Our Noble Elements (Air) Challenge

Specs:
Measurements:
311/2 high x 37 W
Title: Flights of Fancy
Completed 12/2007: Materials used: Duck cloth; commercial batik prints. About the quilt: When I considered this challenge, my first thought ran to birds. My favorite among them being the Raptors. I have been studying North American Raptors at length & wanted to illustrate the singular beauty and perfection that is the bird's wing. I incorporated my love for drafting; pen & ink illustration and calligraphy in this DaVinci style rendition. Material is duck cloth partially bleached to give parchment effect. The image of the wing, graph and words were all drawn by hand with a pencil first; then inked in with permanent marker. The individual feathers were hand painted using a combination of Liquitex paint & calligraphers ink. The Irish Insular plaits were bias cut and fused on by hand.

My quilt entitled "Flights of Fancy" will be travelling with the Noble Elements collection. Here are the dates & places! Gentlepersons, start your engines!

February 15 – 17
PCM Expo – The Original Creative Festival
San Mateo County Event Center, San Mateo, CA
www.pcmexpo.com

February 28 – March 2
The Quilt Fest of New Jersey
Garden State Exhibit Center, Somerset, NJ
www.quiltfest.com

March 26 – 30
Dawson, AL

April 17 – 19
PCM Expo – The Original Creative Festival
Tucson Convention Center, Tucson, AZ
www.pcmexpo.com

May 1 – 4
Denver National Quilt Festival
451 E. 58th Ave, Denver, CO
www.quiltfest.com

May 29 – 31
PCM Expo – The Original Creative Festival
Mid-America Center, Council Bluffs, IA
www.pcmexpo.com

June 26 – 28
PCM Expo – The Original Creative Festival
Sharonville Convention Center, Cincinnati, OH
www.pcmexpo.com

July 10 – 12
PCM Expo – The Original Creative Festival
Saratoga City Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
www.pcmexpo.com

August 14 – 16
PCM Expo – The Original Creative Festival
Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV
www.pcmexpo.com

September 12 – 14
PCM Expo – The Original Creative Expo
San Mateo County Event Center, San Mateo, CA
www.pcmexpo.com

October 16 - 19
Pacific International Quilt Festival
Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA
www.quiltfest.com

November 15 – January 1, 2009
Soft Expressions
1230 North Jefferson St., Suite M, Anaheim, CA
www.softexpressions.com