Through Tuscany

Quilt size: 89" x 89"

Technique: Picture Piecing

This quilt was inspired from a photograph taken by Terry Donnelly in southern Tuscany in the village of Sorano, Italy. The photo captured a wonderful interplay of light on the ancient cobblestones and my goal was to recreate the same play of light in fabric. This quilt took almost a year to complete and has around 22,000 pattern pieces. I created it using my picture piecing technique. Insects and a bird are hidden within the vine foliage. Photos by Mike McCormick.

Detail of Archway in Through Tuscany by Cynthia England

Detail of archway in Through Tuscany

Detail of a bird in Through Tuscany by Cynthia England

Close-up of bird hidden in Through Tuscany

Detail of doorstep in Through Tuscany by Cynthia England

Detail of the doorstep in Through Tuscany

Back detail from Through Tuscany by Cynthia England

Back detail from Through Tuscany

Notable Awards

Best of Fabric Manipulation, Oklahoma Winter Quilt Show, 2007
2nd Place, Masters Category, Dallas Quilt Show, March 2007

Magazine Articles

Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting magazine, January/February 2009 issue
Through Tuscany appears on page 98 in the "Last Stitch" column.
$100,000 Quilting Challenge, cover and article, Issue #3 - 2007 - An All American Crafts Publication