Well Kay took me out to lunch today for my birthday. When I went to pick her up I got to see the newest quilts but first thought you might like this additional idea of what to do with the scraps from trimming:
As usual she's been busy. This quilt is made from an old linen dress (the brown part:
And our local quilt shop is sponsoring a dog blanket event with people submitting little quilts which will go to dogs at the Humane Society after they are shown (you can't quite tell but the black and white binding is a print with bones):
Here's one where Kay is trying lots of squares and possibilities... quite handsome (I'm calling it the red cross quilt):
Kay is a friend of Bonnie's who has just recently started to quilt, and so far has been turning out amazing numbers of quilts in a short time. She hasn't been studying quilting like the rest of us, and her work is more imaginative, and less tradition bound. She is a great example for the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, Happy Birthday Bonnie!
ReplyDeleteThese quilts are amazing! I love them all! There is something to say about doing your own thing. Thomas' quilt was also a classic example of less traditional bound! I love how all the strings are bouncing off of linen.
Good treat for the day!
I am off to the quilt show today.
Wow! Kay is doing amazing work!
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