“Vertical Garden”
DIANE CLAPES • COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA
“Th e many shades of green that can be seen in
early spring were my inspiration for this project. I
mixed up as many greens as I could with Pro Silk
and Fabric Paint and hand painted a piece of silk
organza. Th e silk organza was bunched and hand
stitched to the dupioni silk. Th e edges are folded to
the back and it was hand quilted to the silk backing.
Th ere is no machine stitching in this piece.”“Countryside Art”
CHERYL GUACCI • LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
“Acres upon acres, the green fi elds
of farmland cover the landscape of
southwestern Minnesota ... divided into
square miles by roads bordered by ditches
peppered with colorful wildfl owers and
windblown prairie grasses.”EDITOR’S NOTE:We loved the synchronicity
of these two quilts and the kindred spirits
that they must be!