Quilt Show :: Bloggers' Quilt Festival :: Fall 2012

October 26 2012,

Welcome. This will be my fifth time participating in Amy's Creative Side Bloggers' Quilt Festival.  Thank you Amy again for organizing this event.

I would like to share this quilt call Sun Burst that was created in 2012 for the Quilter's Connection quilt show in Massachusetts.

This quilt measures 86" x 59" and contains 840 quarter square triangles that measure 2.5" each. This came after another quilt called Star Burst.

This quilt transformed after playing with a bunch of quarter square triangles and I noticed that Batik fabrics can create an illusion of shadows, without having to try hard.

I started creating this particular quilt by making quarter square triangles. I had an idea of what I wanted, but did not have a real plan. I just sewed as many quarter square triangles until I had a lot. A lot would be 500+ pieces.

I then took the individual 2.5" squares and started designing the quilt on my "design board", also known as the floor.

Once the quilt was designed, the fun part was piecing them all together without making a mistake. There are a few mistakes, but because of the busyness of the quilt, it is hard to tell which ones are really "wrong".

Sun Burst

Detail of Sun Burst

Detail of Sun Burst

The back of the quilt consists of orphan blocks and left over pieces of fabric. The back was created without a design in mind.

Back of Sun Burst

Enjoy the rest of the show and thanks for stopping by.

Title: Sun Burst
Finished quilt Measures: 86" x 59"
Quilted by: Concessa Shearer (professional quilter)
Best Category: Favorite Art Quilt, Favorite Wall Hanging

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