Geometric Texas
It’s been more than a month since I have done any sewing. And that is a looooong time!
Last Saturday I led a workshop for the Oakville Quilters’ Guild and was asked to do a little demonstration of the wavy line quilting. I brought along a few of the blocks that have been made for testing different quilts I designed and I also brought the paper pieced Geometric Texas. This was a paper pieced block designed by Kristy of Quiet Play Designs.
I don’t usually choose to make something that is paper pieced. This is only the second block I have made using the method. But I couldn’t resist. Kristy designed the block in an effort to help raise money for those displaced by the hurricane Harvey. And knowing I was planning to attend Quilt Market soon afterward made me feel a closeness to those Texans. I wanted to do what I could to promote the fund raiser any way I could and showed my finished block here on the blog and on social media.
When I went to Texas for Quilt Market in October, I finally had a chance to meet Kristy in person. She flew in from Australia for the event.
I added white and grey borders to make my block bigger and quilted using my organic wavy lines during the demonstration at the workshop. The backing is some random print I found in my stash and it has a lot of sewing notions and a little love so I thought it would make a cute backing.
My sister Georgina and I drove down to Texas from Ontario Canada. And it was the first time in over 35 years that we had a chance to hang out together and have some fun. I do hope that we will have a chance to do something like this again, but even if we don’t, I want to make sure she remembers our trip for years to come.
We had joked around during our trip about getting a tattoo of Texas and all the states we passed through. But I really think this was a more fitting tribute to our trip and the memories we made along the way.
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What an awesome gift to commemorate your time together, Lorna. I'm sure she will love it. 🙂
Beautiful quilt, Lorna! The fabrics you used, are lovely – as is your paper-piecing of this block! So glad you had this time with your sister again.
A great gift for your sister to remember your trip to Texas together!
What a treasure – the mini and the trip! I like the way you framed the Texas block and I love those triangle corners for hanging – just genius!
I love this little quilt. It is beautiful, and crafted by a wonderful friend.
Very pretty quilt, I love it. Your paper piecing is excellent also.
Yes, I like the quilt over a tattoo any day, even of Texas (my home state).
I love how you have turned this beautiful quilt into a memento of a special time. It's a beautiful quilt! Lucky sister!
Love, love, love it! I’ll be there soon, so will definitely put that pattern on the top of my must have list!
Such a great idea and a fun way to always share and remember that trip! My mind did do a bit of a double take, seeing the paperpieced quilt on your blog😊 xo!
Beautiful. A great keepsake of your trip to Texas. I can't believe you drove all that way.