I began this art quilt with a design created to celebrate the millennium by Claudia Myers of Duluth, Minnesota.  I reversed the value, incorporated Susan Stone's New York Beauty border that I love, and then used my own knowledge and love of color to achieve the final design.  Karen quilted every seam line incorporating the "McTavishing" technique that was named after her in the border.

This quilt was inspired by the paintings of Gustav Klimt.  In his paintings, Klimt often began with a realistic, three dimensional face, but the clothing that his figures wore would become two dimensional and eventually disappear into the background in a myriad of patterned pieces that reminded me of quilt blocks.  In my rendition, the fabric is pieced and appliquéd to achieve this effect.  Like Klimt, I used  a lot of gold in my fabric and embroidery.  The figures are paint dyed and embellished with thread to give the texture of hair.  The quilting is largely embroidered with metallic threads in the style of Victorian crazy quilts.  This is my interpretation of one of my student kits that combines piecing with appliqué and provides the opportunity for thread embellishment.