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.
Guild Archives
The Center of My World
Hope She Still Likes Orange!Melanie Anderson
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.
Taking LibertiesMelanie Anderson
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.
Bamboo DreamMelanie Anderson
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!
A Window on the Rose GardenMelanie Anderson
Machine “crazy” pieced and machine quilted. I’ve become obsessed with “reuse, recycle”. The roses in the quilt are made entirely from small scraps left over from other projects.
Summer on the Sleeping PorchMelanie Anderson
Machine pieced and quilted. I saw something like this in a Pottery Barn catalogue long ago. I put it together from scraps of other projects and really loved the result.
Scarlet Begonias – Grateful DeadMelanie Anderson
She had rings on her fingers and bells on her toes and I knew without asking she was into the blues; she wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls; I knew right away she was not like other girls… (Pieced, appliqued, embellished.)
Roots and ShootsMelanie Anderson
Machine pieced and quilted. With a challenge piece, I hope that the fabrics will speak to me. These particular fabrics spoke of roots digging deep into the soil with just a bit of leaf growth above.
Evan’s Fish QuiltMelanie Anderson
Machine pieced & quilted. Evan originally requested birds but after looking at many bird patterns I determined that BIRDS would never get pieced! Evan picked many of the fabrics and pieced and ironed many of the squares. The back is made up of one of Evan’s favorite patterns: leopard. Reversible.