Latest, very time consuming, quilt finished! Measuring 48" wide x 66 3/4" high, this lounge-worthy original design is composed of all silk fabrics with a cotton flannel backing. The light and darker brown silks are from a Thai silk spread purchased by Elsa and Rick Zisook in Thailand - now cut up and reused by me. The central "watercolor" quilted section is composed of eight separate pieces of silk, some originally retailing for close to $300/yard, purchased from eBay (for much less than their retail price) in a box of assorted silk samples. These eight silk samples were cut up into 768 1" squares, then sewn together on Pellon 820 Quilter's grid fusible polyester. Stitch in the ditch quilting applied to the top portion of the quilt, but the bottom was finished using two separate stencil designs. It was hard getting the entire quilt through the small space on my Bernina B215 sewing machine, but I managed it without breaking anything. I love my machine!!
