Eye of the Beholder

original applique patterns inspired by the world around us

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Quilt-A-Fair 2022


  • Boulder County Fairgrounds 9595 Nelson Road Longmont, CO, 80501 United States (map)

Booth 107

Quilt A Fair 2022: September 22 - 23, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, September 24, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Fill your home with beauty, Create a new, beautiful quilt piece to add a touch of elegance to your life.

Beauty feeds the soul. Beauty inspires hope. When you make an Eye of the Beholder pattern you are spreading hope, because, “Quilting is a creative act of hope”!

And our hand and machine methods makes it so, sew easy! I

Be inspired!

Learn something New!

Delve into one of our great projects for 2022! Always unique! All created with our empowering reverse applique techniques! All our patterns come with complete, comprehensible, step-by-step directions and full-size, re-usable pattern pieces.  

Blocks! Medallions! Table runners! Quilts! Books! Kits! Notions! Something for everyone!

NEW!  plus we will unveil new patterns at the show!

Bending Boughs table runner XIX (14” x 36”) is a great beginning pattern for hand or machine with its “Bowing branches in homage to the earth”. designed in batiks by Banyan Batiks in two colorways.

Bending Boughs table runner (14” x 36”) beginning hand or machine reverse applique. Hand example.

Bending Boughs table runner (14” x 36”) beginning hand or machine reverse applique. Machine example.

Summertime Quilt (50” x 50”) Hand reverse applique with applique and paper-piecing. Kits available.

“Summertime, and the Livin’ is Easy” is epitomized by this beautiful , Summertime Quilt XIX (50” x 50”). Everything is in bloom and the birds are singing. Instructions are for hand reverse applique, applique, under-coloring and paper-piecing fully explained step-by-step with, color charts and full-size pattern pieces. designed in fabrics by Batik Textiles for students of the Academy of Applique 2022. Summertime Kits are also available.

Shooting Stars table decor (16” x 40”) table runner & (16” x 16”) place mats. Hand or Machine reverse applique with applique

Celebrate our American heritage with two great patriotic patterns. Americana Quilt XVIII (52” x 52”) and Shooting Stars table decor set with table runner (16” x 40”) and placemats (16” x 16”). For hand or machine reverse applique with applique swags and star corner posts originally designed in fabrics by Island Batiks.

Americana (52” x 52”) Hand or Machine reverse applique with applique

Elegant beauty at your fingertips. 3 Patterns inspired by Victorian Doorknobs: The Crowns/ Crown-Tiara (19” x 19”), Honey Rose (18” x 18”), and May Day (22” x 22'“). The Victorians understood that beauty feeds the soul. That touch of elegant beauty was everywhere, even on doorknobs. The basic block of these patterns is 16” x 16” so you can mix and match them to make your own quilt patterns. All are for hand and machine reverse applique and were designed in fabrics by Island Batiks.

The Crowns (19” x 19”) hand or machine reverse applique with applique . Victorian doorknob block 3.

Honey Rose (18” x 18”) hand or machine reverse applique with applique & under-coloring. Victorian doorknob block 2.

May Day (22” x 22”) hand or machine reverse applique. Victorian doorknob block 1.

Enjoy Royal Dining with the Crowning Touch table runner (22” x 54”) on your table . Beauty with ease when you make it by hand or machine with our step by step directions.

Crowning Touch (22” x 54”) hand or machine reverse applique with applique

Enjoy the Cool of the Day with our very newest table runner, Woodland Fern, table runner XVI (14” x 56”), a design in Malaysian batiks by Turtle Hand Batiks, for hand or machine reverse applique.

Woodland Fern (14” x 56”) hand or machine reverse applique

Hospitality (50” x 50”) hand or machine reverse applique with applique & under-coloring, paper-piecing

Welcome! Open your Heart, Open your Arms and Open your Home! Hospitality Quilt XVII (50” x 50”) an exciting new collaboration with Cherrywood Fabrics and Siesta Silver Jewelry. Our center Pineapple blocks, meaning an invitation of welcome, so needed after our sequestered season from covid-19, are surrounded by a town, a community of homes, schools and churches. All so meaningful now, more than ever. Celebrate community and welcome with Hospitatlity Quilt XVII!

Tulips & Lace (61” x 61”) hand or Machine reverse applique with applique

Nostalgic Beauty, Delicate & Strong! Tulips & Lace (61” x 61”) A quilt of love and springy, Easter joy designed in fabrics by Batik Textiles that can be created by hand or machine reverse applique with applique.

Patriotic Joy! Dip your toes into the red, white & blue while dipping your hand into reverse applique with Pacific Splash, table runner X ( 25” x 49”), for hand or machine reverse applique. remade in fabrics by Banyan Batiks.

Kits available that take the guess work out for, Summertime Quilt (50” x 50”), Flowers in the Wind table runner XV kits (18” x 42”) , and more.

Great notions & helpful tools to successfully create our patterns-

Reverse Applique Revealed Tutorial booklet- Learn the wonders of our reverse applique technique for hand and machine in this handy booklet.

Pacific Splash (26” x 49”) for hand and machine reverse applique