Made in February-July 2021 in the Eastern Sierra and Los Angeles.

DIMENSIONS: 96” X 101.5”

FRONT: Improv patchwork made from a combination of fabric scraps from pandemic-era face masks, as well as hemp linen remnants from a cutting room floor.

BACK: Sage green, light blue and tan patchwork.

INSPIRATION: The King was made in the final months of mountain living. She was my own personal “final project” of living through a global pandemic. It felt fitting to create something really big. An experimentation in shapes and colors. She also offered comfort during the three-months of unsettledness while my husband and I were searching for our new home in LA. The hand quilting took ages; it was my own meditative practice in a time of uncertainty. I didn’t always have time or space to set up my sewing machine; so I spent hours on end hand quilting this giant quilt. The shapes and colors represent our travels, like a close up of a map. The people we saw, the neighborhoods we stayed in, each little pocket tells a story.

PROCESS: The colors and sizes of the pieces dictate the design. The goal is to make a work of art with as little waste as possible. Quilt top and bottom are machine pieced, then cotton batting is sandwiched between. The entire quilt is then delicately hand stitched together.

DESIGNER/ARTIST INSPIRATION: A few designers that inspired my work and helped plant the seed in my excitement for patchwork and quilting include Adam Pogue and Thompson Street Studio as well as legendary, trail blazing artists such as the women of Gees Bend.