Original design – abstracting from picture I took. Done with fabric, sheers & thread work (quilting). This is abstraction, taking 3 shapes from a photo and making a composition. The original photo & my composition have little resemblence.
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Abstract Illusion
Night SkyMartha Ross-Mockaitis
Machine pieced and quilted. This came out of a class and I love making this pattern! I love the crisp edges and how they meet in a geometric star. I thank Sue DiVarco for her beautiful machine quilting!
Summer Pinwheel Fun!Martha Ross-Mockaitis
Machine pieced and quilted. This was a fun project for me to try new color choices. What a fun quilt! Thanks to Sue DiVarco for her machine quilting.
Kokopelli’s SongMartha Ross-Mockaitis
Applique, pieced, quilted. I saw his kit while exploring beautiful New Mexico. This wall hanging will remind me of that trip and the wonderful Native American Art work we saw.
Barns across AmericaAnita Ruesch
Machine pieced and some hand applique. Machine quilted by Sue DiVarco The barn-quilt movement is spreading across the country as rural communities create “barn trails” to showcase the combination of farm life and quilting. This tradition started in 2001 in Adams county, Ohio, where Donna Sue Groves painted a quilt on the family’s barn toContinue reading “Barns across America
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Books Will Speak Plain (a Book)Sheila Schaeffer-Hirsh
Hand sewn book. Exposed spine sewn over leather cords. End papers and tabs made of hand decorated paper. Cover made of etched, pierced copper and brass with leather lacing. I bound “Books Will Speak Plain (a history of the book)” to honor my teacher Julia Miller who wrote it.
Bird BookSheila Schaeffer-Hirsh
Hand sewn blank pages over ribbons. Exposed sewing on the spine. Cover is made of Mica over photos with a window. This whimsical book would make a good journal for a bird lover.
Memories of the Sea (a book)Sheila Schaeffer-Hirsh
This exposed spine coptic sewn book has painted wooden covers. The window is covered with Mica and has shells inside. It has a frame of etched brass and leather clasps. This very time consuming book has the elements of medieval bindings.
Tiny Book with Enamel SurpriseSheila Schaeffer-Hirsh
Blank pages sewn with leather cords. Cover is made of etched copper with a decorative enameled plate – the inside has a window with a surprise. I learned this sewing as a class at Shake Rag in TN. I am happy to have a way to show my enameled art.