"Summer Solitude" 
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By Andrea Brokenshire
- Size: 34" W x 24" L
- Entry #400-019, Art Quilt, Large and Small Category
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Awards
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- Third Place in Art Quilt, Large and Small Category
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Comments
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My Daughter, Samantha, took a series of pictures of these beautiful sunflowers during a summer visit to Oregon. It took some cajoling, but eventually she let me make a quilt based on her photography. The one condition was "that I didn't make it ugly!" I hope I met that condition. This is the first quilt in a series of three. I made a large template and started with 1 petal and worked my way around until all the petals were made, then a created the center to connect the surrounding petals. The Sunflower was then fused onto a "Confetti" background. The Bee was needle-felted and the wings were made of Angelina fibers sandwiched within Organza and then stitched. Raw edge fused applique, free-style machine quilting and thread play are used throughout.
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Techniques
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Machine Appliqué, Machine Quilting, Embellishment (HAND FELTED BEE), WINGS ARE ANGELINA FIBERS SANDWICHED WITHIN ORGANZA
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Design Source
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Original Design
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