Hidden Gems
Quilt Summary:
"Hidden Gems" by Gail Stepanek & Jan Hutchison won 1st Place Small Wall Quilts: Movable Machine Quilted at Paducah 2023.
- - English Paper Piecing
- - Painting
Description:
Hidden Gems by Gail Stepanek and Jan Hutchison won First Place Small Wall Quilts: Movable Machine Quilted (Sponsored by Pro-Stitcher) at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2023, and before that took home First Place Wall Quilts - Pieced Quilts at AQS QuiltWeek Branson 2023. The quilt was English Paper Pieced using 1.5" diamonds and made entirely out of scrappy fabrics from Gail's stash, except the background. The branches protruding throughout the quilt were done using heat-transferred flocked vinyl.
After Gail passed the quilt along to Jan to be quilted, Jan originally had a tough time having her quilted leaves show up on the black and gray polka-dotted background fabric. She asked Gail if she could do something to have it stand out a bit more. Jan then used some Inktense pencils to make the leaves appear darker and sprinkled some metallic powder on top of glued areas, which she then vacuumed up to create a shimmering effect.
First Main Quilt Photo from AQS ; Second Main Photo and Detail Photos by Ricky Tims from the floor of AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2023