Creative in her art and in her fund raising, Virginia Spiegel presented "Tuesday Tote" earlier this year to raise funds for the American Cancer Society. For several Tuesday in a row she offered tote bags filled by individuals and groups of quilt artists. I bid on one of Karey Bresenhan's totes with international donations and my bid won. I received a box of great fabrics and 'goodies' which included this quilt donated by German quilter Irene Kahmann. I haven't been able to find a website or a blog for her, but when I Google her name there are a number of sites that include winning quilts she has shown in various venues. And there is an interview on the Alliance for American Quilts site: www.allianceforamericanquilts.org/qsos/
This is the first quilt from Germany in the TCQC
"Korallenriff" Irene Kahmann 2010 60cm square (22" square)
Marbled cotton, hand dyed silk, PW, applique, machine sewn, hand quilted.
(Perhaps the PW stands for patchwork. The name translates "Coral Reef")
The border is machine pieced from silks in different neutral colors.
The swirls are machine appliqued using a fine satin stitch.
Irene has used this lovely seashell print in cotton for the backing.
Incidentally, the May newsletter from Surfside Quilters Guild is posted at: http://tinyurl.com/2c7eqel
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