Here is the tenth of the 12x12 gift quilts, made by members of the online group to thank me for sponsoring their Quilt Festival exhibit at Houston/Cincinnati/Long Beach.
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"California Poppies" Geri Congdon 2011 12" x 12"
Silk and cotton, machine appliqued, machine quilted.
Geri and I met years ago at Empty Spools Seminars at Asilomar/Pacific Grove. At that time she lived in California, so we share a love of these native flowers that bloom along the roadsides and are cultivated in gardens. Her selection of this flower was very thoughtful.
The back is a commercial fabric and she has not covered the quilting with a false back - something I especially appreciate. I don't quite understand why quiltmakers do this instead of just doing good work.
Here is Geri's signature, but no label, no indication of how to contact the artist. Of course, I know how to contact Geri, but a label with a contact is really a necessity. Now that the 12x12 quilts are back from Visions Art Museum I will add labels where they are needed.
2 comments:
I love California Poppies and I love this little quilt. I would not have recognized it as Gerrie's.
Oh, my bad!! I am so happy that you appreciated the CA poppies. I have taken to signing my small quilts and I will for sure start adding contact information.
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