Helen Downie
Machine pieced and quilted This is the first quilt in a series using a collection of old Dutch Wax blue and white fabrics I have saved for years. The challenge has been to cobble together attractive, smaller quilts from a random group of fabrics that have not always been friends! Deb Ramsey’s complex overall quiltingContinue reading “Old Dutch Wax #1
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Helen Downie
Machine pieced and quilted. Quilt #2 in the Dutch Wax series… again, using the older fabrics on hand. Choosing the larger pieces first makes the initial designing a bit easier. The “birds” fabric (grouse? peahens?), will be used in each quilt for continuity. Please note Deb Ramsey’s masterful quilting – check out those vertical birdContinue reading “Old Dutch Wax #2
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Helen Downie
Machine pieced and quilted. Sanity has prevailed – this smaller quilt is the last in my Liberty of London, Tana Lawn “Gift” series. I prefer the dark background of this smaller quilt, but it severely limited the ribbon color choices. Deb Ramsey’s quilting is superb as always…. note her choice of quilting threads to matchContinue reading “All Wrapped Up
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Linda J. Doyle
Original acrylic painting with hand embroidery. There is hand embroidery on the owl.
Linda J. Doyle
Hand painted original acrylic painting with hand embroidery and beading. Original hand embroidery.
Linda J. Doyle
Original acrylic paint with hand embroidery. The bleeding hearts and the stems are hand embroidered to convey depth.
Linda J. Doyle
Original acrylic painting with hand embroidery The sphagnum moss is symbolized through hand embroidery.
Linda J. Doyle
Original acrylic painting with hand embroidery and beading. There are hand embroidery and beading on the dragonfly and in the water lotus.
Linda J. Doyle
Original acrylic painting with hand embroidery and embellished with beads and crystal. Hand embroidery and the use of beads to create the body of the dragonfly.
