Victorian Pear Tree

Honorable Mention NQA Columbus OH 2008 | Honorable Mention – Asheville Quilt Show Asheville NC | 2008 – Finalist IQA Houston TX 2008

In 1990 I started a pen and ink series of the Twelve Days of Christmas, as a gift for friends. This quilt is obviously the first day. The background is machine pieced. Some of the back pieces are machine appliqued but, most are turned on Mylar, batted and appliqued by hand. The smaller limbs, bird beak, feet and top feathers are digitized from my drawings and appliqued by hand. Some embroidery is hand done. The beading is done by hand as well. The border design was first quilted then beaded on top of the stitching. Two narrow red piping strips frame the quilt.