Salli McQuaid: Interruptions, 21.5"w x 22"h, 2011. Detail-R.

Artist 's Statement

Interruptions was developed spontaneously, amidst numerous annoying interruptions -- mostly telephone salesmen and wrong numbers, plus a boring delivery at the door. The quilt began with experimentation in Bargello piecing to use up my scraps. I found out I did not like piecing the joined and cut Bargello strips so that they matched. I preferred them to be disjointed. It dawned on me that the quilt was evolving like my day -- disjointed. Then I knew the quilt was about interruptions, and I reiterated that theme throughout the process. Interruptions became a joy to make, and the interruptions now seemed like a gift!

Materials: textiles and specialty threads (metallic, haloshimmer, variegated, cotton, rayon, invisible, polyester).

Techniques:  machine piecing, stitching, lettering, and embroidery; long-arm free-form stitching.

Quilt History: Second Place, Walla Walla County Fair and Rodeo, Small Quilts, September 2011.