Gudrun Erla's Round Robin Quilt
A creative explosion was the result when four quilt designers took on a project that pushed all their personal boundaries. See the journey Gudrun's quilt took from rectangular block to modern wall hanging.
Meet Gudrun Erla [1]
Gudrun Erla of GE Designs [2] joined three fellow designers in the No-Rules Round Robin Challenge.
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Gudrun's Reveal [5]
With an aesthetic more modern than the other participants, her shock at seeing the finished top was immediately apparent.
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Gudrun's Shock [6]
Their creativity and ingenuity left her nearly speechless as she took it all in.
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Gudrun's Close Look [7]
So captivated by the results, she got up close to check out the details.
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Gudrun's Thoughts [8]
Hear Gudrun and the other designers talk about the No-Rules Round Robin and Gudrun's quilt.
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Round 1: Gudrun [9]
The only one to make a rectangular center at the start, Gudrun used a 15° ruler to cut pieces for the fans.
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Round 2: Kari [10]
Kari Carr added three rows of piping to the wavy border and finished off the corners with exclamation points.
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Round 3: Terri [11]
Terri Degenkolb continued with Kari’s exclamation points, using them to create jacks (as in the children’s game). She also added polka dots.
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Round 4: Terry [12]
Terry played with the 15° ruler, ultimately deciding to add fan pieces only to the corners and centers of the scalloped sides.
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Gudrun's Final Touches [13]
After the reveals were completred, Gundrun and the other designers went to work in the American Patchwork & Quilting Crafts Lab discussing what, if anything, should be done to "complete" these quilt tops.
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Gudrun's Finished Quilt [14]
In the end, Gudrun's finished quilt had the most unique final shape with its modern scalloped edge.
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Rays of Friendship [15]
Prior to quilting, Gudrun added a label to her quilt back with all four designers' names and her name for the quilt--Rays of Friendship.
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