In searching for a quilt that would be meaningful to show for Christmas, we came up with this beautiful mini quilt by Vicki Bohnhoff. Knock And The Door Shall Open To You is the title of the quilt.
For this original design, Vicki Bohnhoff says, "I combined the door image of a Mykonos, Greece chapel with a Byzantine-Christ mosaic of an unknown artist to convey the Bible verse Matthew 7:7." Vicki has created a scene of a remote village with a small church whose single bell tolls out the message of the New Testament. Her lovely quilting pattern gives a striking three-dimensional look to this work, as if you could almost imagine entering through the red door for a Christmas Eve candlelight worship service.
Above: The most famous of the Byzantine mosaics of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, made in the 12th century. As we celebrate the arrival of the Christ child and the arrival of new light into the world, we wish each of you and your families a very blessed and Merry Christmas.
Image credit: The photo of the quilt was taken by Quilt Inspiration at the 2014 Arizona Quilters Guild show.
Monday, December 22, 2014
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What a beautiful picture for Christmas. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the inspiration throughout the years. Have a joyous holiday.
ReplyDeleteThe art quilt you've featured is just stunning. So much realism captured in this piece... and what incredible quilting! Thanks for sharing this and all the great work you share on this blog. Merry Christmas to all.
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