"William Morris in Applique" 
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Entered by Helen Rode
- Top made by Jan Graetzel
- Quilted by Helen Rode
- Size: 80" W x 80" L
- Entry #800-027, Two-Person Quilt, All Sizes Category
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Awards
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- Overall Award for Appliqué, Large
- First Place in Two-Person Quilt, All Sizes Category
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Comments
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This pattern from the book William Morris in Applique, by Michele Hill is an interpretation that William Morris' wife Jane embroidered for a 17th century four poster oak bed at Kelmscott Manor in England. The original pattern had a straight edge, but Jan Graetzel, the maker of the quilt, turned it into a scalloped edge. Yards and yards of bias strips were used for the rope borders, with 400 starts and stops by the longarm quilter, just for the knots. Appliqued flowers, sprays and birds are outlined with blanket stitch, using silks threads. The wool batting and dense quilting gives dimension.
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Techniques
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Hand Appliqué, Hand Embroidery, Machine Piecing, Machine Quilting
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Design Source
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Book (William Morris in Applique by Michele Hill)
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