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TQS Instructor Lea McComas just won Best Quilt from a First Time Entrant at Road to California 2014! Panning for Gold was inspired by a historical photo of a gold miner wroking the river.
Lea used fused raw-edge applique and heavy thread painting.
Lea writes, "It embodies the entrepreneurial spirit and determination of those who settled the West in search of a better life."
Want to learn how to make your own portrait quilt?
And you might remember that TQS Member, rahhawley, aka Ruth Hawley, was selected at random as the winner of a portrait quilt to be created by Lea. Take a look below to see the original photograph and finished quilt.
To see where Lea works, click below.
