Astrid's Kawandi Quilt

Astrid has been extremely busy these last couple of months.  Astrid really like's making quilts that represent different cultures.  She recently went to a retreat where she met another quilter who had an amazing quilt.  She said it was a Kawandi quilt.  Astrid had taken her big box of scraps, to the retreat, so this quilt was easy to make while she was at the retreat.  

Of course, Jane was over for a visit, and she put on the new outfit that Astrid made for her.  Wow! Those rose-colored overalls and striped shirt fit her perfectly.  Jane love's her new outfit.  Jane was really impressed with Astrid's Kawandi quilt, too.  Astrid said there are lots of websites and blogs about Kawandi quilts, if you are interested.  Apparently, Kawandi is an India quilt style that was brought to India by Africans, who call their style of quilting Siddi.   If you need to write a research paper, this is a great topic, and a great way to learn about another style of quilting!

Now, Jane has a dilemma.  She cannot decide which quilting style to teach in her upcoming January tutorial; Hachi or Kawandi.

Marsha's Coin Quilt

Something we quilters come to realize, sooner or later, is every time we make a quilt, we also make scraps.  Marsha has been trying to get all our scraps under control, but it seems like a futile activity.  She used some scraps to make a lovely coin quilt.  

Astrid helped Marsha hold up the quilt for a photo.  It is lovely and very scrappy.  Marsha said she is going to do another scrappy quilt with chunks of fabric scraps, the way Karen Brown shows in one of her videos about how to make an ugly quilt.  The funny thing is if you use the right scraps, they turn into lovely quilts, instead.  That is just one more thing we have learned about the magic of quilt making.