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Based on the Birds in the Air block, but taking the free-form approach of the blocks in her book, Sujata Shah's Sunset quilt is dedicated to her father, who she used to watch sunsets with from the balcony of her home.

You can learn from Sujata in Show 2705.

SunsetbySujataShah - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

SunsetbySujataShah - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

SunsetbySujataShah - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

SunsetbySujataShah - 36 Pieces Rotating

SunsetbySujataShah - 100 Pieces Rotating

SunsetbySujataShah - 289 Pieces Rotating

Orignal Photo: Kristin Goedert

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When Sujata lived in San Francisco, she mostly noticed the grays in the city. As a result, when she makes quilts now she keeps color at the forefront. Made in Pennsylvania, Sujata's quilt, Windmills, reflects the colors you see all around India, such as in the markets and at weddings.

You can learn from Sujata in Show 2705.

WindmillsbySujataShah - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

WindmillsbySujataShah - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

WindmillsbySujataShah - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

WindmillsbySujataShah - 36 Pieces Rotating

WindmillsbySujataShah - 100 Pieces Rotating

WindmillsbySujataShah - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Kristin Goedert

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From Jenny's Website about Arabesque:

"Every day an old man sets up his tools in a bare and muddy cobblestoned street in the old city of Damascus. He has done this all his life. He mends stools. He is for me, the epitome of Syria. It is a country where people work with their hands, where socks are still darned, and shoes and brooms repaired.

The tiles (based on an old Ottoman design) are hand appliquéd. I tweaked the edge pieces out of line and altered colours from tile to tile so that they would have the slightly random look of hand painted tiles, done by different artists. I sewed them onto grouting.

The border is a reminder of Damascus' main attraction and the reason it stayed on the major route of camel trains across desert areas. All water in the city was free to travellers. Small drinking fountains - a silver tap with a metal cup attached - are framed in mosaic and stonework in walls all around the city, and are still in use. I took the border from the mosaic around a fountain.

The archway in the quilt is almost life size as I wanted the viewer to feel that they could step through the doorway, feel the chill, and smell the mud and coffee and spices."

See the full Arabesque quilt right here.

Star Members can watch Jenny in Show 1804: Quilting Outside the Blocks.

ArabesquebyJennyBowker - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

ArabesquebyJennyBowker - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

ArabesquebyJennyBowker - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

ArabesquebyJennyBowker - 100 Pieces Rotating

ArabesquebyJennyBowker - 289 Pieces Rotating

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Have you any idea what this block is called? Jinny's Game will help you learn.

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Using a photo he took in New Orleans of vines overhanging a balcony, Kevin Womack expressed his love for the city by creating a two yard piece of fabric from that photo and cut it up and restructured it into his own abstract design. Enjoy Vines.

You can learn from Kevin in Show 2704.

VinesbyKevinWomack - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating

VinesbyKevinWomack - 99 Pieces Non-Rotating

VinesbyKevinWomack - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

VinesbyKevinWomack - 35 Pieces Rotating

VinesbyKevinWomack - 99 Pieces Rotating

VinesbyKevinWomack - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis