I have been waiting forever to show this quilt to you. I am calling it Lagoon for it's watery palette of color and the large pinwheels that make me think of gently flowing water.
At the beginning of this 2012, Penny McMorris (co-founder and vice-president of Electric Quilt) contacted me about guesting along with her on a segment for Quilting Arts TV with host Pokey Bolton. She proposed a design challenge that we present on the segment of the show. [For behind the scenes shots and an account of my first TV appearance, go here.]
The challenge: both of us started with the same basic block. Then independently, we used EQ7 to create a new block design based upon the original. Also, we created several quilt top designs. The segment demonstrates some of the interesting ways that quilts can be designed on the computer - before you cut up your fabric. Both Penny and I chose one quilt design to make into a sample. Lagoon is the product of this fun experiment!
Look closely! Although there was no reason, I was particularly nervous about making everything perfect on this quilt. Hey, if the camera adds 10 pounds, who knows how it makes a quilt look? You have never seen such a fine example of squareness and precise binding from this woman.
Check out Quilting Arts TV Episode 1107. Below I have the little teaser video clip that introduces this episode.
Quilt Stats.
Name: Lagoon
Size: 65" x 65"
Design: pixelated block design and layout by me
Fabric: Robert Kaufman Konas in greens, blues, and purples on Kona White.
Piecing: Me
Quilting: Beany of Quilty Pleasures
(Thank you so much to Robert Kaufman for providing the Kona Cottons for this project. And also a huge Thank You to Penny McMorris for asking me to join her - it was such a fun experience!)
(Thank you so much to Robert Kaufman for providing the Kona Cottons for this project. And also a huge Thank You to Penny McMorris for asking me to join her - it was such a fun experience!)