I created this IMQE Exchange Quilt for Wena LeRoux who lives in Malmesburg South Africa. My quilt is called "Two Birds of A Feather" and was created because of our similarities in our life styles. We have so much in common even though we are miles apart. I thought that if we were birds we could fly to meet one another and make it an even smaller world in which we live in. We both were raised on a family farm, we love horses, wine, quilting and our grandchildren. We have had similar tragedies in our lives, Wena was in a serious car accident and I went through Breast Cancer. In my quilt for Wena I chose to emphasize our Continents and the location of where each of us lives on the West Coasts. I live on the West Coast of the United States in California and Wena lives on the West Coast of South Africa. My State of California's flower is the "golden poppy" and a "Bluejay" is my favorite bird. Wena's National flower of South Africa is the "Protea" and the bird I chose for her is the "Lilac -breasted Roller" an African bird so beautiful and colorful like her quilts. The technique I used is thread painting and fused appliqué. I have thread painted the birds and outlined the Continents and Areas where we live, added fused and threaded flowers highlighted with inktense pencils.