Exposed spine coptic stitch sewing. Sewn endbands, attached leather clasp. Covers made of etched copper. The challenge of this book was sewing the endbands and attaching the clasp.
Exhibition Year Archives
Small Book with Clasp
Birds Worth Knowing: An ABCdarian BookSheila Schaeffer-Hirsh
This altered book was cut, sewn, stamped on punched, pasted, reinforced and painted. Tabs A – Z were added to the edge. This altered book contains pictures and descriptions of birds and bird knowledge, A – Z. I was challenged to artistically attach the many articles of bird ephemera I collected for this book.
Small Book with ClaspSheila Schaeffer-Hirsh
Exposed spine coptic stitch sewing. Sewn endbands, attached leather clasp. Covers made of etched copper. The challenge of this book was sewing the endbands and attaching the clasp.
Color Study in TwillTom Schuler
Hand woven – pointed twill. A study in color and pattern.
Tequila SunriseAngel Sidor
Machine applique, pieced and quilted. Quilted by Sue DiVarco. While visiting my sister at Christmas she was making this. So, as in most of my life, when my sister starts something I have to try also. I guess that’s what being the younger sister is all about. The pattern takes the traditional log cabin andContinue reading “Tequila Sunrise
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A Dream Spell YearAngel Sidor
Machine applique, machine pieced, machine quilted. Quilted by Sue DiVarco. This was a block of a month quilt that I didn’t start until I had all the blocks. The different design for each month is what really drew me to the project. It was my first machine appliqué quilt and as the pieces were preContinue reading “A Dream Spell Year
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Pineapple Stars QuiltRuth L. Stemeyer
The Pineapple Stars Quilt is paper-pieced and machine quilted. The Pineapple Stars Quilt is paper pieced and machine quilted. I completed the quilt February 9, 2016.
Courthouse Curve QuiltRuth L. Stemeyer
The Courthouse Curve Quilt is machine pieced and machine quilted.
Aurora Feathered StarSue Sweeney
IQI Machine pieced, machine embroidery, machine quilted. This Nancy Mahoney designed block had a lot of techniques I wanted to try. This will hang over my Santa Collection this Christmas season.
Sweeney’s Irish ChainSue Sweeney
Machine pieced, long-arm quilted. This project fabric was purchased in 2008-2010. Thanks go to Linda Howard of Quilter’s Heaven who helped me with the fabric selection. Long-arm quilted by Sue DiVarco.
Calavera CarnavalRachel Sychowski
Machine pieced and machine quilted. The fabric for this quilt was purchased while we were in Georgia, the land of peaches.
Blueberry Peach CobblerRachel Sychowski
Machine pieced, machine quilted, and trapunto. This was my entry for the 2014 Hoffman Challenge. It traveled to quilt shows across the United States for a year.
Woven for CuddlingElaine Taylor
Handwoven This is an M’s and O’s weave. I moved away from pastels to colors that reminded me of the Southwest states.
Mon AmourLampkins Tracy
Hand dyed (bleached), layered fused fabric, hand quilted. A play on the Chicago flag. Had a lot of fun bleaching the turquoise batik. Cutting out the layered skyline was tedious, but well worth it. It turned out beautifully.
HopeLampkins Tracy
Fused fabrics, hand quilted. This is a piece inspired by the election art work of the 2008 election. My first attempt at a portrait quilt; think it turned out great & it was a lot of fun.
Magic VineAnn Wasserman
Vintage hand-appliqued and hand embroidered quilt top, hand-quilted. I purchased this 1930’s quilt top about 30 years ago, along with enough fabric for the back. The appliqué is incredibly well-done. I designed the quilting and finished the quilt in honor of the anonymous artist who started it.
Flower BedAnn Wasserman
Folded fabric, tied, bead and button embellishment. This is one of a series I am making called Something From Nothing. All fabrics and embellishments are scraps and odds and ends.
Connected FriendsHedy Wessel
Cut & pieced myself, chose own colors, I quilted on regular machine. Making this quilt was a challenge, seemed complicated, but was fun putting it all together.