Lemon Lace

On seeing a lemon bush in flower with the waxy petals of the lemon flower and smelling its delicate scent, I was transported back to my childhood, surrounded by a large lemon orchard. Dad tended the lemon bushes and on Sundays the lemons would be packed in wooden crates, for the produce market.

As children, my brother and I loved to eat slices of sour lemon. Later as an adult, I sliced lemons preparing them for lemon marmalade and these days the squeeze of fresh lemon juice accompanies many dinner dishes.

 Materials- Cotton, textile ink, thread, wadding.

Techniques- Hand printed, whole cloth, machine quilted.