TDA Quilt Unveiled

Here it is! 

Click on images and zoom in

 to see just how beautiful this quilt is!

The 2010 Texas Dept. Of Agriculture's

Wildlife Adventure Awaits Quilt.

You can see my turtle block toward the bottom on the right.

The quilt was gorgeous. 

I really can't say enough

about the work that went into this

by all of these talented women.

The ladies who designed it and quilted it did a wonderful job.

 There are 25 winning blocks, including mine,

 and smaller blocks of embroidered animals,

pieced blocks of batik,

and batik borders.

There is hand stitching, ribbon embroidery, beading and more .

So much detail is in this quilt.

The quilting is custom for each individual block.

Here is a close up of my turtle block

and you can see some of the smaller pieced blocks that they added,

a winning fish block,

and some of the quilting that was done.

Remember they sent us the fabrics to use in our block,

brown leather, cream linen, green wool,

and a variety of cotton batiks to choose from.

I'm standing here with Maria Davis,

 who was the quilter/designer for this project.

Terri Vogds contributed with the embroidery detail/design work on the quilt also.

The quilt will be on display at the state fair for one month,

then travel around the state

 with the TDA's permanent quilt collection

from now on.

It was great to be a part of this!

For more info on this quilt you can go to

http://www.gotexan.org/

(to the consumers area)

They will soon be putting up pics of the quilt,

and also more about

what each quilter said

 about their individual block.

Here is what I said....

"Texas turtles, both land and sea,

 have an important role to play in nature.

If we lose them, it affects everything.

They have been here on this planet,

 in something like their present form,

 since before the age of dinosaurs.

According to Indian legend,

the turtles back provided a base

for the first land

that was formed

in the midst of the great waters. 

Conservation of the turtle's habitat is crucial.

The fabric in the top two thirds of the block

has holes in it,

 representing the habitat that is changing."

The presentation was very nice,

the unveiling was exciting,

the quilt was beautiful...

but best of all....

my sister Lanette got to share all of this with me.

Savor the Day!

Yvonne