"English Show Pansies": Quilt Art by Rebekka Seigel

Inspired by an illustration on a 19th century seed packet, my pansies with faces are individually machine embroidered, appliqued and quilted on silk. Each of the 10 pansies sports the hair style of the Gibson Girl and has her own individual personality and color scheme. The “girls” are placed in a lush bed of leaves made of silk yo-yos, a quiltmaking technique popular in the 19th century. Beads interspersed between the yo-yos represent the seeds of next year’s pansy crop.