Quilt
Documentation # 134
I made
this quilt in this orientation, and it just never “felt” right.
Not balanced.
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| Circle Squared |
So while
playing with my photos, I flipped it around with the dark at the
bottom and I like that a lot better.
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| Circle Squared - Rotated |
What do
you think?
I love
working with scraps and I like making crazy patchwork and see what I
can come up with.
My
scraps are sorted by colour......I know, a little obsessive!
So, I grabbed my “Orange” basket and sorted into lights and darks.
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| "light crazypatch" |
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| "dark crazypatch" |
In order
to get this to work, I cut a paper pattern, the size I wanted the
quilt to be, and drafted my circular design. I then marked it off in a
4” grid and cut it apart.
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| curved piecing |
After foundation piecing light and dark 4” squares, the squares were assemble using
curved piecing, just like you would piece Drunkards Path.
It is
echo quilted following the centre line using a cotton variegated
thread on the front and Razzle from Wonderfil on the back.
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| quilting and binding |
The back
was pieced to line up with the front. Even the sleeve and binding
follow the curve. Too bad, I think I now have to make another sleeve
so I can hang it the way I like it.
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| Circle Squared - back |
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| back - quilting detail |
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Happy
Quilting,
Terry
DOCUMENTATION:
Quilt
Name: Circle Squared
Description:
Crazy-patch
Pattern:
original
Size:
24” x 24”
Fabrics:
100% cotton
Predominant
colours: Orange
Construction
Techniques: 4” crazy patch squares
Back:
100% cotton
Batting:
Edge
finish: Double fold french binding
Quilting:
Quilted on Domestic Machine
Quilted
by: Terry Whyte
Sleeve:
yes
Label:
no
Date
completed: 2008
Quilt
History: Display at the 2008 Kirkland Lake Mile of Gold Quilters'
Guild Show, at Museum of Northern History.
Maker:
Terry Whyte
7 comments:
I love your play with colours and thank you for taking us through the process. I have a friend who sorts her scraps by colour and it always amazes me. I do like the final display with the dark on the bottom. Beautiful quilting!
nice. I like the weight of the colour on the bottom. It seems more 'natural' like earth and sky!
OGM, this is one beautiful quilt!! Oh, I wished I lived closer, I'd pop over and share in person!!
That is beautiful, Terry! I agree, much stronger with dark on the bottom.
ohh I love the how traditional quilts make a contemporary quilt - love it! I like the documentation of the quilt!
It was fun to read how you made this piece happen! I love the curves, in the piecework and also the quilting lines!
Gosh, I like it BOTH ways! Two sleeves is good - you can change orientations at will! Great piece!
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