24 November 2017

Geometric Texas



It's been more than a month since I have done any sewing. And that is a looooong time!

Last Saturday I led a workshop for the Oakville Quilters' Guild and was asked to do a little demonstration of the wavy line quilting. I brought along a few of the blocks that have been made for testing different quilts I designed and I also brought the paper pieced Geometric Texas. This was a paper pieced block designed by Kristy of Quiet Play Designs.


I don't usually choose to make something that is paper pieced. This is only the second block I have made using the method. But I couldn't resist. Kristy designed the block in an effort to help raise money for those displaced by the hurricane Harvey. And knowing I was planning to attend Quilt Market soon afterward made me feel a closeness to those Texans. I wanted to do what I could to promote the fund raiser any way I could and showed my finished block here on the blog and on social media.

When I went to Texas for Quilt Market in October, I finally had a chance to meet Kristy in person. She flew in from Australia for the event. 





I added white and grey borders to make my block bigger and quilted using my organic wavy lines during the demonstration at the workshop. The backing is some random print I found in my stash and it has a lot of sewing notions and a little love so I thought it would make a cute backing.





When I finished the quilting on this Texas block I decided to make it into a wall hanging to gift to my sister for Christmas. I added corner tabs for hanging and then finished it off with a black binding.




My sister Georgina and I drove down to Texas from Ontario Canada. And it was the first time in over 35 years that we had a chance to hang out together and have some fun. I do hope that we will have a chance to do something like this again, but even if we don't, I want to make sure she remembers our trip for years to come.

We had joked around during our trip about getting a tattoo of Texas and all the states we passed through. But I really think this was a more fitting tribute to our trip and the memories we made along the way.



The "Geometric Texas" quilted wall hanging finished at 19" x 20"
and was the 59th use of my 2nd edition of 100 labels
ordered from Ikaprint.









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11 comments:

Yvonne from Quilting Jetgirl said...

What an awesome gift to commemorate your time together, Lorna. I'm sure she will love it. :)

Little Quiltsong said...

Beautiful quilt, Lorna! The fabrics you used, are lovely - as is your paper-piecing of this block! So glad you had this time with your sister again.

The Cozy Quilter said...

A great gift for your sister to remember your trip to Texas together!

Kathy said...

What a treasure - the mini and the trip! I like the way you framed the Texas block and I love those triangle corners for hanging - just genius!

Rosemary B❤️ said...

I love this little quilt. It is beautiful, and crafted by a wonderful friend.

Danice G said...

Very pretty quilt, I love it. Your paper piecing is excellent also.

Cheryl's Teapots2Quilting said...

Yes, I like the quilt over a tattoo any day, even of Texas (my home state).

Emily said...

I love how you have turned this beautiful quilt into a memento of a special time. It's a beautiful quilt! Lucky sister!

KaHolly said...

Love, love, love it! I’ll be there soon, so will definitely put that pattern on the top of my must have list!

SarahZ said...

Such a great idea and a fun way to always share and remember that trip! My mind did do a bit of a double take, seeing the paperpieced quilt on your blogšŸ˜Š xo!

Anja @ Anja Quilts said...

Beautiful. A great keepsake of your trip to Texas. I can't believe you drove all that way.

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