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Spirit of Adventure

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Spirit of Adventure by Paula Steel
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Quilt Summary:

"Spirit of Adventure" by Paula Steel won First Prize - Modern Quilts at the 2022 Birmingham Festival of Quilts.

Category:
Featured Quilts

Style:
Modern Quilts

Owned By:
-

Name of Maker:
Paula Steel

Name of Quilter:
Paula Steel

Year Made:
-

Awards:
First Prize - Modern Quilts (Sponsored by Schmetz) at the 2022 Birmingham Festival of Quilts

Design Source:
Original Design

Quilt Width:
130

Quilt Height:
169

Techniques:
  • - Curves
  • - Piecing
  • - Strip Piecing
  • - Matchstick

Show or Museums:
2022 Festival of Quilts - Birmingham

Description:

Inspiration: "Thinking about travelling post Covid and taking inspiration from Art Deco travel posters; I wanted to create a quilt with both movement and clean graphical lines. The fabrics used reflect the oversaturated colours of the posters and hint at a tropical paradise passing by."
 
Artist Notes About Making the Quilt:
 
 - Design - The quilt was designed in Illustrator and then adapted slightly as I started piecing. Well done to everyone who mentioned Art Deco as that was definitely the inspiration.
 - Piecing Curves - I used Jenny Haynes acrylic templates to piece my curves. I love these templates they really do take the fear out of curve piecing.
 - Quilting - I quilted the quilt using my Janome UK 6700p using Aurifil thread. This was the first time I quilted a whole quilt in matchstick quilting and I loved the process. I started by marking out ¾” lines and then quilting those lines, then in the middle and then in the middle again. The last lines were in alternating colours.
 
Materials: Cotton Fabrics, Wool Wadding, Aurifil thread
 
Technical Information: Curved and Striped Machine Piecing; Matchstick Quilting was added; Alternating Colours for Extra Texture
 
Festival of Quilts Judge's Statement: "This quilt is unanimously chosen as the winning category quilt. It has strong visual impact expressing dynamic movement. It shows excellent workmanship. The quilting enhances the design."
 
(Photo from Festival of Quilts)