Pirates Treasure Quilt

AAWRGH!

From sword wielding crabs

to an eye patched Octopus

to a sunken Chest of Gold

filled with 3-D coins

this delightful quilt will make you exclaim

Shiver Me Timbers!

 From the Prescott Loves Quilting Show

Pirates Treasure

Designed and Quilted by Cindy Phare

 Cindy made this Themed Quilt

for Machine Quilters Showcase May 2012

 She wrote

"I love watching people discover all of the

fun things that I put in it."

 I would be one of those people.

I stood by this quilt for quite a while

letting each little section

sink in.

In fact, after a few minutes I found

myself "talking pirate"

 Yo Ho Ho!

 Avast Me Proud Beauty!

Scupper that

 Ahoy Matie

 Aye

 Blimey

Cindy really hit the

Mother Lode

with this one!

Low Volume Log Cabin Quilt

 As I have viewed quilt shows and

followed trends in the industry

I've noticed that Low Volume quilts have increased

quite a bit in popularity.

Sometimes it's nice just to

let the eye rest.

 From Prescott Loves Quilting Show

I thought

Jane's Quilt

by Iris Lacey

Quilted by Anne Spiotta

was a nice representation of a Low Volume Quilt.

 White and Off White cotton Sateen

Foundation Pieced uneven Log Cabin

 Can you see the Log Cabin block?
Notice how the taupe colored side is cut with small strips
and the white uses larger strips?
This gives a nice effect when 4 blocks are
placed together. 

The soft contrast makes me want to pull out my

neutral fabrics and play.

 

I've always wanted to make a Log Cabin quilt.

This one calls to me.

And it even has stars in the sashings :)

Kathy Beeson Quilts

 One of the things I really liked about the

Prescott Loves Quilting show

were the 7 Vignette booths

featuring Member Quilts.

This is a feature I have not previously seen at a quilt show,

and I thought it was a great idea.

The booth was set up like a mini trunk show

showcasing the work of one artist.

 Of course, my eye went to

Kathy Beeson's booth.

 Placette

Made from Kaffe Fassett fabrics

 Love those Kaffes

 The Girls

Kathy made the girls in a class she took from

Kay Wentworth.

The appliqued border is an original design.

Each vignette booth

came with a list of the quilts

and their stories.

An informative read

and a nice way to get to know

the artist.

Red and Black Pineapple Quilt

 While viewing over 300 quilts at the

Prescott Loves Quilting Show

my eye kept going back to quilts made by

Kathy Beeson

I love her use of color.

 Red and Black Pineapple

Made and Quilted by Kathy Beeson

 Kathy wrote:

"One of my friendship groups did a 
pineapple challenge

using a particular tool that everyone purchased.

I had seen a picture of a quilt similar 
to this one that I loved,

so I simplified the block and created this one."

 "Every block in the quilt is the same pattern.

It is the color placement that gives it the design."

Pineapple Steps from About.com

The Pineapple block has been in existence since the 1870's

and is a complicated version of the Log Cabin block.

Radiating from the center, it is both 

horizontally and vertically symmetrical.

 The Pineapple is a traditional symbol of hospitality.

As women migrated with their families out West
 after the Civil War,

this quilt block was made as a reminder of genteel values

they left back East.

 I'm not sure if they could have envisioned the 

bright and bold colors now

used with our Modern quilts?

I personally love it!

Very nice job, Kathy

Blue Yonder Quilt

 I went with some friends

to see the

"Prescott Loves Quilting" show

presented by the

Thumb Butte Quilters Guild

A lovely day,

where we were happy to get out of the heat

and enjoyed viewing over 300 quilts.

 Blue Yonder

Made and Quilted by

Kathy Beeson

 Kathy wrote that she started this quilt in 2004

"It was such a huge project that it sat

for a few years until I finally got inspired by

a beautiful New York Beauty quilt that I saw

and I realized I had already started one 

and just had to finish it."

 If I were to take a poll of quilters,

I wonder what percentage of us could make a 

very similar statement?

(I'm afraid my name would have to go to the top of the list :)

Soothing color combinations.

I'm glad Kathy worked hard and 

had a finish on this beautiful quilt!