text: "I cut out graphic shapes from hand-dyed cotton to create the large rose. I satin stitched each shape to the background fabric creating abstract rose petals. I attached colorful wool yarns in a circular pattern on top of the rose petals. Wool batting, hand-dyed cotton and commercial Shot cotton fabrics, multicolored cotton threads, wool and polyester yarns were use.
  "I wanted to try using Spoonflower to print my artwork on fabric, so I created this image from flowers that I created with brush and ink. I do not have a green thumb but these flowers will last! Cotton fabric from Spoonflower, Dream cotton batting and muslin back. Thread is all Perma Core"
  "My daughter studied entomology and taught it in 4-H. Cotton fabrics, Thermore batting, Mettler and DMC threads were used. Techniques used were needle-turn applique, hand quilting, hand embroidery and Tsukineko inks for shading. Creative Opportunities: framing and padding the quilt for a different effect.