After completing many smaller beetles and bugs, I wanted to work on a bigger scale. So I cleared my work table and sketched out as big a scarab as my table would allow. The piecing in this quilt is done from scraps of fabric taken from old projects. There is almost no cutting involved. I simply reached into my bag of scraps and pulled out pieces and glued them down according to value and general shape. Scarab beetles hold a special attraction to me because of their link to various cultural myths and art. Their rugged symmetry and arresting colors have been catching the eyes of artists and scientists for millennia. They are classic “specimens”.