Sunday, May 22, 2011

In the Works

Not much quilt related activity lately.  At left is the progress on the Kim Diehl quilt (sorry, don't know the name of the pattern).  I've changed it up just a little - added square-in-a-square to the star center and, of course, lots of scraps - the book quilt is two fabric.   The fabric the sample is lying on is a little busy, sorry, but it was close to hand and I was in a hurry.  Great fabric though -Mahogany by Nancy Gere c. 1830 from Windham.

I've also worked a few sample blocks for the cover quilt from Quilts an American Heritage by Terri Zegart  I wrote about a few posts back.  I've settled on an 8" block with a common light fabric (a Jo Morton).  This quilt is on Jan's list too, so we're thinking of using it for our next block exchange.  The block is much simpler than it appears.  
The next two quilts are from the quilt show at the First Christian Church of Marion, KY.  This is the third year they've held a show during Paducah quilt week.  Most of the quilts are from members' personal collections, many family heirlooms.  I didn't have my camera with me on my first visit and by the time I made it back, they were just about done folding up.  Wish I could show you a picture of the pews covered in quilts!

                                                           Beautiful Feathered Star - amazing quilting!
 

This quilt was paper thin - well loved.


Last two pictures are from my garden - we're finally getting some nice weather in IN! 





6 comments:

Barb said...

Enjoyed the flowers and quilts....

Carol said...

Love the blue blocks! And I'm over the top in love with your Kim Diehl quilt in the works...love the grey background.

Lori said...

The star sashing in the top quilt is awesome!
Love the other blocks too. It looks like complicated to assemble.

Karen said...

What beautiful quilting on the feathered star quilt. I'm sure that took some time to accomplish.

Dawn said...

Love the WIPS - Lots of opportunity to use scraps and lots of prints! Garden is looking lovely - Love the Iris and Alliums. Thanks for sharing the quilts too!

The Civil War Quilter said...

Ooh! I love your works in progress, especially the first one. The scrappy look is great. Keep us posted...sorry, pardon the pun!