Drawing printed onto fabric, some commercial fabric, thread, beads, acrylic paint, machine pieced, machine applique, machine quilted, 62"x71"

I really like the New York Beauty quilt I saw at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles from the show of Bill Volckening 's New York Beauty quilt collection a while back. I made another quilt, which I'm calling "San Jose Beauty"

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"Prayer for Raining Cats and Dogs" 

62"x57," 2014

 In my repertory of drawings I have many images of cats and dogs, plus here in California we are currently having a drought. So, I decided to make an artwork that would affirm the idea of literally raining cats and dogs as a humorous but sincere prayer for rain here in the Golden State. In my quilt, it' s raining cats and dogs and the pet cats and dogs are looking out the windows at the cat and dog rain drops.

Techniques

Drawing, printed on fabric, machine pieced, and machine quilted, painted

Materials

Image printed on cotton fabric, thread, acrylic paint

New York Beauty Quilt Influence (partly) the rest improvised

This is quilt is included in the Houston International Quilt Festival and will be traveling to other venues for the next three years.