September brings about a positive
change in the temperatures.
Hopefully, the oppressive heat
of summer is over,
and the cooler temperatures of fall are
on their way.
That always brings a renewed enegry
and broader perspectives.
September's show and tell is
all about that broader perspective,
broad wide borders!
This quilt was a variation of
the North Wind pattern.
80" x 92"
1992
One of the ways I would encourage
new quilters to feel comfortable choosing
fabrics and colors was to have them
look for a large print and let
the fabric lead them to the perfect color choices.
Using the large floral border as a tool,
makes it easier to create a palette.
As more and more fabrics
were becoming available at this point in time,
it was fun to select several fabric for each color family,
which was the beginning of a "collection".
This is obviously a quilt from the 90's.
Mauve and country blue are the stars.
Notice the other dating clues,
the pin dot which is fading just a bit.
And there's probably Jenny Beyer's original piece
of eyelash fabric.
Pretty sharp points without all the newer
methods for creating half square triangles.
Back then, I hand quilted everything.
The 8 inch wide floral border made a perfect
opportunity to quilt this wide cable design.
It really shows up on the back.
Before I started putting a separate label on the back,
I embroidered my name and date on the front lower right corner.
I'm glad I did that because
there would be absolutely no way I could remember
when I made this.
Another wide bordered quilt is this
Kaleidoscope pattern
80" x 94"
2003
The large border fabric had a definite Asian feel and
I used it exclusively in the quilt along with a single background fabric.
Without picking other pieces of fabric to
bring out the colors, I let the large print
do all the work.
This block has 12 points coming together in the center.
I was continuing to hand quilt and
on this 8 inch wide border I chose the Baptist Fan design.
My labels had moved from the front of the quilt
to the back so I could include more information.
And to make them more secure, the label was added
before I quilted.
September is a month that brings a different
viewpoint and opens up new possibilities,
just like those large prints
opens up color opportunities.
Until Next Time-