Kari Carr's Round Robin Quilt

November 14, 2013
A creative explosion was the result when four quilt designers took on a project that pushed all their personal boundaries. See the thoughtful design elements added to this quilt every step of it's journey. 
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Meet Kari Carr

Designer Kari Carr of New Leaf Stitches began the No-Rules Round Robin with the same angst as the other three participants--"What if my work doesn't measure up to others' expectations?"

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Kari's Reveal

At first glance, the big reveal of Kari's quilt exceeded her expectations.

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Kari's Surprise

She was surprised to see that her quilt center had at some point in the process been set on-point.

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Kari's Thoughts

Hear Kari and the other designers talk about the No-Rules Round Robin and Kari's quilt.

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Round 1: Kari

Kari worked with batiks and templates to piece a medallion-style center surrounded by a cream border.

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Round 2: Terri

Terri re-created Kari's center in Adobe Illustrator in order to repeat the "funky" 15° angles. This addition changed the appearance of Kari's cream border, making it mimic the four rounded curves of the center medallion.

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Round 3: Terry

Inspired by a catalog photo, Terry added a border of light Drunkard's Path units on a dark background.

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Round 4: Gudrun

Gudrun arrived at an "aha" moment when she opted to put the quilt on point, adding large triangles to each corner and finishing the design with pieced Flying Geese.

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Kari's Final Touches

Wanting to make sure the final round was really the end of design work on the quilt, the four designers spent time in the American Patchwork & Quilting Crafts Lab after the big reveals were finished.

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Kari's Finished Quilt

Kari's quilt, which she named SYN.ER.GY, combines thoughtful elements from each designer. What Kari learned most about the Round Robin process--"You've got to trust your instincts, relax, and look for what the quilt needs next."

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