yankiequilter Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Our guild's quilt show is coming up next month and I intend to enter a quilt, if for no other reason than people come to see quilts so we want to have something for them to look at. I was looking at the registration form and there is a line for "Title of Quilt", which I translate to mean the name of the quilt. Do you name your quilts, and how do you come up with the name? I've only had to name 1 child and 3 dogs in my entire life so naming things isn't something I've had a lot of practice with. I have to put the borders on the quilt and then maybe I should post a picture and you can all help me come up with a name! I added a narrow border and thought I was done, but then read the categories for the quilt show and find it doesn't fit into any of them. Currently the quilt is 74 inches square and it has to be 80 inches to fit into one of the bed quilt categories. Oh well, another border to do. Here's a picture of the quilt. I don't have a place to hang it in the house so have to do it on the deck and the wind is blowing a bit today. A closer picture - all fabrics are batik. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Show us a picture. Tell us a little about it. We can help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I always name my quilts. As MB said, post a picture...and we will help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melora Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Show Patty Jo a pic. She named one of my quilts, The label on the back reads "fried egg quilt" Aptly named. Melora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted September 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I added the photos to my original post. Thanks for any help you can give me! Also any ideas you have for quilting would be greatly appreciated. Keep in mind I am not an expert quilter. I do have crosshatch rulers and the Circle Lord to help me out, if appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I see a southwest flavor when I look at this top. Can you do some kokopeli or other indian/southwest designs on it? That would look really cool in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbigailE Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 What an amazing view from your deck, quilt included! I see many things in this quilt that could help you name it. When you were creating it, did you think of anything or anyone special? Is this a worry quilt? The center and middle row of the quilt look like that could point a direction. I know how about, All points North? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbigailE Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Not for the directionally challenged would be another name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeAnn Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 My first thought was that it looked liked stained glass. What a pretty quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I thought they sort of looked like books stacked between book ends. Ex Libris Ex Libris is a Latin phrase, meaning literally, "from books." It is often used to indicate ownership of a book, as in from the books of... or from the library of... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Carmen, I like the book idea - great quilt. How are you going to quilt it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattyJo Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 The first things that I saw were the diamond shapes. So my title for that quilt might be "Diamonds Forever" Or "Diamond Jewels" as it has all the jewel tones in it. Just another couple of ideas. I have to tell you a story - at a quilt meeting in my guild, we were speaking of the big "C" test everyone over 50 is suppose to have and one gal had just gone to the hospital to have it done. She was telling us of the pictures that were give to her and how clean everything was and kind of pretty in a different sort of way. I'm sorry if I offend anyone, but I just have to tell this. So another gal said that is she really liked the picture, she should make a quilt out of it. Then my crazy brain took over and named the quilt for her - it was "Up Yours" :P:P:P I'm sorry but its a wonder I can type and I don't know where this comes from, but I'm still laughing about that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiequilts Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 :cool::o:P:D Patty Jo I almost peed my pants! "Up Yours" ! How perfect would that be! Carmen, the quilt is luscuious, I too see something with stained glass, but the Ex Libris is pretty cool too. I name my quilts and I've named some for other teachers at my LQS, sometimes it just pops outta my mouth, like Patty Jo's one above! Look for the clues as to what you were thinking or in the middle of while you pieced it and you may come up with a great name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lym95 Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 I have no suggestion for a name, but that is an awesome looking quilt. Can't wait to see it after you quilt it. A log cabin is on my list to do...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimmiequilts Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Diamonds in the Rough??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 The outdoor natural light really brought out the colors in your quilt. It reminds me of some of the quilts illustrated in The Quiltermaker's Gift book. The fabrics look hand-painted. I would hold off naming it until you've quilted it, because you could go different directions with the style. I don't have specific suggestions for the quilting, other than the fabrics seem to call for an artful hand-crafted type of style to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 It reminds me of the Native American beading designs that were done in quivers, belts, mocs, earrings, and even on clothing. The colors look likt those tiny glass beads. It also resembles those bone breatplates we all saw them wear in the old movies, I think it's the white logs that bring that to mind. How about "Totum Jewels"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 At first glance of your quilt I seen Native American/SouthWest. I like Kristina's idea for quilting. The name that comes to mind for me is: "Pueblo Plains". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 What about "Enchantment?" I am stuck on something southwest, due to a few comments above. Now I see that, too, in the quilt. New Mexico is known as the "Land of Enchantment." My oldest son lives there - in Los Alamos, so I think of the southwest a lot. I love the word enchantment. Silly, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Patty Jo :P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P Hilarious. Carmen - I always have a hard time naming my quilts. I wait until after they are quilted and then usually I can come up with something. If I still can't then I post and let the experts come up with something for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinneaMarie Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Patty Jo:P:P:P:P:P! I'm peeing with Kim; while tears roll down my cheeks! As for that gorgeous quilt?? I'm seeing stone or marble steps!! Maybe I'm goofy;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennan100 Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 HA! Patty Jo, did ya kinda freak yourself out a bit with that one? You've sent everyone here running for the john, giggling hysterically! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda G. Craig Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 OMG, Patty Jo! You're killing me here! ROTFLMAO!! What was the question now? LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 (Patty Jo--) That Log Cabin is beautiful. I also see stained glass--the darks look so rich and varied. But--if you turn it, it looks even more Southwest. I would name it after it is quilted and not let the setting dictate the quilting design, on this one. I wouldn't discard feathers or flowers as design options just because it looks more geometric or regional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boni Posted September 7, 2009 Report Share Posted September 7, 2009 Now I'm getting into this too deep, I know. If you want a Native American name, what about "Wampum" Here's your history lesson for today. Perhaps because of its origin as a memory aid, loose beads were not considered to be high in value. Rather it is the belts themselves that are wampum. Belts of wampum were not produced until after European contact. A typical large belt of six feet in length might contain 6000 beads or more. More importantly, such a belt would be a great sanctity, because it contained so many memories. Wampum belts were used as a memory aid in Oral tradition, where the wampum was a token representing a memory. Belts were also sometimes used as badges of office or as ceremonial devices of an indigenous culture such as the Iroquois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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