{"product_id":"popping-the-cork-carol-ann-freda","title":"Popping the Cork","description":"This is a scrap quilt, using Dale Fleming's technique for making circles.\u003cp\u003eI used the \"Crazy quilt\" technique for the large circles at the top ( a mix of all the colors) and some of the small circles (to blend the complementary colors). I added a gradient of solid colors to compliment the design, and \"Give the eye a place to rest\".\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eI hand quilted a wave pattern and spiraling ribbons on the solid circles, quilting \"In the ditch on the Crazy Quilt circles.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eI binded it with a wavy and scalloped edge, my first, after watching Alex Anderson demonstrate how it is done.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eI finished it, by hand sewing small multicolored seed beads on the gray fabric with the quilted wave pattern. Lyric Montgomery Kinard's \" Bead It Like You Mean It\", gave me the inspiration and techniques for adding the beads.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eTo top it off, I used Ricky Tims' method of adding a hanging sleeve, which allows extra fabric to accommodate the distortion on the front from the hanging dowel. The quilt hangs flat and straight, without distorting the scalloped edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eAn application, of just a few of the many things I have seen and learned being a member of TQS.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eThe quilt's \"bubbles and waves\" make me think of rising bubbles in a champagne glass. Happy New Year!\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carol Ann Freda \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eQuilter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Carol Ann Freda \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eYear Made:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2015 \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eOwned By:\u003c\/strong\u003e Karen Freda \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 66-1\/2 x 66-1\/2 inches \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eShows \u0026amp; Museums:\u003c\/strong\u003e NA \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAwards:\u003c\/strong\u003e NA \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carol Ann Freda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54047342592275,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0918\/4575\/5155\/files\/popping-the-cork.gif?v=1776151415","url":"https:\/\/gallery.thequiltshow.com\/products\/popping-the-cork-carol-ann-freda","provider":"The Quilt Show Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}