I am off to sew with some of my quilting friends in San Jose today, and expect to be wowed by the projects they are working on. I love seeing the work of others, as it often provides me with challenging ideas and introduces me to methods I could incorporate into my own quilts. The two quilts featured below I photographed at a recent Opening Sew class at Eddie’s Quilting Bee in Sunnyvale, CA.
This beautiful strippy quilt was made in the blended style I am so obsessed with lately. The maker used my favorite shades of green and cream and rose, and what I particularly would like you to notice is the way she embellished some individual squares. Also, see that she used a textured upholstery fabric for the green triangles? What great imagination and what a romantic and interesting quilt!
The quilt below is all redwork. Doesn’t it make you want to go buy some red embroidery floss and get going on making one for yourself? Does anyone know of a good book on redwork?
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Is it a book you want on designs or the how to’s?
Gorgeous quilts. Beautiful handwork. Thanks for sharing, Nicole. Have fun sewing with your friends.
P.S. I think I have a book on redwork around here somewhere–if I didn’t give it away. I’ll look. –Susan
I’m DANGEROUSLY close to buying the Alice in Redwork pattern here: http://www.themoseshouse.com/patterns.htm — have been resisting for a while.
Oooh – you know how I love Redwork. I really need to dust off my embroidery hoop.
Woah, that Redwork is amazing! Thanks for sharing.
That is a pretty quilt with the embellishment. And the redwork, You could do the Winter Wonderland BOM, lol.
I love the tatting on the green one. I wonder if she did that herself. Redwork is one of my favorite things! My favorite book is by Laurene Sinema. Redwork, Quilts and More. It’s still available used on Amazon. Actually, there are at least two copies brand new for around $13. She also had Redwork in Blue, I think it’s called. Betty Alderman has at least one good one, too.
Beautiful quilts, Nicole. I can’t wait to hear and see what inspiration you come home with after Friday’s session at PQ! Hey, if you want to join Cindy and I doing Winter Wonderland (I’m doing it in redwork and Cindy in bluework), I just signed up for a BOM.
This is a beautiful Redwork quilt!!!
My favourite Redwork book is “Red & White American Redwork Quilts” from Deborah Harding (ISBN 0-8478-2244-3)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847822443/qid=1145261291/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_4/002-2618385-4325648?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
but then you can find a quite a few Redwork info online…
I love the quilts is red work just like when you iron a pattern on and embroider in red cotton.I havent heard of it before. hugs Mary
The quilt is just beautiful. I love the extra texture of the green fabric. Alex Anderson has a great redwork book out.
Such lovely redwork!! I have two of these quilts to put together and finish..
Merry Christmas!!
JulieQ
What beautiful quilts, Nicole! Thank you for sharing them with us! The redwork quilt is so lovely – I want to make one, too!!
Wow, that red work quilt is a true beauty! I personal like the book Red & White American Redwork Quilts from Deborah Harding.