2025 - 85”x90” - Machine applique and pieced, machine quilted without a frame (domestic)

In 2025 the Austin Modern Quilt Guild’s Community Outreach Design Challenge was “Modern Art Inspired Quilts”. In looking for inspiration for a design, I made the connection that Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s iconic flowers were essentially the classic Dresden Plate quilt block.

I drafted a large scale pattern and created a four quadrant quilt featuring Murakami’s flowers. The quilt won the guild’s Member’s Favorite Award and was donated to Lifeworks to be gifted to a young adult transitioning from homelessness into permanent supportive housing.

Displayed at Austin Modern Quilt Guild - Design Challenge Show, 2025