Just a little memory
out of the past. I created this hand appliquéd quilt and it was published in
the Winter 1991 issue of Quilt Magazine. Although I have made hundreds of
quilts, of which most of them I gave away this is one of those that I was always
found of.
As I was submitting
this to a magazine for publication, I had to take the quilt to a professional
photographer. This was something totally new to me. I chose Roger and Becky
Ottman, a couple that I would come to just love over the years. Learning how to
stage props when photographing an item was a learning process that started with
this quilt. When Roger said we should go outside and hang the quilt across the branch
of the tree, I thought he was crazy. The photos came out just beautiful with
the different backgrounds we used and the additional props we incorporated into
the photos.
This is a full size bed quilt. When I made this quilt I was a stay at home
mother of six very active small children, it was a miracle that I was even able
to finish this project. The hearts were hand appliquéd on a cream colored block
and then I alternated them with pieced blocks of the Ohio Star pattern. To make
the quilt more feminine I added a generous double fold ruffle around the edge. After I finished the quilt, I decided to
submit some photos to Quilt Magazine. I did not know they were going to use it
until one day I was in my favorite fabric store add I glanced at the magazines,
and there it was on the cover. Wow, what a thrill.
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