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Carolyn Konig recreated this beautiful medallion quilt after seeing it displayed at the Quilts 1700-2010 Exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, 2010. The 1797 Sundial Coverlet is available as a BOM on Carolyn's site and uses a combination of techniques including appliqué, embroidery, hand piecing, patchwork, and fussy cutting.

You'll want to take a closer look at the clam shells, birds, flowers, butterflies, hearts, cross, maps, scissors, sundial, and so much more.

Click here to go to Carolyn's website and Purchse the Pattern. (Prices in Australian)

Watch Carolyn in Show 1411: Create Old World Charm with a Quilter from "Down Under".

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Take a closer look at Noriko Endo's Autumn Freshet quilt exhibited at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah.

Noriko uses bits of fabric as color in her quilts, also known as Confetti Naturescapes. She layers the bits of fabric onto batting, adds a covering of tulle, and then machine quilts them into place.

Don't Forget to ZOOM in on the full quilt and on the great detail shot by clicking below.

Click here to go to Noriko's website.

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Here's The Big Parade by Rita Verroca, a Baltimore Album quilt from the Houston International Quilt Festival's Baltimore Album Review II: Baltimore's Daughters - Friends Stitch Past to Future (partial sponsorship provided by C&T Publishing) Exhibit that will knock your socks off. Centered around the "Big Parade" carriage, Rita says she, "blended traditional blocks like the Democrat Rose, Whig Rose, Russian Sunflower, and the Mariner's compass with Baltimore Album blocks to create my own Baltimore Album quilt."

ZOOM in on the Detail Photo for a Great Close-Up.

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Galaxy by Kayoko Hata gives off the impression that the dark recesses of space would very cold, but it is actually a very inviting looking quilt. Exhibited at the International Quilt Festival Houston in 2011, "the star was made from a blue gradation by using one inch squares. White lace appliqués were combined, and the microcosm was born." "Inspired by a book of appliqué lace patterns," and featuring beautiful hand quilting, hand piecing, and hand embroidery, take a moment to think about how big 1" squares really are to appreciate the care put into the quilt.

ZOOM in on the Detail Photo for a Great Close-Up.

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Red Feathers (84" x 79") by Claudia Clark Myers, and quilted by Marilyn Badger, was made in 2012 and won Best of Show (sponsored by Moore's Sewing Center) at Road to California 2013.

Artist statement: "This paper-pieced and machine appliquéd feather extravaganza started with the question, "Why can't you have feathers on a Mariner's Compass?", thus combining two of my favorite traditional blocks. Marilyn topped it off with three months of feather immersion as she quilted her own free-motion original designs."

(Photo: Courtesy of Road to California)

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Janet Stone has always loved writing, simply for the joy of making letters. In 2008, she made her first quilt featuring letters of the alphabet and entered it in a show. The quilt took first place, and since then Janet has committed to making 26 alphabet quilts, one for every letter of the alphabet, and entering competitions. Janet is also known for her love of sheep, and they often appear alongside the letters in her quilts. Based on that love of the alphabet, Janet created The Quilt Show's 2014 Block Of the Month, A-Z For Ewe & Me!.

Janet's quilts have won numerous major awards in both national and international competition. In 2012, she was inducted into the National Quilting Association's Master Quilt Guild for her quilt Red Letter Daze. Most recently, her quilt A Letter Bit of Baaltimore was awarded the 2013 Founder’s Award at the International Quilt Association's World of Beauty contest in Houston, Texas.

Take a closer look at the BOM for 2014, A-Z For Ewe & Me!, by Janet Stone.

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Reflections is a wonderful quilt inspired by a photograph Carol Swinden took of her neighbor's 1959 Cadillac. You'll want to take a closer look and see how she achieved the reflection on the car's shiny surfaces.

Carol says that the title of the quilt has two meanings:

1. A nearby tree is reflected many times on the car's shiny surfaces.
2. The quilt reflects back on the 50 years since the classic was made.

Carol used machine piecing, raw edge appliqué, and machine quilting to show off all of the car's features. It is made from cotton, tulle, organza, and satin.

Reflections was exhibited at International Quilt Festival Houston in 2011.

Click Here to ZOOM in on a Close-Up view of the detail of the quilt.

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Hold on to your socks as they are sure to be blown off after taking a look at this stunning quilt, The Charm of Small Pink Roses by Keiko Minami. Keiko's quilt won the AQS Hand Workmanship Award at AQS QuiltWeek™ – Paducah, Kentucky in 2013. It includes hexagons, hand piecing, stuffed work, and amazing quilting, and Keiko purchased all of the fabric for this quilt in Paducah! It has now become part of the National Quilt Museum's permanent collection.

If you'd like to learn more about the quilt, including an interview with Keiko, click here. (Or watch the interview with Bonnie Browning beneath the quilt photo)

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Tessellating Wings (52 1/2″ x 63 1/2″) is the first of three in Wendy Butler Berns' Jewel Pearce Patterson Exhibition Series, Out on a Limb. Wendy was challenging herself to try new techniques and to stretch her design skills. The quilt is constructed using her Picture Image Machine Appliqué process.

It is the first time she used oil paint sticks to create added surface design to several of the darker valued rust colored fabrics.

Learn more about the quilt by visiting Wendy's website.

Learn from Wendy in Show 1304: Borders With Benefits, Terrifc Textures . . . and More!

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Linda Steele designed a crazy quilt with a Christmas theme. She made the ornament blocks as part of the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012, and in 2013 made the panel to go on top. Christmas Crazy was exhibited at IQF Houston 2013.