Art Quilts

Breaking Free
© 1994-1999 Gloria Hansen
53" x 53"


An original quilt that I designed using the program Canvas on my Macintosh computer.

It uses several fabrics that I painted, dyed, and airbrushed and uses some commercial prints. The quilt back is hand-painted. It is machine pieced and hand quilted. This quilt won ten awards, including:

1st Place, AIQA, Quilts a World of Beauty
Houston, TX - 1994

Best Wallhanging, Quilts at Crossroads
Greater Flint, MI - 1996

1st Place, Vermont Quilt Festival - 1995

1st Place & Judge's Choice
Belle Grove Century of Quiltmaking, VA - 1996

3rd place Master's Division Dallas Quilt Show
Dallas, TX - 1996