So Many Small Things
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Quilt Summary:
"So Many Small Things" by Heidi Parkes won Second Place - Improvisation at QuiltCon 2025.
Category:
Featured Quilts
Style:
Improvisational
Owned By:
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Name of Maker:
Heidi Parkes
Name of Quilter:
Heidi Parkes
Year Made:
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Awards:
Second Place - Improvisation (Sponsored by SAQA) at QuiltCon 2025 ; Tammie Rubin's Judge’s Choice Award at QuiltCon 2025
Design Source:
Original Design
Quilt Width:
63
Quilt Height:
62
Measurements In:
Inches
Techniques:
- - Hand Applique
- - Hand Embroidery
- - Improvisational Piecing
- - Piecing
- - Hand Quilting
Show or Museums:
QuiltCon 2025
Description:
Artist Statement: "This Diary Quilt began with a desire for efficiency as I returned to machine piecing. The repetition of blue vs colorful squares mimics balancing computer work vs sewing time, and urgent vs important tasks. Strip piecing and 'pleats' (seams that are folded and sewn) are techniques that mirror the streamlining I've been eager to prioritize throughout 2024 in the royal blue studio of my Artist's Residency at the historic Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee."
Techniques Used: Machine Pieced, Improvisational Piecing, Hand Appliqué, Hand Embroidered, Hand Quilted