Twisted; Inspired by Antique Quilt Fragments

I attended the First Quilters Quilt-a-Thon again yesterday, and once again returned home with a big dose of inspiration!

Tina, the group organizer, brought along an exhibit book she picked up at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY on her recent travels. The exhibit was called Twisted, and it ran from December 15 to March 13. The book featured beautiful photos of quilts created by Mary Kerr, for which she rescued found antique quilt blocks and fragments by incorporating them into new, modern quilts. They're absolutely gorgeous!

Ojo de Dios; pieced by Mary Kerr, quilted by Candace West

Pumpkin Harvest; pieced by Mary Kerr, quilted by Gina Perkes

Homespun; pieced by Mary Kerr, quilted by Donna Ferrill James

Along with the book, Tina brought along an old set of wedding ring blocks that had been donated to the group years ago by a friend of the church, hoping that one of us would be inspired to "adopt" them and turn them into something new and beautiful. I'll give you one guess who brought them home!



So I'm now in possession of these two beautifully hand-pieced rings. I love the minty green centers, and I can imagine them simply stitched onto a solid piece of fabric and finished just like that. I will have to keep my eye out for some thrifted fabric that goes well with this. Perhaps yellow or orange would be a fun bit of contrast!

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