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

Autumn Leaves

Gloria 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 “Autumn Leaves

Gloria Foster