I added this blog page because some of the art quilts are difficult to explain in a subtitle on a web page. I will begin with this quilt titled "Tree." It was started in a 5 day class taught by Ruth McDowell. It was the summer after my father passed away and looking back at it now, it looks a bit lonely and sad. However, I like to think that it's not dead, but springtime, just before the leaves sprout with new life. Construction-wise, it is totally pieced, not appliquéd. It h