Above the Fruited Plain

This wall art was pieced and quilted using cotton fabrics and cotton thread. The top consists of dozens of narrow vertical strips, each of which consists of several distinct pieces of fabric. By alternating two sets of strips, a misty landscape starts to emerge--one that evokes, to my mind, the purple mountain majesty mentioned in American the Beautiful. Hence, Above the Fruited Plain.

This piece can be hung on a wall using the cloth sleeve that's sewn to the back of the quilt along the top edge. Simply run a stiff rod through the sleeve and suspend the rod from two hooks or nails set into the wall. If need be, the piece can be laundered (hang it out to dry) or dry-cleaned, but that shouldn't be necessary in most cases. And it should be around for a very long time.