Art Quilts by Kathy York

 No. 6

48" x 27"

Wow! This one did not disappoint! I have big crazy love feels for it! I have chosen to photograph in it front of another one of my favorite around town art pieces, this lovely rhino!

It started as an exploration in scale. 

I have been making so many small half square triangles that once I got to the bigger ones, I took a pause. Making the big blocks felt like cheating somehow...? But I kinda love them too, and it was fun to see how they played with the smaller blocks. The tiny ones are 1" blocks.

While piecing these together, I saw other shapes emerge during the stitching process that I might want to explore later... The work itself provides unexpected gifts like this.

I was also happy to be able to decide on the quilting design really quickly. 

But sadly this one left a lot of threads to tuck. Still, it was totally worth it.  It is crosshatched in the blue sections and 1/4" lines in the orange and pink sections, very linear!

Sometimes my quilts need blocking before binding.  This was one of those. I don't mind the blocking, except that as soon as the quilting is finished, I get a rush to complete the binding. This part of wetting the quilt, and pinning it to the rug, and then waiting a full day for it dry is a slow delay. I typically feel rather impatient, and this time was no different!

However, as shown in the top photo, I did finally get there, and am now really enjoying this little quilt!