Myra Janus
Machine pieced and quilted. The vintage hand embroidered center piece was purchased at a neighbor’s estate sale. I started planning this quilt after my husband and I visited Amsterdam in April 2019 where I purchased the print fabrics used in the borders. It was inspired by my research into antique Dutch quilts at a HollyContinue reading “Amsterdam Memories
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Myra Janus
Machine pieced with embroidered basket handles, custom machine quilting, hand finished binding. It took 30 years to decide what to make with a remnant of floral fabric purchased at Liberty on a trip to London to visit my sister. Over the years I continued to collect additional fabrics to use and finally designed and madeContinue reading “Liberty Baskets
Myra Janus
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Alice Jenks
Right-angle weave beading. This was started in a week-long seminar on Right-Angle Weave Beading with David Chatt at Arrowmont School of Arts in Gatlinburg, TN in 2007. We were to incorporate “found objects” into our beading. The necklace includes three geodes that are secured by bands of beading. The non-matching (life is too short forContinue reading “Geodes in Golden Sand
Alice Jenks
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Alice Jenks
Beading. During a week-long session of the Split Rock Seminar at the University of Minnesota in July 2006 with Virginia Blakelock and Carol Perrenoud, Carol taught us how to make her Sea Urchin bracelet. It incorporates glass daggers from the Czech Republic and assorted seed beads. The hidden closure is a large hook and eyeContinue reading “Shimmering Sea Urchin
Alice Jenks
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Alice Jenks
Hand-beaded from seed and bugle beads. Created to wear for the wedding of my son, Ken Jenks, to Janet McCullough on July 20, 2013. The bugle and seed bead medallions are anchored to a strand of silver-tone beads. The earrings are smaller medallions on silver chains.
Alice Jenks
Hand forged wire with torch-fired beads. In anticipation of the 60 year reunion of my Moline High School Class of 1953, I created a necklace to go on a maroon outfit. Moline colors are Maroon & White. The special beads purchased from a friend of white, maroon & pink are mounted on Sterling Silver wireContinue reading “We are Moliners, We’re from Moline
Alice Jenks
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Alice Jenks
Machine quilting and fused applique. Started in the 2022 NSNG Summer Seminar with Jane Sassaman, this original design features my favorite flowers, pansies. And some small flowers that were growing outside the seminar venue in Buffalo Grove. I fused, appliqued and machine quilted the flowers and greenery.
Alice Jenks
Beading wire and beading thread used. Freshwater pearls come in many sizes and shapes. This set was planned to wear to my daughter, Susan’s, wedding but it wasn’t done by August 16. Now it’s ready to be worn.
Alice Jenks
Fused appliqué, machine appliqué & machine quilting. This exuberant rendition of the color wheel spins off into a cyclone.
