the journey of the heart quilt

The Design:

 On Friday, July 20, 2006, Ellie Flavin and I started out to Knight’s Quilt Shop to “create” the Journey of The Heart Quilt.  After a charming lunch at the Deli Café, we were off.  At Knight’s, we looked around at the fabric to see what there was.  We noticed a good display of “fabric of motion” and batik.  We spoke to their staff instructor briefly about our project, and within a few minutes, she guided us to two books of designs.  We began to turn some pages, and all of a sudden, Ellie showed me this picture of a “quilt bowl”.  We couldn’t believe it-there it was.  Ellie noticed the book sold for $30 and commented that we should have brought a camera.  My cell phone has that very ability, and from this photo, a pattern emerged into the banner.  The instructor was able to compute the dimensions and how much fabric would be needed. We first found the fabric for the pavers.  There was just enough on the bolt.  This piece made the base, and from this, the dimensions of the work took form.  We had everything picked out in twenty minutes, and I briefly sketched the dimensions of the frame and borders.  We followed this up with one shopping trip for the florals.  It took three weeks for the quilt to be completed. Notice the hand applique’ and the meandering (stippling) quilt stitch.  The quilt is held up by twelve tabs securely.  Charline Edmunds