Hand beaded and painted with fabric paint. Machine quilted. This was my first attempt at beading on my quilts and painting the figure. I learned a lot from the experience.
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Pearl Feather
There’s a Bug on the WallConnie Matheu
Fused, fabric, machine quilted, embellished with beads sewn on by hand. This evolved based on the background fabric which reminded me of wallpaper and the bug just evolved, a metamorphosis.
Joyful SeaConnie Matheu
Ancient FishConnie Matheu
Rose of a Rising SunConnie Matheu
Spring AwakeningConnie Matheu
Fused, beaded, quilted. It was a cold winter and I needed to see the spring flowers.
Star DreamsConnie Matheu
Strip pieced and fused, beaded and machine quilted. I wanted to create a stripped piece using blue, green and red to show a color harmony.
Star DreamsConnie Matheu
Machine quilted, beaded, painted. This is a picture of the moon as a multicolored satellite. I got the idea from a show in Houston, TX on space.
Sunset MarshConnie Matheu
Used pieced strips & templates to make the design. Machine pieced & hand beaded. I wanted to make a colorful nature quilt that would depict a marsh, night sky and a sunset sky.