Fused cotton applique, machine quilted. I Plant for Pollinators was inspired by my yard. I grow what my neighbors think are weeds. My mantra is “a weed is just a plant you don’t want. I want it all.” (Original design guided by Jane Sassaman at an NSNG Summer Seminar) (Crazy B’s Group Project)
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I Plant for Pollinators
Finally, Almost 50 YearsBeth Polonsky
Basic needlepoint stitches, in wool. Embellished with beads and embroidery. Cotton fabric machine pieced onto the canvas. When Mitch and I were newlyweds, I started a needlepoint featuring his favorite plants – cacti. It was a kit by Meredith Gladstone. ” @1975″ was printed on the canvas, confirming we were married when I started theContinue reading “Finally, Almost 50 Years
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Old Jeans Never Die, They Just Get RebornBeth Polonsky
Working in small pieces, I coordinated my husband’s worn jeans with wool suiting samples. Scrap embellished with beads, buttons and trims. Hand embroidered, hand assembled. Note the button on the bottom square says “Polo”, used by family members to shorten Polonsky in business and making reservations!
Dotty BirdStaci Raymond
Machine pieced, hand quilted, beading and embellishment. Dotty Bird was our quilt guild challenge quilt this year. Creating a quilt that looked like an object versus my improvisational absrtact style was outside my comfort zone, but I really enjoyed the challenge. I liked the freeform feathers the added beading and the hand quilted dot patternContinue reading “Dotty Bird
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4th of July on the FarmStaci Raymond
Machine pieced and hand tied. Sometimes a bit of fabric from a previous project sparks a new one. For this quilt, I decided to limit my pallet to red, white, blue, stars and stripes. A haphazard, patriotic log cabin with farm animals was the result.
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue FishStaci Raymond
Machine pieced and hand tied. The “One Fish, Two Fish” series started with creating an abstract fabric representation of the book. Each fabric square was a word. As the series evolved, I created additional quilts using excess pieces, scraps and other fabrics sparked from the original idea. This is the first of the three.
Dark Water Strip IIStaci Raymond
Fabric collage with fusible pellon, machine pieced, machine quilted. I uncovered fabric collages I had made 30 years ago. I loved the colors and fabrics, but wanted to use them in a new way. I wanted to use a larger scale square than the first of this series. I love the shapes and watery feelContinue reading “Dark Water Strip II
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Dark Water Strip Quilt IStaci Raymond
Fabric collage with fusible pellon, machine pieced, machine quilted. I uncovered fabric collages I had made 30 years ago. I loved the colors and fabrics, but wanted to use them in a new way. I cut the collage into strips, added other fabrics and gave it new life.
Coming Out of COVID IIStaci Raymond
Machine pieced, machine quilted, hand quilted. From March 2020 to December 2021, I obsessively sewed fabric masks, more than 1,200 of them. I gave them to family, friends, teachers, strangers, donating them everywhere possible. For these two quilts, I limited my fabric choices to these “mask” fabrics. I wanted to make something beautiful from theContinue reading “Coming Out of COVID II
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