quilting: Rebirth

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Rebirth

I did this quilt after Ree Nancarrow’s landscape class for our annual auction for Denali Quilters. It told the story of a forest fire and how, no matter how devastating the fire is, there is a regeneration of the forest from the ashes. At one point I thought of doing the same design but in each stage of regeneration, one with blacks and greys for the aftermath of the fire and then the third one with smaller trees and green quilting threads through the dark earth….maybe someday, but not soon. I was not pleased with the flow of the landscape on this one, but no matter how hard I tried it never came out the way it should…as if looking into the distance. ..which is probably why I tossed the design when I moved. If I ever feel the urge to do the triptych I will redesign it for a better flow.

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Name: quilter99755

Location: Idaho

Currently I live in Idaho, but was a resident of Alaska for 32 years. I learned to quilt mostly by mistakes, magazines and books. But through the Denali Quilters Guild I was able to take wonderful classes, participate in exercises and challenges that expanded my level of expertise and interests. I have been quilting for 30 plus years, but not exclusively. It took me a while to realize that quilting was the only art/craft that I wanted to do. I have two daughters and a wonderful husband, but none share my interest in quilting other than receiving quilts. But I have high hopes for their futures as both are crafters and I feel that one day they too will get the quilting bug. Now that I am in Idaho I have discovered gardening, but quilting will never be at the bottom of my list of hobbies.

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Saturday, January 30, 2010

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