It’s great being in a quilting group, art quilters or traditional sewers, because you know that you will always get positive suggestions and help with fabric selection for projects. I started an Art Quilters’ group some time in 2002, I think. Even though the members come and go, the spirit of being there for each other remains. Even after I moved across the globe, I’ve been in touch and to meetings whenever visiting the area. On one such occasion, I needed to find some additional fabric for a challenge for an upcoming exhibition. I turned to my group for help, went over to a member’s house, looked through her fabric stash and scraps. Sure enough, I found a piece with orange flowers that might look pretty good on my blue, green and beige background. The orange lily is so striking is because it’s an unexpected modern graphic visual fused onto a traditional floral quilt background.