I made this piece as a hostess gift. I pieced seven-inch blocks with half inch strips on a foundation of muslin. I then cut the completed blocks on a diagonal and joined them with half square triangles. That called for a pieced border of the brightest colors, and, framed in black, makes this a jewel of a piece. It is an off-shoot of a much larger quilt on the same theme.
Strippy Star
27 05 2010
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Categories : Brights, Primary Colors, Small decorative pieces, Strips
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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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Basic Squares, Multicolored Florals, Small decorative pieces
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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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Brights, Small decorative pieces, Strips
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
Thimbles
24 05 2010This small quilt came about as I wondered what I could do with all my smallest scraps. I pulled out a pile of bits and pieces, placed them on a small turn-about cutting mat and started slicing thimble shaped pieces just slightly larger than a penny. After I had several piles of them, I just started sewing rows.
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Categories : Brights, Small decorative pieces
Eight Pointed Star
11 05 2010A class in “setting in corners” yielded these pieces. I chose high contrast colors to set up the stars. The table runner is a study from class. The lone star was a hostess gift to our friends Grete and Helmut. Each new technique adds to a quilters arsenal from which to draw inspiration for future projects.
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Categories : Basic Squares, Diamonds, Earth Tones, Small decorative pieces
Placemat Set for Monica
11 05 2010This is a simple set of pinwheel place mats, a Thanksgiving Day thank you gift for offering her balcony to watch THE parade down Central Park West. I used a coordinating fabric for the opposite side. and quilted the pieces with running vines and leaves. Not every quilting project has to be monumental. These small pieces, given as gifts are so welcomed by the recipients.
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Categories : Earth Tones, Pinwheels, Small decorative pieces, Triangles
Fall Pinwheels for Leslie
11 05 2010This small accent piece was given as a gift to my friend. The colors have strong contrast, and complimented her extensive collection of Czech pottery. Four simple pinwheels, put together, actually make five pinwheels. The forest green offsets the gold stripe pattern. It is a center piece for her kitchen table.
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Categories : Earth Tones, Pinwheels, Small decorative pieces, Triangles, Wall Hanging
Louise Naples Quiltmaker 