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My one major accomplishment this summer was finishing my annual art quilt. It took six weeks and about 200 hours of stitching.

I used strictly vintage, recycled or repurposed materials for the quilt, including scrap batting and threads. I was able to incorporate some broken costume jewelry, and the hand-dyed textiles are all vintage recycled fabrics as well.

Two plastic fish buttons leftover from the koi quilt I made earlier this year decided to add themselves as a bit of whimsy.

Although I've joked about it being a map to a treasure hoard, in reality the quilt is an abstract/dream/fantasy view of a place where my guy and I sit by the lake. It's a beautiful, peaceful spot where I am always at peace.

Every element has meaning to me. For example, when I take pictures of the lake there the sunlight sometimes casts bohkeh reflections in violet on my pics. These crystal montees represent that light.

There's always a spider and web in my art quilts, which is traditional among crazy quilters. For me personally it's how I represent myself in my art. I'm always the spider. :)

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