Earth’s Tones

Jan Sneesby Aaron

This will be gifted to my personal trainer for her many years of putting up with my lack of coordination, etc. She married last year and I decided that was an appropriate reason to gift her a quilt.

Fish

Sarah Ajlouni

I have represented fish as they appear emerging from water, silk scales shimmering and opened eyes.

Ramona

Melanie Anderson

My first grandchild, Ramona. The quilt holds both her birthdate (front) and her name (back). Machine pieced and quilted primarily from scraps of charity projects.

Mondrian: Blue

Melanie Anderson

My dear neighbor is an interior designer and has given me many scraps and samples. This is a fun way to make them into art. I’ve always wanted to make a “Mondrian quilt” – this is the size to do it.

My Beach Buddy

Kim Berry-Rogers

This young seagull and I studied each other for quite some time on the beach one morning while watching the sunrise. Custom quilted by Sue Daurio.

I Went Overboro’d

Lu Betcher

I made this small boro pillow in a North Suburban Needle Arts Guild mini-workshop taught by Nona Flores. Japanese fabrics provided by Nona.

Awakening

Shelley Brucar

Awakening is hand-woven and achieves additional layering and texture through dimensional weaving.

Discovery

Shelley Brucar

Discovery was the beginning of my exploration with dimensional weaving. Weaving, as with my other fiber art, starts with an idea that evolves as the work progresses. Dimensional weaving gives a piece added layers and texture.

Hilarious

Diana Burrows

Influenced by layout of Seminole quilts Except for some horizontal lines, the pieces are all the same size and shape I’ve used this shape many times before but this layout is different and it amused me from when I started the piecing. I chuckled a lot as I was making it and when I gotContinue reading “Hilarious

Diana Burrows

The Knitted Reef

Susan Couch

This yarn bombed quilt was inspired by comments made about my hand knitted Goji cowl, which inspired me to use Olgazazzy’s stitch pattern and learn how to knit tiny sea creatures to populate a coral based seascape. Knit patterns Octopus: Anna Hrachovec; Clownfish, Butterfly Fish, Blue Tang: Sachiyo Ishii; Seahorse: inspired by Heather Boyer. CoralContinue reading “The Knitted Reef

Susan Couch

Forest Whispers

Sue Daurio

Forest Whispers is a needle-felted scene inspired by the quiet magic of the woodland floor. Layered wool fibers form mushrooms rising from moss and earth, capturing both fragility and resilience. This piece honors the hidden networks and gentle voices of the forest—reminders of connection, renewal, and wonder beneath the trees.