Scherenschnitte

1990 - 78"x84"

A booklet by Claudia Hopf called Scherenschnitte: Traditional Papercutting (l977) inspired me to make this quilt. The designs were originally intended for Valentines, New Year's greetings, or book plates. This was my "travel quilt," as I appliqued the squares on trips.

Honors:

• The Grand Prize in Applique from Better Homes and Gardens Books awarded at the International Quilt Festival in l990.
• Scherenschnitte won First Prize in Professional Applique at the American Quilter's Society Show in Paducah, KY, l992.
• Best Workmanship at Quilter's Heritage Celebration in Lancaster, PA, l99l
• Featured in America's Heritage Quilts, edited by Pat Wilens, Better Homes and Gardens Books, l99l.