This 36″ x 36″ quilt was made for the 2024 Brooklyn Quilters Guild fence show, which is entitled THE STORIES WE TELL: Folktales, Fantasy & Folly. I knew I wanted to do something similar to my O, Beware… quilt with some kind of creature staring out through scales or feathers, etc. While looking for images of feathered dragons, I became intrigued with illustrations of Quetzalcoatl from Mesoamerican mythology. I used that as my inspiration, but I did not try to make any sort of authentic representation, as can be seen most blatantly by my addition of a horn.
The fabric is raw silk that changes from deep blue to magenta depending on the viewing angle and how the light hits it. Almost all of the thread is polyester except for the horn, which is a silver metallic, and the whites of the eye, which is cotton.
Boy Meets Quilt 
This is masterful machine quilting. The concept and design are also very creative. Congratulations.
Thank you so much, Laura! You’re very kind.