I made this quilt for a dear friend who recently relocated to a small town in the Sierra foothills northwest of Sacramento. It’s approximately 12″ x 12″.
I started with a base of varied rectangular pieced of hand-dyed cotton. I fused sheer silk organza over three areas that would eventually represent the urban areas.
Ribbons become highways and river. Foothills are drawn in with Inktense pencils.
Roads, buildings and other features are next.
Place names are hand-embrodered onto sheer organza to be fused in place.
A final touch is the hand-embroidered compass rose is sewn onto the lower right.
Thread Dance 
This is such a beautiful interpretation of place through quilting. I love how the map elements, like roads and rivers, are reimagined into something both geographic and emotional. It really feels like a creative way to preserve memory and connection to a town.