How did Teri Biglands Make the Quilt -"Cairn"?

AQS Spring Paducah 2019

We stared at this quilt for quite a while trying to figure out how it went together. Cairn, by Teri Biglands, is a large quilt (98" x 108") with a curved design that doesn't seem to lend itself to regular piecing. Take a look and see what you think. It's a stunning quilt. (Check out Quilting Techniques below for the answer.)

Cairn, quilted by Shannon Couvillion, was on exhibit at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah Spring 2019.

Quilting Method: Movable Machine

Quilting Techniques: Hand Piecing

Comments

#15 teriquilts 2019-06-17 18:36

No mesh is used. Each piece of fabric is individually cut and hand pieced by me.

#14 Cyclonesusie@msn.com 2019-06-17 13:35

I think this is fabric overlaid to make the swirling It looks like something similar to a fine mesh.

#13 Love2quilt 2019-06-17 13:21

Wow! what a cool quilt. I love it!

#12 fitness.jrbs 2019-06-16 16:33

Completely hand stitched, I am in awe. Brilliant work Teri.

#11 Marylyn Senechalle 2019-06-15 20:50

What a beauty, thanks for posting it!

#10 Bubbe 2019-06-14 18:36

Louisa’s templates for The Swirl are available on the website stripsandcurves .com. They really make cutting and piecing easy and accurate.

#9 Joni Redman 2019-06-14 16:02

Love the pattern and colors!

#8 pennylm 2019-06-14 15:50

Your are a true trooper and my hero. What a wonderful design and I applaud your complete use of handwork in making it "the old fashioned way". You can be proud of this one Teri! Even Ginny Byer would be impresses.

#7 teriquilts 2019-06-14 13:27

Thanks for all the kind comments. I made this quilt all by hand . The old fashioned way...I made a template , traced it on the back of the fabric with a pencil and eyeballed the seam allowance. Then I cut each piece out by hand. Then I clipped all the curved seams before hand piecing.The marking and cutting took 3 solid weeks, and I used 26 fabrics. I drafted the template myself and my son ,(a graphic artist) helped me tweak the template to fit properly on his design program. I did not do any applique, although I understand that you can. Each piece was hand sewn.

#6 teriquilts 2019-06-14 12:55

I am so honored that you liked my quilt. Mission accomplished, I wanted people to puzzle about how I made the quilt. I first spotted the Swirl Block in the book "The Quilts of Indiana", and it was blue and white. I began to try to think what would happen if I added more than 2 colors. About Cairn: I purposely placed similar valued fabrics close together to create a fade effect. I have made several of these Swirl Quilts and each one looks so different from the one before because of the fabric placement. One template. 4 pieces in each Block. Pre drafted on paper. Each fabric is assigned a corresponding Alphabet Letter. To get the Swirl to happen each and every fabric must be pieced correctly, in the proper position.

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