Patricia Klem quilt from TCQC 07-19-09

"Triplet" Patricia Klem 1998 24"W x 28"L

Every time I look at this quilt I try to see what it is about it that makes me like it so much. Shape? Piecing? Color? Quilting? It is all the above! I believe that the bottom third is the key - the black/yellow/white with the red "arm" that reaches around the bottom coming to a point. This bottom third is a base for the top two thirds and supports the total design. At least, that is what I see.

I purchased this directly from Patricia Klem in August 1998. Her statement reads:
"This quilt was based on the rhomboid shape which was repeated in several variations. Machine pieced and machine quilted. Cotton fabrics,, cotton batting, cotton and metallic thread."

Patricia lives in Rancho Santa Fe, CA (just north of San Diego) http://www.patriciaklem.com/

Another of Patricia's quilts at: http://delquilts.blogspot.com/2008/11/quilts-from-tcqc-11-02-08.html

Quilts from TCQC 11-02-08

"Fox Trot" 2002 Patricia Klem - Rancho Santa Fe, CA 20"Wx21"L Machine Pieced and Machine Quilted.
I saw this quilt at La Jolla Fiber Arts as part of Patricia's 2004 exhibit called "Contemplation of Color". After I drove home I kept thinking about it and after a few days called the gallery and asked to buy it. It is one of the few quilts I have purchased from a gallery. Not because I have something against galleries, but because my life doesn't take me to them very often. I just couldn't resist this colorful and rhythmic work. It cheers me up and makes me smile. Notice the wonderful way Patricia has incorporated her signature in the quilting line.

http://www.patriciaklem.com/