Salli McQuaid: Pink Jewel, 20"w x 15"h, 2011. C-detail. R-reverse.

Artist 's Statement

This piece was created spontaneously, just for fun. With its beauty party imagery and predominantly pink colors, it ended up being the perfect quilt to hang in a girl's room.

Materials: textiles, specialty threads (metallic, haloshimmer, variegated, cotton, rayon, invisible, poly), ⅛" braid.

Techniques: machine piecing, embroidery, applique, lettering, and couching. Machine and long-arm free-form quilting.