The winning quilt

And the winner of the raffle prize made and donated by the Wednesday Quilt Class at the Methuen Senior Center is…yes, I won it. I could not have been happier. It’s a beautiful geometric piece, composed of summery-colored squares and triangles laid on the diagonal. I immediately went to the class, coincidentally in session, to express my excited thanks. As host of a monthly discussion program at Methuen Community Studios entitled Following Your Muse, I invited the ladies of the class to come on my show to discuss the quilt. Instructor Cyndi Ferguson did. What a thrill.

My prize quilt graced my bed for several months when I thought: what if I were to design my own quilt to celebrate metal art that my late father, Abraham, had made? And what if I were to incorporate images of watercolors I painted to pay homage to Dad’s art, as well — the very reason I’m in painting class at the Senior Center. For decades I’ve used design and drafting software at work. Being fond of Persian carpets, I utilized my computer skills to lay out boxes within a Tabriz garden-pattern rug to highlight photos of my and Dad’s art.