Design Concept

This design was inspired by a birds nest fern that sat in the living room of our Oswego home. The center of the quilt was string-pieced on a paper base. It was partly machine quilted and partly hand quilted. At the time, it was intended as a study in the various possibilities of string piecing.

Exhibitions:

• Holiday Garden of Quilts, Chicago Botanic Garden, November, 1986, Chicago, Illinois
• Carlinville Quilt Conference, 1987, Carlinville, Illinois (invitational)

Publications

• Aurora Beacon News, 10-24-1986
• Quilters Newsletter Magazine, September, 1987