This Quilt was inspired by an Aloe Polyphylla aka “Spiral Aloe” that I saw at a garden show. The continuous geometric shapes entranced me, and I knew that I must turn this into a quilt. Yet, how do I replicate the natural phenomena with pure piecing (no applique) only? This problem ended up being exceedingly challenging as the simple alternative of applique just didn’t fit with my concept of this being a fresh and modern quilt. After Careful consideration and the advantage of the Computer Program Quilter's Assistant, I created a series of paper templates.

 

This quilt contains 12 Kona solids and utilizes both foundation and English style paper piecing. All the English-style pieces (85%) were sewn done by hand. To create depth, this quilt has a layer of wool and cotton batting.

 

Quilting took place on my Baby Lock Jazz utilizing both a continuous spiral and dense pebbling. For a final touch, I hand sewed on Natural beads (bamboo, Jasper, and tigers eye) to give a more “Modern Western” quality.

 

Update: 12.27.17 This quilt was not selected for the 2018 Quilt Con Juried display, but I am still very proud of it!