I loved the Lonni Rossi fabric designs at the time and made a whole lot of quilts with her fabrics. This was and still is , my absolutely most popular workshop and I continue to teach booked out classes for the quilt 3 years after making it. It won 3rd prize Contemporary Quilts, in the Brisbane Exhibition, Quilts Across Queensland, Show and was published as a project in Australian Quilters' Companion. I still get phone calls from people making it from the mag, or asking permission to teach it. (Unfortunately I have also seen it in quilt shows and heard of it being taught with out acknowledgement or permission!)This is a close up of the front quilting. I have become very good at quilting in spirals, and I would say, thanks to this quilt I have become a MUCH better machine quilter.
The quilt is reversible and the quilting looks great on the reverse side. I usually have it this way up on my bed. There's Dolly - she just can't resist a new quilt! You can see the label below and some quilting on the back.
I have also been asked for several commissions of this quilt. The one below is made with Pacific prints for my Papua New Guinea family (In an earlier post).
This one is queen sized and uses some furnishing fabrics as well as the Oriental ones to fit in with the client's decor.
Finally, the last version of the quilt is this small one I made for the Down Under Quilts 2009 Calender competition. The theme was "The wonderful World of Colour" and I based my quilt on Christina Rossetti's poem , Colours. The quilt is made from hand dyed raw silk which I fell in love with and bought a fat quarter stack from Dyed and Gone to Heaven. It looks like very soft suede.The quilt made December in the calender!
Thanks for looking and enjoy the show,
Ann.
I really like the bright one at the end!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting seeing how the choice of fabric totally changes the look of each quilt.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, and so different......
ReplyDeleteI adore this quilt design and was thrilled to read how the quilt came about and its various interpretations since.
ReplyDeleteAnn you should see me at quilt shows ....I am always saying..but that is a dead copy of a Kaffe Fassett or someone else's quilt and there is no acknowledgement whatsoever!! I have been told off and scorned for saying it but its true....and really insulting to the designer.
I have several QAYG strippy quilt blocks going myself at present...in three different styles...Asian, Art Deco and Blues/browns
Great quilt design! It certainly looks great in a variety of fabrics and colorways.
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I love all the eye candy on your blog. My favorite in your quilt festival entries is the last: the bright colors with the black and white striped fabric.
ReplyDeleteWow! I love this quilt! And the window pane effect is great.
ReplyDeleteFabulous quilt pattern, and I love all the variations! I would love to try this sometime!
ReplyDeletequel plaisir de voyager sur tout ces blogs , de voir ces ouvrages si différents et si personnels ,je découvre votre blog avec bonheur félicitation
ReplyDeleteVery stunning!
ReplyDeleteWonderful quilts - I'm a big fan of QAYG. Life is too short and I have too many quilts to make to do them otherwise. Also, I have no room for a big quilt machine and want to quilt them on my home machine. You are an inspiration. Is there going to be a book?
ReplyDeleteThe kitties can never resist new fabric, can they?! ;->
ReplyDeleteLovely quilts. That "Zen Courtyard" is marvelous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful design and adaptable to so many colorways! LOVE the spiral machine quilting you've done. Nice work. ; ) Thanks for sharing!
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