Rhonda Newman

Felted Purse Green/Yellow
Rhonda Newman

Hand knitted and felted in a washing machine. This piece was knit in a large circle. Then I put the handles on and washed it in hot water.

Felted Purse Red/Green
Rhonda Newman

Hand knitted and felted in washing machine. This piece was knit in a large circle. The body of the work before felting was 60″ x 31″.

Squares and Stripes
Rhonda Newman

This quilt was made from the Jane Sassaman fabric line. I made the center blocks and then made the quilt grow. I knew it would be about a King size. I really like the bright colors and the movement in the center blocks. I hope you enjoy the quilt.

QR Code
Rhonda Newman

Machine pieced. Quilted by Barbara Deletzke. This QR Code Quilt goes to my website. Check it out!

Bead crochet. Necklaces and bracelets crocheted into a tube and then decorations added.

Batiks Galore
Rhonda Newman

Machine pieced and quilted. This quilt was started the day my youngest daughter left for her semester abroad. She had picked out the pattern. She loves batik fabric. I wanted to keep busy working on a new project while she was gone. So, I went into my stash. This quilt includes about 45 different fabrics.Continue reading “Batiks Galore

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Felted Bags and Planter (4 objects)
Rhonda Newman

Hand knitted and then felted in a washing machine. Each piece is unique. You never know how it will turn out because of the yarn difference.

Missing the Magikist Sign
Rhonda Newman

Machine pieced. The Magikist sign sat along the Chicago expressways from the 1960s to 2004. [Part of the Chicago Icon Series]

Apple
Rhonda Newman

NSNG Cotton fabric, fused and machine embroidery. My favorite part of summer is my vegetable garden that I can see from my kitchen windows. The Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden is my inspiration for this piece. Apples are always wonderful after the summer harvest. Always different colors and shapes.