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Quilt Show Bits, Part 2

One of the highlights of our quilt show is our Featured Quilter. This year it was a treat to see the many quilts of Carol Schwankl. Carol is a delightful lady, who loves to quilt and takes a great deal of pride in her workmanship. When she talks about her quilts, you can see her passion for her craft in her smile and in the twinkle in her eye. Carol was kind enough to allow me to photograph her along with some of her quilts for this post. Thanks, Carol!

Carol began sewing when she was 7 years of age. Through the years, she has sewn clothing (suits, formal wear, wedding dresses) but eventually settled on quilting. She especially enjoys traditional quilting — applique, hand sewing and machine piecing. She has won numerous state and national awards for her quilts.

Here is Carol with one of her favorite quilts.

Quilt Show Bits, Part 2 - Carol Schwankl, our Featured Quilter - piecefulthoughts.com

She had a lovely variety of quilts on display. A beautiful medallion quilt is shown here.

Quilt Show Bits, Part 2 - Carol's beautiful medallion quilt, one of many quilts she had on display at the show - piecefulthoughts.com

There were several quilts hung along the wall.

More quilts were layered on tables, and draped over a railing. It made a beautiful display. I didn’t think to ask her how many she had at the show, but there were many!

My favorite was this beautiful New York Beauty.

Quilt Show Bits, Part 2 - Carol's beautiful New York Beauty quilt - piecefulthoughts.com

The colors were absolutely stunning, and you know how much I love those points!

Truly, Carol’s workmanship is amazing. Everything is precise and perfect.

Quilt Show Bits, Part 2 - Detail photo of the workmanship and quilting on Carol's New York Beauty quilt - piecefulthoughts.com

Carol creates her quilts from start to finish. Her quilting is gorgeous.

Quilt Show Bits, Part 2 - Detail photo of Carol's amazing quilting - piecefulthoughts.com

Notice that tiny stipple and pretty trapunto.

My photos don’t begin to do her work justice, but I wanted to share a few with you. I wish you could have seen them at the show.

Thanks again, Carol, for letting me show off some of your beautiful quilts!

Wendy

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