Savannah Kiss

I finished the giraffe quilt just in time for the Stitch Modern quilt show organized by the East Bay Modern Quilt Guild. I've posted about piecing and assembling this quilt here and here.

The quilt was inspired by Carol Walker photograph of a mother giraffe craning down to nuzzle her newborn calf.

I ended up quilting quite densely in the green areas. When I planned this project I envisioned larger pieces in the green area, and less quilting. But I decided on finer detail as the progress progressed. And I have to say that made the project progress more slowly. Wow, the quilting took a long time.

I love the way the quilting styles in the positive and negative space are similar and distinct.

I'm satisfied with the organic line quilting in the leafy background, even though it took days and days.

At the EBMQG we're such a rag-tag disorganized Berkeley bunch. I have to admit I'm a bit surprised we pulled this together. Just about all the credit goes to Birgit Hottenrott, who suggested the idea, secured the venue, and took care of a million details, plus all the things that never crossed my mind. Kim Anderson made a wonderful logo and postcard announcement, and our fearless leader Stacey kept us all on track. And thanks to the EBMQG crew for letting me hang my quilts, even if the aren't exactly capital-M modern.

There are scads of great quilts to see, including a glorious Project Modern challenge winner by Alison Schmidt (not pictured).

My Orange Lizard is also hanging.

Won't you come take a look?