Sunset on the Prairie

I first learned to capture the energy of the prairie sunset, a central part of growing up in Saskatchewan, from Courtney Milne’s photography courses. At the Ricky Tims Quilt Retreat in June 2009 Ricky suggested using curved piecing with multiple fabrics to create the dynamic sky of reds, yellows, oranges and looming storm clouds. The lone grain elevator silhouette, machine appliquéd on the straight horizon line, stands as the sentinel of the prairie. I finished this quilt in January 2010. It was part of the Fibr show at the Tippecanoe Arts Federation show in January - February 2010.  It was also shown a the Indiana Heritage Quilt Show in Bloomington, IN in March 2011.