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Pieced, couching, threadwork, embellished with beads & silk fibers, machine quilted & stamped. I began this quilt 13 years ago and had no idea of how to complete it. It was put away until this year. When looking at it recently, I suddenly knew how to embellish and stamp it to complete it. Glad IContinue reading “All Things African

Valerie Rodelli

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Hand dyed fabric, appliqué, machine embroidered, machine quilted. Although the pattern was for a nightime gingko, I wanted mine to be a morning gingko. Thus, I changed the color palette to make it “Gingko Sunrise.”

Freeform collage modeled after a photo taken in Argentina. Threadwork over collage, machine quilted. This was an attempt to duplicate a sunset I saw while in Argentina. The silhouette of the tree against the sky was beautiful. There were marshes behind these trees.

Used background fabric, layered sequin fabric, then covered with a pleated sheer to simulate a highrise behind the sculpture. The “sculpture” was made with lame fabric & embellished (beaded) templates. [Part of the Chicago Icon series]

Textured fabrics, fused & machine freeform quilted. Borders were made from batik fabric & texturized with an iron. Original piece, taken from a photo, zoomed in, and made into an abstract design based on a realistic photo.

Piecing was improvisational. It was machine quilted. I wanted a very abstract piece with”structure”. My inspiration photo was my own photograph from Argentina. The project lended itself to improvisational piecing. There are many layers of structure.

Hand painted and hand stitched (except edge) to form a wired scroll attached to an antique wooden spool. Scroll can be manipulated in many ways. This was from an on-line class/challenge.  Fabric was painted, cut up and put back together & thread embellished by hand.  The edges are wired, edge is beaded.  Object was to “blur” boundaries between piecesContinue reading “Spool Unfurled

Valerie Rodelli

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One fabric in quilt body; cut up, pieced back together & rearranged in design. Borders are complementary fabric. Personally pieced, then longarm quilted by Barbara Deletzke

Hand marbled paper, handmade box and lid, bead embellishment. Colors & style of marbling was learned in a workshop. Box was made from templates of heavy cardboard.