Someone special from Australia has made quite a few small quilts this year.
Marian lives on 2 acres in Tanjil South, Victoria, Australia with her partner Andy and 2 small furry boys - Elmo and Oscar. (Cats - she has four adult children as well).
Her mother was a seamstress and Marian was taught at a young age to hold a needle and thread and stitch a needlework tapestry. Her "mum" also let her sew on her Singer Featherweight and by the age of nine Marian had already made clothes for her dolls. In her teens, she also made most of her own clothes on the Singer. Lucky Marian, she still has that sewing machine.
Marian lives on 2 acres in Tanjil South, Victoria, Australia with her partner Andy and 2 small furry boys - Elmo and Oscar. (Cats - she has four adult children as well).
She made her first quilt, a queen-size log cabin, in 1999 which was hand quilted and finished just in time for the Millenium.
By 2008 Marian had discovered civil war reproduction fabrics and Jane Stickle’s "Dear Jane" quilt and says she was definitely "smitten." To date, she has made 22 DJ blocks, each sewn by hand,
just as Jane’s was.
Love your color combinations here!
(This is from one of my "Schoolgirl Club" patterns )
(Schoolhouse quilt from Prairie Children & Their Quilts)
Here's what Marian says about making small quilts :
"On
a sleepless night back in 2010, I stumbled upon your [Kathy's] blog, quite by
accident . . . imagine my surprise!! As it happened, I already owned a copy of
‘American Doll Quilts’ and ‘Prairie Children and Their Quilts’ and here was the
author’s blog, what a thrill!! It was while reading your blog that I discovered
you had a Yahoo quilt group, so I signed up immediately because although I had
never made a doll quilt before, I was keen to get started . . . and I’ve been
happily making doll quilts ever since.
"I love the whole process of making a small quilt, but above all I love to hand quilt . . . it’s such a lovely, relaxing thing to do. I must admit that I’ve enjoyed the Small Quilt monthly challenges immensely. One of the things I’ve discovered while doing the challenges is that I’m really having fun with personalizing the designs, adding my own twist, if you like. I’ve also discovered that I love the challenge of making smaller versions . . . I’ve become addicted to minis LOL!!"
"I love the whole process of making a small quilt, but above all I love to hand quilt . . . it’s such a lovely, relaxing thing to do. I must admit that I’ve enjoyed the Small Quilt monthly challenges immensely. One of the things I’ve discovered while doing the challenges is that I’m really having fun with personalizing the designs, adding my own twist, if you like. I’ve also discovered that I love the challenge of making smaller versions . . . I’ve become addicted to minis LOL!!"
Inside Marian's studio
Thanks, Marian. I've so enjoyed seeing your beautiful work.
Visit Marian's blog at http://marianedwardsdreamweaver.typepad.com You're in for a treat!
I love them all! Thanks for sharing them all!
ReplyDeleteI love all the little quilts! Thanks for sharing them with us. Karmen
ReplyDeleteMarian, I just love seeing all your quilts, and the way you display them. You are a inspiration to me. I also enjoy reading your blog. You always seem to be having so much fun!! Thanks for sharing your quilts with us. Karen/IL.
ReplyDeleteEach little piece is a unique little treasure! Than you Marion for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kathleen for making it possible.
Oh! My, but she's good! I love her fabric choices too. I'd like to visit her studio!
ReplyDeleteI so love those little quilts. Beautiful and satisfaction in a short period of time!
ReplyDeleteLovely presentation of Marion's work. What a beautiful collection of little quilts.
ReplyDeleteThey are all so lovely, and inspire me to get busy! ~Lynda
ReplyDeletel have visited her studio, and its as much fun as it looks. Marian is a wonderful and generous lady l am happy to call my friend!!
ReplyDeleteOh, the inspiration!!
How exciting to see my friend Marion's quilts on your blog! She is such a talented woman and a fabulous friend. Love our get togethers - she is such a generous person. I've been following her progress both thru her blog and in person as she's created the quilt challenges set each month. Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHey from France,
ReplyDeleteI love all the little quilts.
Thank you for this sharing
Beautifull
From France too.. Marian congratulations for mini quilts , i lové them
ReplyDeleteMarian, I love your work. I also always love reading your blog..the colors that you put together, the hand quilting and the display of your quilts are always such a joy to see.. You challenge me in many ways..Great Job.
ReplyDeleteThey are all fantastic.congratulations,Maria!
ReplyDeletebeautiful work. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful introduction to Marion. Amazing collection of her beautiful work.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing all of Marian's little quilts. I've gotten the bug, too, and boy is it fun:) You get such a sense of accomplishment when you get that little quilt done so quickly. Thanks for the monthly challenges:)
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Kathy, I love your idea of featuring the work of wonderful quilters! Showing us their creations add even more depth to the beautiful work you've already done. It's a lovely way to share and include so many versions, and we're all richer for it! Thank You!! Marian, seeing your quilts all together in their "home" is inspiring!! Thanks for sharing! Cathryn in Corvallis
ReplyDeletesuperbe !!!
ReplyDeleteBises de FRANCE !
Marian does beautiful work and I love seeing the fabrics she chooses. They always go so well together. This is something I need to work on more. Thanks to Kathy & Marian.
ReplyDeleteLinda in IN
Hi, soooo cute your mini quilt and the weaver tooo:-)
ReplyDeleteA big hug from Italy, Emanuela
Thanks so much, Kathy, for introducing me to Marian Edwards, I've just spent a lovely few hours perusing her blog. I love her quilts and her sense of colour. She is a very talented lady. Sorry she's so far away, as I would love to visit her studio. I've bookmarked this one for sure.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, I love all mini quilts
ReplyDeletemurielle