2022 Rainbow Reflections

Fields of Quilted Dreams

Fields of Quilted Dreams

width 54" x
 length 71"

Mel Beach

"Fields of Quilted Dreams" celebrates the tradition of cotton production and innovative modern quilt making in America. The white (cotton) and brown (soil) rows depict the fields being harvested. The squares and free motion quilting motifs within represent the many processes in fabric production: the yellow prairie points for the harvesting in the fields, spinning saw blades of the cotton gin, fibers spun together into thread, woven on the loom and then rolled onto bolts accessible for quilters to create the fun and modern quilts of their dreams. Finished in 2014
Quilter: Mel Beach
Materials: Cotton
Techniques: Free Motion Quilting, Improv Piecing, Machine Quilted Sit-Down
Awards: finalist in the 2014 American Made Brand "Celebrating Farm to Fabric Challenge"
Show Position: 209
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