A Game of Chance Revealed

Laura Koch, Maple Ridge, BC

Dimensions: 55" x 70.5"

Materials: Hand-dyed cotton, silk and linen along with felted mixed fibres and organza and silk roving.

Techniques: Machine felting, trapunto and machine-reverse appliqué. Fibre made using water soluble and threads. Hand and free-motion embroidery. Hand and home-machine appliqué, piecing and quilting.

Credits: Inspired by a classmate’s drawing .

Artist’s Statement:
This quilt, based on a classmate’s charcoal drawing, is the last in my flower series. The x’s and o’s are a reminder of the game I played in the 70s while attending art school. The freeform shape of the quilt further embraces a flower in nature.