2014 – Fine Art of Fiber

Stash + 1: Yellow and Blue Squares
Jan Sneesby Aaron

IQI Machine pieced. Longarm quilted by Debbie Bookman. With the exception of the outside border fabric, the rest are from scraps from my own stash. While I keep trying to reduce the stash, it just never seems to happen!

Gracie’s Quilt
Jan Sneesby Aaron

IQI Hand applique and embroidery; machine pieced. Longarm quilted by Debbie Bookman. A gift for my youngest great niece, it was designed to help her learn to spell her name. Each of the applique blocks is a simple symbol for the letters in her name. Can you spell it? Read up and down!

Tropical Heat
Jan Sneesby Aaron

IQI Machine pieced and quilted. The runner was made at the IQI Quilt-In retreat last January. The workshop was taught by Laurie Gorton. I added the border and quilted it later.

Mom’s Merry & Bright
Mario Alonso

Machine pieced and quilted by me. I made this quilt with mom’s help. During what I knew would be her last visit to Chicago, we sat down at the dining room table and I gave her a stack of fat quarters that I bought for a Christmas quilt. I asked her to pick out theContinue reading “Mom’s Merry & Bright

Mario Alonso

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TCLY3.5 – LYMA
Mario Alonso

Machine pieced. Quilted by Sally Evanshank – Windy City Quilting. I made a similar quilt a few years back for my nephew and his wife for their wedding. I always liked the quilt, the fabrics with all the different wild patterns and color. Luckily I had made some extra blocks just in case I gotContinue reading “TCLY3.5 – LYMA

Mario Alonso

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Dot Dash
Mario Alonso

Machine pieced and quilted by me. It’s time for Fall. Inspired by the other quilts and similar in style I designed Dot Dash using random block placement and sizes and a good way to use a few charm packs. I added solid CherryWood hand-dyed fabrics which give it a suede look. I wanted to experimentContinue reading “Dot Dash

Mario Alonso

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Golden Slumber
Melanie Anderson

Machine pieced and quilted. This quilt follows the technique of One Block Wonder by Maxine Rosenthal. I am totally fascinated by the continuous changing and adjustment that unfolds during this process.

Safety in Numbers
Melanie Anderson

technMachine pieced and quilted.ique The center golds are leftovers from Golden Slumber, also in this show. The random sashing in green reminds me of Roman Numerals.

Dad’s Ties Redux
Melanie Anderson

Silk ties fused onto interface then machine pieced and quilted. These are the leftovers of a larger piece that was a gift and is now in San Francisco. I had a lot of fun with the very asymmetrical pieces left over.

God’s Curse or God’s Blessing?
Melanie Anderson

Machine pieced and quilted, silk and cotton. This quilt started out as a donation quilt for Lutheran World Relief. When the top was complete, I decided I liked it too much to let go. Subsequently I had multiple machine breakdowns trying to get it quilted. I have since decided that it could bless someone else,Continue reading “God’s Curse or God’s Blessing?

Melanie Anderson

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Pinwheels, Pinwheels, Pinwheels
Melanie Anderson

Machine pieced and quilted. Whenever I get striped fabric I want to make it “move”. I also continue to work on perfect points. NOT THERE YET.

Old San Juan
Sue Babbs

Photoshop edited & layered images, handstitched, surrounded in handmade bobbin lace. This photo, taken in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, was layered with an antique bobbin lace design before being embroidered & then decorated with needle & bobbin lace in metallic thread.