__ Birds in Paradise Completed: March 2004 Size: 78" x 80" Description: Birds in Paradise has you coming and going! This quilt is completely reversible. The hand dyed cotton sateen fabrics appliquéd on the black sateen background are absolutely stunning. Linda used very bright neon threads and YLI jean stitch thread for all the quilting on the background and on the appliquéd motifs. The brightly colored thread made eye candy on the back of the beautiful hand dyed royal blue backing fabric. Cheri added roughly 900 Swarovski crystals on the front of this quilt and over 6l00 on the back! Awards: Best of Show - Dallas Quilt Celebration 2004, Best of Show 2004 Machine Quilter's Showcase, 1st Place Quilting on the Waterfront, Finalist in International Quilt Festival 2004, Gammill Quilting Award - American Quilter's Society 2005, Best of Show Quilt Plano 2005, 1st place MQX 2006, 1st place masters HMQS 2006, featured on AQS calendar 2006.