A Sparrow in the Rain

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I started working on this quilt back in November of 2009 when I was experiencing a bout of depression. The quilt's construction and quilting, explore mental illness as a whole and depression in particular.



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The back is a single piece of silk taffetta:

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A detail of the back:

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This is the entire quilt, composed of solid silks, silk paisely, satin, Japanese cotton sateen.

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clickable pics and more detail about its construction at divaquilts.com