BLAZING BEAUTY

I made Blazing Beauty as part of a “Roosting Robin” project with my small guild; STASH.  The center block could be anything of your choosing - I left mine blank as I wanted to add trapunto and detailed freehand quilting.  Each month a new border was introduced, such as triangles, setting a design on point, using squares and rectangles.  We each produced our own original quilts over 10 months.  I used marbled fabrics rather than prints to showcase my machine quilting.  The floral appliques are machine stitched with the buttonhole stitch and variegated thread.  Traditional piecing, paper-piecing, mini-piping and trapunto all add to the excitement of this design.

 

Displayed

• Road to California, Ontario, CA 2009, juried, 1st Place

• Mid-Atlantick Quilt Fest, Hampton, VA, 2009, juried, Best Amateur Entry

• AQS Paducah, KY, 2009, juried

• NQA, Columbus, OH, 2009