| Design 
          Concept This was a small  square of cloth that I hand painted with dye. I used textile paint to add three  painted maple leaves. I added a black border and quilted the whole thing in  maple leaf and flame patterns, letting the quilting drift into the black  border. I used heavy #30 top stitching thread in various colors so the  stitching would show. The binding is made from another hand-painted fabric. |