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Through Tuscany
Quilt by Cynthia England
89" x 89"
Created in: 2006

This quilt was inspired from a photograph taken by Terry Donnelly in southern Tuscany in the village of Sorano, Italy. The photo captured a wonderful interplay of light on the ancient cobblestones and my goal was to recreate the same play of light in fabric. This quilt took almost a year to complete and has around 22,000 pattern pieces. I created it using my picture piecing technique. Insects and a bird are hidden within the vine foliage. Photos by Mike McCormick.


  Detail of doorstep in Through Tuscany.

  Close-up of bird hidden in Through Tuscany.

  Detail of archway in Through Tuscany.

  Back of
Through
Tuscany.

 

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