Iris in Favrille
Julie Haddrick 1999
213 x 186 cm
Hand
dyed fabric: machine pieced, hand and machine quilted
Stained glass applique technique
Blue Dutch irises bloom in my garden every spring and bring great pleasure
to me. The buds and blooms burst with colour and the lines and patterns
of the sprouting stems and leaves fascinate. My inspiration for “Iris
in Favrile” can be found in the iridescent and opalescent Favrile
glass that Louis C Tiffany created a century ago in America. Tiffany named
his glass FAVRILE , a derivation of the Saxon word fabrile, meaning “handwrought
“desired.
Juried Entry Bernina World Quilt competition 1999
Judges merit; Sydney Quilt show 2000
Runner up ; Viewers choice “ Carnivale”, Adelaide 2000