Pieced with batiks purchased in Ketchikan, Alaska and photos of Alaskan rocks, lichens, water and moss printed on fabric. My father and I travelled to Alaska where I was inspired by the scenery and the salmon’s journey from streams in the forest to the ocean and back again. Returning salmon provide food for bears andContinue reading “Tongass Tango: the salmon dance between forest and sea
Machine pieced, hand quilted. I started this quilt around 2003 when I lived in Barrington. I finished the piecing in California and named it ‘Sunset over the Pacific’ but it ended up in my UFO pile. Another move, the quilt came out again for quilting and a return to its original name.
Pieced, fused, appliqued and painted; couched trims. Burney Falls State Park is a little jewel of a park in Northern California, a long way from any freeway.
Hand-marbled polished cotton, hand-made bias tape, machine-sewn, hand-made frogs, poly lining. It was great fun working out the marbled “puzzle” pieces. Jacket size M.
Machine pieced and quilted on home sewing machine. This was changed from a large quilt pattern. When I tired of making blocks I decided 2 small quilts would do. This and the companion demonstrate how a different color works with the same block.
3D flowers, yo-yo’s, confetti trees – machine embellished. Texture Magic grass. A combination of techniques were used. The 3D flowers were made using a Kanzashi flower maker.