“But I’ll always love you, and I’ll always miss you and I’ll never forget that It’s okay to put dragons in the jungle and tears on a tiger”
― Sharon M. Draper, Tears of a Tiger
This is a commissioned piece for a friend. The request was for a piece with their astrological signs and the yin and yang.
Machine applique, hand quilted,
Shiva paint stiks used to stencil the stripes on the tiger, chinese symbols and details on the dragon.
Size – 47″x35″
Finished 2013
My sister continues her struggle with cancer, right now we’re working on trying to find the right balance for more effective pain control. This has meant giving up some decision making on her part because of the fuzziness caused by the pain control drugs. We did have a wonderful couple of day visit from her niece- my daughter and grandson. It was wonderful to see my sister light up and laugh and share good memories! This seemed to me like a little springtime in the midst of some ugly weather on our journey. Here is my interpretation of springtime.
If I am recalling correctly, I think the blocks are called railroad tracks. I love Jinny Beyer’s. Quilters album of Patchwork Patterns
and always turn to that resource for inspiration. I arranged the blocks to go from lighter to darker top corner to bottom corner. Then I stenciled a feathery plant with purple berries onto the upper left corner. Well actually, the berries weren’t stenciled but put on with a pencil eraser! On top of the feathery plant, I the appliquéd tulips.
Today, I needed a little spring in my life. So this was it!
Finished: 2000
Size: 60×72
Hand appliquéd, hand quilted, additional surface design
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