Made from recycled felt wool sweater; designs are of handpainted wool & a bakelite collectible vintage button for decoration. This hat is a sustainable design – what was once an old and discarded sweater now has new life! This is a one-of-a-kind piece of artwear.
Exhibition Year Archives
“Felt Cloche to You”
Heart of CottonValerie Curtis
Machine pieced, machine trapunto quilting. I made this quilt in a class I took with Anelie Belden. It was my first time making free motion feathers.
Fall SplendorJudy Curtis
Machine pieced. Machine quilted by Sue DiVarco. This is my second quilt.
Improvisational PlaidLynn Dykstra Davis
Machine pieced. Machine quilted by Suzette Fisher. The quilt is made from thrifted plaid shirts. I worked freely from the center outward, using Kona cotton red to contain each section.
Cornish NightChris Deering
Machine pieced, hand quilted. This was made as a class sampler in an IQI workshop.
Sparkling WaterChris Deering
Machine patchwork, couching &quilting. Made in an IQI workshop.
Fussy Cut CatsChris Deering
Machine pieced & quilted. Some quilts take longer than others! This was started as a mystery quilts in October 2001. It was completed in June 2010.
Beyond the Penny RugSuzanne Ditsler
Needle felted & black wire. This piece won the NSNG annual project called “Pathways.” It is the second of a two piece entry.
From My WindowSuzanne Ditsler
Needle felted & black wire.
Jody and ChipSuzanne Ditsler
Needle felted.
KaterinaSuzanne Ditsler
Needle felted.
BirdieSuzanne Ditsler
Needle felted – wire armature.
Reflection of the BayouMary Jo Eckhart
Canvas embroidery in free form bargello pattern, bead embellishments. This is the second piece in a series of bargello and beads. I am having fun working my own patterns and colorways.
Behind the Beautiful Garden is MessyMary Jo Eckhart
Italian hand-dyed silks, beads accentuate hand-stitched on open-weave linen. I no longer garden due to several severe allergic reactions to poison ivy. This little garden grew easily as I played with the beautiful silks and then added beads. The back reminds me of all the behind-the-scenes labors needed to create a beautiful garden.
A Path for ReminiscingBarbie Eich
Using silk and many layers of fabric, I took my photo & made a quilt of it. This is a computer altered photo of a path I was on. It is reminiscent of my life. Besides silk, I layered many different fabrics.
Floating ColorsBarbie Eich
As Teacher Annie Lullie taught me, I learned to use color. A no-sew technique & adding stuff completed it. “Floating Colors” just kept going; beads, yarns, stitching all got to move on the fabric.
Bubbling FountainsShirley B. Engelstein
Wrapping. Interlooping. Acrylic yarn with 5% metallic bound over loops created from various media including metal & duct tape on lucite bases. I would like the viewer to share my joy and excitement whenever I see the movement of water rising and falling – defying gravity over and over again.
Enchanted ForestShirley B. Engelstein
Winding. Mohair yarn is wrapped around linen cording. Sewing trunks & limbs onto heavy woven cotton fabric. I would like the viewer to be transported to a safe, embracing feeling symbolized by the “Enchanted Forest”.