Hand dyed silk with natural dyes and botanical printing. Design Source – Original
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Catalpa Band
MadderJulie Rivera
Hand dyed silk with natural dyes and botanical printing. Design Source – Original
Amazing Iceberg – Gone!Valerie Rodelli
Frafting photo,fabric collage, threadwork, quilting. This iceberg was “10” stories high and “3” blocks long. As we were photographing it, it began to calve (dripping water and dropping chunks of ice). It collapsed before our eyes, rolled over, and became a sea of ice chunks. Amazing! Design Source – Original, taken from own photo.
Through the WindowValerie Rodelli
This piece was totally stitched. Picture is an original design from my sketchbook. After a workshop from our guild with Carol Naylor, I decided to try this technique of thread embroidery in a more abstract form. Design Source – Original window design.
The Chicago Botanic Garden – A Happy PlaceValerie Rodelli
Enlarged map of Botanic Garden. Collaged silk and cotton fabrics. Quilted on machine. Part of group project of Botanic Garden elements. Having spent many hours in this garden, it is fitting to make an art piece about it. This is part of our group project. Design Source – Chicago Botanic Map – blown up andContinue reading “The Chicago Botanic Garden – A Happy Place
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Happy StarsMartha Ross-Mockaitis
Machine pieced. Long arm quilted by Sue DiVarco. I took Pam Buda’s class in August 2018 and decided to make 1/2 of her big quilt. Pam’s technique of “make it larger and cut it down” is wonderful along with using starch to stiffen the fabrics. Precision can be fun! Design Source – Pam Buda pattern.
Mini Northern LightsMartha Ross-Mockaitis
Machine pieced and quilted. A guild member gave me a shoebox of 1 1/2″ strips her mother had cut. What fun! That mom had a great eye for color, to my benefit. Design Source – Pattern “Mini Northern Lights” by JayBird Quilts.
Little Red SchoolhouseMartha Ross-Mockaitis
Machine pieced and quilted. Design Source – Pattern by Pam Buda.
ArgyleMartha Ross-Mockaitis
Templates to cut all pieces. Machine pieced, longarm quilted. I took a guild workshop taught by Bill Kerr. It was excellent. This paattern was discussed. The precision of the pattern made it a dream to make. Design Source – Pattern kit by Modern Quilt Studio, Oak Park, IL.