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Intricate Quilts

September 24, 2022

I was at the American Quilter’s Society show in Des Moines, IA recently. As I made my way through the quilt displays I noticed so many very intricately pieced quilts. These intricate quilts must have taken months or maybe even years to complete. Of course I took lots of pictures to share with you. Check out these awesome quilts! (You may see my finger in some of the photos, just to give you an idea of the scale of the pieces. I did not touch any quilts!) This is only a sampling of the fantastic quilts I saw.

Intricate quilts

ABCDvine - by Janet Stone of Overland Park, Kansas

ABCDvine – by Janet Stone of Overland Park, Kansas

Love Entwined - by Dawn Fox Cooper of British Columbia, Canada

Love Entwined – by Dawn Fox Cooper of British Columbia, Canada

Summer Fun - by Marina Landi of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Summer Fun – by Marina Landi of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Sweet Sixteen - by Cindy Behrens of Waukesha, Wisconsin

Sweet Sixteen – by Cindy Behrens of Waukesha, Wisconsin

detail of Sweet Sixteen

detail of Sweet Sixteen

The pieces really are that small! Bohemian Rhapsody - by Mary Bauer of Crestwood, Kentucky

Bohemian Rhapsody – by Mary Bauer of Crestwood, Kentucky

Starlight Starbright - by Rachel Barack of Los Angeles, California

Starlight Starbright – by Rachel Barack of Los Angeles, California

detail of Starlight Starbright

detail of Starlight Starbright

detail of Starlight Starbright

detail of Starlight Starbright

Triple Treat - by Karen Boe, Marilyn Lidstrom Larson and Barb Simons of Langdon, North Dakota

Triple Treat – by Karen Boe, Marilyn Lidstrom Larson and Barb Simons of Langdon, North Dakota

detail of Triple Treat

detail of Triple Treat

detail of Triple Treat

detail of Triple Treat

Joyride - by Simone Steuxner of Haerjedalen, Sweden

Joyride – by Simone Steuxner of Haerjedalen, Sweden

detail of Joyride

detail of Joyride

Amish Chow Chow - by Nancy Simmons of Duncannon, Pennsylvania

Amish Chow Chow – by Nancy Simmons of Duncannon, Pennsylvania

detail of Amish Chow Chow

detail of Amish Chow Chow

detail of Amish Chow Chow

detail of Amish Chow Chow

Grandma Elizabeth's Garden - by Julie Edwards of Colorado Springs, Colorado

Grandma Elizabeth’s Garden – by Julie Edwards of Colorado Springs, Colorado

detail of Grandma Elizabeth's Garden

detail of Grandma Elizabeth’s Garden

Bee Attitudes - by Robyn Gragg of Lone Jack, Missouri

Bee Attitudes – by Robyn Gragg of Lone Jack, Missouri

detail of Bee Attitudes

detail of Bee Attitudes

That fussy-cut yellow bee circle is less than 1 inch! Belladonic Haze - by Margaret Solomon Gunn of Gorham, Maine

Belladonic Haze – by Margaret Solomon Gunn of Gorham, Maine

detail of Belladonic Haze

detail of Belladonic Haze

We are proud that Margaret quilts on a Handi Quilter Fusion! Just For Nice - by Susan Nelson of Byron, Minnesota

Just For Nice – by Susan Nelson of Byron, Minnesota

detail of Just For Nice

detail of Just For Nice

detail of Just For Nice

detail of Just For Nice

Carnival - by Beth Nufer & Clem Buzick of Brookings, Oregon

Carnival – by Beth Nufer & Clem Buzick of Brookings, Oregon

detail of Carnival

detail of Carnival

Nurture Happiness - by Harumi Asada of Aichi, Japan

Nurture Happiness – by Harumi Asada of Aichi, Japan

detail of Nurture Happiness

detail of Nurture Happiness

Penny Tree - by Ann Zemke of Indio, California

Penny Tree – by Ann Zemke of Indio, California

detail of Penny Tree

detail of Penny Tree

Mardi Gras at Midnight - by Claire Marks of Bremerton, Washington

Mardi Gras at Midnight – by Claire Marks of Bremerton, Washington

detail of Mardi Gras at Midnight

detail of Mardi Gras at Midnight

Laughed? - by Junko Fujiwara of Chiba, Japan

Laughed? – by Junko Fujiwara of Chiba, Japan

detail of Laughed?

detail of Laughed?

detail of Laughed?

detail of Laughed?

Amazing, right?   Come back next week and we’ll talk about how to quilt intricate quilts. Until then, quilt every day! by Mary Beth Krapil

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September 24th, 2022

I was at the American Quilter’s Society show in Des Moines, IA recently. As I made my way through the quilt displays I noticed so many very intricately pieced quilts. These intricate quilts must have taken months or maybe even years to complete. Of course I took lots of pictures to share with you. Check […]

4 responses to “Intricate Quilts”

  1. The amazing ability of the artistry and the art that I see in these quilts oh how I would long to be able to create something that beautiful I do a lot of utilitarian quilts thank you for sharing these

  2. […] Last week I shared a bunch of photos of intricate quilts seen at the AQS Quiltweek in Des Moines, IA. If you missed it, you can see it here. As an educator, the question I get the most is: How do you decide how to quilt something? Checking out the fabulous quilting on these intricate quilts got me to thinking about some intricate quilts that I have done in the past. Quilting intricate quilts, just like any other quilt top, has to be decided on a case by case basis. There is no hard-and-fast rule on how to choose designs for quilting. However, there are some considerations I think about when making choices. […]

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