This quilt began as yet another chunk of Setacolor-painted fabric that was looking for a raison d’etre. It was hanging out with its pals in a dark drawer, a place not known for its easy escape. Once a piece hits that drawer, it generally stays there, sighing under the weight of newly added layers of unused dyed fabric.
I wanted to attempt thread painting a pine tree, so I grabbed this piece of wintry fabric. As the tree took shape, so did the background – suggesting a snowy mountain. Eventually I completed the lonely tree on the somewhat aloof background. It was all very sterile looking. I had no plans to take it any further.
A cut-out snowman intended for another project mysteriously migrated onto the piece, and much to my surprise, brought the whole experiment to life. Instead of ending up in the pile of test bits doomed to anonymity, the piece now begged for the addition of borders, and I was happy to comply. The King of the Mountain had claimed his realm.
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