Sand and Surf

Alice Jenks

Off-loom beading using peyote, right-angle weave and free form embellishment stitches. The bracelet was started in an NSNG workshop last April with Rachel Nelson Smith using her pattern and beads she provided in the class kit. For the necklace, using the same beads and starting with her concept of a peyote stitched background, I addedContinue reading “Sand and Surf

Alice Jenks

A Geode in Royal Purple

Alice Jenks

Right-angle weave beading At the beginning of a seminar on Right-Angle Weave Beading with David Chatt at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in

Oriental Clam Shells

JimPilarski

Machine paper pieced and quilted The quilt has 79 different fabrics used in the top. It is a smaller version of a Kay England design.

Morning Glory Vines

Julie Johnson

Machine pieced and hand appliqued (by Julie). Machine quilted by Mary Dorschner, New London, WI. I have always loved Kaffe Fassett’s colors and fabric, and I wanted to create a quilt that focused on his gorgeous fabric designs. This is my 1st applique quilt.

Jeremy’s Graduation Quilt

Julie Johnson

Machine pieced and quilted. My honorary nephew, Jeremy, is graduating next June 2015 from West Point and I wanted to make him a quilt with West Point’s colors (black, gray and gold).

Wrong Place, Wrong Time

Kathy Jurevicius

Batiks, thermofax screen printed, reverse appliqué – fused & machine attached. Finally found a use for the fish I made in a screen printing class 2 years ago. Timing is everything!

Barn Raising Stash Bust

Kathy Jurevicius

Self-mitered, no bias edge block technique by Anita Grossman Solomon; machine quilted. I enjoyed the process of arranging my fabric scraps into a series of light-to-dark gradations and the ease of using vellum paper for piecing.

Deep Woods Autumn

Kathy Jurevicius

Hand & machine appliqué; hand & machine embroidery. The background fabric was too beautiful to cut, so I decided to build over its surface.

Rainbow Log Cabin

Bill Keller

NSNG Majority hand-dyed fabric. Walking foot and hand quilted. This was my first foray into hand-dyed fabric for quilting.