JODIE DAVIS' QUILT SHOW

I have always been creative and my Mom supported and encouraged me in my interests. I took classes in junior high, but other than that I'm self-taught. My sister got me started sewing. My first project was a yellow gingham skirt.

I was turned onto quilting by a family friend who had made a quilt. All I can remember of it is the back which had a maze with a kitty at one end and a mouse in the center. I found a few books in the library and subscribed to Quilter's Newsletter Magazine. I knew no other quilters, so learned by reading and doing. My Mom still has my first quilt.

What's Next?

Next up though is raw edge applique. Before getting into paper piecing I did two books, Three-Dimensional Applique and Three-Dimensional Pieced Quilts. One of the quilts in the former book was a log cabin using a raw edge applique technique. Essentially I stitched the "logs" to the top in quilt as you go fashion. Since the logs were 1" larger than the spaces allotted to them I sewed 1/2" inside the raw edges, leaving the seam allowances free.

Well, friends reported back that the quilting community thought I had a lot of nerve letting my seam allowances show. Guess I was a bit ahead of my time. Fast forward eight years later. What with the popularity of the Bulls Eye quilts and the shaggy flannel quilt, I see the time has come, so "Raw Edge Applique" will be out in spring 2002. I have included both pieced and appliqued designs in the book, some traditional including Dresden Plate, Drunkard's Path, Orange Peel and Log Cabin. It's fun, very easy, and requires very little precision since those loose seam allowances cover up and joins. Sounds like a dream, doesn't it?!

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Paper-Pieced Bed Quilts by Jodie Davis