A Quiltmaker's Album: EQ 2011 Block of the Month Design -surprise!

Friday, 2 March 2012

EQ 2011 Block of the Month Design -surprise!

In 2011, Electric Quilt hosted a block of the month. At the end of the year, we were invited to design a quilt with our blocks and submit the quilt for a grand prize.

The winner was announced yesterday on the EQ Blog- what an original quilt design!

My quilt was as traditional as Marlene's was modern. It turns out that my quilt received quite a few votes and I received a prize as well (Quiltmaker quilting design cds...more fun with EQ!) Its a good feeling to know that my design skills are recognized; I had fun making the blocks and even more fun making up the quilt.

I wish my photo taking skills were better; I'm looking forward to quilting this quilt, using some designs from my quiliting design library.

Stitch good thoughts!

An Album Quilt

Quiltmakers often designed and made an Album quilt to commemorate an occasion in the life of the group, recipient, or maker of the quilt.

The Album quilt would have pieced blocks and/or applique, and often would include signatures. They have been presented as wedding quilts, gifts to leaving religous leaders, and gifts to those who are moving away. The quilt blocks and design would provide memories of the time spent with the quiltmaker(s).

My blog name is A Quiltmaker's Album because I see my blog postings as forming one large album quilt, each blog posting as a block to remember my quilting adventures.