Recently I was asked which original quilt that I have made is my favorite and why it is so. I couldn't decide on just one and sent two images. I like both of these quilts because of their color and because I enjoyed making them.
Parrot Percussion has parts of parrots in each center square, I made the blocks and moved them around on the design wall until I had an arrangement I liked. I also like it because it can be hung either vertically or horizontally.
"Parrot Percussion" Del Thomas 1996 30"W x 85"L Machine pieced and quilted.
Cactus Flower was started in a Ruth McDowell "Designing from Nature" class at Asilomar. It languished for several years until I took the design and all the fabrics I thought I might use out to a house in the desert and worked on it exclusively for four or five days. For me Ruth's techniques are very logical, until it comes to fabric selection and like everyone I know I find that to be a struggle. This quilt is all pieced using both her straight line and curved line piecing techniques. It is such a bright, happy quilt.
"Cactus Flower" Del Thomas 2000 61.5"W x 48"L Machine pieced and quilted.
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3 comments:
Cactus Flower is just beautiful. Hope yo're over your cough and feeling good
Lovely!!!
I do hope you'll be quilting in 2016!! You are a fine, fine quilter and your ideas are extraordinary and provide inspiration to me and many others I'm sure.
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