Secluded Splendor

29 ½” x 39”

This is another quilt that was inspired by a photograph taken while in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.  I was attracted by the brick fence with a wrought iron gate.  I wondered what was behind that beautiful barrier.

I tried a new technique with this project, placing a photograph within the quilt.  My original photograph was printed onto fabric and is the beckoning gardens behind the fence. This photo was heavily quilted with many matching threads.  The brick wall and gate were “puzzle piece” appliqué. Also a first was the fact that there is no border on this piece.  I thought that the brick work should be unencumbered by binding, and stay uneven as bricks would be.  This technique adds to the perspective of the right brick column.  This quilt is comprised of commercial cottons.

$2,400.00