In 2021, I took an online class from
Ricky Tims on what he called "gridified quilts." Everyone worked on their own project over several weeks, and I chose to make a small wallhanging I called "Memories of Kinderdijk." It was to commemorate a river cruise Paul and I took through the Netherlands and Belgium in 2019. During the cruise we saw the beautiful bulb fields in bloom for the first time in my life, and we also visited the UN World Heritage Site, Kinderdijk, with its many antique, but still occupied, windmills.
During the class we each made our own paper pieced patterns and incorporated traditional blocks. If you look closely at my quilt, you will see several traditional blocks in the sky, water and landscape. I started out with one windmill, but Ricky recommended I include a few more. The final quilt is really a fantasy, and I love it. Ricky was incredibly helpful, working with each student to make our quilts unique and interesting. I highly recommend his class which repeats in December this year.
The good news is that there will be a book to go along with the class. Ricky is finally planning to publish the book he wanted to publish after the 2021 class. He asked for photos from his students and received 83 submissions. I didn't think my photo was good enough, so I didn't send it in until he asked me personally a few weeks ago. I was honored to learn that he chose my quilt to be one of the 45 included in the book! Can't wait to see it in person!
1 comment:
that is so nice that he chose your photo of the quilt to be included - he must have really liked it
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