I took a class from Deb Karasik at Quilt Camp in 2008, and we made her paper-pieced pattern called Arizona Sunrise. I didn’t square off my corners, choosing to leave the quilt octagonal instead; for that I had to redesign the borders in EQ6.
Another machine quilting class from Sharon Schamber inspired the quilting on this piece, which measures about 45″ x 45″. I finished it in November, 2008, after several delays.
Here is a detail of the quilting in the large navy squares:
And here are some of the other quilted motifs:
