Machine pieced with hand dyed fabrics and batiks, machine quilted by Barb Raisbeck. The color palette for this quilt was inspired by an orange hand dye fabric that was 1 yard, other hand dye and batiks were selected to give contrast and depth to the values in the hand dyed fabric. White was chosen forContinue reading “Summer Sunshine Quodlibet
Convergence quilt with bias covered curves using hand dyed fabrics, machine quilted, curves are foundation pieced and embellished with machine stitches using variegated thread. This project started as a basic convergence quilt using a single yard of hand dyed fabric and was finished off with borders using Wendy Hill’s bias covered curves technique. Machine quiltedContinue reading “Convergence Curves
Convergence quilt with bias covered curves using hand dyed fabrics, machine quilted, curves are foundation pieced and embellished with machine stitches using variegated thread. This project started as a basic convergence quilt using a single yard of hand dyed fabric and was finished off with borders using Wendy Hill’s bias covered curves technique. Machine quiltedContinue reading “Jonah and the Whale
Paper pieced, longarm quilted by Peggy Skaith, Overland Park, KS. I find myself always working with reds and blacks This time I added brown to the mix and kept the reds on the yellow to orange side of the color wheel. The floral outer border tied everything together.
Machine pieced and longarm quilted by Peggy Skaith, Overland Park, KS. I chose very contemporary fabrics to use in this quilt. It was started at an IQI Quilt-In retreat several years ago. The project was done as a mystery quilt.
Collaged with silks, cottons, beads, sequins, angelina fibers and netting; free motion machine quilted. This is my first effort at collaging with fabrics. I have integrated the technique on several other projects – just in smaller pieces.
Machine pieced and longarm quilted by Sally Evanshank. I taught this technique at a workshop during an IQI Quilt-In. The piece was made as a class sample.
Paper pieced, longarm quilted by Peggy Skaith, Overland Park, KS. I find myself always working with reds and blacks This time I added brown to the mix and kept the reds on the yellow to orange side of the color wheel. The floral outer border tied everything together.
Pieced by me. Machine pieced – machine quilted by Sally Evanshank. I made this quilt for my friend Maria when she turned 50. She is a quilter that has inspired and helped me to pursue quilting. Now, five years later, hence the name, I have it finished. Not that it took me that long toContinue reading “Maria is 50 Plus 5
Machine pieced and quilted by me. Modified pattern to represent 34. The Keys to the Vault has 3 keys on top and 4 keys on the bottom representing 34 years. This was an anniversary quilt I made last year for my partner (still working on the 35-year quilt). There is one key that is perfectContinue reading “Keys to the Vault
Pieced & quilted by me. Machine piecing, some paper piecing, machine quilted all over patterns. Crazy cutting – original setting design – embellishment for eyes – applique back The six cats on this quilt represent the crazy cats that have shared our lives in the past; Vince, Sophie, Luissa and Minnie and currently brothers RickyContinue reading “These are the Cats of Our Lives
Machine pieced and quilted. I generally piece by trial and error. I also love using leftovers. So this is a “trial and error meets old shirts and leftovers” quilt.
Bobbin lace, free machine embroidery & book making techniques. The book demonstrates the meaning & historical usage of the work “catawampus” – diagonal; askew; awry; kitty-cornered; a fierce, imaginary animal.
The wings are worked in needle lace in silk and metallic threads. The clock face is made from Shrink Plastic, and the body is painted silk. The “numerals” on the clock face spell “Tempus Fugit” (the Latin for Time Flies). The needlelace wings were worked over a background photo of real dragonfly wings.
Fabric colllage by using printed and hand painted fabrics. Bonded with Wonder Wonder. I tried contemporary quilt without sewing machine. This artwork is created for composed colors and shapes only by using scissors.