Hoppy Frog Quilt
This "Hoppy Frog" quilt was stolen during one of the quilt guild classes Barbara Dieges taught. Barbara estimates that the last time she saw the quilt was in May or April of 2000, somewhere in Central California. Barbara says, "I give lectures and workshops to many guilds in California. I usually bring a minimum of 40 quilts to these functions. I allow people to handle my quilts after each lecture, so they can get close to see the work. It must have been taken in one of these instances."
The quilt, made in 1997, is approximately 29" by 40". There are twelve frogs, four of which are facing sideways. The frogs appear to be hopping up and down. There are also five ceramic bumblebee buttons sewn onto the surface of the quilts. Barbara used browns and hand-dyed greens for the frogs and off-white/beige for the background. Distinctive fabrics, shown below, include a stylized frog print. The quilt was machine pieced and machine quilted. The frog feet are sewn in at the seam, but hang loosely so they are three-dimensional. Each frog has brown button eyes.
This design was sold as a commercial pattern, so there may be similar quilts. These fabrics, however, are fairly unique and are generally no longer available. The label for this quilt says "bdieges designs ©1997". It may have been written directly onto the quilt backing.
Please contact Barbara at [email protected] if you have any information on this quilt.
Posted August 17, 2001.
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