Machine pieced and quilted, Cherrywood fabrics. Simple half-square triangles allow for so much variety!
Exhibition Year Archives
Twisted
Pele, Paka’a, Papa & NamakaDiane Greening
Machine appliqued, pieced, fused, machine quilted, beaded. The challenge to depict earth, air, fire and water immediately brought an erupting Hawaiian volcano to mind: where else are all four present at once? The quilt’s title comes form the Hawaiian goddesses; Fire (Pele), Natture/Earth (Papa), Sea (Namaka) and the god of Wind (Paka’a).
Lighted Christmas TreeMarcia Lee Hartnell
Machine pieced and quilted with LED lights and battery. Easy to make with holes for lights added to the design.
Picket Fence #1Marcia Lee Hartnell
Fused applique and machine quilted, embellished with yarn and buttons. From a class and developed with added elements to individualize the finished piece. Mounted and framed.
Picket Fence IIMarcia Lee Hartnell
Fused applique with yarn & button & lace embellishments. Machine quilted. From a technique class and developed with many added elements – old doilies, buttons, yarn.
Little Eden CampMarcia Lee Hartnell
Confetti pieces placed and fused then over stitched in stages. Lots of little pieces create an impression of the scene.
Mini Cats GaloreMarcia Lee Hartnell
Paper pieced, quilted with 3D ears and bead noses. Pattern was from 1996 and the paper piecing technique was reversed from current versions.
Fractured BarnMarcia Lee Hartnell
Fabric panel cut vertically and inserts added. Just wanted to experiment with this technique. Found the panel and fabric to enhance the image.
Front PorchMarcia Lee Hartnell
Machine pieced and machine applique. With time at the beginning of COVID, I pulled out this project that’s been waiting since 2013. Machine quilting a large project on a home machine was a challenge.