Folk Art Meets Free Motion; 82 Inches of Domestic Freedom
Joanie Zeier Poole
82” x 82”
2014
The machine pieced and hand appliqued top was inspired by the Buttermilk Farm Quilt by Teri Christopherson of Black Mountain Quilts, ©1998. This quilt demonstrates the impact that learning free-motion quilting had on this 15 year old quilt top. Joanie created original quilting motifs and textures to fill the plain spaces of the top with reined free-motion quilting. What began as a simple folk art was transformed into an elegant piece of art with intricate quilting designs and textures quilted in 178 hours on a domestic sewing machine.
The materials used were cotton fabrics, Legacy Wool Batting, Silk Thread by Superior and YLI and The Bottom Line Thread by Superior Threads.
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Awards and Exhibits
2014 Denver National Quilt Festival, Honorable Mention
2014 Prairie Heritage Quilt Show, Founder’s Award and 3rd Place Applique
2014 American Quilter;s Society Show, Grand Rapids, Best Machine Quilting – Domestic
2014 Quilt Expo, Madison, WI ,3rd Place Applique
2015 Midwest Marvels Exhibit, International Quilting Assn. Chicago
