Sometimes, and it’s rare, you begin with a fuzzy idea and end up somewhere that is even more perfectly delightful than you could have predicted. That magic comes to life in the process - listening to and responding to the fabric and the colors and the patchwork shapes so that the finished piece is a sweet melody of multiple artistic voices.
Read MoreWild Oranges has a big-picture story, which you can read when it is laying flat. But, I also wanted to create a design that would be beautiful crumpled up, twisted round and dropped in a heap on the sofa, as I know it will be. For me, this totally hits the spot!
Read MoreHave you been wanting to sew an orange peel quilt? It is such a charming shape, with its soft curves and pretty points. My Wild Oranges design has a concentration of dark values and orange peel blocks at the quilt center. The quilt softens around the edges with a calmer energy.
Read MoreI had to get my hands on the shapes and colors in order to design this quilt in real life. I want to play with both flower and round shapes with my orange peel quilt, as well as an upward-growing leafy vine layout. To keep things flowing and interacting, I also allow broken quartets. Such a pleasure to design!
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