Darwin's Dawn Gallery Debut

This is a Blooming Nine Patch I have named Darwin's Dawn. I finished this quilt a while ago (2003) and it is coming out of storage to make a gallery showing at the Lakes Fine Art Gallery in North Lake, WI this weekend. It will hang in the Gallery for a few months hopefully some one will purchase it during its run. I have come to realize some of my quilts need to find new homes. I am running out of storage room and want to down size. This quilt is 77 by 88 inches, 100 % cotton fabric including Japanese, Australian, and Bali batiks, it was machine pieced and long arm quilted over cotton batting (low loft). It has never been "used" other than for exhibition in shows and during class instruction. The quilting motifs change as Mother Earth changed at its infancy..flames are in the red zone merging to water in the blue grey then to rocks in the gold and small plant life to a canopy of large leaves in the outer borders. It has a hanging sleeve and is labeled. Please contact the gallery if you are interested in purchasing this wonderful quilt. Ask Teri, the owner, for the interesting story behind the naming of this quilt! www.lakesfineart.com