Orca’s Tale
“Orca’s Tale” was created as a memorial for my beautiful border collie, Orca. The photos tell the
story of her life, from puppyhood until the end. Some of the photos are digitally printed on
fabric, while other photos are made entirely of fabric and thread. Creating this quilt helped me
to cope with the pain of her passing, and all of the photos in this quilt barely scrape the surface
of the wonderful friend and companion that Orca was.
Completed 2018, 80″x80″
Not for sale
Shows, Exhibitions & Awards
• Freshwater Grange Pancake Breakfast, March 3rd 2024
• Northwest Quilting Expo 2021: 3rd Place Large Art Quilt/ Representational
• AQS Quiltweek Lancaster Downtown 2020: accepted as a semifinalist, show was cancelled.
• AQS Quiltweek Daytona Beach 2020
• Trunk show for the Redwood Empire Quilters Guild, Nov 7 2019
• International Quilt and Fiber Arts Festival, Everett, WA 2019
• World Quilt New England 2019
• Printed in the Times Standard, Jul 28 2019 Eureka CA, to promote the Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Show
• Heart of the Redwoods Quilt Show 2019: Volunteers Choice Award
• Trunk Show for the “Sewing Circles” Exhibit at the Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka, CA, Jul 20 2019
• Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival 2019: Honorable Mention
• Pacific International Quilt Festival 2018
• Humboldt County Fair 2018: 1st place in category
