Blue Moon over Garden Bay


Blue Moon over Garden Bay, 39"h x 57"w, © March, 2000 Sold
Collection of Dr. Christine Palette, Wethersfield, CT
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Update 4/22/03 Blue Moon's last public exhibition is at:
"Fiber Revolution: Quilts As Art" Yale Medical Arts Building, New Haven, CT, April-October 2003

A 'blue moon' is the rare occurrence of a 2nd full moon in a month. Since this quilt is strictly in shades of blues and purples, I took the liberty of using turquoise fabric for the moon. Update 4/22/03 My husband Peter was very disappoint to learn that Blue Moon was acquired by Dr. Palette at the Chen Gallery exhibition. It's his favorite and he had painted the office in our new home mariner blue as the perfect backdrop color. He asked me if he could commission another wall hanging.


Detail of moon The moon, comets, and moon shadow are highlighted in silver and white metallic threads. My husband Peter points out that I used 'artistic license' with the moon's shadow on the bay. It's diagonal to make the design more interesting, rather then a true representation that would be vertical directly under the moon. Flowers close to the shadow are hand embroidered with highlights of golds and silvers. The sky goes from a light twilight with flying geese on the horizon up to stars on an indigo background.

Freehand machine quilting suggests waves in the water and breezes in the sky. Many of the flowers are outline stitched to puff up the petals. The garden contains Irises, Fox-paws, Lupine, Periwinkle, Blueberries and a butterfly. The scale of the flowers changes to simulate perspective. - CLV

Carolyn, Peter, and Buzzy-Cat, Christmas 2001
Blue Moon over Garden Bay, Christmas 2001

Judges Comments:
"Very effective nighttime scene. Metallic thread and designs created are very effective. Piecing generally well done." - Jeannette Rindge and Barbara Dannenfelser, judges for Spring Shower of Quilts VIII, March 2000.

"Excellent expression of moon light sparkling on dark water. Nice introduction of landscape elements via patterned fabric" - Mary Mashuta, Dixie McBride, Judi Warren Blaydon, judges for Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza VII, September 2000.

Update 3/21/01: Category: Innovative Full Quilt; Competition: Blossoming "Fabric choices add depth. Fabrics enhance theme of quilt" - Stevii Graves and Libby Lehman, judges for Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, VA, February 2001.

Update 8/31/01:"Attractive color scheme. Stars and comets add to the atmosphere." - Cynthia Morgan and Sue Holdaway-Heys, judges for World Quilt & Textile, August 2001.

Update 10/9/01 "Award: First Place. Fabrics well chosen to create piece. Machine quilting generally well done. Binding well applied." - Jan Rindge, NQA Certified Judge, Quilts Along the Bay, Sept. 2001

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