Where & How

 

My Rail Fence quilt is made according to Sujata Shah's instructions in her book, Cultural Fusion Quilts, which is still in print and available at quilt shops, and many online places, including Amazon.

It was Sujata's technique of cutting pieces with gentle curves that let me to this. I love the technique and have used it several times, including Lightning in the Night Sky, Waltzing Matilda and Carnelian.

Sujata suggests "gentle" curves in her book, but I rather take that to the extreme. I like them really cuckoo and extreme. As always, YMMV (Your Mileage May Vary), but I think the technique makes much more interesting quilts.

Here is the quilt so far. The left half is all sewn together. The right half all the blocks are sewn into rows, but I haven't put them together yet.

One friend thinks this has a lot of Pizzazz, and I thought that was a great name until somebody else suggested Shockwave, which I think I like better!

Incidentally, I have updated my profile picture. This is what I really look like now, with longer hair!