliqued, quilted Participating in the Challenge is always fun. It’s always great to see all the different interpretations given the same instructions and fabric. Design Source – Original Design
Silk River ReduxMelanie Anderson
Machine pieced and quilted, made from leftovers of ‘Silk River’. I love using up every last bit of fabric – hence I make small quilts out of leftovers from big quilts. Design Source – Original.
Aussie WonderMelanie Anderson
Machine pieced and quilted. This is a technique called one block wonder. All of the hexagons (except the cubes) come from one piece of fabric. I love the surprise each rendition brings.
Four Sheets to the WindMelanie Anderson
Fusing, machine piecing, beading and free motion quilting. I always love (and sometimes hate) a challenge. Wrestling other people’s fabric choices into something I can love is an embraceable challenge once a year.
Cubed SashMelanie Anderson
I cannot let a scrap go to waste. This quilt is the use of sashing for another quilt that I ended up re-sizing the sashing for. Hundreds of one-inch strips? Voila! (Machine pieced, boro stitched.)
With Thanks to GustavMelanie Anderson
One Block Wonder uses a single fabric, cut into 6 repeats, to create hexagons. I enjoy the surprise element of working through a one block wonder. (One Block Wonder)
Garden KaleidoscopeKaren Appleby
I collected fabrics for over 10 years to make a quilt inspired by Paula Nadelstern’s kaleidoscope designs and methods. I constructed the center in concentric layers. Once the central medallion was completed, I wanted to carry the floral design elements into an appliqued border using the same fabrics and colors. The flowers that are representedContinue reading “Garden Kaleidoscope
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A Garden at DuskGeorgia Baker
Machine pieced and quilted. Traditional pattern done in watercolor style. Will be a present for my granddaughter who loves purple.
AutumnGeorgia Baker
Machine pieced, leaves needle turn applique. Machine quilted. Think crisp fall days crowned with brilliant leaves but also the sun late to rise, early to bed. The dark side of the equinox.
Forest StarsGeorgia Baker
Machine pieced and quilted. A UFO finished. A glimpse of the stars on a summer walk in the woods far from the city.
Playing in the SandCathy Baker
Machine pieced and quilted.I have always been a color-in-the-lines, follow-the-pattern kind of quilter. When IQI hosted an improv workshop with Cindy Grisdela, I jumped at the chance to break out of my box! For years I had been holding onto an aerial photo of a beach full of colorful umbrellas as inspiration for a futureContinue reading “Playing in the Sand
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Fish TanksGeorgia Baker
Machine pieced and home quilted. White frames and fish fabric from my stash and memories of cleaning algae from aquariums led to design.
ShellsGeorgia Baker
Machine pieced, hand quilted. I was inspired by both the shell fabric and long ago memories of shell collecting in the very early morning.
Victorian FlowersCathy Baker
Needle turned applique medalion machine pieced triangles and borders long arm quilting by Sarah Evans