My quilt, The Juggler, was accepted into the AQS Chattanooga quilt show. What an honor!
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Detail of "The Juggler" by Veronica Hofman-Ortega |
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"The Juggler" |
The process behind the making of
The Juggler can be found in two blog posts
here and the quilting process is
here. And, believe it or not, it started with
a Halloween panel [the Guild Challenge was called "Beyond the Panel"] from StudioE Fabrics.
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Original fabric panel from a Halloween line by StudioE Fabrics. |
Remnants of the mummies and pumpkins from the original fabric panel can be seen in this close-up.
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Left: Mummies from the panel. Right: mummies and pumpkins compiled into the quilt. |
If you are in the Chattanooga area September 14-17, stop in and see all the wonderful quilts that will be on display at
AQS QuiltWeek Chattanooga—including
The Juggler. Look at the art of quiltmaking in a whole new way.