[ld_header_column_text]2011 • 83 x 83 cm When I heard the theme for MQS 2010 was going to be South of the Border, I knew that I had to make a quilt about my personal „South of the Border“- Spain. More specifically,Cordoba’s great mosque, Mezquita de Cordoba. Cordoba! The name sounds magnificent and majestic. Can you imagine the feel of the cool marble pillars, smooth as silk in the palm of your hand? Cool mosaic tile under your feet. This beautiful mosque has columns that were built 1200 years ago by the Moors. Today the Mesquita de Cordoba belongs as their Cathedral of the Catholic church. Totally eye appealing, the architect added the alternating red brick and stone in the curves of the arches. Innovative architecture for it’s time. Cordoba is magnificent, a place of purpose. The purpose of this place changed as the times changed. A great and mighty church The quilt, Cordoba, captures the coolness of the marble and tile, the beauty and the majesty. You can almost feel yourself in the midst of the columns. As the Mariner finds direction with the compass, so too, can be found in Cordoba. Direction, purpose, beauty, majesty, sanctuary. Cordoba. Inspiration for the quilt came from pictures of the mosque found while doing a Google search of Cordoba, Spain. The columns are just so fascinating that I wanted to capture them in my quilt, using piecing and quilting motives reminding to floor and wall tiles. For the design of the center I used „Pre Design“ to draw the picture of the hall, for sewing using paper piecing. Embellished with couching threads to enhance the outlines and Swarovski Chrystals.

Auszeichnungen/Awards:

Road2California 2011: Excellence in Longarm Quilting MQX East (Rhode Island) 2011: 3. Platz AQS Knoxville 2011: 2. Platz Quilting with Machines,Huron: 2. Platz + Viewer´s Choice IHQS Indiana Quilt Heritage 2012 : 3. Platz Minnesota Quiltshow 2012: 3. Platz Pacific International Quilt Festival: 1. Platz Innovative Quilt Odyssee 2012: Best Longarm Award North West Quilting Expo 2012: 2. Platz Shipshewana Quilt Festival 2013: 1. Platz Machine Quilting[/ld_header_column_text]

Showquilts

Cordoba

2011 • 83 x 83 cm When I heard the theme for MQS 2010 was going to be South of the Border, I knew that I had to make a quilt about my personal „South of the Border“- Spain. More specifically,Cordoba’s great mosque, Mezquita de

Fire and Ice

2009 • 235 x 235 cm Theme at Machine Quilter Showcase in Kansas ( MQS)„Fire and Ice“ Peer through the window, watch as two worlds collide. Flames from the earth reaching ever higher the coolness of the snowflakes. Fire and Ice was pieced using my

Parrot´s Island

2008 • 180 x 235 cm The inspiration for this quilt was my desire to pay tribute to these great creatures of the sea, the sea turtle. This endangered creature is beautiful in its natural habitat. To capture the beauty of the sea, I combined

Turnabout

2007 • 160 x 210 cm This block is called “Turnabout T” from 1930. This block inspired me to use a single block as the beginning. The row of stars is my vision of the old style newspaper goingfrom the black and white cubes to