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HUNTER’S STAR

25 06 2016

HUNTER’S STAR

Using the Deb Tucker process and template I created this quilt using a variety of black and cream prints, while incorporating a mixed array of red prints for the stars giving them a sense of sparkle. Using the Tucker template insured precision in the execution of the stars. It was an enjoyable project. Still on the design wall, needing borders and quilting.

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Finally finished this classic quilt design; meandering in all the cream-colored triangles. I chose a soft cream print for the backing.

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Categories : Black & White, Dark - Dramatic, Geometrics, Stars, Twin

Nested Hexes

1 06 2014

This quilt was born in a set of fantastic and dramatically contrasting fabrics in black, grey and cream. It took a while to decide what to do with them. Cutting strips in varying lengths, adding them to fussy-cut floral centers – log cabin style, created wonderful nested hexagons. Joined by triangles, and set in rows the pattern required me to cut off half of all the top and bottom hexes, which I didn’t like. So, instead, I made neutral half-hexes of various cream fabrics to close the gap. The border is made up of four parts, cream, black, cream, and a multi. Very dramatic!

These are my opening inspiration – seriously contrasting colors

Fabrics cut into strips and bits, and fussy-cut flowers

One hexagon

More hexes

Hexagons joined by triangles

Finished quilt with four borders

Detail of neutral half hex

And all the borders

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Earth Tones, Geometrics, Pastels, QUILTING PROCESSES, Twin, Wall Hanging

“T” is for Tony – Tessellating Ts

14 06 2012

: 1 Tessellating T’s portrait

: 2 Tessellating T’s close-up

: 3 Tessellating T’s detail

: 4 Tessellating T’s on display

: 5 Tessellating T’s back

: 6 Back detail

: 7 Tessellating T’s back detail

I saw this pattern in several quilting books, and knew it would be perfect for my brother Tony. He is a technocrat and I knew he would like the interlocking tessellating pattern. I first selected many earth tone fabrics for the Ts, but thought it was too dull, so I added several primary jewel tones, and that brought it to life. The bold border of a black and tan zebra strip gave it the masculine feel I was seeking. I used the border fabric for the back as well with the addition of two vertical bands of triangles, for a two sided quilt.

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Categories : Basic Squares, Brights, Triangles, Twin

Gentleman’s Fancy

14 06 2012

: 1 Portrait

: 2 Block close-up

: 3 Panel, block, and border

: 4 Panel detail

: 5 Another panel

: 6 Backing

: 7 Backing detail photo

I made this quilt for my brother Steve Z. who is a writer, master carpenter, and sometime sailor. The block I chose is “gentleman’s fancy”, and I utilized a set of four panels illustrating writing, reading, and general scholarly traits. I chose rich, deep colors; and for the back, a whole sheet of sailing flags. This quilt suits him very well.

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Categories : Basic Squares, Twin

Floating Bubbles

13 06 2012

: 1 Portrait

: 2 Close-up

: 3 Close-up

: 4 Corner Detail

: 5 Reverse side

: 6 Reverse side detail

: 7 Reverse side corner detail

This quilt was begun in a class at City Quilter in NYC with Judy Doenias. It uses two basic fabrics, plus a border. I selected two patterns with sympathetic colors, chocolate and teal, with similar design scale. The result is that when finished, it looks like the patterns are floating in and out of each other’s frames. I found the wonderful Deja Vu soft striped border fabric by Paula Nadelstern in matching colors. For the back, I cut the striped fabric of the border on the bias and placed a central rectangle of one of the focus fabrics of the quilt top in the center. Really cool result!

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Categories : Basic Squares, Multicolored Florals, Twin

Giraffes for Martha Marie

13 06 2012

: 1 Overall

: Giraffes – field shot

: Giraffes close-up

: 4 Corner

: 5 Reverse

: 6 reverse – close-up

I made this quilt for my sister who is a collector of everything and anything giraffe. For years I was looking for a theme fabric that wasn’t too juvenile; and finally found this teal and black one. The coordinating batik in black with teal dots was a perfect partner for the focus fabric. On my design wall, the blocks seemed a little flat, so I added a gold and brown piping around the edges, which brought the quilt to life. The addition of an African batik print for the border finished the project. The real miracle was finding the savanna material covered with meandering giraffes for the backing, making a two-sided quilt.

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Categories : Basic Squares, Brights, Twin

Metamorphosis 1

23 10 2010

This project was the result of a class taken at The City Quilter with Judy Doenias. Rather than purchase new coordinated fabric, I selected about eight completely unrelated fabrics from my stash, and laid them out in an order that seemed to make sense. The cutting and piecing was easy. For the placement, it was necessary to work carefully on a design wall, because the rows ran in diagonals, from bottom left to top right. Each fabric stands alone, and then joins its adjacent one in separate add-ons beginning at the center, and working outwards. It was complex, systematic, and fun.

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Basic Squares, Brights, Twin

Red Diamonds

21 10 2010

This quilt features numerous patterns in reds and creams. Based on dissected rectangles, alternating red and cream rows create this very bold piece. The wide border in a floral pattern using the colors of the diamonds gives it a strong frame. I was fortunate in finding a backing fabric with the same color range as the border, in a luscious paisley pattern.

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Diamonds, Primary Colors, Twin

Purple Squares Squared

21 10 2010

If you like pinks and purples, you will love this quilt. The use of two-inch, four-inch, and eight-inch squares gives it movement and variety. The sixteen-patch blocks each utilize two well coordinated fabrics; carefully cut and stitched, they demonstrate crisp intersections, and clarity of design. The back is a batik of purple, lavender and plum geometric that reflects the colors on the front.

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Categories : AVAILABLE FOR SALE, Basic Squares, Brights, Twin

Sail Away Triangles

27 05 2010

This quilt contains remnants of every quilt I ever made; a good use of my scrap basket. I sewed thin strips onto a seven-inch muslin foundation. I then cut the blocks in half on the diagonal, and joined those pieces to half-square triangles of bright jewel toned solids. As I sewed the blocks into rows and joined the rows together, the resultant image reminded me of a fleet of sailboats.