tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post9057492646898965811..comments2024-03-11T06:44:18.577-07:00Comments on Wonkyworld: Four Circular Vine BlocksBill Volckeninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-69269918748339601872010-12-03T23:26:30.729-08:002010-12-03T23:26:30.729-08:00Thank you for sharing those wonderful close ups of...Thank you for sharing those wonderful close ups of the quilt.<br />The quilting is amazing!!Miriamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03831644517557759507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-2905060331351537552010-12-03T20:29:49.652-08:002010-12-03T20:29:49.652-08:00I am enjoying this show so much, Bill. Yes, the q...I am enjoying this show so much, Bill. Yes, the quilt is inspirational. I think you are right to avoid a mass production of this quilt. For one thing, I doubt anyone these days could replicate the intense quilting. For me, the quilting increases its charm. Those of us who follow your blog are lucky to see it. Thanks.lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13965043838288712362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-14719701548783896202010-12-03T15:10:48.336-08:002010-12-03T15:10:48.336-08:00I love the combination of fruits in these blocks.....I love the combination of fruits in these blocks...not surprising that they lived on a farm! As a quilter I think it is difficult not to be inspired by quilts we see but attempting to duplicate gets a bit tedious. (I expect however I may see more fruit on my next applique block!)YankeeQuilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324287185970922332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-32527931000283967992010-12-03T10:45:32.115-08:002010-12-03T10:45:32.115-08:00Glad you're all enjoying the blocks. I learn s...Glad you're all enjoying the blocks. I learn something new every time I look at this quilt. It was really fun to see Ronda Beyer looking at the quilt. She had some great observations about the construction - things I just don't know because sewing is something I haven't really learned.<br /><br />Una- How wonderful to have a reader from Norway! Feel free to make your own studies, and have fun with those. Just don't publish or distribute patterns from this quilt. That's all I ask. :) <br /><br />Since I'm not a really quilt maker and don't really know how to sew, it would be hard to say if I'd be tempted to recreate existing quilts. It seems pretty normal among quilt makers, so maybe. I'm just not sure if it would bring as much satisfaction as making up my own ideas. The one textile piece I've worked on - the denim piece seen in the background of Wonkyworld - is in the style of a Gee's Bend work clothes quilt. However, the actual design is something I made up on my own - so it doesn't really match any existing quilt that I know of. In this case, I've allowed myself to be influenced by something without really duplicating it.Bill Volckeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212965199140126299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-82382477628838707292010-12-03T04:11:00.622-08:002010-12-03T04:11:00.622-08:00This is so fascinating! I keep staring at the bloc...This is so fascinating! I keep staring at the blocks and wonder what the quilter might have been thinking when she worked on this quilt. As I look at the second block, the stems in the center are ending on top of the red buds and are tucked under the other end. In most of the modern quilts I have seen them tucked under the fruits or the flowers. I am just in awe!<br /><br />I understand you not wanting to re-produce the quilt. It is a piece of art and should remain that way. Great piece of art is a wonderful thing to get inspired by and best left with it's originality.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing more pictures of the quilt today!Sujata Shahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342637667662268215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-54345337036900231582010-12-03T02:38:47.780-08:002010-12-03T02:38:47.780-08:00It is such a thrill to see these up close (and per...It is such a thrill to see these up close (and personal, one may say)The pear, plums and strawberry block is amazing. At first glance the stem of the pears look like a little erroneous (if you see what I mean), and then one sees that they are all made like that. In my mind it shows an artist with an attitude:) I love your last paragraph - it is a unique work of art and should remain that way. It is tempting to try and replicate some of the blocks though. Would that be ok, do you think? Thank you for showing and sharing your passion for quilts. It is inspiring. Beyond belief. Take care. Una in a bitterly cold Norway (-11 celcius now)Unahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01495147975858391782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-373996407183148608.post-16845992213952526652010-12-03T02:08:35.995-08:002010-12-03T02:08:35.995-08:00Thanks for posting the individual blocks. It is wo...Thanks for posting the individual blocks. It is wonderful to see how someone else works, especially a quilter with such wonderful technique.<br />The embroidery detail is just wonderful (as is everything else about this quilt).Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01816506146827266570noreply@blogger.com