Eye of the Beholder

original applique patterns inspired by the world around us

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Houston International Quilt Festival


  • George R. Brown Convention Center 1001 Avenida De Las Americas Houston, TX, 77010 United States (map)

Houston International Quilt Festival

George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX

Nov. 2, 6:00 - 9:00 pm

Nov. 3 - 5, 10:00 am - 7:00 pm

Nov. 2, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Booth 125



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!

Find us at Open Studios!

  • Thurs., Nov. 3, Noon - 2 pm: Added Dimension , Create Studio

  • Thurs., Nov. 3, 4 - 6 pm: Holy Mola! Multi-layered Reverse Applique, Create Studio

  • Fri., Nov. 4, 10 am - Noon: Not Your Grandmother’s Way - Reverse Applique the Eye of the Beholder Way!, Stitch/ Sew Studio

  • Fri., Nov. 4, 2 - 4 pm: Paper-Piecing - Stitching by Number, Stitch/ Sew Studio

  • Sat., Nov. 5, Noon - 2 pm: Quit-As-You-Go, Quilt Studio

  • Sat., Nov, 5: 2 - 4 pm: Now What? Quilting Reverse Applique to Reveal it’s Beauty!, Quilt Studio

  • Sun., Nov. 6, Noon - 2 pm: Added Dimension, Create Studio

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! 

Daisy Medallion XVII (40” x 40”) A brand new medallion created in Banyan Batiks featuring the purity of the sweet, innocent daisy. hand or machine reverse applique with applique.

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”.

“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. Summertime Kits are also available.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

An Ocean of Joy! Dip your toes into the ocean while dipping your hand into reverse applique with Pacific Splash, table runner X ( 25” x 49”), for hand or machine reverse applique.

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.