Mathematician, color junkie and small piecer extraordinaire
Chawne Kimber spent a sunny Saturday teaching a group of quilters from
the Philly and Lancaster Modern Quilt Guilds to push boundaries, and
think big by thinking small.
We were enthralled by her
adventures in tiny piecing, and gasped at each mini quilt Chawne sent
around the room. Myriad colors and textures made both perfectly aligned
and intentionally wonky blocks. The details were incredible, and the
expertly pressed quilt backs were beautiful too. Chawne works with
cotton, as well as denim, hand dyed fabrics and silk. Some pieces in her
blocks were 1/8 inch wide, and Chawne pushes the envelope by shrinking
traditional blocks smaller than anyone could imagine. Her mathematical
mind gives her precision in piecing, and her creativity takes this to
the next level.
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look at those seams! |
-Hayley Crawford
(all photos taken by me, the last pic is my work)
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