Whims and Fancies Trunk Show

Thanks to Soma at Whims and Fancies for the chance to take a stroll down Quilt Finishes Memory Lane!

If your looking for the PVQA November BOM I will post it next Monday.

I went to my first Quilt Guild  "Show and Tell" in 1994 and I was immediately smitten with the World of Quilt Making!

 I like all Kinds of quilts and so I Make all kinds of quilts. How I decide what kind of quilt to make usually depends on who I'm making it for.   For gifts for friends and family I try to figure out what that person would like.  If it's a Charitable quilt it might be quite simple for time sake.  If it's for my own entertainment or a personal challenge I tend to make quilts that are Scrappy and / or abstract.  My website  is titled "Confessions of an Eclectic quilter", see what you think!?

Early Personal Challenges....

Blue and Gold- 1998

This was a very formative quilt for me.  The challenge was three fold: 1- I rec'd the blocks through a block swap so they were not all the same size.  2- It was one of the first quilts I quilted on my new Longarm (Very Scarry!) 3- How to work with a Scrappy look without it becoming a total mish-mash!

Work Smarter Not Harder- 2000

My Friends tease me about how many UFO's I have. 

 Every class produces another UFO!  So I started taking the same basket of fabric to every class.  This quilt represents about 5 classes worth of techniques.

Geisha Surrounded- 1999

I won these Bourgoyne Surrounded blocks (in amish colors) through my guilds BOM.  The problem was there was a huge difference in size between smallest and largest.  Rather than set them in the traditional setting I used them as a border where the difference in size would not be so noticeable.  I designed the center to compliment the border.

Dream Fabric- 1999

About half the blocks in this quilt were from a block swap.  I just love that hokey '50's fabric in between the blocks and this seemed the perfect use for it!

Long Standing Lone Star- started 1998 finished 2014!

This was a real exercise in patience 'cause the piecing was soooo tedious, thus the long time to the finish. 

Moterey Bay- 2014

I mostly make bed and lap quilts but sometimes I'll make a wall hanging for My Guild's quilt challenge like this one.

In recent years I have been experimenting with more abstract designs...

Flannel Scraps- 2009

This was the first in a long series of Scrap Quilts.  I teach a class using a variety of techniques I call Scrap Strategies.

'30's Scraps - 104" x 104"

Leftovers from '30's Scraps 

Batik Scraps #2 

Batik Scraps # 5 

Lately I've been dabbling with some "Modern Designs".

Modern Harlequin- 2015 

Simple Modern Improv- 2015

Color swatches- 2014

Modern Village- 2015

Shutes and Ladders- 2014

If you'd like to see some of my other quilts check out the tabs at the top of this page.

I hope you enjoyed my little retrospective.  

I have certainly enjoyed visiting all of the websites in the linky party!  What an amazing collection of talented quilters!

Have a great week!

cheers, Claire W.