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Jenny Bowker creates incredible pieced landscapes, with exotic images from the Middle East and Malaysia, where she lived with her diplomat husband.  She connected with the traditional tentmakers of Cairo (who have been crafting their elaborate appliqué fabric pieces since 2000 BC), and depicts them as the gentle people she came to know.  Jenny shares her quilting style, which often extends the quilt’s interior design out into the borders.  She saves the most complicated quilting for the outside edges, where it is easier to manipulate them.  She also walks us through the process of dissecting a tiling design (whether simple or complex), and creating a vellum pattern for it.  She demonstrates this technique with a challenging design featuring two overlapping vases. She also discusses why all quilters should enter their work into quilt shows.

Jenny's Show 1804: Quilting Outside the Blocks debuts February 14, 2016.