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Old 09-27-2010, 08:47 AM
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This quilt was made from a photo I took of part of the terrazzo floor at the Doge's Palace in Venice, Italy. I was able to mimic the ancient marble and stonework by digging into my stash of batiks and landscape fabrics. I embellished it with thread painting, crystals and beads.

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Wow its beautiful!
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wow!!!
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Awesome! I love the creative way you were able to mimic the tile work!
Beautiful work :D:D:D
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Oh, the math involved, my head is swimming! Great job, I love it! :) :D
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spectacular! what is the size of your art piece?
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Extremely Fantastic!!!

if i didn't know it was a quilt, i'd swear it was a photo of a genuine marble mosaic! :thumbup:
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Gorgeous!
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That is drop dead gorgeous!!!!!!!!!! :D
I can't even imagine doing that!
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Wow, that turned out great. You did a wonderful job.
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