Tapestry ... a story of 2 sisters

This quilt is titled Tapestry.  I made it for the annual auction held by CHOICE Humanitarian to help raise funds for their projects for the upcoming year.

Here is my quilt at CHOICE Humanitarian's silent auction, 

all 4,480, one inch squares...

And here is my sister who has taken many humanitarian trips over the past 9 years with CHOICE.   

AND, she purchased this dragon fly batik when she was living in Africa over 40 years ago.  She has kept it all these years.  How fitting that it was the perfect piece for the backing to this quilt.  

stats

finished size 57" x 75"

pattern design by Karen Snyder

All People Quilt Magazine - May 2016 - can be purchased through Zinio.com

4,480 one inch squares

batting is 80/20 Warm and Natural

quilting is free motion, Bishop's Fan design, on an HQ Sweetsixteen 

aprox. 130 hours to complete

It looks like a pretty daunting finish of a quilt ...

 But if you follow the directions 

and get a little help from your friends ...

(the mathematical quilting kind)

 bishop’s fan

     

         

                     









      
  

And how fitting that my sister and her husband had the winning bid.  She said that she wanted it because it was a tale of our two lives.  

photoshoot of Tapestry Quilt located in Soldier Hollow, Utah at beautifully restored  Tate Barn.