Big Block Quick Quilt

       Five members of the SQG are each making a big block quilt called "Pina Colada".    The pattern is made up of HSTs of 3 different sizes, the largest finishes at 12".  That is a really large HST.

It was very quick to get the center panel pieced.  I just need to add the borders of 6" finished HSTs so it will finish at 60 by 72".

More from the Quilt Show

    Following are some of the winning quilts from the NC Symposium show last weekend. As you might expect I did not agree with all the judges choices but this first on was a fabulous one for Best of Show.

This won for best machine quilting.

Check out the close ups of the machine quilting.

      I hope seeing these will inspire you to work on a quilt.  

Amazing Handwork of Anne Francis

      At the NC Symposium show this past weekend they had a special exhibit of local guild member Anne Francis’amazing handwork .  She does not own a sewing machine and 13 of her bed size hand pieced and hand quilted works have won Best of Show awards. She also designed them.

Here are a few photos.  If you click on the photo, you should be able to see a larger photo of the quilts.  I'm sorry I did not take closeups of her quilting. 

There were a surprising number of show entries hand quilted.