Zéphirine Drouhin is a Bourbon Rose introduced in 1868. It is a thornless climbing rose with a rich, sweet perfume and the rare ability to bloom with only three hours of sunlight a day. My DD is the model for the fairy in this quilt and I wish these qualities for her as she grows into a lovely young lady: to bring beauty, not thorns, to this world; to spread the sweet fragrance of God’s love to those she meets; and to blossom even in times of shadow.

This quilt is machine appliquéd, hand beaded, hand painted with Tsukineko All Purpose Inks, machine and hand embroidered, and hand quilted with a variety of specialty threads, and embellished with Angelina fibers, glitter and hot-fix crystals. It is about 18×20″ and is much more square than the photo shows. I had a blast making it! The only reason I stopped was that I ran out of crystals and will have to go buy more to finish up another day.

I will post more detail images later on this week when the sun comes out again. We’ve been enjoying unseasonally cool weather (low to mid eighties) ever since Friday. I need more natural light to take better photos (and a finished hanging sleeve would help too).

happy quilting!
(edited 8/2/06 to replace really awful photograph with somewhat better one)