3.25.12

What ever could I do with only one sample block? I wish I had seen this quilt at the Pigeon Forge Quilt Show before I put batting and backing on my one lone applique wreath. It has something like 17 borders around it. That makes it a sort of Medallion quilt. I know you can see at least seven pieced and applique borders. Can you see the plain slim ones in between? I agree that this one deserved to be a ribbon winner.

3.24.12

This beauty from the Pigeon Forge Quilt show surely does appeal to me. It has geometry and saturated colors. I will bet you are wondering why it did not get a ribbon. I learned two important lessons when I looked at this one up close. You will have to email me, text me, or ask me in person if you want to know what I learned.

3.23.12

Look! A Hexagon Quilt! I have been toying with the idea of making one. I have a block made as a trial to see how difficult it is. Not that hard. I was able to complete it in an afternoon including finding enough scraps, cutting them to the right size, basting them to the templates and assembling the hexies into a block. I definitely see one in my future.

It is the perfect carry-along. This quilt is by Cynthia Johnson and I shot the photo at the Pigeon Forge Quilt Show last week. See how tiny her hexies are? Yes, that is my gloved finger. I wonder if some of her fabrics are vintage feedsacks.

I would like to have seen her quilt sleeve run across a flat side rather than a pointed part. Then, a second sleeve across the center back for a small dowel would have kept it hanging in its intended form. Most shows do not let you turn your quilt in with a dowel in it, though.