{"id":5040,"date":"2017-07-08T09:40:18","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T16:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=5040"},"modified":"2017-07-08T09:40:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T16:40:18","slug":"so-you-want-to-make-a-winning-quilt-outstanding-traditional-quilt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/08\/so-you-want-to-make-a-winning-quilt-outstanding-traditional-quilt\/","title":{"rendered":"So You Want To Make A Winning Quilt: Outstanding Traditional Quilt"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tFrom The Bride’s Trousseau <\/em>made and quilted by Margaret Solomon Gunn won $5,000 from sponsor Janome for Outstanding Traditional Quilt at Road 2017\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nMargaret Solomon Gunn is a talented quilter. She won not one but two prizes<\/strong> at Road to California 2017!!!\"\"<\/a>\n\n\n

Margaret won Best of Show<\/strong> for The Twisted Sister<\/em><\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

and Outstanding Traditional Quilt<\/strong> for From The Bride’s Trousseau. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\nWhat inspired Margaret to make this winning design? In 2011, she designed and quilted a 40\u201d whole cloth.\u00a0 This was her first attempt at the design process.\u00a0 Of that experience, Margaret says, \u201cTo this day, it is unbound!\u201d\u00a0 The design for From the Bride\u2019s Trousseau<\/em> originated with this first quilt\u2019s design.\u00a0 It underwent at least a dozen modifications to reach the final form that was quilted for the 2015 finished quilt.\nThe current design is larger, and more complicated.\u00a0 From the Bride\u2019s Trousseau<\/em> is a 1\/8 symmetrical whole cloth quilt, meaning that it was designed on a 22.5-degree wedge, then copied and mirrored to create the pattern.\u00a0 It is quilted in silk threads.\u00a0 Margaret\u2019s favorite areas of the quilt are the Sashiko-inspired fills.\u00a0 They are quilted with a marked grid and give the quilt a very traditional feeling.\"\"<\/a>\nIt took Margaret about a year to finish the quilt. What did she learn along the way? Says Margaret, \u201cI have this ability to make simple tasks take WAY longer than they should!\u00a0 This is mostly because I don\u2019t just work on one quilt at a time.\u00a0 I frequently have at least 3 quilts in various stages of construction, quilting or finishing at any given time. I learned that quilting with colored thread creates a beautiful effect, but it\u2019s challenging.\u00a0 I also learned that I appreciate taking the time to make a quilt double-sided (and it helps identify those pesky little areas that need fixing before a judge finds them!).\nMargaret was \u201csurprised\u201d to know that this quilt had also won a prestigious award at Road 2017.\u00a0 She related that From the Bride\u2019s Trousseau \u201c<\/em>had been out and to several shows the last 2 years.\u00a0 Sometimes it does nothing, and other times, it surprises me.\u00a0 During the quilting journey, I have just learned to appreciate when the quilts do win, as nothing is ever certain.\u00a0 I do the best I can do, and then it is out of my hands.\u00a0 It is wonderful when judges recognize my efforts.\u201d\nAfter winning two awards, Margaret is certainly not resting on her accomplishments. She recently finished a book with AQS, along with two other self-published books. She teaches at select quilting shows and writes for Machine Quilting Unlimited magazine.\u00a0 In her \u201cspare time,\u201d she even still quilts for clients (one of her client\u2019s quilts was also entered in Road 2017). And of course, she is working on the coming year\u2019s show quilts. All in all, Margaret says, \u201cIt\u2019s a fun life!\u201d]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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