Parisian Poppies

This was something I made to practice a technique (Pieceliqué) I’d learned from Sharon Schamber many years ago and more or less forgotten about. It’s a very good way to piece smooth curves. The piece has corded piping next to the binding, and I also practiced ruler work quilting. I used curved rulers next to the edges of the circles and straight rulers in the large triangular sections. There are a few feathers in the circles and in the black triangles.

Split circles (red/white) are set into off-white and black background, the resulting blocks forming an on-point black square surrounded by large off-white triangles. Fabric is poppies and Paris-themed.

Detail of the previous quilt showing the quilting in the circles of red and white. There are feather motifs and echoing circles.Detail of the previous quilt showing the straight-line quilting in the large outer off-white triangles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The quilt measures 30″ x 30″ and was finished in January, 2024.

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