Pine trees are easily recognized by their evergreen needles.
The book’s image1 of White Pine cells showed a strong pattern of long parallel lines and linear groups of cells.
![White Pine White Pine](/media/images/pine_hu07b06c58ba5fbc111a9229df3f47d593_21611_1440x0_resize_q90_lanczos.jpg)
White Pine
The quilt started with a length of plain white cotton cloth. The background and pinecones were painted. The silhouette of the trunk, branches and needles were drawn with fabric pastels. This cloth was centered over a larger batting and backing, creating an open border. I free-motion stitched the microscopic details with various threads. Metallic oil was added to the center of the cells. In the border, the blocky bark is painted in acrylic to achieve a hard texture. Finally, a binding was added around the outer edge.
This quilt is in the District of Columbia’s “HeART of DC” collection, at the John Wilson Building (City Hall).
- 26" H x 24" W
- Cotton fabrics, cotton threads, paint, foil
- Machine quilted
Detail
![White Pine detail](/media/images/pineDet_huf94e78c2c1c6e53e437a666c641c6c75_26151_1440x0_resize_q90_lanczos.jpg)
Inside Wood, by William M. Harlow ↩︎