'STRIX OCCIDENTALIS CAURINA' NORTHERN SPOTTED OWL

BY NICKI ALLEN

SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine pieced, appliquéd, and quilted

Design Source: Photo by Kameron Perensovich

I love this owl! The photo perfectly captures the expression of this endangered species. The northern spotted owl is threatened due to habitat decline and competition from barred owls. They thrive in old-growth forests.

KOMODO DRAGON

BY JOANNE S. BAST

Littlestown, Pennsylvania

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd, quilted, embroidered, and embellished, hand embellished

Design Source: My photographs

I visited Komodo Island in Indonesia and was awed walking among these land sharks with a guide armed with only a long stick. It was an amazing experience. When I heard of the endangered species project, I immediately wanted to do this impressive creature.

SINGAPORE FRESHWATER CRAB

BY DENA G. BRANNEN

Reston, Virginia

USA

Techniques: Machine pieced, appliquéd and quilted

Design Source: A photo of the crab with eggs by Christopher Puan

The Singapore freshwater crab is found in just a few places in Singapore and efforts are underway to try to save its habitat. The female carries her eggs in her mouth. They live in small rocky mountain streams.

CHANNEL-BILLED TOUCAN

BY SUSAN M. BYNUM

FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Hand embellished, machine appliquéd, quilted, and embellished

Design Source: Photograph by Emmanuel Keller

Toucans are very unique creatures and, as all endangered species, they need to be protected!

ULTRAMARINE LORIKEET

BY JOYCE L. CARRIER

BLUEMONT, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine pieced, appliquéd, and quilted, embroidered, threadpainted

Design Source: Original design

The Ultramarine Lorikeet is now found on only one of the Marquesas Islands,  Ua Huka. It has become endangered due to deforestation and the invasion of the black rat. The Ultramarine Lorikeet nests in tree cavities, and prefers to feed on the flowers from the coconut palm and Hibiscus. Currently there are only 1000-2500 individual birds left on Ua Huka.

GREEN PEAFOWL (PAVO MUTICUS)

BY SHERRI CYRA

MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd, quilted, and embellished, raw-edge appliqué, threadpainted

Design Source: The stunning beauty of the green peafowl

Few animals are as awe-inspiring or distinctive as the peafowl. Its bold hues and iridescent plumage have long fascinated me. This lesser known and endangered green peafowl is larger than the common blue-plumed Indian peacock.

QUOKKA

BY POLLY M. DAVIS

WARRENTON, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Hand appliquéd, machine pieced, appliquéd, and quilted

Design Source: Original design

Endangering our own future, by wiping out species after species of animals, is an extremely frightening prospect! I deliberately chose an amazingly endearing mammal. While we need to be concerned with each and every species, we tend to relate to – and react to – animals that are cute and cuddly.  I had never heard of the quokka previously, but am now in love with these charismatic creatures!

LESSER CHAMELEON

BY DONNA DESOTO

FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine pieced, appliquéd, and quilted

Design Source: Photograph by Professor Christopher V. Anderson

Chameleons have fascinated me since seeing a large one fall from a tree in Hawaii. I was sorry to learn that chameleons are another species at risk of becoming extinct. I included gemstones on the background of this piece, because the forests in Madagascar, where these chameleons live, are being cleared due to mining.

OREGON SPOTTED FROG

BY BOBBIE DEWEES

SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine pieced, appliquéd and quilted, painted

Design Source: Photograph by

Ryan Hawk

My niece is a manager with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. When the call went out for “Inspired by Endangered Species,“ I wrote her and asked if she had any endangered species to recommend. Protecting the Oregon spotted frog is one of the major projects on her reserve.

ELEGANT SUNBIRD

BY NANCY L. EVANS

JEFFERSONTON, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Hand appliquéd, embellished, machine appliquéd, quilted, and embellished, fused

Design Source: Original design

The beautiful colors of the endangered elegant sunbird were my inspiration for this quilt. I drew the male bird resting on the stem of the Indonesian kembrang merak flower. I wanted to draw attention to the birds of beauty that God has created and our need to protect them from extinction.

ELK

BY LAURA C. GILMARTIN

STAFFORD, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, painted, threadpainted

Design Source: Original design

This is a story of success. At one time the Elk was endangered, but was successfully populated through conservation efforts. This photo was taken on our trip out west to Yellowstone. The elk was fording the river calling out to his herd. I used cork fabric for his antlers to add texture.

AFRICAN LION

BY LAURA C. GILMARTIN

STAFFORD, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, painted, threadpainted

Design Source: Original design

I've always been fascinated by lions because they are so majestic and graceful. His eyes draw you in. I hope I’ve done him justice.

BORNEAN ORANGUTAN

BY LAURA C. GILMARTIN

STAFFORD, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, painted, threadpainted

Design Source: Original design

I've been so drawn to the orangutan that I jumped at the chance to represent them. His expression is so compelling, human-like, that I had to do a close-up to do him justice. There is a wonderful group called The Greater Projects leading the effort to save this species.

COSTA RICAN PUMA

BY LAURA C. GILMARTIN

STAFFORD, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, painted, threadpainted

Design Source: Original design

I saw the eyes of this beautiful Puma and was inspired to paint him and have him included in the Endangered Species book. I muted the background a sheer fabric to let the majestic cat shine. This particular puma resides in a sanctuary.

ATLANTIC STURGEON

BY PRISCILLA B. GODFREY

MIDDLEBURG, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Hand pieced, appliquéd, quilted, and embellished

Design Source: Original design

My family very much enjoys visiting the beach in the summer where my husband fishes in the ocean. I selected the Atlantic Sturgeon because this fish is very endangered due to pollution and loss of habitat. We would be adversely affected by the loss of any fish species. So, I encourage everyone to be more responsible with their waste.

BURROWING OWL

BY CLAIRE A. JOSIAK

CALGARY, ALBERTA

CANADA

Techniques: Hand embroidered and embellished, machine appliquéd, quilted, embroidered, and embellished

Design Source: Photos

Burrowing owls can be found in prairie landscapes with little vegetation. They nest in burrows like the ones where prairie dogs live. I wanted to represent these gorgeous little owls in their habitat, so I created a whimsical fun atmosphere in my quilt. We want these babies to be safe in their environment and to flourish on our planet.

BLACK-FOOTED FERRET

BY BARBARA E. KAUFFMAN

WATERFORD, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Hand embroidered and embellished, machine pieced, appliquéd, quilted, embroidered, and embellished, painted

Design Source: Original design

There is a successful ongoing species recovery effort by the National Black-footed Ferret Recovery Program. Considered the rarest carnivore in North America, the black-footed ferret was twice declared extinct. Twice, tiny relict populations were discovered, protected, and monitored. Conservation and captive breeding programs have just barely pulled the species back from the brink of extinction.

AN AFRICAN PRINCE – BLACK RHINO

BY VANESSA MCCALLUM

MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted

Design Source: Photograph of a black rhinoceros

As a former biology major, I really wanted to participate in Donna DeSoto’s endangered species project. I was excited when I heard I would get to create my first choice: the black rhinoceros. I enjoyed taking a photo and making my black rhino in full living color. I just hope Mother Nature can continue to do so, too.

COLUMBIA BASIN PYGMY RABBIT

BY ETTA MCFARLAND

OLIVE BRANCH, MASSACHUSETTS

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd

Design Source: Photograph

By 2002 only 16 pygmy rabbits remained in Washington. The Oregon Zoo removed them from their natural habitat and began a crossbreeding program with pygmy rabbits from Idaho. In 2011, pygmy rabbits bred and gave birth in the wild, raising hope that they can repopulate and thrive in their natural habitat.

THE BLUE WHALE

BY PASCALE MICHALSKI

DARTFORD, ENGLAND

UNITED KINGDOM

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, painted, raw-edge appliquéd

Design Source: Endangered species

The Blue Whale was created as part of the endangered species book project by Donna Marcinkowski DeSoto.

CHEETAH

BY DIANE L. MURTHA

BETTENDORF, IOWA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, collaged

Design Source: The cheetah

I grew up watching Wild Kingdom and love all animals, so I was excited to participate in this challenge and honor this beautiful animal. The cheetah’s speed fascinates me, and I just love the spots. I used Susan Carlson’s fabric collage technique to arrange and glue a variety of colored fabrics to construct Cheetah.

BACTRAIN CAMEL

BY BARBARA POLSTON

PHOENIX, ARIZONA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, painted

Design Source: Photos of Bactrain camels

I remind Facebook friends every Wednesday that it’s Hump Day. When asked to participate in this Endangered Species exhibit, I was quite surprised to discover the two-humped Bactrain camel is endangered. How could I not bring attention to this ship of the desert?

ANDEAN FLAMINGO – DIMINISHING REFLECTION

BY SHARON A. RIXMANN

MANASSAS, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd, quilted, and embellished

Design Source: Original design

My pair of endangered Andean flamingos are standing in a clean shimmering lake. I have stitched their uncertain future as a diminishing reflection upon the rippled water. High in the Andes moutains of South America their precarious existence is constantly threatened by water pollution from boron mining, as well as illegal egg poaching.

AMERICAN BISON

BY CHERYL ROUNDS

VIENNA, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd

Design Source: Endangered Species

Sometimes when an animal is so unattractive they become attractive. I have paintings, metal statues, and other images of the American bison. It was only natural I would produce a quilt depicting the Bison. The American bison is one of the icons of the United States of America and can be found depicted on various coins and flags throughout the nation's history.

POLAR BEAR ECLIPSED

BY LUANA RUBIN

BOULDER, COLORADO

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd, quilted, fused, drawn, collage

Design Source: Wildlife photo I took on a trip to Churchill, Canada

Over the last decade, I have traveled to the edge of the Arctic Circle four times to photograph the polar bears in Churchill. Over the years it has become evident that the bears are suffering, not just from climate change, but also from the toxins in the environment. I was inspired to make this quilt at the time of the Solar Eclipse, after I photographed this bear on one of my trips.

SNOW LEOPARD

BY RICKI S. SELVA

FORT MYER, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, collaged

Design Source: Photos by James McCann and my own photos

This attentive cub posed for me and photographer, James McCann at the Toronto Zoo. From our combined images, I created this portrait, using a technique I am grateful to have learned from Susan Carlson. Her method of fabric collage, allows me to work with fabric as if it were paint. I hope my work will inspire passion for saving species being driven to the brink of extinction at a horrifying speed.

SEA OTTER

BY RICKI S. SELVA

FORT MYER, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, collaged

Design Source: Photo by Michael Baird

Sea Otter moms and pups can often be seen at Elkhorn Slough, California.  I had the good fortune of visiting them while taking a Susan Carlson workshop. While sea otters are magically whimsical, they are absolutely vital to the nearshore marine ecosystem, especially the kelp forest, which removes vast amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

AMUR LEOPARD

BY RICKI S. SELVA

FORT MYER, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, collaged

Design Source: Photo by Valerie Abbott

Knowing that the Amur leopard is the most endangered big cat in the world challenged me to create something that would make you want to love and protect this creature. With only a few dozen individuals living in the remote intersection of Russia, China, and North Korea, the Amur leopard's future is dangerously precarious.

DAMA GAZELLE

BY TAMMI SPARKS

SHERMAN, TEXAS

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd, quilted, and embellished, painted, hand dyed

Design Source: Original design

I was inspired to create an art piece for the call for entry of Endangered Species because I want to help bring awareness to the critically endangered and rare species dama gazelle. If we do not change laws and awareness, we will continue to lose animals and plants from our planet.

VANCOUVER MARMOT

BY DAVID M. TAYLOR

HENNIKER, NEW HAMPSHIRE

USA

Techniques: Hand appliquéd, machine quilted

Design Source: My own original photograph

My first encounter with a marmot was while camping just outside of Aspen, Colorado, more than 30 years ago. That little fellow, also known as a whistle pig, was standing tall and belting out a loud shrill alarm about intruders in the area. I'm assuming I was the intruder!

MANDRILL

BY EILEEN L. THOMAS

BRISTOW, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Hand pieced, appliquéd, and embroidered, machine appliquéd, quilted, embellished, painted

Design Source: Painted by Ana Miminoshvili

This was a first attempt for a challenge quilt. When I was researching the animals that were endangered, I fell in love with the colors of this mandrill. I hope I have captured his essence.

TIGER

BY JEANIE VELARDE

CORDOVA, TENNESSEE

USA

Techniques: Hand embroidered, machine appliquéd and quilted

Design Source: Photo

Of the original nine subspecies of tigers, three have become extinct in the past 80 years. The remaining subspecies are all endangered. It's estimated that only around 4,000 tigers remain in the wild. Poaching and loss of habitat are the main reasons for the decline. Lack of funds and manpower make it difficult to protect tigers, even in refuges set up for them. It is hard to realize that soon, the only place they will survive is in zoos.

WHOOPING CRANE

BY JEANIE VELARDE

CORDOVA, TENNESSEE

USA

Techniques: Machine pieced, appliquéd, and quilted

Design Source: Photos

In 1973 my parents met a young ornithologist, George Archibald, who with co-founder Ron Saucy, envisioned an organization that would combine research, captive breeding, reintroduction and education to safeguard the world's 15 crane subspecies. George moved in with my parents for 6 months which started a life long friendship.

MOUNTAIN ZEBRA

BY MAGGIE WARD

WARRENTON, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted

Design Source: The zebra

Each type of zebra has its own distinguishing pattern of stripes, and it appears that some collectors would like to have one of each. As I researched the different subspecies of zebras I was greatly saddened by the pictures of their lovely pelts, stretched out over a frame or covering someone’s floor. The zebras, in my quilt, look sad.

RED COCKADED WOODPECKER

BY PATRICIA A. WASHBURN

CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Hand embroidered and embellished, machine appliquéd,

quilted, drawn

Design Source: Photographs

We lived on Ft Bragg, North Carolina and I saw the efforts being made to preserve the habitat for these beautiful birds. I liked the way the bird families stuck together and raised their clutches.  I also found them interesting in that they bore holes in live pine trees for their nest. They have become endangered because of foresting.

VIRGINIA BIG-EARED BAT

BY ANNA L. WILLARD

OAK HILL, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, painted

Design Source: Photo

The Virginia big-eared bat is endangered and a critical part of the bio system. We were blessed to have one live in our storm window for a while. White nose fungus has devasted bat populations. Cavers have made the problem worse by spreading it from cave to cave. They will become extinct unless provisions are made to protect the bats and find a cure.

ORCA WHALE

BY ANNA L. WILLARD

OAK HILL, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd, painted

Design Source: Photograph

The Orca whale is at the top of the food chain and is critical for the health of life on this planet. Orcas are considered endangered because of prey depletion, habitat loss, pollution, and boat traffic. Global policies to reduce oil spills, toxic waste, PCB plastic pollution will provide protection for Orca whales.

KIRKLAND’S WARBLER

BY ANNA L. WILLARD

OAK HILL, VIRGINIA

USA

Techniques: Machine appliquéd and quilted, threadpainted

Design Source: Photograph

The Kirkland’s warbler is endangered because mankind inadvertently upset its environment by stopping forest fires. The Kirkland’s warbler lives in Jack pines which only reproduce after a forest fire burns the pine cones, releasing the seeds. Controlled fires and habitat protection policies helped reestablish new habitats. The numbers have risen for these critically endangered birds.