Size: 82 x 106
Technique: Hand Appliquéd, Hand Pieced & Hand Quilted

Using the sunburst pattern as her tool to paint the sun in it's various intensities, Rita combines pieced blocks and appliquéd flowers and birds to celebrate nature. Prairie roses, rose trees, carnations, pineapples and pomegranates, beautifully hand stitched in stunning tile appliqué, surround the sun in glorious colors and indulge in it's warming rays.

* Winner IQS Houston 2003

* Cover of Quiltmania Magazine: Spesial Houston 2003, Hors-serie No.5

* Featured in: 500 Traditional Quilts by Karey Patterson Bresenhan, 2014 by Lark