Stoneworks Quilt

I saw this quilt on display and fell in love with it immediately. I bought the kit, and actually made it pretty quickly after I bought it. Often my kits sit around for years while more pressing projects make their way to the forefront. Although I love the look of "scrappy" quilts, I don't like making them. I worry about color placement and balance. This quilt had a mix of random placement and some exact placement. I enlisted the help of Trish and Audrey to help me make sure everything came out balanced. 

The designer modeled the pattern after some mosaic tiles she saw in Italy (the floor tiles in St. Mark's in Venice). The design was beautiful, but I didn't feel the pattern was executed very well. It was a good thing I'm an experienced quilter, or I may have thrown the whole project out the window in frustration. 

The fabric was from the Stonehenge collection by Northcott Silk, and it was a dream to work with. The feel and look of it was luxurious. I forget how much I like Northcott fabrics. 

When I finished the quilt, I decided I wanted Valerie Cutrer to quilt it. I knew she'd do it just right, and she did. I just got it back, and I love it. I hope you can see some of the quilting in the bottom two pictures. She quilted each of those small squares individually, and it really enhances the idea of the tiles.

I've got a new - to me - camera. A very nice one. But I'm having problems learning how to use it. I was so disappointed in the pictures of my last quilt. These are a little better, but I've really got to work on getting used to this camera. (In all of my spare time).

Quilt details:
Pattern: Stoneworks by Ann Anderson Designs
Size: 94 inches by 94 inches
Fabric: Stonehenge Collection by Northcott Silk, Inc.
Finished: February 2011