Knotted fabric and twine. I love the tactile quality of fabric and other fibers (the twine). Knotted fabric gives dimension and richness to the piece. Enjoy! Design Source – Original design.
Exhibition Year Archives
Overgrown Forest
Rainbow Log CabinBill Keller
NSNG Majority hand-dyed fabric. Walking foot and hand quilted. This was my first foray into hand-dyed fabric for quilting.
December FieldsBill Keller
NSNG Machine sewn, pleated and pieced, needleturn applique, hand quilted. Most of the piecing is actually pleated fabric that was stitched. Used colors to create depth of field.
Lincoln LongwoolDagmar Klos
Hand dyed raw fleece, felted (wet and dry), including undyed, washed fleece. As a spinner, I have a passion for sheep wool, especially the longwool breeds. Design Source – Original.
Pacific ParadiseValerie Koppenhaver
Carol Naylor machine stitching class/bobbinwork. Inspired by a beautiful piece of land on the California coast. Design Source – Original from photo.
Not Just the Zig Zag StitchDonna Koranek
Machine stitched, hand embroidered, hand beaded. This piece was machine stitched using a variety of decorative stitches. It was then hand embroidered and beaded. Design Source – Class by Carol Ann Waugh, ‘Stupendous Stitching’.
My Green Dresden NeighborhoodSherry Kramer
Machine sewn, fused. Quilted by Barb Raisback. This wallhanging was made at a retreat in Wisconsin. I like the whimsical nature of the design and love to use green when I can. Design Source – “Dresden Neighborhood” pattern by Kim Lapacek
Too SweetPat Kroth
Hand-dyed and commercial fiber fragments, found objects, tulle, candy wrappers, etc! Heat-bonded, machine stitched. With 4 kids and 3 grandkids I find myself recycling lots of things in my artwork…candy wrappers abound. Design Source – Original
Life RoutesPat Kroth
Commercial fabrics, digital photographs, maps, stamps, candy wrappers, heat-bonded collage, machine stitched. There are subtle sepia-toned images of family members throughout the quilt. We are all bound together in our various liferoutes. Design Source – Original
Garden DancePat Kroth
Hand-dyed/painted fabric. Heat bonded collage, machine stitched. Seeing a beautiful garden always inspires my “happy dance”. Design Source – Original
Fall’s FollyPat Kroth
Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics, sun-printed image of leaves. Heat bonding, machine stitched. Hiking in the woods in late winter and looking into frozen debris at the trail’s edge inspired this piece. Design Source – Original
Sweet DreamsPat Kroth
Hand-dyed, sheer organza and tulle fabrics, candy wrappers, yarn, thread. Machine stitched. I enjoyed the color, light and playfulness of sheer netting and tulle while creating this piece. Design Source – Original
Mountain Creek Under the Setting SunFrances Krueger-Jackson
Free motion machine embroidery with a small amount of hand stitching/embroidery. This piece was done as part of the machine embroidery artist Carol Naylor’s workshop in free motion machine embroidery. Design Source – My imagination.
Coneflowers for LunchCindy Kuo
Beading, machine stitch, embroidery. Design Source – Original
It’s A SignCindy Kuo
Beading, machine stitch, hand stitch, embroidery. Design Source – Original
Let the Light InRonna Leibach
Hand painted silk and cotton on double sided interfacing, free motion quilting to create textures. This was a piece on Empowerment, submitted to a group, Within Your Reach, for their art fair. To me, empowerment means to open curtains you have hid behind, both taking the light (and help) from outside and finding your lightContinue reading “Let the Light In
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Carol Naylor Workshop GroupRonna Leibach
All were machine embroidered on duck cotton, using layering to create textures. Carol Naylor is a contemporary textile artist from the UK specializing in machine embroidery. She taught a 3-day workshop on designing and creating a piece entirely done by machine embroidery. While this technique lends itself to landscapes, each student used their own imaginationContinue reading “Carol Naylor Workshop Group
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Judean Hills StudyRonna Leibach
Machine embroidery on duck cotton. I have tried this picture in silk painting and chose a familiar scene to try with this new technique. Design Source – Origianl design inspired by wedding invitation.