by Quilt Alliance | Apr 4, 2014 | Alliance Quilt Contests
Our annual quilt contest is all about Inspiration this year. We’re working with our partners at stkr.it to offer all contest entrants a chance to document the story of their quilt as it unfolds through a StoryPatches Slide Show. That feature should be ready for photo uploading soon and until then, we’ll feature entries in progress here on our blog. Want to share your entry? Email your photos with captions to Amy Milne. This week, I’d like to share the story of Audrey Hyvonen’s contest entry, that was inspired by this 1920’s Split-Nine Patch Streak of Lightning quilt made by an unknown quiltmaker and documented as part of The Heritage Quilt Project of New Jersey.
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1920’s Split Nine Patch Streak of Lighting Quilt, made by an unknown quiltmaker
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Referencing a classic Streak of Lightning pattern
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Figuring out the original pattern repeat of the combined patterns.
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Dark squares cut and layering with their red accents.
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First iteration- which I was set on for many days- i loved the yellow in the center
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A third iteration?
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Trying the “dirty” blocks towards the center again.
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Flipping it!
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Flipping it back- keeping the lines longer
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Isolating the greens- making the light blue communicate a bit more
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Converging the points- getting closer
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Leftovers look interesting- perhaps the back? perhaps another quilt?
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Prepping a paper window.
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Window cut and ready to use
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Trying the window on the original idea
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Trying it on the points
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Finding my favorite! (loses the yellow center focus, shifts vision to the nine patch light blue echo between the light and dark, keeping the “dirty” blocks on the scene and the greens isolated.)
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Audrey Hyvonen, quilt artist, pictured with one of her daughters
by Quilt Alliance | Apr 4, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. The 39-year-old civil rights leader was in Memphis to support a sanitation workers’ strike and was on his way to dinner. Beverly Ann White of Pontiac, Michigan finished this pictorial quilt, titled “View from the Mountain Top” in July 1991. Included in this Quilt Index record is a quote by the artist: “The dedication on this quilt was made to slain civil rights workers [including King] which I describe as warriors for the cause of freedom and equality. I cannot chronicle the brave and valiant fight of each and every one of the honorable souls who have fought for the rights of African-Americans throughout the history of the United States; I can, however, attempt to show several of those heroes who have impressed me.” This quilt is in the Michigan State University Museum collection. View this quilt on The Quilt Index to find out! Read more about its history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view or click the “See full record” link to see a larger image and all the data entered about that quilt. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dr-king-is-assassinated Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Apr 2, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon came ashore somewhere near present-day St. Augustine, Florida and claimed the territory for the Spanish crown. Ponce de Leon was looking for the fabled “Fountain of Youth.” He never found the source of eternal youth, but he is credited for naming Florida. De Leon’s landing on the lush, green coast happened around Easter feast time, or Pascua Florida (Festival of Flowers). Patricia L. Styring of St. Augustine, Florida made this miniature quilt, titled “Petroglyph” in 1997. The quilt was machine pieced, painted, embellished and machine quilted, and is now part of the Founders Collection at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. View this quilt on The Quilt Index to find out! Read more about its history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view or click the “See full record” link to see a larger image and all the data entered about that quilt. Source: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ponce-de-leon-discovers-florida Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Apr 1, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1976, Apple Computer, Inc. was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. Their first product was the Apple I personal computer kit, hand-built by Wozniak, offered for sale at $666.66 (with inflation that would be $2,723 today). Apple, Inc. (“Computer” was dropped), was incorporated in early 1977 after Wayne sold his share of the company back to Jobs and Wozniak for $800. In 2012 the company’s value reached a world-record $624 billion dollars. Hattie Lawton of St. Thomas, Ontario in Canada hand appliqued and hand quilted this Apple Blossom quilt in 1989. From this Quilt Index record: This quilt was given to the OAAS (Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies) and winner received $600.00. It competed at the Aylmer & East Elgin Fair, which was the first step to becoming a grand champion winner. The (Canada Packers) competition started in 1979 and completed in 1997. It is #12 of 19 quilts. This quilt was documented by the Country Heritage Park in 2012. Country Heritage Park is an interactive heritage park depicting the evolution of agriculture and rural life in Ontario over the last 170 years. View this quilt on The Quilt Index to find out! Read more about its history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view or click the “See full record” link to see a larger image and all the data entered about that quilt. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc. Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Mar 31, 2014 | On this Day in History Quilts series
On this day in 1936, American poet, novelist, and social activist Marge Piercy was born in Detroit, Michigan. She is the author of seventeen novels including The New York Times Bestseller Gone To Soldiers, eighteen volumes of poetry including The Hunger Moon and The Moon is Always Female, and a critically acclaimed memoir Sleeping with Cats. She has been a key player in anti-war and equal rights movements in the U.S. Pauline Gibbons of Waterford Township, Michigan (about 45 minutes northwest of Detroit) made this Seven Sisters quilt entirely by hand in the 1930’s. From this record: “Made for her daughter Elizabeth on her death passed to daughter Patricia (Betty’s sister) on her death passed to Susan Bieri (Patricia’s daughter). Susan says, “This is one of my most treasured possessions…She only made 7 quilts and then decided she didn’t like quilting.” Bieri documented the quilt as part of the Michigan Quilt Project. View this quilt on The Quilt Index to find out! Read more about its history, design and construction. Be sure to use the zoom tool for a detailed view or click the “See full record” link to see a larger image and all the data entered about that quilt. Source: http://margepiercy.com/portfolio-items/about-marge/ Posted by Amy E. Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
