Guild member Karen showed us the trick to this *reversible* patchwork: flat-felled seams. The second trick is to use batiks since they are reversible anyway.
Top: Karen's class sample. Bottom: what I created.
A closeup.
What goes around comes around: Dawn brought a tote bag to the skill-builder class. It held some of her sewing supplies. I recognized it -- because I made it! That was back in 2017. I donated it to some worthy cause. Dawn bought it at the Salvation Army store in McHenry for less than $10.00.
Barbara (Stash Overflow) is visiting family in Illinois this week. Yesterday she drove up from Chicago, picked me up, and we went to the Wisconsin Quilt Museum.
We were able to drive through this, albeit very slowly. The flooding was much, much worse on other roads.
Whit/Whim is an eclectic exhibit.
Wiggle Quilts by Luke Haynes. It took us a while to figure out that the two cutouts are the same. The antique quilt is a beauty and it must have taken a lot of courage to cut into it.
I really liked this collaborative quilt. It was made from 2020-2022 by the Maryland Institute College of Art Raffle group.
We returned via I-43 through Milwaukee. Higher and drier!
It was a most pleasant day.
Linking up with Design Wall Monday Sew and Tell Oh, Scrap! Monday Musings
P.S. More from the exhibit.
I can't imagine how a 25 year-old made a quilt like that! We were in Sheboygan recently and got caught up in a torrential storm. I wanted to go to the Cedarburg museum, but we could not work it into the schedule.
ReplyDeleteThe pogaji is really interesting! It might make some pretty curtains. Your trip to the museum sounds like an adventure, but worth it to see that fascinating exhibit!
ReplyDeleteWowzers! That 25,000 Moments quilt is beyond comprehension. Pogaji is a term I had never heard before so will have to explore it further, thank you.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you made it to the Wisconsin Quilt Museum safely. It is a such a unique museum. The space perfect to hang oversized quilts.
ReplyDeleteYou've had quite the adventure. Glad the car didn't float away! What an interesting group of quilts. Wiggle is so neat. I'm not sure I'd cut into a quilt either. Were they finished quilts that he cut into or tops? Not that it would make all that much difference.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the show! It’s always interesting to see what Luke Haynes is doing.
ReplyDeleteHow fun that the bag you made was found by a friend. <3 It sounds like you had a great trip, albeit the storm. Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell.
ReplyDeleteThe 25,000 moments quilt is pretty amazing. It would have been great to see it in person.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could have cut into that antique quilt! (I'm not sure I would call it courage that he did,though.)
So glad you were safe through all that rain and flooding! What a challenge.
I love the collage of quilts photo at the end of your post. Thank you for sharing all the photos.
What an adventure through all that rain. Waukesha, Wauwatosa, and Cedarburg are steel reeling in the results of even more rain. In my downtown of Waukesha they have taken to putting city trucks on the bridges to prevent them from being washed away. Love all the quilts you witnessed. I need to get myself there to see it. HOpe you enjoy city.
ReplyDeleteI love your pojagi, I learned the technique with organza, but I think batiks looks great! Wow, what an adventure driving to the museum, hopefully you were safe. I love the Wiggle Quilts.
ReplyDeleteI read about the flood in Wisconsin. That is just crazy. Glad you made it through safely. Your quilt is really cute! I bet that was a fun class. I love batiks for that very reason - they are reversible, though I'm told there is a wrong side, it's just hard to find! LOL The museum looks interesting. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of pogaji. I really like what you made. Glad you made it safely through flooded areas. Not sure I like the wiggle quilt but I do like the collaborative one with all the baskets. Too funny about that tote bag!
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