My new red and white quilt series celebrates women who are bodacious, beautiful and brilliant. I call that the total package. The series is inspired by barn quilts because I am a country girl at heart, and I love barn quilt art. For each quilt, I imagine one tradition quilt block in red and white that must be very big, so all of the quilts in the series are 68 X 68 inches or larger. But wait, my quilts must always have a message, so i imagine a life message inspired by the traditional name of quilt block.
The third quilt in the series is a circle of friends at play. The quilt celebrates friendship and fun and harkens back to childhood. I named the quilt “Child’s Play.”
“Child’s Play” measures 68 X 68 inches. Five diverse friends are appliqued on a four-patch block to form the center of the quilt. The four patch block is the simplest of all quilt blocks. It evokes a feeling of a simpler time when we took time to delight in the simple things. Five borders, including a pieced border, frame the circle of friends. The quilt is embellished with embroidered stars and the words “Dream Big.”
The back of the quilt is a black and white African print. There is a hanging sleeve for easy display and and label that documents the quilt.
I signed it on the front and added a scales of justice charm to pay homage to my legal career which I hope I practices with bodaciousness, beauty and brilliance.
