Happiness

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In late 2014, I was asked to create several art quilts for a local residential treatment facility. The work they do is familiar, similar to my first job out of college at a children’s home for abused and/or delinquent kids. Color on the walls is wonderful for both the kids there and the adults working with them.

While visiting local shops for inspiration, I found this poppy fabric and thought the happy red-orange would be great for a quote on happiness.
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I layered white fabric on the batting and then applied fusible webbing to poppy fabric. I cut away some of the pattern at the top to make room for the quote. I quilted vertical lines with gray thread and quilted around each flower and down each stem. I then stitched the words. I had written them on paper to know the layout, but put my needle in place and went for it on the quilt.
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happiness is found when the heart and mind begin to believe in the soul’s dreams (16” x 23”)

2 thoughts on “Happiness”

  1. Very nice piece of artwork for the walls to help residents know there is color in the world. Love the gray thread using for quilting.

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