Shibori dyed fabric with Cherrywood solids, hand stitched sashiko, machine pieced and quilted. I dyed the fabric in a workshop with Maggie Weiss. The blocks are log cabins with large “hearths” that feature the designs in the fabric. I added the calming sashiko blocks to counter the busyness of the shibori cabins.
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Shibori Sashiko Sampler
Wild GeraniumsDiane Greening
Machine appliqued and quilted. One of my favorite early Illinois native wildflowers, Wild Geranium blooms in May. This quilt was created using techniques taught by Jane Sassaman.
Marble RunDiane Greening
The Snowball block provides a showcase for purchased hand-dyed fabric. (Pieced, machine quilted.)
Spring SprungDiane Greening
Original design created in the NSNG Jane Sassaman workshop. Some of my favorite Illinois native wildflowers: Columbine, Jack in the Pulpit, and Prairie Trillium. (Appliqued, machine quilted.)
Tongass Tango: the salmon dance between forest and seaDiane Greening
Pieced with batiks purchased in Ketchikan, Alaska and photos of Alaskan rocks, lichens, water and moss printed on fabric. My father and I travelled to Alaska where I was inspired by the scenery and the salmon’s journey from streams in the forest to the ocean and back again. Returning salmon provide food for bears andContinue reading “Tongass Tango: the salmon dance between forest and sea
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Sunrise over Lake MichiganDiane Greening
Machine pieced, hand quilted. I started this quilt around 2003 when I lived in Barrington. I finished the piecing in California and named it ‘Sunset over the Pacific’ but it ended up in my UFO pile. Another move, the quilt came out again for quilting and a return to its original name.
Burney FallsDiane Greening
Pieced, fused, appliqued and painted; couched trims. Burney Falls State Park is a little jewel of a park in Northern California, a long way from any freeway.
Where Have all the (Sun)flowers Gone?Diane Greening
(Pieced, machine quilted and embroidered.)
Comet Quil-hou-tekDiane Greening
Machine pieced and quilted commercial fabrics with angelina embellishment. The design of the flying comet was inspired by the IQI Challenge fabric that looked like outer space to me, so I used it for the background.