Stained Glass Sierra

"Stained Glass Sierra" is a wall hanging that was completed in June of 2006. I created a custom design using Electric Quilt 5 software and printed out portions of the template onto 8.5x11 sheets of paper. I then pieced the sheets of paper together like a puzzle with tape. The paper templates were pinned to the fabric and the fabric was cut out, then sewn together by machine. I then pinned and sewed black bias tape along the seams where different color fabrics were joined together, giving the illusion of stained glass. Most of the fabrics were specifically for stained glass quilts, but I took the liberty to adding in flower prints with thick outlines to echo the thick bias tape. The design includes two rows of flowers in front of a meadow and a pine tree, which are in front of Job's Peak, Lake Tahoe, and the setting sun. The sky displays variations of a sunset. We could not find a way to hang it due to its irregular shape, which is a rectangle with a rounded top -- like a church window, so I taped the edges to the wall with packing tape.