Above is a pattern I developed to use a number of my scrap Asian Fabrics. I derived inspiration from a number Sue Bruning of the simpler modern quilts that showcase the Winnepeg, Manitoba Canada fabrics. I then quilted the quilt with a gingko leaf pattern. I would be happy to share the pattern with you for print in the magazine. The quilt is entitled Asian Elegance. Most if not all of the fabrics are Kona Bay but there could have been a few Asian scrap fabrics from other lines that creeped into this scrap quilt. I started quilting in 1997 by handing piecing a set of Laura Ashley squares I had purchased in London. Why hand piecing? We had built a log cabin cottage on Lake of the Woods in Ontario Canada. With no electricity it was a way to express my crafty side. Since that original foray into hand piecing my love of quilting has grown and has resulted in a multitude of quilts for family, friends and charities. Asian fabrics have always held an attraction to me so I have collected a fair number of fat quarters. I tend to make scrap quilts and realized when I was piling up a number of Asian fabric scraps (most of them Kona Bay). While designing is not my profession I am gravitating more and more to quilting and my “fabric wall” continues to call to me.
22 Asian Fabric 2012