This quilt is based on the
design by
Aie Rossmann
in her book
"Affairs of the Heart ".
Offered as a
block of the month
class at Ann Silva's Bernina Sewing Center,
we covered 3 blocks
a month.
"Affairs of the Heart"
Affairs of the Heart - "Affairs of the Heart " design by Aie Rossmann
Machine applique using satin embroidery around a variety of fabrics
provides stunning results in these individual 7-inch blocks...
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I started this project in
January and finished in December of 2006.
I only kept track of the
time I spent doing the
embroidery work which
amounted to 110 hours.
It measures 62 x 62.
Pictures of the
individual blocks
are shown below.
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 Cheryl spent a lot of time in the position seen at right >>>
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The Affairs of the Heart Quilt was awarded the First Place Blue Ribbon at the New Mexico Fiber Arts Fiesta, for Traditional Pieced, Appliqued or Mixed Technique Quilts.
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