My first idea with “Roads” was to represent speed and the distortion s of the landscape when driving at high speed. That is why I’ve used stripe piecing for the sides of the road.

It is also a glimse to American movies, when all you see through the windscreen during hours is the road like a ribbon and the horizon far away.

Material :

Hand dyed and commercial fabrics – Rayon thread and nylon monofilament for quilting – Fusible web and paint.

Technique :

The quilt is entirely machine pieced. I’ve mixed hand quilting and free motion quilting using synonyms : motorway, highway, route, track …

Close up view: