Charlotte Viktorija's quilt is also an "I spy" quilt (see my previous post). As I didn't know whether the baby would be a girl or a boy, I made it so that either gender would be fine.
I used printed Dick and Jane fabric for the sashing and thin red stripe for the outer border.
Above; Close-up of sashing and border
Above is the backing fabric
Above: the label
Mya Jo's Quilt is an "I spy" quilt, the first of several made this year. The basic pattern is a "square within a square" block. The central 5" square has objects in it which can be talked about and used to develop language in young children. Fabrics printed with letters and numbers are also used. The label can also be used to familiarise the child with her name in print.
Above is a selection of close-ups of the blocks
The back of Mya Jo's quilt
The quilt label
This special quilt was made for the youngest grandchild of Lynette Riley who was a student of mine many years ago. Lolowia was named for ancestors on her father's side. She is pictured below lying on the back of the quilt.
Lolowia's mother, Garrigarra shows the front of the quilt.
The back of the quilt is decorated with a goanna theme, one of the clan totems of Lolowia's Wiradgery family.
Lolowia's grandmother came to me to pick up the quilt.
AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL ARTIST: CINDY WALLACE comes from a well-known artistic background and a number of her works have been printed in the past by M & S Textiles Australia. This fabric is entitled "Bush Foods". The fabric used for sashing has made the whole quilt look as if it is in dappled sunlight, an amazing and unexpected effect.
The label shows possums and their tracks as well as embroidered goanna & kangaroo tracks, all of which are family, clan and individual totems.
Above is a closeup of the enpoint strip. The dark square is part of a vintage Japanese silk kimono.
The quilt label above
Dragonfly quilting detail on the back of the quilt
