Exhibition Year Archives

Matt’s Quilt

Roberta Levin

This quilt was made for my son to honor his 18th birthday. There are two special squares which reflect his scholastic interests and accomplishments.

Now and Then

Flo London

Machine pieced, machine quilted, The inspiration for this quilt was the 50’s kitchen scene. The quilt was pieced in a liberated style with modern bikinis, shoes & purses to contrast with the traditional “pre-liberated” women. Machine quilted by Robyn House.

Driftwood

Cathy Mendola

Free form pieced using the small piece of driftwood in the center as the catalyst for the design – machine embroidered, I started this piece in a workshop and only intended it to be a small 8 x 10 practice piece. It continued to grow and I really like the result.

Flotsam & Jetsum

Cathy Mendola

Center squares are raw silk with painted wonder under & paper towels fused down; embellished with painted tyvek, hand embroidery & beads. Squares are mounted on background of chiffon/netting with machine stitching, The first square was done to try out a new technique. I was so happy with the spontaneous, organic nature that I decidedContinue reading “Flotsam & Jetsum

Cathy Mendola

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Tidal Pool

Cathy Mendola

The canvas was painted, inked, printed & had hand painted paper towels applied. The central design is dyed silk that has been embellished with painted tyvek, hand embroidery & beads, I painted the canvas first, with no preconceived idea about what I planned to do with it. I went through my stash of dyed silksContinue reading “Tidal Pool

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Coral Garden

Cathy Mendola

Central piece hand felted using alpaca fibers, silk & silk organza; heavily embellished with hand embroidery & beads. Attached to painted, collaged canvas & framed, My love of the ocean continues to surface in my work. I began this piece with no ideas and it just morphed into what looks like an underwater coral garden.

Keeper of the Woods

Cathy Mendola

Center is decorated fabric gessoed, painted, inked, heavily stitched with metal ‘man’ attached. Borders pieced & machine embroidered, The center fabric was just an experiment at creating my own fabric. I love a very textured, layered look so that was my objective with this piece.

Can’t See the Forest for the Trees

Cathy Mendola

Another layered centerpiece of paint, ink, chiffon, etc heavily stitched with pieced borders & machine quilted, After my first textured forest piece, I felt I needed to continue exploring the textures and depth of trees and forests. I plan to do more of these.

Tidal Pool

Cathy Mendola

The canvas was painted, inked, printed & had hand painted paper towels applied. The central design is dyed silk that has been embellished with painted tyvek, hand embroidery & beads I painted the canvas first, with no preconceived idea about what I planned to do with it. I went through my stash of dyed silksContinue reading “Tidal Pool

Cathy Mendola

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What Else #2

Shirley Merritt

NSNG Machine smocking; stained glass mosaics; beaded wire work; fabric, thread & wire forms. Combining techniques and materials is both challenging and fun.

Antique Baskets

Mary Meyers

Hand & machine pieced. Hand quilted, I love antique quilts and also basket quilts. So I said “yes” to this project presented to me by a friend. Some of the baskets had to be re-pieced so that they would all be the same size. The fabrics are circa 1930’s and 1940’s.