New Year

Juried into AQS Paducah KY 2011

This quilt was inspired by the dogwoods blooming in the spring – a start of new life. The hand dyed fabric in the center made a wonderful background. Flowers, tree limbs and trunk are Mylar turned, batted then appliqued by hand. On the lattice border I used bias bars to give the strips more depth and appliqued them by hand. The smaller limbs and buds are digitized from my drawings and stitched down by hand. Flower centers are hand beaded after it was quilted. Ink was used to shadow and blend the colors. Trees are quilted in the background to divide the space. The quilted stipple design is overlapped so that the flowers and leaves float. I used narrow piping next to the binding.