2021 – Page 3 – Fine Art of Fiber

The Lantern Quilt
Karen Dunham

Machine pieced lanterns, appliqued to blocks which were then machine sewn. Chinese lanterns have long been a favorite image for quilters. This whimsical quilt was machine quilted by Sue DiVarco.

Untitled
Sarah Evans

Machine pieced, double batting (80/20 underwool), quilted on a long-arm machine, faced binding. Playful free motion quilting made this fun to create.

Coming Apart at the Seams
Sarah Evans

Machine pieced and quilted, faced binding. Coming Apart at the Seams was begun in late 2020 and finished in January 2021. It is made with 900 individual squares; the tiny piecing gave me a sense of control andpeace. As it came together the underside was far more interesting than the top. That’s what you seeContinue reading “Coming Apart at the Seams

Sarah Evans

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Shredder
Nona C Flores

Machine pieced/machine quilted. This quilt was juried into the “Words Matter” exhibit at the Art Center, Highland Park, in summer 2021.

Easter Morning 2020
Nona C Flores

Machine pieced, raw-edge fused applique, long arm quilted. I completed this quilt top on Easter morning 2020. The design is “Towards the Sun” by Robin Pickens. Sue DiVarco designed and completed the longarm quilting.

I See The Moon and the Moon Sees Me
Nona C Flores

Rubbings and stencilled images using ShivaPaintstiks; machine quilted. Swarovskicrystal embellishments. I did most of the center panel during an on-line class with Shelly Stokes on Paintstiktechniques.

Bird of Paradise – Jester in the Garden
Nona C Flores

Fused applique / machine applique. Designed in Jane Sassaman’s Abstracting from Nature workshop at Woodland Ridge Retreat, March 2018.

Japan 1: Steps
Nona C Flores

Machine pieced and machine quilted. This is the first of 3 planned quilts using Japanese or Japanese-inspired fabric and traditional Western blocks. The quilting is by Sue DiVarco.

Greensleeves
Iva Freeman

Machine pieced; machine quilted. Quilted by Amy Parker on a long-arm machine.

My Colors #4
Iva Freeman

Machine pieced and machine quilted. I like working with solid colors in an improvisational manner.

Happy Red Barns
Laurie Golden

Machine pieced and appliqued. Quilted by Barb Raisbeck. Staying home because of Covid left me time to finish this quilt. Not my usual style but it makes me happy.

Vintage Chair Covers, Repurposed circa 1940’s
Marsha Gordon

Machine and free motion quilted. Assembled with quilt-as-you-go technique. Appliques of Sunbonnet Sue and OverallSam were originally on chair covers circa1940’s. I purchased them as a rummage sale for $10. Each is framed with improvisational strips in a log cabin pattern. Walking foot and free-motion quilted.

Blooms
Marsha Gordon

Machine quilted with walking foot and free-motion quilted with various colors of thread. Creating a fabric collage is like painting with fabric. Background is machine quilted with walking foot. Foliage is free-motion quilted with various color threads.

This ‘n That
Marsha Gordon

Machine stitched applique, hand quilted. Assembled with quilt-as-you-go technique. Scrap fabrics were used for this combination of raw-edge applique and string quilting on a foundation. Machine applique and hand quilted.

Legacy
Marilyn Graves

Photography digitalized into machine embroidery. Machine quilted. My father was a gardener and my mother a fiber artist. They instilled a passion for both in me. My quilt brings together these 2 passions. The flowers on this quilt represent a collection of legacy flowers lovingly transplanted from my grandparent’s and father’s garden into my own garden.

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