#Quilting

[onbearfeet]

UPDATE: Here's the quilt on the rack in its new home!

A conversation at a wedding, beside the gifts table. There is a large box wrapped in violently purple paper sitting beside the table.

Guest: That's a big box. Wonder what's in it.

Me: A custom handmade quilt on an oak quilt rack.

Guest: Really?

Me: Yup. Wanna see?

Guest: Sure.

Me: *shows pics on my phone*

Guest: Wow. You made that?

Me: Yep. Finished it last night.

Guest: That's amazing. Very purple.

Me: Yeah, (bride) asked for that.

Guest: Oh, she knows about it?

Me: I worked with her on the design. But she hasn't seen the finished quilt yet. It's a surprise.

Guest: So you take commissions? Could you make one in, say, two weeks?

Me: That depends. Do you have ten thousand dollars?

Guest: What.

Me: Materials, labor, overtime to make that deadline--yeah, it would start at 10K. Might be higher if you wanted expensive materials or some really fancy technique.

Guest: That's a lot of money!

Me: It is.

Guest: Did you charge (bride) that much?

Me: No. Hers is a gift.

Guest: A ten thousand dollar gift?

Me: Well, to the extent that I am part of a quilting tradition at all, the tradition I'm part of is that quilts can ONLY be given as gifts. Anyone who could casually afford to pay for the amount of work involved in a quilt is probably not someone to be trusted with art.

Guest: Art?

Me: ART.

Guest: ...

Me: I also made her a nice satin dressing gown, which she wore for hair and makeup earlier.

Guest: Is that art, too?

Me: I mean, it's got pockets.

[thesistersarcheron]

No one tell my mother, but I finally completed her Christmas gift this afternoon! It’s an Irish chain quilt made of Tilda Fabrics’ Sanctuary collection.

[quilt-giving]

I made a Red Dwarf logo Template. It’s time for some appliqué. #Reddwarf #quiltblock

[arsenickool-aidforever]

I have not been in a very holiday mood, but I did manage to get my godfather’s Christmas gift. The quilting is simple, but so is he. The vegetable fabric is an ode to his three acres of garden, and the summers I spent picking, sorting and canning tomatoes with him.

This year, he’s growing peas and cucumbers for me, and teaching me to pressure can veggies.

[anxiousangerball]

I don't know who needs to hear this, but

YOU DO NOT NEED TO START A NEW HOBBY!

STEP AWAY FROM THE TEXTILES!

YOU DON'T NEED MORE YARN!

THAT FABRIC IS NOT CALLING TO YOU! LEAVE IT ALONE!

[carolinawrenn]

Spring Light. Made by Stephanie Wilds.

[samimarkart]

ginkgo leaf wall hanging quilt commission 🌿

cotton fabrics with hand carved block prints, quilted and sewn with the free motion foot on my machine

[rumade]

Teeny tiny pineapple block quilts by artist Amy Pabst

Here's some with my hand to give you an idea of scale on each block:

I did get to chat a little with Amy while she was in her gallery zone. She said she works often with silks, including reclaimed ones, and she finger presses her work rather than using an iron. The pastel rainbow piece above is called Soft Pride, measures 41cm x 41cm, has 11,925 pieces, and took her about 4 weeks to make. She does not use a magnifying glass while she works, relying purely on her eyesight, but she does make sure to take regular eye rest breaks every 10-20 minutes.

Sharp Dressed Man; 33cm x 33cm, 5,700 pieces.

[parachim]

My mom made a snuilt (snail quilt) for my partner

[tamarackshack]

Took a year to complete this quilt! Pattern is by NASA Astronaut Karen Nyberg called Cupola View. Fabrics used were also designed by Karen, the collection is called Earth Views.

[nineinchmails]

Love in this age

(dec 2023)

[boys4pelefan]

quilts by sue spargo i saw at the international quilt museum today!

edit: for any quilters who are interested in checking out any of her patterns, technique books, material guides, etc. here is her website!!

https://www.suespargo.com/

[brandyllyn]

Art is how we decorate space and music is how we decorate time.

Pattern by Pride and Joy Quilting. I darkened the skin tones and added trim to make braids.

[rthwrms]

oh yeh we're drawing on fabric again lol

[meandtheveggies]

putting together the puff quilt I started in May 🧵