<\/p>\n Kris Vierra, Gammill Quilt Artist<\/p>\n —————————————-<\/p>\n Tiger, Tiger<\/strong><\/p>\n Tiger, Tiger is probably my favorite quilt. It was designed for a themed show where the theme was optical illusions. I wanted to think outside the box, literally. I figured most people would go for geometric\u00a0illusions, where as I had always been fascinated with more subtle ones. i.e. Do you see the faces or the vases, the old hag or the beautiful maiden?<\/p>\n The main tree tiger is based off a line drawing by Willistration, which I altered and added to, to complete my idea. There are 16 tigers hidden in the quilt.\u00a0 Six are in the piecing\/applique and another 10 in the quilting. All the quilting is hand guided on my Gammill.\u00a0 Today, this quilt is part of the permanent collection at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky.<\/p>\n —————————————-<\/p>\n Quilted Garments<\/strong><\/p>\n I have always sewn in one form or another. I actually used to make custom garments when I was in college to help pay the bills. When I first got my Gammill it never occurred to me to make quilted garments. Every one I had ever seen was stiff, didn\u2019t drape well, and looked like something my grandma would wear. It wasn\u2019t until about three years ago that I said to myself \u201cYou know how to sew!\u00a0 They don\u2019t have to look like that!\u201d\u00a0The rest, as you say, is history.<\/p>\n I love making quilted garments people actually want to wear on my Gammill. Whether it\u2019s leather, silk or anything in between it can\u00a0 handle it all.<\/p>\n About Kris<\/strong><\/p>\n Kris Vierra has been a quilter\/seamstress for\u00a0more than 20\u00a0years, and a professional longarm quilter for 9 years. She teaches at national shows and guilds across the country, and has won numerous national awards for her machine quilting skills over the years.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
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