Smile - Leanne Chahley
Smile - Leanne Chahley
Inspiration: My theme for Smile was “Maximalism.” I asked my bee mates for all the saturated colours and dancing improv blocks and spent many hours finding the hint of a medallion layout, adding connections and more blocks. Matchstick hand-drawn quilting followed by a wash and dry added he industrial look of the finished texture that I had planned. Smile makes everyone smile.
Quilting: Leanne Chahley - I added hand-drawn industrial modern matchstick quilting with my long arm machine.
Size: 67” x 52”
Contributors: Stephanie Ruyle, Kari Vojtechovsky, Melissa Ritchie, Diane Stanley, Marci Debetaz, Debbie Jeske, Karen Foster, Hillary Goodwin, Felicity Ronaghan, Leanne Chahley
Shows and Awards:
The Quilts of Bee Sewcial, Special Exhibit, Quilt Festival, Houston, 2022
Smile won Best of Show at QuiltCon 2019.
Other: Completed 2018