QuiltCon 2018: I am really excited to share that I will have two quilts at the QuiltCon 2018 show coming up this February in Pasadena, California!
These are the two submissions I made back at the end of November. The photos above are the actual photos I submitted (you were required to submit one overall shot, and one detail shot).Â
Here are the descriptions I provided for each. I kept them short:
Art Deco Sampler:
The idea for this quilt was inspired by Art Deco architecture in downtown Ottawa. I thought of it as a technique sampler, as the design uses a combination of conventional (curves and strips) and foundation paper piecing.Â
This quilt appeared in Issue 49 of Love Patchwork and Quilting. Kona Cottons provided by Robert Kaufman Fabrics.
You can see more about my design process for this quilt in my previous post here.Â
Cluster (Greenery):Â
This quilt was improvisationally pieced from my scraps in solid fabrics, in shades of green, white and grey. I challenged myself to use scraps in the shapes I found them in, rather than trimming or cutting scraps to fit - so ended up with several triangular pieces.
I made this mini quilt for the "Greenery - 2017 Pantone Color of the Year Challenge" hosted by Sarah Sharp and Rebecca Bryan.
I posted more about the Greenery quilt back in June when I was making it.
A few people have commented that these two quilts are really different - and they are! They kind of represent different ends of the spectrum in terms of the quilts I’ve made: from graphic and designed, to scrappy and improv. I feel really honoured to have these quilts selected for the show!
