One of the small challenges our ThreadBenders group held last year was to make a sun quilt. That was it. No other rules, but the reason Vicki came up with this challenge idea was because she watches CBS Sunday Morning and they post artwork featuring suns. She told us the artists never know if or when their sun might appear. Once our quilts were made she entered them all at our local CBS affiliate. To see all of the quilts our group created click here.
Last June a non-quilting friend of mine said she saw my name on tv. I looked confused and her response was “your name was there, and a picture of a quilt with a sun, but I think part of it was missing”. I showed her the quilt and told her the design was meant to be a quarter of the sun shining down from the upper left corner (like when we would draw landscapes as children). We laughed. I was sorry I missed seeing it.
Over the next few months Vicki saw many of our quilts appear on tv and tried to photograph them (which I thought was quite a fete since they’re on the screen for mere seconds). Then, last week she sent me this:
My quilt was repeated! Woo Hoo! I was so grateful she sent me this photo, since I’m never around to watch tv on Sunday morning. Actually, since we’ve moved to our new home we haven’t even pursued getting tv service. Mike and I just aren’t tv watchers. We had an antenna at our previous home, and can’t find anyone to put one up here. So we read in the evenings and this house has kept us plenty busy the rest of the time.
I’m so pleased Vicki took the photos of our quilts. Here are the others she’s spotted so far:
I was impressed that she got photos of so many, but then she confessed that she tapes the show and can pause to snap the pics 🤣 .
Vicki suggests other artists make and send in their rendering of a sun, in any medium. You never know when you’ll have your 15 seconds of fame!
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Also…
Lenora emailed me a question about last week’s post:
“I am quite taken with the quilt in the picture of Valeria’s show and tell 2018. Would you know the name of it?”
I didn’t, but I’m hoping one of you might”.
Here’s the photo:
Please reply in the comments if you have any information about this pattern. Thanks!
Patricia Nieman says
I believe that quilt pattern is called Simply Woven. I have made one like it in autumn colors. I found the pattern in one of the quilt magazines a few years back. It’s made using 2 jelly roll packs. Google “Simply Woven quilt pattern” to find it.
judy raddatz says
Great challenge
Dawn Ellen Weideman says
Great artistic interpretations of the sun!
Ellen Lewellen says
Not exactly that pattern, but a very similar one at Keepsake Quilting online. The last time I looked it was on sale as a kit. A friend made it in flannel plaids and it is lovely and cuddly.
Colleen Terry says
I think that pattern may be called “Woven Ribbons”.