2008 – Page 3 – Fine Art of Fiber

Welcome Regis!
Valerie Curtis

Machine pieced and quilted. This is the first of many I plan to make for my little nephew, Reegy. Much love, Aunt Monkey.

Being Bold
Valerie Curtis

Machine pieced, fused, long-arm quilted. My first try at long-arm quilting. It sure finishes big quilts fast.

Chrysanthemum
Chris Deering

Hand appliqued, machine quilted. I used some fabric I had previously painted (the background) and dyed (the flower and border). The diamonds on the right are my own addition.

Machine pieced and quilted. This was my IQI Quilt-In project for many years. Each January, I would grab this project off the shelf & work on it for most of the weekend. I think the top took 6 weekends to cut and sew – but that was 6 years!

Sue’s Heirloom Garden
Chris Deering

I used a commercial pattern but as all quilters know the fun is in the fabric. I chose colors and designs that would complement the home of my friend Susan.

Hawaiian Honeymoon
Chris Deering

Hand appliqued and hand quilted. This quilt was made for a co-workers wedding. The center is a pattern and my daughter worked with me to design the border.

Strip Twist
Chris Deering

My quilting group had a Quilt-A-Thon in January 2008. This was the project we made and we all brought fabric strips to exchange. There were some “orphan” strips at the end of the day that I adopted, so the quilt just kept growing!

Purple Pinwheels
Chris Deering

I won these blocks from an on-line quilting group’s monthly challenge. They come from all over the U.S. I tried a new quilting technique and had fun putting a different picture in each block.

Northbrook Garden
Barbara Eich

Machine embroidery, applique, thread drawing, couching & lots of beads on batik & hand dyed fabric. Started in an NSNG class with Wendy Butler Burns. 3D embroidered butterflies and a ladybug enjoy the big beautiful beaded thread enhanced flowers.

Bill and Barbara French Stitch Journal
Barbara Eich

Machine embroidery, appliqué, thread drawing, couching& lots of beads on batik & hand-dyed fabric. Started in NSNG class by Wendy Butler Berns. 3-D embroidered butterflies and a ladybug enjoy the big beautiful beaded thread enhanced flowers.

Caught in the Net
Barbara Eich

3 small quilts (using Bonnie Lynn McCaffrey fantastic fabric technique of items under net) incorporated into a larger quilt. To think about “water” “earth” “animals” – protect – enjoy – respect – save – admire.

Ties
Barbara Eich

Background fabric is hand dyed by artist Elin Noble. Husband Bill gave me the beads on top of the ribbon. Embroidered train on tulle. Embroidered train, Railroad “Tie” wood from hobby store, beads on the ribbon from my husband Bill, and fabric hand dyed by artist Elin Nobel make up this quilt.

Conservative Contemporary
Barbara Feinberg

emplate free rotary cut curves. Machine pieced and quilted. This quilt is for my brother Richard. The blue and brown color scheme calms the curvy contemporary design.

Reflection through Time
Linda Feinberg

Crayon technique, hand quilted and embellished with sequins, beads and yarn. Started January 28, 2006 in a Crayon & Embroidery Technique class at the 2006 IQI Quilt-in. Finished July 8, 2006, in Wilmette, Illinois. This is an adaptation of my original design I made as a stained glass window in the 1980s.

Jane’s Palette
Linda and Barbara Feinberg

The material for this locker hooked rug comes from the stash left to us by our mother Jane Feinberg. It was started in class at the IQI Quilt-In. Working at the same time we each took one end and worked into the center

Oak Leaves and Acorns
Ann Foster

Hand-knitted, felted, & hand embroidered. Even mittens can be embellished. We use traditional crewel embroidery stitches and derive our color and motif inspiration from our garden. Some designs are planned and others just grow stitch by stitch. Though we strive for balance, our designs are rarely identical among the mittens or even in a singleContinue reading “Oak Leaves and Acorns

Ann Foster

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