The QuiltTownUSA Gallery
offers you a look at quilts from some of the premiere quilters in the USA.
It is a place where you can come whenever you are looking for some
inspiration. You will find beautiful and creative quilts always on display. Visit us again
and again; the exhibits are constantly changing. Stay as long as you like. Our doors never
close.
Currently on display are quilts by Ricky Tims. To learn more about this
Texan, Musician and Quilter Extraordinaire, visit him at the Meeting Place. Also, stop by the Quilting "How-To" Class to view
"Belle Chantelle", a pattern Ricky constructed especially for Quilting Today readers.
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Songe
d'Automne (86" square) includes every machine technique Ricky is familiar
with. "It's my most intricate work to date. I started it on Halloween so, yes, the
poor little kids were ignored because creativity had struck!" On some days Ricky
worked around the clock so he could finish it in time to meet competition deadlines. His
reward was Best of Show at the 2000 Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Williamsburg, Virginia. |
Ricky's lifelong
passion for music carries over into his quilts in many ways. In 1998, he conducted the St.
Louis Voices United Chorus and members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in a
performance of "Song of Deliverance," his original composition. He made "Passage"
(35" x 46") for the cover of the CD recording of this concert.
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| Ricky Tims uses free-form rotary
cutting methods to make one-of-a-kind wall quilts. He has dubbed this method "Caveman
Quilting." Constructed especially for Quilting Today
readers, "Belle Chantelle" (17" x 22") is the newest
quilt in his series of "Chantelles." |
Ricky used a piece of misprinted
fabric that he purchased for two dollars to create "The Way Home" (36"
x 53"). The only other fabric that appears in this quilt is the black piece used for
the border. Ricky made this work in 1992, just months after making his first quilt. It was
juried into the 1994 AIQA judged show in Houston, Texas, and received Honorable Mention
and Viewers' Choice at the 1993 Cornucopia of Quilts Show in St. Louis, Missouri. |
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In 1995, two of
Ricky's friends commissioned him to make a quilt that they used as their chupah (the
traditional canopy for a Jewish wedding ceremony). The quilt was included in an
invitational exhibit at the 1999 Silver Dollar City's Quiltmakers' Showcase. The family
liked the quilt so much that they asked Ricky to make "Shekinah II" (67"
x 81".) Shekinah is Hebrew for "the radiant glory of God." |
We've heard of three generation of
quilters, but how often are they all men? Seated is retired truck driver Richard Tims
holding "Froggy Went a-Courtin'," a baby quilt he made. Ricky
Tims (left) stands behind his father and is holding "Summer Storm in Clay
County, Texas". Ricky's nephew, Tye Davis (right), is holding "Madison's
Hare Garden," a quilt he made for his infant daughter. The "Broken
Star" quilt in the background was Richard Tims' first quilt! Richard and
Tye's quilts are variations of the same design. The pattern is provided in Quilting Today
Issue #79. |
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| "Simple Gifts" (90"
x 90" square) |
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