Convergence

Convergence is the process of coming together from different directions toward a single point. It’s the moving toward, not the arriving. The point is always just ahead. 

This quilt is one of the most significant pieces I’ve made in fifteen years of practice.

The field is thousands of hand-stitched half square triangles. The border is flying geese. At the center, four hand-appliquéd birds face inward, beaks meeting at a still point. The quilting is done entirely by hand.

The white fabric is a vintage Irish linen brocade tablecloth — a gift I received when I was just starting out. It has a natural sheen and a sueded weight that no new fabric can replicate. The red is naturally dyed with madder root in the traditional way, built up over multiple dye baths across several weeks, then over-dyed with Osage to warm the tone. The color is deep and alive in a way that commercial dye simply isn’t.

This quilt took years. It was set down and picked back up. It taught me things I wasn’t expecting to learn. That’s in the work.

90” x 89”. Hand quilted, hand appliquéd, naturally dyed. One of a kind.