Purple Mountain Majesties Quilt

 With a name like 

Cactus Needle

my eye always goes

towards the Cactus quilts

at shows.

 Purple Mountains Majesties

by Jean Ann Williams

from the

Arizona Quilters Guild Show

 Jean Ann wrote that she made this

quilt as a wedding present

for her nephew and new wife

who live here in Arizona

 I really like the 

positive/negative effect 

on the Saguaro's.

 Looking at each block up close,

it appears that Jean Ann

might have used

reverse applique on one side.

The quilt was also 

hand quilted by Jean Ann.

 Nice job!

Did you know that when 

pronouncing 

"Saguaro"

the "g" is silent?

"Suh-wah-ro"

I can often tell who is a 

native Arizonian and 

who is not  by how they

pronounce the Indian words

that are so prevalent in this 

culture.

As a relative newcomer,

I still have a lot to learn :)