Exhibition Year Archives

Cosmic Rhapsody

Ronald Bedard

Foundation pieced; machine appliqué; machine quilted by Sally Evanshank The unusual lone star (a wonderful Karen Stone pattern) went through several color variations; I finally used the color wheel to finalize the scheme. The appliqué is an original design, using techniques learned from Ricky Tims and his hand-dyed fabrics.

Shadow Daisy

Esther Behnke

Machine pieced, hand appliquéd. Machine quilted by Margaret Knoup Christmas gift to daughter Carole and Keith.

Ariel’s Song

dj Bennett

Machine embroidery: fabric collage, heat transfer shells, net & sheers Ariel was a magical spirit of air and sea from Shakespeare’s The Tempest. This is his song: Full fathom five my father lies; of his bones are coral made, Those are pearls that were his eyes. Nothing of him that doth fade but suffers aContinue reading “Ariel’s Song

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Elemental Box

dj Bennett

Machine embroidery, fabric collage The ancients believed the world was composed of four elements: earth, air (wind), fire, and water. This box was done a few years ago as a teaching aid for a Story Box Workshop, where boxes suggesting specific stories were made from tuna fish cans. This was the only one I everContinue reading “Elemental Box

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Variations on a Container

dj Bennett

Iron-on fabric, machine embroidery; variation on a workshop project Four sides, bottom & bottom lining— machine embroidery, couching; free-form top with weighted

Circle Game

Allison Blakeley

Machine-pieced, free-motion quilting, piping When I wanted to try working with curves for the first time, I did it in a big way—with this abstract quilt made from commercial batik fabrics.

Not Mrs. Murphy’s Pot Holder

Allison Blakeley

Machine pieced, free-motion quilting Before taking up quilting in 2002, the only “quilt” I had ever made was a yellow & white gingham check potholder in Mrs. Murphy’s 8th grade home economics class. This is quite a departure from it.