Cliff Palace Dreams
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Quilt Summary:
Cliff Palace Dreams by Blocks Without Borders Art Quilt Group won First Place - Group Quilts at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 24
- - Fusible Applique
- - Machine Applique
- - Raw Edge Applique
- - Thread Painting
- Quilting
- - Domestic Machine
- - Free Motion Quilting
- - Painting
Description:
Cliff Palace Dreams by Blocks Without Borders Art Quilt Group received First Place in the Group Quilts category (Sponsored by the Grace Company) at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2024. The group, consisting of LouAnn Jacobson Ball, Sandy Farlow, Cheryl Clement, Marie Wirth, Shar Short, Janet Huffman, Colleen Barnett, Susan Madden, and Judith Swain, took inspiration for their work from a photograph by Susan Madden of the Cliff Palace in in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. Not made as a single individual quilt, the Blocks Without Borders Art Quilt Group made nine individual "strip" quilts that when placed side-by-side create the entire Cliff Palace Dreams, which is quite the sight to behold.
Other Stitchers: LouAnn Jacbson Ball, Sandy Farlow, Cheryl Clement, Marie Wirth, Shar Short, Janet Huffman, Colleen Barnett, Susan Madden, Judith Swain
Quilting Method: Stationary Machine
Quilting Technique: Appliqué (Fused), Appliqué (Machine), Appliqué (Raw Edge), Fabric Painting, Quilting (Free-Motion), Thread Painting
Design Source: Photograph by Susan Madden, 2016
(Main Quilt Photo from American Quilters Society Facebook Page)