"Wind Caves" 
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by Martha Turner
- Size: 41.00" W x 30.00" L
- Entry #402, Art Quilts, All Sizes Category
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Awards
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- Honorable Mention in Art Quilts, All Sizes Category
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Comments
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We vacation in the Anza Borrego Desert State Park in California. While hiking near the Calcite mines and Palm Wash, we encountered these wind caves. My daughter Rachel and her cousin Seth climbed out into them, and my brother-in-law John Hess took their picture. This quilt is my attempt to convert the essence of the photograph into a quilt. I thought it was successful, but my family assures me that you would have to see the picture to know what the quilt is depicting! It made them think of Egyptian burial sites. Ah well, at least I like it.
Inspiration and techniques: Photograph by John Hess. Ruth B. McDowell's work. Machine pieced, hand appliquéd, and machine quilted. 2006
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Techniques
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Hand Appliqué, Machine Piecing, Machine Quilting, Embellishment (Yarn Hair)
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Design Source
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Other Source (Photograph by John Hess)
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