Because I'm not sleeping

I'm wandering through older quilt show photos. This is one of those nearly traditional or, traditional art quilts (take your pick), that I seem to love. The grid/block arrangement is there, and in this case the block content repeats but the pattern is in no way traditional and there are lots of non-repeating elements straying out side the lines.

Then there is this fellow. The art nouveau-influenced heart jungle provides a great context for him.

I believe the quilt is hand appliqued, at least partially hand pieced and certainly hand quilted. The surface also features some beading.

The whole thing is whimsical without being cartoon-like.