IQF-3

The quilt depicting the fish is entitled "Full Circle" by Kathryn Botsford, Campbell River, British Columbia Canada. Techniques: painted, thread painted, hand applique, and machine embellished, machine quilted. (I also took a close-up to show you some of the detail work involved. Stunning.) Design Source: original design. "Living on Vancouver Island, surrounded by water alive with Pacific salmon, is a continued reminder of transformation. West Coast salmon begin their lives as tiny yellow-orange eggs buried in the gravel of river beds. In their redd they continue to grow and to change into alveins with large large yellow-orange abdomens. As they further develop, they travel down the river and eventually become the adult salmon. They travel over incredible distances in the Pacific Ocean, and in time they return to their place of birth where they spawn and die."

The second quilt shown today is entitled "Dahlia Reflections #2" by Barbara Barrick McKie of Lyme, Connecticut, USA. Techniques: machine appliqued and quilted. "My garden this year as last was full of dahlias. This is the fifth in a series combining reflections of flowers in glass with the same flowers realistically portrayed. This dahlia was a fantastic bloomer with over 10 inch flowers."

(I also included a close-up of this quilt so you can appreciate the detailed work.)

The last quilt for today is by far the cleverest. The circles/ovals are photos of cracks in bricks, stones, etc. and they make up the alphabet. So cool!

The quilt is entitled "On Cracks: An Alphabet Quilt" by Gail Hunt, Vancouv

er, British Columbia, Canada. Techniques: original photography, image transfer, machine pieced, hand quilted. Design source: original design. "Made in response to myfab Quilt Challenge."