Country Stars - Medallion I

Quilt #19

Medallion I

My quilt this week is another medallion, this is the first one I made in a series of four quilts using the same pattern. Elephant Walk, the very first quilt (#1) on this blog, is third in the series.

centre

I used the same pattern, except for the central 12” block, and border #7 made up of 6” blocks.  This change gives each quilt an original feel.

border #7 - 6" stars

When making a large quilt, I like to cut swatches of the fabrics I'm going to use, separate them in values and glue them on to a sheet of paper. This allows me to see if I have enough fabric of each value and if my colour scheme is going to work.

swatches

This one is slightly smaller than the others. I enlarged the last pieced border, to make a better bed size, when I decided to teach it as a class.

I used a paisley brushed cotton for the back of the quilt, it feels similar to flannel.

back and binding

When my parents were in a Nursing Home, I would bring them a different quilt for their beds every 3 or 4 weeks, and this one was my Dad's favourite.

Have a great day,

Terry

Quilt Name: Medallion I

Description: Medallion Quilt – This quilt is an original design. 

Pattern: I don't remember the name of the centre block or where I got the pattern. The 6” blocks are Sawtooth Stars. The other borders are either plain or from traditional designs made up from squares, half-square triangles, flying geese and big & little chain of squares.

Size: 69” x 86”

Fabrics: 100% cotton

Predominant colours: Yellow, gold, turquoise , brown, red.

Construction Techniques: Twelve pieced and plain borders were added around a central square. A striped fabric was used in the central block as well as 2 of the borders.

Back: Paisley brushed cotton

Batting: Polyester

Edge finish: Double fold french binding

Quilting: Machine quilted on domestic sewing machine. Nylon thread on top and black polyester thread on the back. Stitch in the ditch, swirls, feathers.

Quilted by: Terry Whyte

Sleeve: No

Label: No

Date completed: 1997 or 1998

Inspiration: By Ginny Beyer's medallion quilts

Appraised: No

Quilt History: This quilt was displayed in the Kirkland Lake Mile of Gold Quilter's Guild 2002 Annual Quilt Show in May

Maker: Terry Whyte