Christine Holmes

Christine designed "Black & White and It's Tucker" after reading Cynthia's "Picture Piecing" book. She says that after reading the book cover to cover, "I immediately tackled drafting my own design and had a blast sewing it together." Here's how she describes her process: "I used a photo I took of my gray tabby Tucker and figured out the color values. I eventually distilled the black and white photo down to ten different fabrics after several sketches. Then I could scale the pattern to the full size of the quilt and start cutting freezer paper and fabric. The most fun is sewing the pieces together and watching Tucker's sweet face magically appear! I really think his personality shines through."

Congratulations to Christine on a great quilt! By the way - her wonderful quilt was accepted into the AQS show in Paducah this spring.