Bears in the Woods is one of my very first quilts. I did the designing, sewing, and quilting (with loads of help from my magazine co-workers). Made mostly from scraps recycled when our fabric buyer did a little office cleaning. The title is inspired by black bears at my first house. A combination of traditional quilt blocks: Bear Paw, Log Cabin, and Square in a Square. Cotton fabrics, wool batting. —Joyce Robinson
• Published in the staff profile of Quilter’s Newsletter magazine’s 30th birthday special issue, September 1999
• Exhibited at the 1998 Capital Quilt Show in Denver, Colorado and several employee exhibits at the Primedia Gallery in Golden, Colorado
• Viewer’s Choice winner at the 2000 Monarch Quilter’s Guild Annual Show in Salida, Colorado— thanks for the fun surprise Fran!
• Created in 1997
• Quilt photo and detail by Mellisa Karlin Mahoney
• 90˝ x 90˝
• Quilt not for sale
• © Joyce Robinson