Commissions are a lovely challenge for an artist, blending someone else's vision with their own.
Pat hunted for pictures of blue herons until she and I settiled on the right lady heron to pose for this piece. The heron's plumage is stitched with eighteen shades of rayon thread, ranging from white and pastels through grays to darkest blues. Couched chenille yarn offsets the dragonflies, which I embroidered from the back of the quilt.