Hewson Quilt Progress

Bettina Havig and her Hewson quilt top

Bettina's original design frames the reproduction panel.

Quilters are making progress on their Hewson print quilt tops. Bettina has the top done and ready for hand quilting

 Roseanne Smith is doing Broderie Perse applique. This picture is 3 months old. She doesn't want to finish---it's the elusive never-ending handwork project we love.

Here's a shot of Merikay Waldvogel's on the left and mine in January. Merikay noticed that most of the original quilts have more details in the center panel so she appliqued birds in the corners. Mine was inspired by Zebiah Hewson's.

Quilt by Zebiah Hewson, Philadelphia Museum of Art

This is where I am now, working on the third border, some of which is digitally added here.
And in looking at the original I see I have to applique more birds and butterflies in there too.

You can probably still find the kits for this one by

Jean Ann Wright for Andover.

Click on these links to see others in progress or finished:

http://karenatsomerset.blogspot.com/

Here's one from Quilt It & Dotty

http://dorryvanbeers.blogspot.com/2012/05/parchtige-john-hewson.html

Susan's on BusyThimble blog

http://busythimble.blogspot.com/2012/01/friends-john-hewson-quilt-top-finished.html

Scroll down to see Jo Morton's shown at Spring Quilt Market

http://therabbitslairrogers.blogspot.com/2012/05/spring-quilt-market.html