Taos Gate

Mary Jo Eckhart

This image was manipulated in Photoshop using several filters and then printed on 2 fabrics; a hand dyed cotton & an organza. The adobe wall was stuffed with batting to give it dimension. Straight stitches and French knots enhance the image. The canvas I belong to a stitching group that returns year after year toContinue reading “Taos Gate

Mary Jo Eckhart

Fun Weaving

Barbie Eich

Woven on home loom using a variety of yarns. Using a variety of yarns, I made a strip, cut the strip and put together for a fun coat.

Chair Purse

Barbie Eich

computer used to copy print onto fabric Computer used to print on fabric a picture of the chairs at our NSNG meeting.

Jacob’s Ladder

Shirley B. Engelstein

Hand-wrapped multi fibers, sewing. This piece proves what fun fiber working can be, especially when the concept becomes reality and delivers the message: Never Give Up Your Dream.

So What

Iva Freeman

String piecing using cotton fabrics and machine quilted. Inspired by listening to Miles Davis.

Bananas

Joan Galantha

Free motion stitching, quilting, layering. My inspiration was a photo I took in Mexico. I am a painter and fabric artist and was compelled to make this piece because of the lush colors and textures within and around this environment.

Facing Another Challenge

Anne Goldberg

Machine pieced and quilted. The real challenge was working with these fabrics, as I would never have chosen them myself. Now that the quilt is finished, I really like it. I needed to be shaken up.

Double Wedding Ring

Jennie Gordon

Machine pieced and quilted. Made for my sister and brother-in-law, who married in a civil ceremony and twenty years later were married in the Catholic Church.

Ribbons & Logs

Laurie Gorton

Machine pieced in 2013 by Laurie Gorton, Overland Park, KS. Machine quilted in 2013 by Lyn Heilman of Quilted Memories LLC, Overland Park, KS. Owners: Matthew and Jessica Krawiec, Woodridge, IL. When the first of my six nieces announced her engagement at Christmas last year, I offered to make her and her betrothed a quilt.Continue reading “Ribbons & Logs

Laurie Gorton

Holiday Hibiscus

Laurie Gorton

Hand pieced in 1986 by Laurie Gorton, Overland Paprk, KS. Machine quilted in 2013 by Peggy Skaith, Overland Park, KS. Owner: Laurie Gorton, Overland Park, KS. Shortly after I started quilting in the mid-1980s, I found this pattern in an issue of Quiltmaker magazine, shown made with bright tropical prints. I decided to use red-and-greenContinue reading “Holiday Hibiscus

Laurie Gorton