(More than an) Afternoon Delight
Quilt made of scrappy bright fabrics and scrappy light background fabrics. I used a mix of fabrics designed by Tula Pink, Kaffe Fassett along with other bright colored fabrics.
Machine Quilting (Mixed Technique)
91 x 89.5
Quiltmaker(s) and Credit
Pattern: Afternoon Delight (used for the center of the quilt) by Sue Garman
Pattern: Ruffled Roses (used for the border of the quilt) by Sue Garman
Machine pieced, appliqued and quilted by Linda Stokes
Artist Statement
TheQuiltShow.com released this quilt by the late Sue Garman, a nationally known quilt designer, quilt judge, and a fellow Houstonian as the show's block of the month pattern for 2020. TheQuiltShow.com released a pattern section of the quilt every month. I was challenged to make this quilt and worked on it throughout 2020 with a goal to be completed by May of 2021. Although we had a pattern to follow, and a fabric kit was available, we were encouraged to make it our own so I used fabrics in my stash, did not have to buy anything new except for the backing fabric. I designed two of the applique blocks and I didn't like the plain border with the pattern so I found a pattern for a different border. This resulted in having close to 4900 pieces of fabric in the center and 1120 pieces in the border I chose to use.. I completed it in June 2021. My quilting bee, The Cotton Pickin' Bee, was a source of encouragement to get this quilt made, otherwise I might not have finished it.
