Machine pieced by me and quilted by Sue DiVarco. A difficult pattern using fabrics I chose myself. I took a class to learn how to do this Judy Niemeyer pattern.
Exhibition Year Archives
Double Wedding Ring with Stars
Pineapple JacksJoan Bratton
Machine quilted – silk and monopoly thread. Foundation pieced. Foundation pieced. Commercial and hand dyed fabrics. Machine quilted with silk thread.
DistressedShelley Brucar
Hand-dyed & discharged velvet, machine stitched.
Going with the Flow IIShelley Brucar
Recycled materials, needle felted, machine stitched, beaded. Wrapped on stretcher bars. Inspired & created from a wool blanket given to me by friends after cleaning out a parent’s house.
Free Spirit IShelley Brucar
Hand-dyed & painted, photo transfer, machine stitched. Wrapped on stretcher bars. Inspired by the butterfly exhibit at the Botanic Garden.
Free Spirit IIShelley Brucar
Hand-dyed & painted, photo transfer, machine stitched. Wrapped on stretcher bars. Inspired by the butterfly exhibit at the Botanic Garden.
Free Spirit IIIShelley Brucar
Hand-dyed & painted, photo transfer, machine stitched. Inspired by the butterfly exhibit at the Botanic Garden.
Free Spirit IVShelley Brucar
Hand-dyed & painted, photo transfer, machine stitched. Inspired by the butterfly exhibit at the Botanic Garden.
Venetian Reflections IShelley Brucar
Raw-edge & fused applique, hand-dyed, machine stitched. Inspired by reflections in the water in Venice & Burano.
Venetian Reflections IIShelley Brucar
Raw-edge & fused applique, hand-dyed, machine stitched. Inspired by reflections in the water in Venice & Burano.
Venetian Reflections IIIShelley Brucar
Raw-edge & fused applique, hand-dyed & painted, machine stitched. Inspired by reflection in the water in Venice.
Windmills in SpaceDiana Burrows
Machine pieced, hand quilted. The challenge was to use a black on white fabric and a white on black, plus up to 7 additional fabrics.
Cosmic Fence RailDiana Burrows
Machine pieced, hand quilted from the back. 95% made from scraps and left-over strips.
EsmereldaDiana Burrows
Machine pieced, center hand quilted, borders machine quilted.
Feathered Friend PlacematsPatti Carrington
Paper pieced birds. Machine pieced and machine quilted. Rachel & Patti Carrington (daughter & mother) made these for a wonderful aunt, Alice Cloud, to use on her new screened porch.
Tom’s QuiltCynthia Churchwell
My hand dyed fabrics (except borders), machine piecing & quilting. My hand dyed fabrics (except borders), machine piecing & quilting.
Eli’sGeorgia Cibul
Machine pieced by me. Machine quilted by Sue DiVarco. My grandson, Eli, is a major sports fan. He loves the games and is really good at all of them.
Asian FansGeorgia Cibul
Hand pieced fans, machine finished. Machine quilting by Sue DiVarco. Linda Howard and I have personal challenges. So far we have tested each other on 3 different projects.