While I’m away teaching at the AQS show Paducah, KY this week, I thought it would be fun to reminisce about one of my early “modern” quilts I made several years ago. It’s called Facets, and it’s extra special because it got a 2nd place ribbon at the show back in 2016.

This was shortly after they first introduced the modern category to the show, AND this was the first quilt I designed and made for the first book I ever wrote called Machine Quilting with Style. (The Facets pattern begins on page 90).

Although this book is now out of print, I still have a few dozen physical copies left, and there’s a PDF download version available, too!

Click here to get a signed copy of Machine Quilting with Style, while supplies last.
Click here to get the PDF/digital download version of Machine Quilting with Style.

Just for funsies, below is the whole group of 12 quilts that’s included in the book. They all have a bit of modern flair, and each one includes a complete step-by-step machine quilting plan.

It’s fun to remember that I actually shared many of the quilts in the books at different shows and even picked up a couple ribbons at other shows too. Of course, that’s not why I quilt, but it is a feather in my cap when I can snag the occasional ribbon at a show.

Making Facets, along with the other quilts was such a labor of love! Although I had been teaching locally for many years before I wrote that first book, it kicked off my national teaching career, and for that I am truly grateful!

Domestic machine quilting is all about “scrunching” and “smooshing” a quilt under the machine!