Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild & Scenic Quilt Project

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE & RECREATION
To raise interest and appreciation of the outstanding resources of the lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook, LFSWS funded the development of a series of quilts which resulted in an extension of the upper Farmington River’s “Farmington River Quilt Project.” MaryPat Leger organized a group of 26 quilt artists, including herself, to portray 20 locations along the Farmington River and 7 locations along Salmon Brook. The 40-foot-long Farmington River portion of the quilt is complemented by a 15-foot-long Salmon Brook portion which shows sites on the east and west branches of the brook and its mainstem. Each quilter worked independently using her own creative expression to depict a specific location. Quilters were required to meet the river’s entry and exit dimensions of the adjoining quilt panel, enabling the representation of the river to flow with continuity through the combined 55-foot length. Because the design is consistent with the earlier upper Farmington River Wild & Scenic quilt, the upper and lower Farmington quilts can be joined together to form a 90-foot quilt showing 52 distinct pieces of one ecosystem.