whip up mini quilts
April 29th, 2010
I have to take a break from the kids clothes week programming to show you these quilts. I made these a loooong time back when Kathreen from whip up asked me if I’d contribute to an art quilt book she was putting together. Of course I said yes, even though the last quilt I made was almost 3 years go. Well, now the book is out and April has been quilt month over at whip up to celebrate. I haven’t actually seen the real book yet, but I’ve seen all the projects inside and not only are they beautiful, they are made by some of my favorite people too.
I think I heard “art” more than “quilt” when she first asked me and so I made a quilt specifically to hang on the wall (I was thinking more in a frame than with tape at the time, but whatever). I wanted a modern landscape and thought powerlines crisscrossing the sky would make a nice patchwork. I could have made (and you can, if you make it!) the fabrics look like the actual horizon, but I went all arty and actually really like how it came out. The piecing of the little quilt does take some time and I didn’t want people to be put off by that, so I made another quilt with the same design only without any patchwork–a whole cloth quilt.
My favorite part of these quilts is the piped binding. I like how it frames the quilt and is just barely there. I know it’s a little hokey, but I also like how the binding is a little like a wire. These quilts have been gone for a long time and it’s nice to have them home again. I was just sitting back that whole time while Kathreen was working her patootie off. She did an amazing amount of work to put this beautiful book together and now I should get my butt to a book store to see it for real.
April 29th, 2010 at 10:03 am
those are some really beautiful little quilts! love them.
April 29th, 2010 at 10:08 am
I was perusing the sewing and quilting at Barnes and Noble last night and actually had this book in my hands for a while! Now I kid of regret not snatching it up.
I love your pieces- they’re beautiful.
April 29th, 2010 at 10:11 am
those are amazing!
April 29th, 2010 at 10:18 am
I also looked at the book (but didn’t buy it, though I will when I’m not on a student budget!), anyway, this picture of your quilts was one of my favorites! Great work!
April 29th, 2010 at 10:20 am
Oh wow. Those are so beautiful. Congrats!
April 29th, 2010 at 10:29 am
meg, these are stunning!
April 29th, 2010 at 10:32 am
I love those so much that I hardly know what to say. Wow.
April 29th, 2010 at 10:39 am
I love these so much. The detail, the colour palette, the pair of them side by side, the piping border – all amazing!
Well done and thanks for sharing
xo
April 29th, 2010 at 11:17 am
I am in love with the whole cloth version – just beautiful.
April 29th, 2010 at 11:59 am
very cool. love the colors in those two quilts.
April 29th, 2010 at 12:00 pm
I love these! I am totally inspired!
April 29th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
meg, these are amazing. a-maz-ing!
April 29th, 2010 at 1:21 pm
Those are so beautiful! I feel like I need to step up my quilting skills now.
April 29th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
Simply gorgeous!
April 29th, 2010 at 4:44 pm
These are so beautiful. You did an amazing job!
April 29th, 2010 at 5:41 pm
Simply lovely!
April 29th, 2010 at 8:10 pm
I flipped through the book the other day when I was not supposed to be cruising the bookstore. Saw those ones and wondered who was so talented but had to leave in a hurry and didn’t get to check.
Now I HAVE to buy it. Beautiful work!
April 29th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
so great. I love the colors all mixed into the sky.
April 29th, 2010 at 11:38 pm
love them! I really need to go check out that book now! I love how the whole cloth one, with the tiny binding is so simple, but perfect.
April 30th, 2010 at 3:01 am
Your mini quilts are beautiful. I love how the stitches are like drawn lines in combination with the patches. Beautilful!
April 30th, 2010 at 3:28 am
very artistic quilts, love them!
April 30th, 2010 at 7:31 am
I love the looks of these mini quilts. They are so simple but yet so chic :)
April 30th, 2010 at 7:33 am
I have to declare that yours are my favourite in the book. They work so beautifully together, like a negative and its print. I just got mine returned in the post yesterday and it feels almost like someone else made it, “did I do that?”
I’m enjoying your kids clothes from afar.
x*x
April 30th, 2010 at 9:02 am
wow – both are stunning. simply stunning.
May 2nd, 2010 at 6:57 am
Fantastic! I love them both, I think they look great as a pair. I’ve seen the book twice now & flipped through it, it’s definitely on my short list of books to get. I really love the quilts she chose. And yours are stunning!
May 2nd, 2010 at 8:05 am
These are gorgeous! Well done!
May 2nd, 2010 at 10:45 am
These are really quite lovely.
May 2nd, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Gorgeous!
May 3rd, 2010 at 12:33 pm
I just got this book the other day and your quilts are beautiful. Just had to chime in here.
May 5th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
The quilts look great! I just got my copy of the book yesterday and I love it. I can’t wait to sit down and really read it.
Ps thanks for the shout out. You’re so sweet!
May 6th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Winny win win.
That grey one needs to fly to my house.
May 8th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Meg. these just take my breath away. they are amazing.
May 11th, 2010 at 11:14 am
your work is really fantastic!
May 13th, 2010 at 5:45 am
I really love it ! Bravo…
May 13th, 2010 at 10:37 am
you are SO good….it makes my heart sing!
May 13th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
wow. these are incredibly perfect in so many ways.
May 15th, 2010 at 1:28 am
I haven’t been this inspired by something in a really long time- they are so beautiful and have a quality I really strive for in my own work.
Bravo!!
May 28th, 2010 at 12:41 am
these quilts are seriously phenom!!! I can’t even begin to express how much I love them!
June 6th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
I love those quilts. They are very inspiring. Thanks for sharing!
June 9th, 2010 at 12:27 am
Gorgeous. I love it when quilting is cool. Beautiful work!