Quilt And Embellish In One Step

Edgewood hosts artists in residence

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On Tuesday, July 12, fabric artist Ineke Thomas will display a number of original works at the Edgewood Cottage in downtown Blowing Rock. Thomas' work will be on exhibit through Sunday, July 17, with the artist on hand at the Cottage from 1 to 4 p.m. each day.

The second annual Artists in Residence series features local artists displaying a wide range of mediums including oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings, handmade papers, pencil drawings, collages, sculpture, pottery and photography. All participating artists are members of the Blowing Rock Historical Society.

Edgewood Cottage is the historic first home of painter Elliott Daingerfield.


Ineke Thomas

Ineke Thomas' art is influenced by her Dutch heritage, early life in Indonesia and travels through many parts of the world. Thomas's attraction to fiber and fabric began at age 3 or 4 in Sumatra, Indonesia, when she would be seated on the floor watching her mother's work on her sewing machine.  

Her mother gave her scissors, thread, a needle and sewing scraps and encouraged her to make dolls and clothes for those dolls. Thus a journey of 20 years started that led to Thomas' quilting and her quilt based art.

Some 40 years ago, when expecting her first child, Thomas acquired her first quilt. When she came to the USA from the Netherlands in 1964, she had never seen a quilt until her mother-in-law gave her one in 1970 at her baby shower. Star struck by the handwork and the multiple fabrics, Thomas developed an instant desire to create quilts. 

Traditional bed size quilts made from available patterns soon became the products of Thomas's spare time. Following step-by-step directions, after 20 some years, eventually lost its appeal, which in turn catapulted her into a realm of independent design.

Stay-at-home Robin: R9: Cherie

Step 1 (July '10): 6" square (finished size) Step 2 (Aug '10): add a piece 4x6" to the lefthand side of your starter block (or the right-hand side, if you prefer) Step 3 (Sept '10): add a strip 10x3" (finished size) to the top of your previous two blocks. Alternatively, you could add it to the bottom. Step 4 (Oct '10): add a piece 3x9" to the lefthand side of your previous blocks (or the right-hand side, if you prefer) Step 5 (Nov '10): add two pieces, 4x6" and 4x7" to the top of the previous blocks (or the bottom, if you'd rather) Step 6 (Dec '10): add two pieces, 3x9" and 3x4"to the left hand side of your previous blocks (or the right-hand side, if you prefer) Step 7 (Jan '11): add three pieces - 5x5, 5x6 and 5x5 to the bottom of the previous blocks (or, if you prefer, to the top) Step 8 (Feb '11): Applique or embroidery something on your top Step 9 (Mar '11): Embroider or applique something on your top Step 10 (Apr '11): If you are going to embellish later, QUILT your piece. Otherwise either applique or embroider something or take the month off. Step 11 (May '11): If you quilted last month, then it's time to embellish. Otherwise, quilt your quilt! Step 12 (June '11): Sleeve and bind your quilt!

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