A close-up view...
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Sunflower 
Original design; machine pieced,  3-dimensional petals with wire in fabric,"seeds" machine sewn with elastic thread
greens hand-dyed with Procion dyes, yellows hand-dyed with natural dyes (marigold petals), hand applique, hand quilted.
Petals can be manipulated---below right, they are pressed back to look wind-swept, but they can be moved forward to "petals closed" or "freshly bloomed".  Petals are pinkie-size.

 

 

 
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Last Updated: November 07, 2007
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