perspica's Gallery : Machine Piecing

spring sampler

perspica — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:09:11 GMT

Random blocks from blogs I stumble across. It started as a pillow, then two pillows...then became a nine rectangle block quilt.

Browns and Black

perspica — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 21:30:31 GMT

My adaptation of Elisa Wilson's quilt featured in a Hoffman ad from last year. I thought it would be easy like a log cabin using strips, but noooo, the directional strips tried to get all wonky on me. But it did satisfy my desire to work with browns. I played with different household items for dying fabric last year. The quilt still smells a bit like celery and bay.

My First Quilt

perspica — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 01:22:35 GMT

1989. I had no idea what I was doing. I was 26 years old. I had pieced on a paper with my grandmother 14 years ago. I had survived Home Ec at age 13, actually wearing the dress I created without disaster. But my amazing husband gave me a sewing machine for Christmas, sew... I wanted to use it. I didn't know fabric, I didn't know traditional patterns. I just played around. 2012 - this thing is still out and in use - almost everyone that has put their butt on my couch in front of the TV has grabbed this thing to cover up. It is not quilted and I've only had to retie it once. I love this quilt top.

Irish Chain

perspica — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:48:09 GMT

My 3rd quilt top - completed in 1990. Back in the day when I had a part time job, no child, a wonderful husband who cooked, and could afford to buy fabric on a whim. It has been used for the past 10 years as the cover for my office futon sofa. I need a quilting friend to quilt it or teach me how on my little Kenmore!

rainbow scrap

perspica — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 21:30:43 GMT

My Take On Bottled Rainbow by Rachel Hauser from Quiltmaker Jan/Feb 2012.

I have so many scraps in so many colors. This contains clothing my son out grew, my late husbands shirts, fabric old than I am from my grandmother's stash, and things from many tote bags and previous quilts.

I decided to make this a quilt as you go project because I don't quilt well. The white used for the boarder/backing was a yard sell find!