My Bed is in a Garden, A Garden is on my Bed

Roberta Levin

Fussy cut piecing; fused and turned appliqué. Machine embellished appliqué. Long arm quilted, hand guided. Much like a garden, the design of this quilt grew organically. An earlier simple design ended up as a more complex quilt.

Into the Sea

Sheng Ai Lin

Hand silk screen with threading on the cotton fabric. Representing the complex and intricate world of the sea through the tangles of threads.

Embrace

Ramona Lindsey

Machine quilted, fused with repurposed fabrics, hand painted & silk screened images, soft sculpture. Music complements every aspect of our lives. It shimmies hips, sends up praise, and anchors communities. Its melodies are an embrace swirling through the memories of our lives.

Stop the Violence Quilt: Care

Ramona Lindsey

Machine quilted, crayola fabric crayon transfer, machine pieced. Woodlawn Community School (Chicago IL) fourth grade students created this quilt to spread their message of non-violence and to pay tribute to young people killed in Chicago from Jan 2009 – June 2010.

Stop the Violence Quilt: Love

Ramona Lindsey

Machine quilted, crayola fabric crayon transfer, machine pieced. Woodlawn Community School (Chicago IL) fourth grade students created this quilt to spread their message of non-violence and to pay tribute to young people killed in Chicago from Jan 2009 – June 2010.

Storms

Ramona Lindsey

Machine quilted, hand embroidered, fused with repurposed and commercial fabrics. Life’s storms com in many forms. How do communities hold on through these storms? For many, the unwavering faith of a few covers the hopes and concerns of many.

The Wisdom Tree

Ramona Lindsey

Machine quilted, hand stitched, hand painted with acrylics, heat distressed organza. The Wisdom Tree is a visual metaphor for life’s journey. We began as insignificant caterpillars seeking wisdom, guidance and support. We feed upon these necessities until we soar like butterflies spreading our beauty.

Creation – Day 2

Flo London

Machine pieced, machine quilted. One of a series of quilts depicting the 7 days of Creation. Machine pieced & machine quilted. Quilting done by Robyn House.