2017 – Fine Art of Fiber

Springtime Blossoms
Jan Sneesby Aaron

IQI Hand applique; hand & machine quilted. I originally planned to make these pieces as separate entities but decided the three were more attractive as a single wall hanging.

To Honor Gale Wessel and All of Us Who Have Unfinished Objects
Gretchen Alexander

Hand applique, machine quilted. I purchased this appliqued antique quilt top from the estate of Gale Wessel, a long time member of NSNG an chair of FAOF. Finishing this piece honors her and all of us who would wish for someone to finish our work.

Birds, Bugs & Butterflies
Gretchen Alexander

Machine pieced and quilted. This piece is made of Laurel Burch fabric purchased on a shop hop trip. It will be a gift for my granddaughter Tyler when she graduates from college in May 2018.

Pieced Jacket
Gretchen Alexander

Machine pieced. An NSNG class, led by Mary Ray, inspired me to start this jacket.

Soft Wool Jacket
Gretchen Alexander

Machine sewn, binding sewn by hand. The color and texture of this wool attracted me years ago. I finally found a pattern to show off the wool to its best advantage.

Morse Code
Mario Alonso

Machine pieced and quilted. Wanted to create a personal message for our anniversary. I don’t like sewing circles, so picked fabrics with circles and dots for “dit” or dots.

Reds
Mario Alonso

Machine pieced and quilted. Wanted to create a personal message for our anniversary. I don’t like sewing circles, so picked fabrics with circles and dots for “dit” or dots.

Hope She Still Likes Orange!
Melanie Anderson

Machine pieced and quilted. I really enjoyed the surprise of the one-block-wonder technique – there is a discovery at every juncture. There’s a surprise on the back, too.

Taking Liberties
Melanie Anderson

Machine pieced and quilted. I saw a quilt similar to this during a shop-hop and snapped a picture years ago. A dear friend gave me her Liberty of London scraps and I took the liberty of copying from the photo.

Bamboo Dream
Melanie Anderson

Machine piecing and quilting, hand applique. I really enjoyed making this piece. Each square was cut randomly in three places, then one inch strips were inserted. The outcome was a surprise!

Christmas Comet
Sue Babbs

Hand made bobbin lace in linen and metallic threads, attached to a bought metal frame. This bobbin lace Christmas scene was designed by Renate Richter. I made small changes to it and varied the colors from her original. The whole piece took 117 hours to make.

Sunset over Gale’s Mansion
Sue Babbs

Embroidery and beadwork over painted batik fabrics. Amongst Gale Wessel’s stash was this irresistible mansion – tall and elegant like Gale herself – and there were also these quirky beads which reminded me of her great sense of humor!

Christening Blanket
Sue Babbs

Hand-made bobbin lace in cashmere and silk to own design. This blanket was designed to match the lace on a Christening dress which I exhibited at FAOF in 2010. Visitors to FAOF have seen this work in progress at the NSNG education table in the following years. The piece took 611 hours to complete.

Is this Audrey III?
Sue Babbs

Beaded and embroidered. This piece was created in NSNG’s class taught by Lisa Binkley in February 2017. The central print was fabric from Sue Spargo.

Harmony VI
Jaclyn J. Bae

Hand dyed paper. Traditional Korean paper folding. Who am I? I can’t answer that in one word because my life has not been simple. During the past 47 years, even though I lived in different surroundings, I accomplished something new every day. Each day in the past has made me the person I am today.Continue reading “Harmony VI

Jaclyn J. Bae

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