“Monarch Flutterbye” Jacket
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“Monarch Flutterbye” Jacket

An original design, double-reverse appliqué. Traditional appliqué quilting adds a layer of fabric, but with Reverse Applique, a layer of fabric is cut away to expose a fabric underneath. After designing this pattern, I layered yellow Kona Cotton between black cotton and did the machine satin-stitch embroidery. Then I carefully cut away the black fabric on both the top and bottom side of each wing, to expose the yellow fabric. When the jacket moved, it gave the illusion that you could see light passing through the yellow fabric.

This jacket was included in these juried exhibits:
Oregon School of Arts & Crafts Annual “Designed to Wear” show (juried), 1985.
“Artwear ‘83” Fiber Arts & Stitchery Show at Columbia Art Center, won first prize
Columbia Stitchery Guild annual show, Rock Creek, 1984
Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Gallery Show, by invitation, 1984; chosen for cover photograph in the Bremerton Sun Watch Arts and Entertainment magazine
Local 14 Art Show, 1983
“Goddesses” show at “The Ark” Gallery, Saugatuck, Michigan, 1998 – jacket sold.