Two of my dear customers and best buddies Tammy and Carol challenged each other a year or so ago to each complete a Civil War Sampler to enter into Heritage Park. Carol is the artist from Saskatchewan who I've done work for in the past and Tammy is a wonderful quilter (Carol's best buddy) from High River. Carol brought me 7 quilts to work on in February. Below are some photo's of a couple of the quilts but a few other quilt photos will not be available until after Carol enters them in an exhibition which will be sometimes in 2013 - so stay tuned.
Both of these ladies are awesome quilts and lovely lovely gals - enjoy the little trunk show.
This first one is Tammy's Civil War Sampler - it was so much fun seeing each different block and trying to pick one as a favorite - which was impossible. Tammy's choice for fabrics was right on and definitely depicts authentic civil war colors and designs. You can now see why this challenge took close to a year to complete. I have asked Tammy if she could provide me with a better photo of the whole quilt as my pictures do not do this wonderful quilt justice.
I used a pantograph called "Wrought Iron" by Jodi Beamish for this quilt, 100% cotton batting and a variegated thread Tutti by Wonderfil.
This second quilt was Carol's which she made for her husband in memory of a precious "four legged furry person in their family - Sky" who recently passed away. She called is " Morning Sky". A
freehand design "swirls and leaves" using Mirage variegated thread by Wonderfil.
Carol asked for smaller puzzle piece meander for this quilt. I must admit I had to do a bit of practicing as I am seldom asked for this design, however "change is good".
This is another lovely quilt from Carol's collection. I was so impressed at the great job she did using this beautiful border print. Anyone who has worked with border prints can appreciate how important the accuracy of cutting in these quilts is - Carol's was absolutely "perfect". This was quilted freehand "swirl/leaves" using variegated Mirage thread by Wonderfil.
Both of these ladies are awesome quilts and lovely lovely gals - enjoy the little trunk show.
This first one is Tammy's Civil War Sampler - it was so much fun seeing each different block and trying to pick one as a favorite - which was impossible. Tammy's choice for fabrics was right on and definitely depicts authentic civil war colors and designs. You can now see why this challenge took close to a year to complete. I have asked Tammy if she could provide me with a better photo of the whole quilt as my pictures do not do this wonderful quilt justice.
I used a pantograph called "Wrought Iron" by Jodi Beamish for this quilt, 100% cotton batting and a variegated thread Tutti by Wonderfil.
This second quilt was Carol's which she made for her husband in memory of a precious "four legged furry person in their family - Sky" who recently passed away. She called is " Morning Sky". A
freehand design "swirls and leaves" using Mirage variegated thread by Wonderfil.
Carol asked for smaller puzzle piece meander for this quilt. I must admit I had to do a bit of practicing as I am seldom asked for this design, however "change is good".
This is another lovely quilt from Carol's collection. I was so impressed at the great job she did using this beautiful border print. Anyone who has worked with border prints can appreciate how important the accuracy of cutting in these quilts is - Carol's was absolutely "perfect". This was quilted freehand "swirl/leaves" using variegated Mirage thread by Wonderfil.
