Mary Louise Smith

Hand appliqued trapunto, fusing, machine paper piecing, hand quilted silver metallic thread, hand dyed fabrics. Colors: Red, White and Blue. The five hearts represents five continents, Africa, Asia, Europe, South America and North America.

As an American who proudly resides in the most powerful nation on earth, it behooves us to apply our vast knowledge and skills in the preservation of mankind through peaceful methods rather than warfare and destruction of fellow humans if we hope for earth's future.