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Gracious Blues

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Gracious Blues by Claire Wallace (Photo by Mary Kay Davis)
Gracious Blues by Claire Wallace - Detail 1 (Photo from SA Quilters Facebook Page)
Gracious Blues by Claire Wallace - Detail 2 (Photo by Mary Kay Davis)
Gracious Blues by Claire Wallace - Detail 3 (Photo by Mary Kay Davis)
Gracious Blues by Claire Wallace - Detail 4 (Photo by Mary Kay Davis)
Gracious Blues by Claire Wallace - Detail 5 (Photo by Mary Kay Davis)
Gracious Blues by Claire Wallace - Best Wall Movable Machine Workmanship Ribbon and Sign (Photo by Mary Kay Davis)

Quilt Summary:

"Gracious Blues" by Claire Wallace won the Best Wall Movable Machine Workmanship Award at AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2025.

Category:
Featured Quilts

Style:
Contemporary Quilts

Owned By:
-

Name of Maker:
Claire Wallace

Name of Quilter:
Claire Wallace

Year Made:
-

Awards:
Grace Company Best Wall Movable Machine Workmanship Award at AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2025; Best of Show - South African International Quilt Festival

Design Source:
A Tribute to Annie du Toi and Inspired by Delft tiles

Quilt Width:
61

Quilt Height:
62

Measurements In:
Inches

Techniques:
  • Applique
  • - Hand Applique
  • - Crystals
  • - Decorative Stitches
  • - Embellishments
  • - Piping
  • - Piecing
  • - Free Motion Quilting
  • - Longarm
  • - Quilting Ruler Work

Show or Museums:
South African International Quilt Festival

Description:

Gracious Blues by Claire Wallace won Best of Show at the South African International Quilt Festival. It took Claire more than two years to make. She spent a few hundred hours on the hand appliqué alone and more than 60 hours to longarm quilt. The quilt is a tribute to Annie du Toi and is inspired by Delft tiles. We love that she used the Apliquick method to create the appliqué shapes and let's not forget those little bitty circles.

 

Quilting Method: Movable Machine

 

Quilting Technique: Appliqué (Hand), Binding Technique (Piped Edging), Decorative Stitching, Embellishments (Crystals), Piecing (Machine), Quilting (Free-Motion), Quilting (Ruler Work)

 

(Detail Photo 1 and Quilt Information from SA Quilters Facebook Page; Other Photos by Mary Kay Davis from AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2025)