Susan Stewart Designs

A traditional look done in non-traditional fabrics and techniques. Strips of cotton batiste and lace were strip-pieced, cut, and joined together with more lace to form the Lone Star center medallion and the Seminole lacework border. There are two borders of three-row Sharks Teeth designs. Couched and satin-stitched gimp cord motifs and cables fill the empty white spaces, and a wide strip of butter-yellow antique lace forms the outer border. The batiste and lace was layered over a subtle white and tan print fabric before quilting. And, yes, there are 94 yards of lace in the quilt! This quilt won a third place ribbon at the Paducah American Quilters Society judged show in 2005, was juried into the Houston International Quilt Festival 2006, and is featured in Borders & Finishing Touches 2 by Bonnie Browning, 2006, AQS. Machine stitched and quilted.

This small (19" x 22") quilt was made for the 2008 IQA auction at Houston. I had made the turquoise and silver free-standing lace for my Opulence quilt, but did not use it. It's just been sitting around since, so I thought I'd incorporate it in this quilt. The paisleys are digitized machine embroidered appliques. All of the fabrics are silk. The quilting is hand-guided; the flowers are stitched with silver metallic thread, and the rest of the quilting is done with silk thread. Like the Opulence quilt, the central section is separate from the rest, connected only by the lace circle. I hope the bidders think this little quilt is as beautiful as I think it is, and it brings in a great price! Embroidery designs from OESD and MPZundt.