MN Quilt Show PLUS Kite Piecing

This has been a busy week.  I was in Duluth on Friday for the Minnesota Quilt Show, then I had three full days of Art and Stitch classes with Loes and Theo van der Heiden.  In my spare time, I have been working on some of the kite blocks as well.  

This week I will share with you some of the highlights of the quilt show along with instructions for piecing two of the kite blocks.

Navajo Code Talkers by Carla Kiklelly of Richfield MN. Also quilted by Carla. I loved the different "pieced" band in each of the blocks and I love plaids.

MN Quilt Show

The quilts were amazing this year.  Lot's of eye candy and inspiration.  I thought I would share a few photos of some of the quilts that caught my eye.

Dresden Dreams - pieced and quilted by Sandy Cooper. This quilt was in the Twin Cities Quilting Challenge Modern Quilt. Grey is definitely the new neutral.

I thought this helped with defining a modern quilt.

Fenestra Rosa by Mardi Carter (Estes Park, CO). This is a stunning representation of stained glass window. Check out the following close up of some of her quilting.

The following are quilting close-ups from a quilt by Susan Fetter Ward.  It was quilted by Lisa Arndt, of Lisa's Creative Quilting.  Somehow I missed photographing the whole quilt -- but lots of quilting inspiration.  This was a great use of geometric designs.

Love at First Sight by AnnMarie Kraayenbrink of Prior Lake, MN. Quuilted by Mary Alsop. The design was by Edyta Sitar.

There were a series of quilts from Alice in Wonderland and Peter Pan.  These quilts were all made by members of the Cover to Cover book club in Portland Oregon.  The quilts were made within a six month time frame.  This is one example from the special exhibit.

Alice Slays the Jabberwocky by Pat Busby.

Another of the fun challenges were the collection of "Wicked Quilts".  This challenge was inspired by Cherrywood Fabrics.

Featured Pattern - Be My Valentine

Do you need a quick wedding gift?  Be my Valentine is sure to be a hit with the bride and groom.  Consider making it in their "colors".  This pattern also features the Split Rects tool used in the Kite blocks.

Instructions provided for over-sized units that are cut down with the use of the recommended rulers from Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Design.  Quilt measures 40" x 16".

Recommended (optional) rulers are:

• Tucker Trimmer 1
  
• V Block Trimmer or Split Rects

Purchase here.

Happy quilting.

Kari

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