This first quilt was made to display the beautiful fabrics from a line called Ancient Beauty, by Robert Kaufman. A friend and I found fat quarter bundles of this in a shop we visited while travelling, and the fabric was just too beautiful to leave there.
Here’s the swirl picture:
Quilt Stats:
Name: Ancient Beauty
Pattern: tic-tac wall quilt from the book Cozy Modern Quilts by Kim Schaefer
Finished size: 51″ x 61″
Made by: me
Quilted by: Linda Nichols
The second quilt is the “Indonesian ethnic” one made after I watched a lecture on ethnic fabrics.
Quilt Stats:
Name: Indonesian Ethnic
Pattern source: Block design by Carole Lyles Shaw for some blocks; Gwen Marston style stars for some blocks; overall design is mine
Finished size: 60″ x 68″
Made by: me
Quilted by: Linda Nichols
Zippy Quilts 
Wow that Ancient Fabric is gorgeous! That swirl picture really shows off the beauty of the fabrics! Indonesian ethnic looks awesome 🙂
Thanks. You see why that fabric just jumped into my basket–ha!
The tic-tac block is perfect for showcasing large scale or can’t-cut-this prints! I have the book, I think, but it’s quicker to ask — did you follow the pattern for the orientation of the blocks (=where the black square is) or did you just put ’em up to please the eye? And the stars twinkle merrily!
OMG, I think I actually followed the pattern 😀
Good to hear from you!
More beautiful quilts from your studio.
I know that feeling of having to give special fabrics a good home!
Indeed, those special fabrics have a habit of jumping into my cart!