Happy Trails 2003 28"h x 28"w Private Collection Made especially to celebrate a co-worker's retirement from Volunteer Park Conservatory, where as a gardener she managed the cactus and succulent collections among other things. She has a large cactus & succulent collection at home, and longs to visit warm places where these plants grow - the American Southwest as well as Africa. Free-motion collage/applique with novelty and hand dyed cottons, rayon and cotton threads. The quilt back is several African fabrics.