Today, let’s begin by examining quilts in the “pieced” category. I LOVE to see a well-pieced, intricate quilt, so this is one of my favorite categories!!
This quilt has a true traditional feel to it…..not a normal thing for a Victoria Findlay Wolfe quilt!!
I appreciate the piecing in this quilt, but look at the borders….
Look at the embroidery on the binding….ingenious!!
Angela said that the wheels were initially separate from each other, but combining them made the design more exciting.
This was awarded one of the judges choice awards….
I am always drawn to a 3-D quilt and the superb quilting makes this one of my favorites….
The border treatment was excellent too…..
This quilt was awarded the Third Place Ribbon….
And yes, the piecing is perfect, but look at the border quilting….
This next quilt is an intriguing use of the panel one-block-wonders.
She started with seven panels of the main design and then cut six of them into units for the one-block-wonder areas. But, the kicker was when she added their silhouettes to the center.
I find it to be a moving and special quilt!!
This quilt was awarded the Blue Ribbon, but unfortunately you can’t see it particularly well in the photo….
This one was probably my favorite in the pieced division….
Once again, if you put points AND curves together, I am going to be drooling over it!!
The computerized quilting added so much movement to the quilt…..
We will stop there for now and pick it up again on Wednesday.
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