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
Machine piecing and hand tied. Untitled III was inspired by my study of African American strip quilts. I enjoyed using a wide range of fabrics including clothing scraps.
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.
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
Machine pieced, machine quilted, hand quilting, beading. 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 fromContinue reading “Coming Out of COVID I
Fabric collage with fusible pellon, machine pieced, machine quilted, surface embellishment. 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 cutthe collage into strips, added other fabrics and gave it new life.
Machine pieced, hand quilted. By using Cherrywood hand dyed fabrics to create a simple “background” I could focus on the meditative quality of the quilting process.
Curved piecing, paper piecing, long arm quilting. I started this project, pattern by Karen Stone, about 15 years ago. I was pretty much self-taught and came close to finishing it but just couldn’t do a few final curved seams and put it in a box for many years. Finally, after years of looking at itContinue reading “Orange Peel Delight