Jazz Quilt quilt by Ann Stamm Merrell; from Living Outside the Lines

Ann's Comments (1990): (blocks pinned to flannel)
“Started this a year ago. It is fraught with symbolism (or at least, after designing it, I made up a lot of symbolism).
For instance, the warm colors and cool colors represent hot jazz and cool jazz… pretty clever, eh?
Actually, I just wanted to work with bright solid colors, and I like to make log cabin blocks, so this is what resulted.”

(1991) “Well, this year at least it’s pieced, although it still needs a border (or not) and I need to decide on machine or hand quilting.

It will eventually be an irregular hexagonal shape. (After all, a jazz quilt couldn’t be square….)”

Additional comments:
Ann eventually finished this piece several years later – 1994. It ended up with a very distinctive border and had to be labeled on the back as to which way was up since it wasn’t very obvious.

		Jazz Quilt started 1990, finished 1994 / 68w x 73h
		Materials and techniques: Cotton. Spiral log cabins.

		Ann's Comments (1990): (blocks pinned to flannel) “Started this a year ago. It is fraught with symbolism (or at least, after designing it, I made up a lot of symbolism). For instance, the warm colors and cool colors represent hot jazz and cool jazz… pretty clever, eh? Actually, I just wanted to work with bright solid colors, and I like to make log cabin blocks, so this is what resulted.” (1991) “Well, this year at least it’s pieced, although it still needs a border (or not) and I need to decide on machine or hand quilting. It will eventually be an irregular hexagonal shape. (After all, a jazz quilt couldn’t be square….)” *Additional comments:* Ann eventually finished this piece several years later – 1994. It ended up with a very distinctive border and had to be labeled on the back as to which way was up since it wasn’t very obvious.
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