Whizz Bang!
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Quilt Summary:
"Whizz Bang!" by Rachaeldaisy won Best In Show at the Sydney Quilt Show.
- Applique
- - Hand Applique
- - Machine Applique
- Embellishments
- - Decorative Stitches
- - Embellishments
- - Hand Embroidery
- - Prairie Points
- - Ribbons & Trims
- Materials
- - Unusual Materials
- Patchwork
- - Hand Piecing
- - Piecing
- Quilting
- - Hand Quilting
Description:
Whizz Bang was Rachaeldaisy's exploration into the world of folded fabric blocks and quilts. It incorporates folded fabric techniques such as the pinecone, somerset star, Amish star, and more throughout its many blocks. Rachaeldaisy began by making just a potholder, but since her brain thinks in quilts it evolved beyond that into a big quilting project. Initially, the quilt was going to be nine folded fabric blocks, but, having too much fun, that became sixteen, and then finally twenty-five big circular blocks surrounded by many smaller ones around the edge. Rachaeldaisy entered the quilt into the Sydney Quilt Show, finishing it the night before it had to be dropped off, and it went on to win Best In Show that year.
Artist Statement: "My interest with folded fabric blocks such as the traditional Pine Burr, Pine Cone, and Somerset Star began when I made a potholder several years ago. Eventually I began a simple nine-blocks quilt, then decided to experiment, taking my initial plan to an ambitious sampler of 25 different blocks, plus a border full of circle stars. The result is a whizz bang of color and texture."
