My Daughter the Quilt Designer

It started out with our local quilt shop's newletter and the information about a quilt challenge, Summer 2009. That hooked Meredith, she wanted in. The categories

1. Small Quilt (40" x 52" or smaller)
2. Large Quilt (larger thand 40" x 52")
3. "Other" project (purse, table runner apron, etc)

First she started sketching and planning:

Here is the challenge fabric and if you been a reader of this blog, you know this isn't even close to anything she would pick. So her face fell when she saw it.

The challenge is set up on 150 points and here are a few criteria that you can have in your quilt and receive an automatic 10 points.

• Mitered border or binding (check- binding)
• a pieced border (check - look below the flower)
• applique (check - flower)
• a stripe fabric (check)
• one or more curved seams (check - at the top middle section)
• project label (check)
• polka dot fabric (check)

So far Meredith is 70 points out of 70.

Now here is the part the judges will award points (up to 20 points each).

• Original design
• use of color
• overall appearance
• workmanship

Off to pick out fabric, Meredith was planning a small quilt but after she picked out her fabric she liked it so much she decided a large quilt was in order.

Here is the quilt, with many angles. You will notice there are a few changes from the original sketch.

Can you tell her pieced border is a flower pot? Pretty clever on her part.

Did you find the challenge fabric?

Now here is part of the quilt label and I have to admit she was pretty clever. My dad (her papa) was stationed in Germany and likes to teach them a few German words here and there. So Eine Blume means One Flower.

I am so proud of her, she did an amazing job and really enjoyed it.