Below is a quilt that was in the Festival Gallery of Quilt Art: Town & Country from 2008 thru 2010. I just got it back from a three year juried world exhibit from Houston. It's so nice to have it back.
The idea for this quilt started in 2007, while my husband & I were living at the Sheraton Hotel in Mexico City, Mexico. We were in the process of repatriating back to the states. With all our belongings packed, I only had my drawing pad & colored pencils to keep me busy during a whole month's stay at the hotel. I just kept drawing the characters from the 12 days of Xmas in a summer scene. When it was finally time to board a plane back to the US, I packed my drawings. Towards the end of this same year I saw a call for entries by the Houston Inter'l Quilt show web site. I decided to translate my drawings into fabric & then a quilt. I didn't know if it would be accepted but, I thought I would try anyway. I was so excited that it was accepted for this exhibit. This quilt measures 60"w x 72"l.
I'm thinking of making this quilt into a Christmas scene. This quilt took a few months to complete but, this time around it should go a little bit faster because the placement for the design is done. At least I'm hoping it doesn't take as long to make. In any case, I plan on enjoying the process. The hunt for the fabric is always exciting.....
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