Flora's Feathers - Made in loving memory for my mother Flora who was born in Indonesia. Indonesian batik whole-cloth with raw-edge appliqué, trapunto, heavy threads bobbin work and added color with paint sticks and Lumière paint. Machine quilted using adjusted quilting patterns from Karen McTavish's book The Secrets of Elemental Quilting: Innovative Quilting Designs plus Trapunto Tips & Tricks

Thistles - Based on my photos of thistles growing along the roadside, I drew a pattern incorporating the traditional sawtooth block.