Submitted by Joan Mathews.
This quilt is called 'My Joy.' These are my favorite colors.
I designed the layout with Carpenter's Wheel blocks and joined them through the cornerstones of the sashing. This was my first try at Y seam construction. The quilt fits my tall Queen bed at 98 inches square.
It took me 7 months to hand quilt the whole thing. I used a wool batting that was lovely to needle! The quilting designs I planned to use changed as I got to the borders. I used thread colors that, on the top side, would blend into the pieced blocks and first border and stand out in the plain blocks and the 2nd and 3rd borders. I love the way it looks on the back. I think that the thread colors help reinforce the effect of the fabric colors showing through onto the white of the background.
Here is a close up of the edge on the front side. I had to make 84 blossoms in the 2nd border. I'm particularly fond of the feathers in the last border. This quilt is going to live on my bed in the winter.
Here is the back side edge.
I entered it into the Clark County Washington Fair (my first ever fair entry) and received a red ribbon from the judges and a 'best hand quilting' award from the Clark County Quilters. This is how it looked hanging there.
A very well deserved award. What magnificent quilting!
Posted by: tracey petersen | August 13, 2009 at 11:13 AM
What a stunner. Love the quilting!
Posted by: Hermione Agee | August 13, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Wonderful in all ways! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Anna | August 13, 2009 at 04:01 PM
Joan that's absolutely gorgeous. Wow. I hope to piece one Carpenter's Wheel block in my lifetime and you've done 16 in one quilt? You're my hero.
Posted by: Robin Kaspar | August 13, 2009 at 07:52 PM
Congratulations on a very outstanding quilt. Just love your colours, and your hand quilting has definitely given it a wonderful finishing touch.
Posted by: Marilyn | August 16, 2009 at 11:33 PM
Thank you all so much for your very kind words!
Posted by: Joan | September 22, 2009 at 10:50 AM
My gosh, that's gorgeous! And your work is superb! Well-earned ribbons! Did you quilt this on a frame or did you use a hoop?
Posted by: Debi R | October 08, 2009 at 04:50 AM
Live on your bed? This quilt better live forever! What absolutely beautiful work! The ribbons were well deserved. Bravo!
Posted by: Vivian | November 10, 2009 at 11:24 AM