A friend and I were lucky enough to attend a “giant circles” workshop with Daisy Aschehoug when she was in the U.S. recently. Daisy is from the U.S. but married a man from Norway, and they eventually decided to move their family back to Norway. She is taking full advantage of living in Europe, teaching in various countries and having exhibitions all over the place. What an adventurous lady!
Anyway, after teaching at QuiltCon, Daisy agreed to come to North Carolina to teach a workshop and give a lecture, and I attended both. I showed a couple of her samples previously, but here are some more.
These circles finish 24″ in diameter–she isn’t kidding when she says giant circles!
Finally, here is my finished quilt:
Quilt stats:
Name: Giant Circles
Finished size: 68″ x 56″
Designed and made by: me, using templates designed and made by Daisy Aschehoug
Quilted by: Linda Nichols
This is one of my faves so far this year! And I recommend Daisy’s workshop if you have a chance to take it.
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I like the angular lines juxtaposed against the curved arcs. Makes the circles less ‘restrictive’. (for lack of another word…)
Your colors are great – especially playing around with different shades of white/cream (at least that’s how they look on my computer) as the background.
I LOVE your quilt! Daisy taught a virtual workshop for our Portland Modern Quilt Guild about a year or so ago. I continue to find working with circles and curves so intriguing and interesting in the context of improv qullt design.
Yes, I appreciated her clear explanations and the options provided by those big circles. Thanks for visiting and commenting.
Thanks, Laura. I love having a variety in the background, now that I’m accustomed to it 😀
Very striking!
Thanks!
Wow that is an amazing piece you made! I love what that designer/teacher is doing with circles – very creative. Imagine traveling about Europe teaching!
Yes, and what I wonder is how many languages Daisy speaks by now!
Marvellous giant circles. Yours are really striking
Thanks, it was a fun and interesting project.
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