(river run 2024 by ann rhode, 69W x 69L”)

river run is made with one block, a half-square triangle made two ways. some are made with only one fabric and some are made with a strip on one edge.

the colors are a contrast of warm neutrals with soft rusts in the strips contrasting with the cool blues to make the river against the sandy shore.

annette chavez fountain beautifully quilted river run using ripples in the water and pebbles in the sandy parts.

(challenge 2024 by ann rhode, 31W x 32L”)

twice a year ann attends “quilt camp” where she meets up with quilting friends for a week of quilt work, creative collaboration and socializing. they often “challenge” each other to design a piece with a certain fabric or pattern. this quilt is the product of one of these challenges. the blue and green background fabric was chosen as the challenge fabric. ann made a series of pillars in different fabrics and heights. she grounded them with contrasting horizontal stripes. for ann, it was a fun exercise and a way to play with value, proportion and pattern.

(violet garden 2021 by ann rhode, 68W x 45L”)

ann describes creating “violet garden” as an exercise in designing an intermittent “fence” or grid that allows you to see the florals behind it. she liked the idea of looking through something to view the unexpected.

violet garden is machine pieced and machine quilted. fabrics and batting are all cotton.

(floating, 2021 by ann rhode, 80W x 84L”)

ann created “floating” in another attempt to reduce her scrap bag. the printed strips were all leftovers from other quilts. she estimates over 200 different fabrics were used, which gives a sense of the incredible size of her fabric collection. the scraps were organized by width and then arranged with the lightest value prints at the top and increasing to the darkest at the bottom. the horizontal solid strips were appliquéd in place after.

floating is is machine pieced and machine quilted. fabrics and batting are all cotton.

(flower power, 20XX by ann rhode, 62W x 62L”)

ann created “flower power” to showcase her collection of big floral prints. when designing it, she felt it needed the darker verticals with the thin strips to give some structure to the piece and to encourage the feeling of dappled light peeking through. the wider horizontal strips provide tranquil pathways across the lighter triangles.

this piece did not end up making much of a dent in her big print floral collection! 

flower power is machine pieced and machine quilted. fabrics and batting are all cotton.

(teapots, 2019 by ann rhode 54W x 54L”)

for ann rhode, designing a quilt often begins with a geometric challenge. in creating tea pots, she originally wanted to make a one block quilt with curved seams. ultimately, she needed two blocks to make it pleasing. the emergence of the tea pot was a surprise!

ann used japanese yukata fabrics to build the tea pots, supported by solid fabrics and other small prints. the warm background fabrics offset the deeper blues, greens and reds of the tea pots. 100% cotton fabrics and batting were used. the quilt is both machine pieced and quilted.

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