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Daddy's Arms
October 2001, 38" high by 26" wide, NFS
Copyright © 2001, Maria Elkins, All Rights Reserved.
There were several ideas I wanted to convey in this quilt and there were several design ideas I wanted to try. First, I wanted to depict an ideal love between father and daughter. This quilt is a picture of my husband and my oldest daughter. I also wanted it to depict the security that we can feel in our Heavenly Father's arms. In addition, I have long admired Art Nouveau artists. There is something about the curvilinear lines that strikes a chord with me and I wanted to try to capture that same feeling.
This piece is fused, machine appliqued using straight stitch, contrasting zigzag and invisible zigzag. It is free motion machine quilted. The girl's face is enhanced with Pigma pens and Prismacolor pencils.
- Displayed at 2002 Studio Art Quilts Association "Quilts at the Crossroads", Flint, Michigan
- Displayed at 2002 Quilt America! in Indianapolis, Indiana
- Displayed at 2002 Miami Valley Quilter's Guild Biennial Quilt Show, "Rings of Spring"
- Best of Show and Second Place Applique at the 2001 Miami Valley Quilter's Guild Challenge Show, "Quilt Me A Dream," Dayton, Ohio.
Copyright 2008, Maria Elkins
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Last updated November 29, 2006.