Journal Notes

This magnificent installment in the Canadiana collection is a spectacular, immersive window into the wild. The quilt face is a masterful execution of the traditional ‘Attic Windows’ technique, using clever fabric shading to create a striking three dimensional optical illusion. The focal point of the quilt features a series of realistic wildlife portrait panels, highlighting a powerful timber wolf looking out into the wilderness and a sweet pair of hidden cubs huddled safely below. Each panel segment is cleverly framed with a light, textured forest-green strip on one side and a deep, shadowed bark-brown print on the other. Because the fabrics mimic light catching a window sill, it transforms the patchwork into a multi lanes viewing glass. Anchored on the sides panels by a continuous vertical panorama of wild wolves in a dense evergreen forest and wrapped in a rich moss border, the overall design flawlessly merges geometric shadow work with a deep love for nature. Fully embracing its rugged, outdoorsy spirit, the quilt is backed entirely with premium, ultra soft woodlands brown flannel and bound with a Swirly Leaves Windance long arm quilting pattern.