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?
Is it a book you want on designs or the how to's?
Posted by: Linda | December 14, 2007 at 08:25 AM
Gorgeous quilts. Beautiful handwork. Thanks for sharing, Nicole. Have fun sewing with your friends.
Posted by: Susan Ramey Cleveland | December 14, 2007 at 08:45 AM
P.S. I think I have a book on redwork around here somewhere--if I didn't give it away. I'll look. --Susan
Posted by: Susan Ramey Cleveland | December 14, 2007 at 08:47 AM
I'm DANGEROUSLY close to buying the Alice in Redwork pattern here: http://www.themoseshouse.com/patterns.htm -- have been resisting for a while.
Posted by: Nancy Stevens | December 14, 2007 at 12:07 PM
Oooh - you know how I love Redwork. I really need to dust off my embroidery hoop.
Posted by: Andrea | December 14, 2007 at 03:31 PM
Woah, that Redwork is amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Karen | December 14, 2007 at 05:33 PM
That is a pretty quilt with the embellishment. And the redwork, You could do the Winter Wonderland BOM, lol.
Posted by: Perry | December 14, 2007 at 08:44 PM
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.
Posted by: Susan | December 14, 2007 at 09:01 PM
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.
Posted by: Lisa D. | December 15, 2007 at 06:52 AM
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...
Posted by: Redwork in Germany | December 15, 2007 at 11:15 AM
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
Posted by: Mary Wood | December 15, 2007 at 04:08 PM
The quilt is just beautiful. I love the extra texture of the green fabric. Alex Anderson has a great redwork book out.
Posted by: Jean | December 15, 2007 at 08:00 PM
Such lovely redwork!! I have two of these quilts to put together and finish..
Merry Christmas!!
JulieQ
Posted by: JulieQ | December 18, 2007 at 04:41 PM
What beautiful quilts, Nicole! Thank you for sharing them with us! The redwork quilt is so lovely - I want to make one, too!!
Posted by: Nan | December 18, 2007 at 08:55 PM
Wow, that red work quilt is a true beauty! I personal like the book Red & White American Redwork Quilts from Deborah Harding.
Posted by: corry | December 19, 2007 at 01:51 PM