Sunlight on a camphor tree
Color is abundant in nature. Light dancing on the leaves of a Camphor tree provided inspiration for this pine burr/prairie point mini quilt. Comprised of 576 folded squares of fabric in more than 20 colors, this quilt has depth and intends to provide an abstract impression of a tree. Designed for the MQG Make a Difference Challenge in 2021.
Year: 2021
Design: Heather Akerberg (a.k.a Glad Hand Sews)
Quilting: Heather Akerberg
Dimensions: 17.5” x 20.5”
Fabric: Various cottons and hand-dyed fabrics
Techniques:
Prairie points/Pine burrs, hand-stitched binding
Exhibits
Midwest Modern, Iowa Quilt Museum, 2022
Modern Quilting on the Prairie, Gallery 1516, 2023
Sunlight on a Camphor Tree laying in the garden.
Detail of the prairie points (a.k.a. pine burrs) from Sunlight on a Camphor Tree mini quilt.
Sunlight on a Camphor Tree front.
Sunlight on a Camphor Tree hanging at Iowa Quilt Museum during the Midwest Modern exhibit curated by Heather Kinion. April-June 2022