Well it's still Friday in Adelaide vbg
Last week I helped Cyndy, a long time quilting friend of mine, layout an Angles quilt that she began at a workshop I taught a while back. Most workshops will have one student who wants to make a bigger quilt than the class sample.
The quilt I was teaching was "Prizmatic" http://www.anjiisolomon.com/prizmatic.htm but Cyndy wanted a quilt for her QS Bed so she bought 4 times the amount of fabric on the requirements list plus a fudge factor!!
Those who have taken an Anjii's Angles workshop with me, know first hand the design potential of the Angle units and how many quilt designs are possible by simple twist here or turn there!!
I love it when students create thier own quilts from the class sample - there's no desire on my part to have clones of my quilts - ever.!!
Well these are a few of the options Cyndy and I came up with for her quilt. Keep in mind that this in only half her quilt but you can see how 4 of these will create a very stunning quilt that as I said to Cyndy, 'I was prepared to change my bedroom curtains for it' if she didn't like it once it was finished!!!
The photos don't quite do the quilt justice - it's a very deep and sultry collection of fabrics in burgandies, soft lettuce green and dusky pinks
The above layout, kept the dark squares of the four patches crossing diagonally with the dark burgandy Angle units forming a loop-de-loop with little pointy ears - don't you love my ability to descirbe so creatively what's in my head - be worried, very worried!!!! The above version still has the loop-de-loop but I turned the units alongside the diagonal 4 patches. This version is the same as the first example but with the 4 patches all turned so that the green forms the diagonal. This brings a star into the centre of each quarter and also there will be a star in the centre of the quilt plus on the compass points into the border which she has decided to piece with rectangles filling in the gaps like on Prizmatic has with the half square triangles. This has been a fantastic big step back into Angling and quite honestly, I couldn't wait for her to come over and take it off my design wall so that I could start with a quilt myself. Well, I'm off for some beauty sleep as it's past midnight. Goodnight cyber-world - sweet dreams
Angles are fun.. umm maybe I am getting a hankering to do another one. My Irish Lanterns One is greatly admired by all, although it only comes out at Christmas.
I love the colours of Cyndy's quilt.
Hi Sheila, thank you. I remember the excitement of you and myself when you made your glorious Irish Lanterns for the book.
Love and Hugs - Anjii
I love the colours Anjii!
Very nice flaunt!
Sally in Hobart
I want to know more about the quilting houseboats!
Beautiful colours and love the different layouts, would be hard to choose which one to go with
I do love it Anjii, my kind of quilt in Every way.
So many possibilities! I love it!