“My Parents” 26½ x 20½ “, 1999. (Click image for detail)

The wallhanging was inspired by a black and white photo of my parents (deceased). I applied pieces of fabric to a foundation of muslin and “threadpainted” the edges together. The theme of the competition at the NYQuilts! show was “Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” Something old- my parents age, my father’s plaid shirt which was made from a piece of one of his old shirts which was borrowed from a rag bag, and it is blue. Something new- this is the first pictorial wallhanging I ever made.

Awards:

The NQA 32nd Annual Quilt Show.

Representational: Noteworthy Handling of Realistic Objects.

NYQuilts! Troy, NY (2000).

1st place in theme competition.
Judges special award for threadpainting.
People’s choice.