CARRIE BUCK
Some of my favorite designs have been inspired by a lifetime of memories of walks in nature. Sugar Hill is a quilt design based on memories of walks through the woods of Southern Vermont with my grandmother. She was very knowledgeable in the field of flora and fauna, and this is where I saw my first Indian pipe weed. What a funny flower!
For another quilt design, Around the Lake, inspiration came from over two decades of walks around a lake located close to home. The path along the banks of the lake provided views of sunbathing turtles, herons poised to catch a meal, and sunfish swimming just below the surface of the water.
Inspiration for Arthropods, my current block of the month, came from walks around the property of a home where I once lived. The perimeters were left unmowed, creating a sanctuary for bees, butterflies, caterpillars and spiders among the grasses and wildflowers that grew.
SUZANNE WENZLICK
Nature is a big inspiration for me because I grew up camping, hiking, fishing, and loving the outdoors. My dad was the director of the camp counselors for handicapped children of the YMCA camp in the Redwoods every summer for six years.
