2022 Rainbow Reflections

Feather River Gold

Feather River Gold

width 21" x
 length 32"
2nd Place Original Design

Leslie

Finta

A photo I took of fall colors on the Feather River was the inspiration for this quilt. In 2019, I took a class by Denise Oyama Miller at Asilomar and learned the technique called 'Confetti' quilting. It began with a piece of black felt with the main features (sky, riverbank, rocks) sketched in with chalk. I used a cupcake tin to keep track of all the different colored 1/4 inch pieces. Batiks were used exclusively for the tiny pieces. They were sprinkled on creating layers of color & depth. The final step was covering the quilt with black tulle and pinning it like crazy with safety pins. This kept the tiny pieces from shifting while being free motion quilted. I am thrilled with how it turned out!
Maker: Leslie Finta
Quilter: Leslie Finta
Materials: Batiks, Cotton
Techniques: Art, Free Motion Quilting, Machine Quilted Sit-Down
Show Position: 61
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