{"id":2167,"date":"2014-08-26T11:16:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-26T18:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=2167"},"modified":"2014-08-26T11:16:58","modified_gmt":"2014-08-26T18:16:58","slug":"so-you-want-to-make-a-winning-quilt-2014-best-modern-quilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/26\/so-you-want-to-make-a-winning-quilt-2014-best-modern-quilt\/","title":{"rendered":"So You Want To Make A Winning Quilt? 2014 Best Modern Quilt"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tClaire Victor won $2,000 for her Modern Quilt Entry, Lost in Space,<\/em>\u00a0from sponsor, Modern Quilt\u2019s Unlimited<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Claire<\/a>About 15 years ago, Claire Victor decided she wanted to sew her own clothing. Inspired by her mother who was a great home seamstress, she started taking lessons at her local sewing store, Hartsdale Fabrics in Hartsdale, NY. \u00a0Downstairs in the store, they had a quilt shop; something she had never seen before. What she saw there was so much more interesting than any preconceived notion she had had of what quilting was, and they had classes! Because of her work schedule, she was unable to take a class at that time but she sent ahead and bought the Eleanor Burns<\/a> \u2013 Log Cabin Quilt-in-a-Day<\/a> book, picked out some fabrics and off she went. She figured it all out on her own, laughed a lot along the way, had fun throughout the entire process and never looked back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What inspired Claire\u2019s winning design, Lost in Space<\/em>? \u201cI am interested in geometric patterns, especially ones with illusion. The tumbling block is my \u201cblock of choice.\u201d I do them every which way I can think of. Recently, I had the chance to join a hand sewing group at Monica\u2019s Quilt and Bead in Palm Desert, CA <\/a>and I started to learn appliqu\u00e9. All the ladies were doing more traditional patterns which did not interest me so I designed my own, an elongated tumbling block. The group came up with the name \u201cLost in Space\u201d.\u00a0 My favorite reference books are from Sara Nephew and Marci Baker. I had also been studying an old Katie Pasquini-Masopust<\/a> book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How long did it take to make your winning quilt? What did you learn along the way? \u201cI decided long ago to never pay attention to how long it takes to make a quilt; I just do it until it\u2019s finished. But if I had to guess, I would say three or four months. It was a great journey; since this was my first appliqu\u00e9 quilt. I was (and still am) having trouble with the technique but it was very interesting to figure out the design and combine machine piecing, English paper piecing, hand sewing and then machine quilting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was your reaction when you won? \u00a0\u201cMy first reaction was complete disbelief, and then I cried (a little). You might wish and dream about these moments but believe me they come when you least expect them. Needless to say, once I recovered, I was extremely honored.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did you do anything special with your prize money? \u201cAlmost immediately I ordered a custom made Sew Steady Table and the rest just went into my general sewing fund.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where do you go from here with your quilting? \u201cI just continue\u2026open to future possibilities. After saying I would \u2018NEVER do appliqu\u00e9\u2019 it has turned out to be so interesting and challenging. I can achieve things with appliqu\u00e9 that I could not with regular piecing. I am now working on my fourth appliqu\u00e9 quilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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