threadpainting 2 Meeting Street - While on a spring vacation in Charleston, SC, I took a photograph of a back porch of a wonderful and nostalgic bed and breakfast at 2 Meeting Street. The grounds and especially the azaleas were in magnificent bloom and I could already envision my next quilt as I snapped the picture. The quilt was hand appliquéd and except for the borders and backing, the fabric was hand-painted. The appliqué embroidery such as the flowerpots, foreground flowers and trees were achieved by free-motion machine embroidery. The quilt top was machine quilted.