Final reveal of the silk quilt

Well I think I showed you all the quilt top when I first finished it.  Here are photos of the finished piece, with the quilting and multi-colored binding done. It’s an improvisational quilt, and things are a little wonky, but it was a great learning experience especially working with some different weights of silk that I got in different places. It wasn’t meant to have curves in it, but I had to use my apparel tailoring skills to flatten it out, and I actually like how it created curved lines on things so when I quilted it I did it with big curves.  Has to stop at some point in the fixin’ process, and in the end I kept it all wabi sabi for posterity. IMG_9798 IMG_9807 IMG_9811 IMG_9812 IMG_9814

 

While I’m showing “bright colored things”, might as well show you a line of ten designs coming out on gift wrap with Studio-Seneca Fine Art, sold through gift stores. There are paisleys from my Paisley Sea and Woodland collections, and some designs from my holiday collection “merry, merry” and Patty-O.   Will be selling these myself also in my Etsy store in a few weeks.IMG_1003 IMG_1011

Got my second quilt back and after binding will be taking some photos, AND have my third quilt top about halfway finished.  Moseying along on my “Sew Sundays”!

Quilt Market #12: Alison Glass

Well, amongst all the visual stimulation at Quilt Market one does stumble upon certain things that stand out. For me this year there were a couple designers out with their first fabric collections that I was very attracted to.  One was Alison Glass with Andover Fabrics, Inc.  

I saw projects made out of her new collection “Lucky Penny” at an Andover meeting before Quilt Market even started and I made a beeline right over there.  I was entranced.  It was different, with a unique palette and quality of linework.  Totally appealing.  Then I had the pleasure of meeting her and was delighted.  By the end of Quilt Market, it still stood out for me, and so here are some shots of some projects using Lucky Penny by Alison Glass with Andover Fabrics, Inc.

Lucky Penny by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics
Lucky Penny by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics

Lucky Penny by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics
Lucky Penny by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics
Oh, and then there was …”the quilt”.  Alison designed the quilt and Lisa Sipes did the machine quilting. Amazing!  It made its way all over market. We all got a close look at it at the Andover sales meeting.

Lucky Penny by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics, quilted by Lisa Sipes

Lucky Penny by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics, quilted by Lisa Sipes

Lucky Penny by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics, quilted by Lisa Sipes

Lucky Penny by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics, quilted by Lisa Sipes

Lucky Penny by Alison Glass for Andover Fabrics, quilted by Lisa Sipes