From #lovewins to the passage of North Carolina’s HB2 and similar proposed bills across the nation (if there’s any question, I celebrated the former and decry the latter), discrimination based on how we label ourselves and each other has been on my mind daily in the past year (coincidentally the span of time from this quilt’s conceptualization to completion).
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Front: Alison Glass Handcrafted 2, Alison Glass Sun Print, Alexia Abegg Paper Bandana, Momo Linen Mochi Dot, Rashida Coleman-Hale Zephyr. Back: cream linen, Kaufman Manchester Yarn Dyed Charcoal, Kaufman Interweave Chambray Black, Kaufman Manchester Yarn Dyed Steel, Kaffe Fasset Collective Shot Cotton Latte, Kaffe Fasset Collective Shot Cotton Artemisia, Cotton & Steel Solids Silver, Kaffe Fasset Collective Shot Cotton Steel, Kaufman Manchester Yarn Dyed Pepper, Kaufman Essex Yarn Dyed Linen Blend Black, Cloud9 Cirrus Solids Ash. Binding: Cotton & Steel Black & White Plus Signs
- Piecing
- Machine
- Batting
- Quilter’s Dream Cotton (Request)
- Quilting
- Machine, straight-line, Gutterman Cotton, Gutterman Poly, Aurifil 50wt
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.5″ strips. Machine finished.
- Size
- 56″×56″
- Creation
- September 2015–April 2016
A t-shirt quilt made with shirts from my years in high school.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- T-shirts, baseball jersey, hooded sweatshirt material, Robert Kauffman Black Flannel, Minky Ziggy Cuddle in Black (backing, self-binding), white ponte knit scraps
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- None
- Quilting
- Machine, straight-line with variegated Gutterman thread
- Binding
- Self-bound with backing, .5″ flange inserted
- Size
- 56″×68″
- Creation
- September 2015
The dirtiest, crudest, most offensive word in modern English: feminist.
This quilt came about because I’m tired of reading essays where the author says they’re not a feminist because feminism is icky while laying out arguments for what they actually are that are all dictionary feminism. I’m sick of reading screeds vilifying straw-men feminists written by people whose sole goal is fear-mongering. I’m weary from the constant low-level of discrimination I experience as a woman working in tech, even as I know that I’m privileged by a shocking level of near-equality compared to many of my cohort. I am absolutely exhausted by the media and people in the legislature telling me what is best for my body, income, career, mind, personality, and beliefs because I am a member of the so-called weaker sex.
It’s a rant in quilt form.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Front: Kona Cotton Honey, Kaffe Fassett Shot Cotton Butter, Andover Textured Solid Magnum; Back: Heather Ross Briar Rose Cricket Clover Lilac/Gold, Kaffe Fasset Shot Cotton Quartz, Kona Elegance White
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- Warm & Natural Cotton
- Quilting
- Machine, straight-line, machine embroidery, Gutterman Cotton, hand accent in 28wt Aurifil
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.5″ strips
- Size
- 57″×57″
- Creation
- June-September 2015
Five years after making my very first quilt blocks, I finally turned them into a finished quilt
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- A variety sourced from Joann Fabrics c. 2010, backed with a sheet from Target, also c. 2010
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- Unknown brand(s?), 80/20 low-loft
- Quilting
- Machine, free-motion, Gutterman Cotton
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.5″ strips
- Size
- 54″×68″
- Creation
- Blocks: 2010, Quilt: July 2015
A quilt planned when I was still taking Flamenco lessons, then finally finished over four years later.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Michael Miller Fairy Frost and Rouge et Noir Petals; Windham Toni Floral Toss; Springs Creative Saroya Lace Stripe and Saroya Abstract; Free Spirit Black Solid
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- Pellon Eco Cotton 70/30
- Quilting
- Machine, free-motion, Gutterman Cotton
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.5″ strips with attached ruffle
- Size
- 47″×47″ plus a 6″ ruffle
- Creation
- February–July 2015
A gift for a newborn cousin.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Savannah Bop by Thomas Knauer, Michael Miller Kryptonite, Minky Cuddle Pine Ridge in Olive (back), Kona Sunflower (binding)
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- Pellon Eco Cotton 70/30
- Quilting
- Machine, free-motion, Gutterman Sew-all
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.5″ strips, finished by machine
- Size
- 48″×56″
- Creation
- January–February 2015
It started out as an inspiration from the fabric types in Mustang Summing, then turned into a quilt for a new baby niece.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Daisy Cottage by Lori Holt, pink solid from JoAnn Fabrics, Kona Sunflower, Fairy Frost in snow, Essex Yarn Dyed linen/cotton blend in Flax, Oyster Dynasty Minky (back), Brambleberry Ridge by Violet Craft (binding)
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- Soft & Crafty 80/20
- Quilting
- Machine, free-motion, Aurifil 40wt
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.5″ strips, finished by machine
- Size
- 48″×56″
- Creation
- December 2014
A quick child-size quilt started on a whim.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Cotton+Steel, various solids, Cloud9, Essex Yarn Dye linen-cotton blend, linen (back), Kona Nightfall (binding)
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- Pellon Nature’s Touch White
- Quilting
- Machine, straight-stitch, Gutermann heavy-duty thread
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.5″ strips
- Size
- 48″×56″
- Creation
- October 2014
A t-shirt quilt made with shirts from my years in college.
Quilt Information
- Design/Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- T-shirts, Joann Fabrics Anti-Pill Fleece in Camel and Navy Blue Tartan, Moda Bella Royal (binding)
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- None (two layers of fleece backing)
- Quilting
- Tied with embroidery floss (DMC colors 842 and 823)
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.5″ strips
- Size
- 58″×60″
- Creation
- September–October 2014
The sixth quilt top I ever started (in April 2011), finally finished and quilted in October 2014.
Quilt Information
- Design
- Two from One Jelly Roll Quilts
by Pam and Nicky Lintott
- Piecing/Quilting
- Rachael Arnold
- Geographic
- Utica, NY and South Burlington, VT
- Fabrics
- Jellie roll from JoAnn Fabrics/Fabric Palette, cotton sheet set from Target’s store brand (background, borders, backing)
- Piecing
- machine
- Batting
- cotton low-loft
- Quilting
- Machine: free motion with two tones of beige Gutermann cotton thread, embroidered bird from Urban Threads designed by Tula Pink
- Binding
- Straight-edge, mitered, 2.25″ strips
- Size
- 38″×50″
- Creation
- Blocks, April 2011; setting and quilting, October 2014
