2025 update: with enough rosettes to finally lay out the quilt on the design wall, I realize how much more there is to do! I don’t think it’s more year, but more months to go. All internal rosettes are complete! I love how it look like a clockwork. Now I can decide in advance what rosettes should be which color, and place them in. I’m thinking of renaming this quilt Earth View La Pas, to emphasize the initial fabric choice (see below). the exterior rosettes will all incorporate black to fade out into the border which will also be black. So exciting!
I discovered this fabric line called Earth Views by Dr. Karen Nyberg. These fabrics are from photos she made from space while on mission. As an engineer and astronaut, she made her trips to space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery and the International Space Station. She has even made a quilt in space! These fabrics are a part of each rosette in the quilt. Here’s what the line looks like:
The Las Passacaglia patten is by Willyne from her Millefiori book, changed the quilt show landscape several years ago, is my new obsession. I’ve been working up to this English Paper Piecing (EPP) project since I started in January 2022 on Alice Nova. The huge pieces in that Tula Pink pattern really got me up and running and mastering the EPP technique in total comfort.
Karoline Wallace 