December 2007 Challenge: Inspiration from Architecture! (Page 2)

Linda Shea
Tile Floor

Linda Shea
FLW Ceiling

Lynn G
Saint John's Rose

Mary Ann Altendorf
Islamic Tile Mosaic

Linda Shea
Gansevoort, NY

The interior design in this quilt is the design of the floor tiles in my living area. The actual tiles are in browns.

Linda Shea
Gansevoort, NY

This is my rendition of a design of a ceiling window above a fireplace at the Frank Lloyd Wright Hollyhock House in Los Angeles, CA. Of course, the actual window was not in these bright colors.

The rose window in Saint John's Cathedral in Spokane, Washington inspired the design for this block

Lynn from Nebraska

Mary Ann Altendorf
Hillsboro, OR

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I used a block called Islamic tile from EQ6's library 5-Contemporary Applique - Tiles and Celtic designs

Mary McLaughlin
Rainbow Fish

Mary McLaughlin
Pumpkin Gate

Marjorie Rhine
Amalfi Tile

Nancy Anderson
Home Sweet Home

Kennesaw GA

I found a pic of a tile from Cathedral Amalfi on the web and thought it would make a cool quilt - see it here

Marjorie Rhine
website

Nancy Anderson in Roslyn PA

Nancy Anderson
Not all the same

Nancy Rink
Tile Floor

Nancy Rink
Stained Glass Tiles

Rose Brunais
Shanghai Sidewalks

Nancy Anderson in Roslyn PA

Nancy Rink
Bakesfield, CA
nancyrinkdesigns.com

While recently in Mexico, I saw some modern tile floors in a hotel that had random compasses scattered across it. The compass tiles were painted in designs, but the only way I could attempt to recreate that effect was to use floral fabrics. I'd love to try to make this with hand dyed fabrics.

Nancy Rink
Bakersfield, CA
nancyrinkdesigns.com

This is my variation of what most of the sidewalks of Shanghai look like. They are acutally green and white, with the dark squares being green and the light colors white. The larger center square is also white. I didn't think it would make a good quilt with just the green and white so I added some color to it.

Rose Brunais
Shanghai, China

Ruth Rocker
Diamonds on the Floor

Sandie Hrycyk
Factory or Highschool

Sharon Archer
Crossed Spires

Sharon Archer
Spiraling Spires

Ruth Rocker
Beavercreek, OH

We are remodelling an older home and I found a ceramic tile that is virtually identical to this pattern. I'd love to put it in as the kitchen floor but DH thinks it's a little bit too much. I may have to make a small wallhanging with this pattern instead to hang in the kitchen :D

This quilt is created from 3 blocks to recreate a highschool built 40 years ago. It was considered quite modern architecture then! Colours were chosen to reflect clear sky, gray sky and a touch of sunshine.

Sandie Hrycyk
Northern ON

The Old Town Square in Prague is dominated by the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn. Its towering spires are reflected in the blocks I designed in EasyDraw and PatchDraw for this quilt. Mosaic No.4 block in center is from the EQ Llibrary. Autoborder styles: Striped Grove and Striped No.13.

This quilt also uses two of the blocks whose designs were inspired by the Church of Our Lady Before Tyn in Prague .Merry Kite block in center is from the EQ Llibrary. Autoborder styles: Grooves and Delectable Mountains.

Sylvia Jones
Niecie's Houses

Sylvia Jones
Denise's Testing Quilt (Back)

Ursula Barkhau
Architecture 2007 12

Ursula Barkhau

I always had a fondness for house blocks. My daughter is testing to become an architect, so I thought this quilt would be so appropriate. Then, when I showed her this, she commented on how she designed commercial buildings and really did not like houses! Oh well! (Good thing I only had a few blocks made!)

Sylvia Jones
Youngstown, OH

My daughter is testing to become an architect. I made her this quilt to commemorate this future event. The front side is very geometric and I wanted to subtly display some meaningful part of her growing career in the quilting design. I found a picture of the entryway to the largest project on which she has worked, a local high-rise hospital. I imported the picture into EQ6, traced it, and then enlarged it. It was quilted using matching metallic thread, but I thought the black lines were a little easier to see here. It really was a relatively easy and very enjoyable process and I learned soooooo much! Thanks, EQ6!

Sylvia Jones
Youngstown, OH

I used a EQ Libraies Quilt Layout and set the Applikation on Layer 2

Winnifred Masson
Morning Glories on a Trellis

Sue Wegert

Janet Bangs
Simple Things

Janet Bangs
Amish Houses

I designed the trellis background some time ago and I plan to use it in a quilt as soon as I find the perfect flower climbers. Morning Glories is attempt number 11. It looks much better with the fabrics.

Winnifred Masson, Braeside, Ontario

Design inspired by a rose medallion window in a church.

I viisualize the border design done as shadow applique. (Sheer fabric stitched over colored cotton similar to trapunto technique.)

Sue Wegert
Lily Pond Quilt Designs
Warsaw, IN

Janet Bangs
Guildford, England

This quilt is supposed to represent simple, plain things such as those associated with the Amish lifestyle. I drew the chair, and barn blocks, and the quilt hanging on the line. The house is from the block library. The quilts on the line are superimposed on layer 2.

Janet Bangs
Guildford, England

I have tried to pick simple colours similar to those that would be found in an Amish quilt. The red triangles in the trees are supposed to represent apples.