The title is "View from the Phoenix" . The Phoenix is a condo on Orange Beach in Alabama. I finished this one last year. It is one of my favorites. It's was originally going to be the top part of a much larger quilt. I decided to make it 2 quilts, the fabrics were too different. This design actually represents an afternoon where, from the balcony I saw a rather large pod of dolphins swimming up and down the shore. What was so amazing was how close they were to shore and swimmers. You could tell the swimmers had no idea the dolphins were there. The background was pieced. Ripples were added into the sewing to make the fabric look more like water. The sun was raw edge applique. The dolphins were needle turn applique. The whole piece was free motion quilted and beaded. I love this quilt. Especially now, after the oil spill. It has a whole new meaning for me.
I hope you enjoy the Quilt Show.
Happy Quilting
Caren
7 comments:
Beautiful embellishments on a magnificent quilt--thank you for sharing it with blogland!!
The sun rays are pure joy for my eyes!!
That's just amazing. Thank you
This is really beautiful work. I love the story behind it. What a sight to see nature so close and no one the wiser. My DH tells me it's good luck to see a dolphin it must be life altering to see a pod.
Your sun gives a great touch too, really wonderful.
I normally am not drawn to art quilts. but this one is incredible.
What a beautiful quilt!
Gorgeous. One of my favorites :)
Great quilt!
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