Celestial Splendor Quilt

 Where do Quilters find their inspiration?

Often by viewing the shapes and images around us.

Celestial Splendor

62" X 62"

by Rachel Wetzler

St. Charles, IL

won 2nd place in the

Innovative Wall Category

at

Road To California

 "Celestial Splendor is based on the ceiling in the crossing tower

of Canterbury Cathedral,

one of the oldest and most famous structures in England.

 Rachel shared:

Canterbury was an important spiritual center ever since Augustine,

but it became a major pilgrimage destination

after the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket in 1170

 The tower and ceiling were designed by English Gothic

architect John Wastell"

Rachel's fabulous use of color

and precision 

makes this quilt a masterpiece

in it's own right.

The original ceiling at Canterbury