With A Name Like Cactus Needle

 With a name like 

Cactus Needle

of course I enjoy seeing

any quilts with a cactus theme.

 Prickly Pears

Original Design

Pieced and hand quilted by

Kate Clark

shown at the

Tucson Quilters Guild Show

 I really like Kate's wonky version of cacti 

She wrote:

"This double sided quilt was inspired by 

Alexander Henry's fabric.

I purchased 9 yards of  

Prickly Pear

and only 6 inches remain"

 There was not a Show Helper around 

for me to see the back, 

and I didn't want to touch it
or turn it over to photograph
without gloves.

 But, I did enjoy looking at all of Kate's beautiful 

hand quilting

with variegated threads

Several people have asked me why I chose the name

Cactus Needle

When we lived in Southern Utah, 

and I was just starting my blog,

I asked my husband

who is good with words and has
a Marketing background

if he had any ideas for a name

that would combine 

quilting with our home.

Within seconds he said Cactus Needle!

And now that we have moved to Arizona

and are surrounded by

beautiful majestic Saguaro's

the name still sticks.

(anyone catch that pun?)