Archive for the ‘Quilt Design’ Category

Aprés Le Sueur finished!

I finally got the binding, hanging sleeve, and label on Aprés Le Sueur, after the quilt arrived from my Amish hand-quilter and an exceedingly busy Autumn. Looking forward to future opportunities to exhibit this piece, and/or for it to be sold to a collector. Note that the piecing is not strictly Flying Geese or half-square-triangles […]

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Eastern Polk Quilters Guild

On Monday November 17, 2025, I had the honor of speaking to the Eastern Polk Quilters Guild in Altoona, Iowa. They were a warm, welcoming, generous group with engaging questions and comments. My one-hour presentation began with a brief intro, then an eight-minute video of my Totis Viribus exhibit at Cornell College, I showed several […]

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En Masse Exhibit Video

  Nine quilts are highlighted in this video of my solo exhibition En Masse in the Kruk Gallery at the University of Wisconsin – Superior. The twelve quilts span from 2017-2025. Quilt List: Blue-Eyed Son, 2021 Even the Silence, 2024 Counting Stars, 2022 Poppy Field, 2017 The Last Time, 2023 New Harmony: Water, 2025 New […]

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From the Artist’s Collection: Nine Quilts by Erick Wolfmeyer at Le Carrefour Européen du Patchwork 2018

  Here is a video archive of From the Artist’s Collection: Nine Quilts by Erick Wolfmeyer, my debut exhibition at the 2018 international quilt festival Le Carrefour Européen du Patchwork (European Patchwork Meeting) in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France. The 2018 exhibit coincided with my 20th year as a quilt maker. I have been invited and plan to […]

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Work In Progress: Night & Day

Posted by Erick on May 13, 2025 in Inspiration, Quilt Design, WIP (Work-In-Progress) |

Night & Day quilt top completed August 2025 ~ 90 x 90 inches I have driven by this Summit Street Historic District (Iowa City, Iowa) sign countless times. My desire to translate it into a quilt block increased with each passing. The classic repeating Schoolhouse quilt block (along with Log Cabin) is one of my […]

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Work In Progress: Four Square

Posted by Erick on April 7, 2025 in Inspiration, Quilt Design, WIP (Work-In-Progress) |

Four Square quilt top completed April 2025 ~ 90 x 90 inches hand quilting pending Inspired by one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s concrete block houses, the Millard House in Pasadena, California, I started this quilt in response to the devastating Southern California fires of January 2025. This quilt is a value study in color.

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Work In Progress: Rose of Sharon

Posted by Erick on March 18, 2025 in Quilt Design, WIP (Work-In-Progress) |

Rose of Sharon quilt top completed December 2024 ~ 90 x 90 inches hand quilting pending Inspired by scores of triangular leftover pieces from Aprés Le Sueur. Once completed, the flower like medallion shapes that emerged resembled the Rose of Sharon blossom, a flower rich with symbolic meaning, from the Bible to John Steinbeck’s Grapes […]

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Work In Progress: Summer’s End

Posted by Erick on March 18, 2025 in Quilt Design, WIP (Work-In-Progress) |

Summer’s End quilt top completed October 2024 ~ 90 x 90 inches hand quilting pending Inspired by the colors of my favorite season, Autumn.

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Work In Progress: Aprés Le Sueur

Posted by Erick on March 18, 2025 in Quilt Design, WIP (Work-In-Progress) |

Aprés Le Sueur quilt top completed August 2024 ~ 90 x 90 inches Amish hand quilting pending Inspired by French artist Eustache Le Sueur’s painting, Meekness, currently in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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Work In Progress: Lincoln Slept Here (And Other Specious Claims)

Posted by Erick on March 18, 2025 in Quilt Design, WIP (Work-In-Progress) |

Lincoln Slept Here (And Other Specious Claims) quilt top completed January 2024 ~ 90 x 90 inches Amish hand quilting pending Inspired by an overshot woven blanket design as seen at the President Abraham Lincoln Home National Historic Site (Springfield, Illinois) the summer of 2023. September 2025

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