Challenge Quilts

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Quiet Celebration

30" x 35"

Completed in 2011

 My 2011 Hoffman Challenge quilt. There are really too many flowers for a  traditional Ikebana arrangement she is making, but it seems to work. I  see her as a little older Geisha on a quiet day celebrating something  special as she arranges her beautiful flowers. The Japanese characters  say Celebrate beauty and woman or womanhood. I digitally painted th

The Storyteller

39" x 38"

Completed in 2013

 Based on the look of antique Japanese screens. The storyteller sits  beneath the machine embroidered then appliqued tree on a volcanic island. The  phoenix and dragon conflict in front of the sun is the story she is  telling, but she begins her story with the word "Betty" in Japanese  Katagana alphabet.    

Summer Melody

33" x 29"

Completed in 2016

 This quilt represents a happy summer  day in a slightly enchanted forest.  It is entirely made using  some form  of applique.  I applipieced the sky, grassy ground,  mountains, and path together.  All the trees, flowers and butterflies  are stitched raw edge applique, and the birds and animals are  embroidered on nylon veil and then appliqued onto the quilt.