I began this large wall hanging in January 1999 when my quilt guild started piecing sampler blocks. All the blocks are traditional and are machine pieced. I added a narrow burgundy border around each block and then arranged the blocks to “float” on a green print background. The wall hanging, which could also be a throw, measures 55″ square.
The border is a traditional rose and vine pattern pattern and is hand appliqued. The wall hanging is hand quilted, primarily outlining the pieced and appliqued designs. I designed a simple leaf quilting pattern to fill in some of the large plain areas in the blocks.
This quilt was completed in February 2001. It won a Second Place in the large wall hanging category in the Mooresville Centerpiece Quilters’ Guild show in 2002.
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