Artist's Statement:
West
Virginia is my birthplace and I always feel a strong sense of belonging
whenever I see the beautiful Blue Ridge Appalachian Mountains. Those "hills" have
a wonderful assortment of trees, some are grand old "dames" past their
prime, but they are still quite beautiful. To put a bit of
myself in this piece, I used real oak leaves from my yard to design
the oak leaf-quilting pattern in the border.
Size
24" w X 39" h Sold
This Wall Hanging Is In The Private Collection
Of Dr. and Mrs. Richard H. Hudson
Techniques:
The mountains in the center oval were machine appliqued. The oval
was reversed appliqued. The borders were machine pieced. The
trees were raw-edged appliqued, with free-motion machine embroidery. The
wall hanging was free-motion machine quilted.
Materials:
Fabrics used were commercial cotton fabrics, Batik fabrics, and the wonderful
hand-painted Skydyes fabric that was used for the sky in the oval. Rayon,
metallic, cotton and monofilament/nylon threads were used for the machine
quilting and machine embroidery. Polyester batting was used.
