Wool applique – hand stitch by Carole Naughton. Machine quilted by Pat Barry. Working with wool applique was a wonderful experience. It was challenging but so rewarding when I finished each piece of the quilt.
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God’s Garden
Grandma’s FlowersCarole Naughton
Hand stitch except for borders & binding. Hand quilted by the Amish women. Working with the 1930 reproduction fabric and hand stitching each piece was a work of love and patience.
Flowers in the GardenCarole Naughton
Machine piecing and hand applique technique was used. Machine quilting done by Pat Barry. Love the Civil War fabrics. They are rich and a beautiful pallet to work with.
Hawaiian FlowersCarole Naughton
Machine quilted; hand sashiko appliquéd, machine pieced. The beauty of the flowers against the dark blue fabric & enhanced by the sashiko drew me to make this involved quilt.
Stars in the SkyCarole Naughton
Machine pieced. Love learning to make the bias tape and appliquéing it to the fabric. Each quilt I choose is always a source of challenge and it expands my quilting technique.
Christmas JoyCarole Naughton
Machine appliqué, and embellished by hand. Sharon Ritzler and Carole Naughton are grandmas together and we decided to make this quilt for our children and grandchildren for Christmas.
Felted Purse Green/YellowRhonda Newman
Hand knitted and felted in a washing machine. This piece was knit in a large circle. Then I put the handles on and washed it in hot water.
Felted Purse Red/GreenRhonda Newman
Hand knitted and felted in washing machine. This piece was knit in a large circle. The body of the work before felting was 60″ x 31″.
Squares and StripesRhonda Newman
This quilt was made from the Jane Sassaman fabric line. I made the center blocks and then made the quilt grow. I knew it would be about a King size. I really like the bright colors and the movement in the center blocks. I hope you enjoy the quilt.
QR CodeRhonda Newman
Machine pieced. Quilted by Barbara Deletzke. This QR Code Quilt goes to my website. Check it out!
Rhonda Newman
Bead crochet. Necklaces and bracelets crocheted into a tube and then decorations added.
Batiks GaloreRhonda Newman
Machine pieced and quilted. This quilt was started the day my youngest daughter left for her semester abroad. She had picked out the pattern. She loves batik fabric. I wanted to keep busy working on a new project while she was gone. So, I went into my stash. This quilt includes about 45 different fabrics.Continue reading “Batiks Galore
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Felted Bags and Planter (4 objects)Rhonda Newman
Hand knitted and then felted in a washing machine. Each piece is unique. You never know how it will turn out because of the yarn difference.
Missing the Magikist SignRhonda Newman
Machine pieced. The Magikist sign sat along the Chicago expressways from the 1960s to 2004. [Part of the Chicago Icon Series]
AppleRhonda Newman
NSNG Cotton fabric, fused and machine embroidery. My favorite part of summer is my vegetable garden that I can see from my kitchen windows. The Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden is my inspiration for this piece. Apples are always wonderful after the summer harvest. Always different colors and shapes.
Eggplant & PeppersRhonda Newman
NSNG Cotton fabric, fused and machine embroidery. My favorite part of summer is my vegetable garden that I can see from my kitchen windows. The Regenstein Fruit & Vegetable Garden is my inspiration for this piece. Peppers and Eggplantcome in many different colors.
Color CollonadeRhonda Newman
NSNG Machine pieced and quilted. This quilt was made from a kit. I was attracted to the colors and that no blocks are the same. The quilt was quilted by Barbara Deletzke.
Murder in the MansionCarol Nielsen
This was fun because of the “murder” aspect of it all. I love Brit Box and Acorn and this seems to play right into my interests. I knew immediately that I needed a coffin and tried various coffin shapes. I ordered the murder weapons from eBay. Look for these clues: corn kernels (two fabrics), old-fashionedContinue reading “Murder in the Mansion
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