Gallery - Narratives in Nature

The Bear's Paws continue to disappear as our forest and natural lands are destroyed by clear cutting trees, roads and highways carving through the mountains. Cities with smog and pollution appear over the horizons. We can only hope that with compassion and caring, the future generation can stop this destruction and save our bears and their paws.

There are 22 full and partial bears paw blocks camouflaged within the body of the quilt. (This excludes the border) Many of the "I Spy" blocks have been enhanced to be better seen with the camera's eye.

This quilt was chosen as one of the finalists in the AQS "New Quilts from Old Favorites" Bear Paw Contest. It appears in the publication, it hung in the Museum of American Quilters Society and recently completed a two- year tour of different gallery venues. The quilt also won first place at the Prairie Heritage Quilt Show, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin and a Viewer's Choice at the Salt Creek Quilt Guild Show, Hinsdale, IL

The quilt was constructed using cottons, specialty yarns, fabrics and threads. Techniques include machine curved and straight piecing, free motion embroidery, bobbin work, fusing, couched yarns, embellishments, machine applique' and machine quilting. Quilt started, August, 2000, completed, October, 2000.