The imagination must be employed to understand this quilt, although it can be interpreted in a number of ways. To me, the dragon is climbing out of the “black hole” of flight training to accept his wings. At the upper right is a sequential series of cosmic blasts, which often occur in space. The quilt is definitely whimsical, and its title, of course, is tongue-in-cheek. Note the interesting perspective achieved in the wings, the sculptural quality of the raised wing-flaps, and the fine stitching detail.

Top Dragon was created extemporaneously, without much pre-planning, but it just seemed to “fall” together from my imagination. The quilt has been critically savaged (perhaps rightfully), but many people absolutely love it. With which group do you side?