Dragon Quilt

My friend Camille is having her 60th birthday, and invited all her friends to make a quilt square for her "Dragon Quilt."  She gave us some sample swatches of color ideas and freedom to design for her.

Having just moved to Hawaii, where quilting is an amazing cultural art form, I was inspired to try something that would modestly reflect the Hawaiian designs. 

Anyway, my design included a dragon's footprint, dragon's wings, heart and breath of fire.  What I wrote as a dedication was this:

May the wings of the dragon help you fly strong and stay on course.  May the footprint of the dragon remind you to stay firmly grounded to the earth.  May the fire of the dragon keep you warm and safe from danger.   And, may the heart of the dragon beat strong and in tune with your own.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMILLE!

If you want to see some amazing examples of Hawaiian quilting visit:

https://www.google.com/search?num=10&hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1366&bih=638&q=hawaiian+quilts&oq=hawaiian+quilts&gs_l=img.3..0l2j0i24l8.1814.4119.0.4275.15.14.0.1.1.0.316.1599.7j3j2j1.13.0...0.0...1ac.1._ybKoKMcB-A