Raw edge appliqué, machine quilted. A NSNG Summer Seminar with Melody Johnson inspired me to design this piece.
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A Tree Grows in IndyBeth Polonsky
Raw edge appliqué, machine quilted. I took a value class with Katie Pasquini in Indianapolis as it was easier to get to than New Mexico.
Old TimerMarilyn Pospishil
The purchased squares were machine pieced. Everything else I did by hand including putting the top together, the quilting & binding. I found these five blocks at an antique store in Goshen, Indiana. The fabrics and unusual combinations appealed to me. I designed it to be used as a wall hanging or a table runner.Continue reading “Old Timer
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It’s in the CardsMarilyn Pospishil
Every stitch on this quilt is done by hand. I took half a quilting class in 1978. I started this quilt for my son and made 30 card trick blocks in 1979. I have moved them from place to place for 30 years. My goal, upon retirement was to develop the necessary skills to completeContinue reading “It’s in the Cards
Marilyn Pospishil
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Signal Hill RoadJulie Rivera
Hand dyed using Nassen Technique on silk. This piece represents childhood memories of being outside. Cat tails from Honey Lake, the fence I used to climb on and finding wildflowers.
All Things AfricanValerie Rodelli
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
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Gingko SunriseValerie Rodelli
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.”
Dusk in ArgentinaValerie Rodelli
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.
Pain Scale #1Martha Ross-Mockaitis
Machine pieced & quilted, paper piecing. After taking a class by Roberta Levin at the IQI Quilt-In Retreat using this pattern for a table runner, I found this pattern visually captured my personal up and down, bright and dark experiences of physical pain over the last 20 years.