This baby version of French Braid was made from a one and a half inch wide roll (called a honey bun) of coordinated strips. The colors offered a wide choice of creams and every color of apple in the orchard. It was fun to create a mini version, and this quilt was selected to be part of a quilt exhibition of quilts from The City Quilter at the Williams Club in NYC in the Fall of 2009.
Baby Braids
27 05 2010
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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Earth Tones, Pastels, Strips, Wall Hanging
French Braid
27 05 2010This quilt was made in a class at The City Quilter. It is made of strips and small squares in a color set that ranges from dark to light, and repeats a second time. Its luminous quality is the result of this gradual change in color value. The bright red batik squares punch right out at you, and support the linear design.
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Categories : Earth Tones, Geometrics, Strips, Twin
Kaleidscope 3
27 05 2010This small piece was made from the final five blocks left over from my first kaleidescope quilt. I used four solid blocks of the purple fabric to alternate the kaleido squares, and sashed them with the deep rose that I used in Kaleidescope 1.
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Kaleidescope 2
27 05 2010The cutting of the four-inch squares for my first kaleidescope quilt yielded many extra sets, so I embarked on another related quilt. I utilized twenty more blocks set close together for an entirely different look. I separated the blocks with thin piping in a muted batik fabric that contained most of the colors of the blocks, but in softer tones.
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Kaleidescope 1
25 05 2010This was another project in the Squares Quilt University with Judy Doenais at The City Quilter. Here I used a twenty-four inch repeat fabric in a dramatic large scale print, and cut and laid out the panels precisely one atop the other, pinning them in place with great care. I rotary cut the rows, then the four-inch squares. Then the fun began. Each stack of four identical pieces was arranged, and re-arranged until each block was chosen as the best fit.
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Reversable Squares 1
25 05 2010This quilt is made by sewing strips onto a foundation, on both sides. I used two coordinated sets of related fabrics to elicit a harmony between the sides. The square blocks are then laid out on a design wall, carefully making sure that the pattern is correct on each side. The blocks are then joined with sashing and butted together to reduce bulk in the seams.
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Categories : Basic Squares, Earth Tones, Lap Blanket, Strips
Window Panes
25 05 2010This quilt was a study in setting in corners. The soft blue and yellow of this quilt makes it ideal for a baby boy’s room, or stroller. The pastel blue and white print, with touches of red are the basic squares. They are set off with blue and yellow marbled fabric for the sashing. I used yoyos tied on with small leaf shaped buttons as a finishing detail.
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Triple Irish Chain
25 05 2010This quilt was made at the “Quilting University” of The City Quilter in NYC, in a series called Squares, taught by Judy Doenias. The idea was inspired by a quilt I saw in a magazine several years ago. The trick with this one was to keep all the squares organized, so the the blocks would be assembled easily, and the colors line up correctly. Labeling helps!
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Multi-Star
25 05 2010
Here is another version of the “sew and flip” quilt, using a totally different color context. These were all scrap pieces from former quilt projects. By adding the strips randomly, an entirely unique piece is created. It has a livelier feel than the cool ice blue star elsewhere in this website.
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Ice Blue Star
25 05 2010This small piece was made from strips of varied colors of glinty blues cut into various widths. It is a “sew and flip” method of making a quilt out of left over strips, though this one was cut from a set of blue fat quarters. The strips are sewn onto a foundation of muslin, then the blocks are joined into whatever pattern is suitable.
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Categories : Pastels, Small decorative pieces, Strips
Louise Naples Quiltmaker 