Laughing Dragon Art Gallery
lofty quilts and high art by Salli McQuaid Americana (block):
Cosmic Illusion #80
#80: Americana
(block),
12"x 12", 2011
#80:
Americana, detail.
Artist Statement
This is a 12" block created for the
Walla Walla
Valley Quilt Guild Habit for Humanity quilt. We were
each to make any kind and color of house block. I chose "Americana"
colors and imagery. Basically, Americana is a 21-piece
Carol Doak paper-pieced block that I blew up to 12". When Guild members
finish the entire quilt, it will be presented to the lucky next family
who receives a Habitat for Humanity house. There is
nothing like a quilt to warm up a house, and I am proud of being a
member of a Guild that participates in such endeavors!