Guild Archives

Deer Creek Fen

Ann Wasserman

Machine appliqué, hand embroidery, machine quilting. This quilt depicts the area where a friend of mine does her zoology research. She sent many photos and I reproduced both the flora and fauna she studies in as much detail as possible.

What the Birds See

Ann Wasserman

Machine applique, machine quilting. This quilt is made from samples of decorator fabrics. The design is a bird’s eye view of the English Walled Garden here at the Botanic Garden.

Cathedral

Ann Wasserman

Machine appliqued, machine quilted. This quilt is one of a series called Something From Nothing, made of decorator fabric samples. The designs of these quilts are all inspired by the prints of the fabrics.

Gas Giant

Ann Wasserman

Machine appliqué. Hand embellishing/tying. Made with decorator fabric samples and odd bits of metal.

House on Fire

Maggie Weiss

Hand dyed and deconstructed silk screened 100% cotton using both dyes and paints. Machine pieced and quilted. Background fabric portrayed a close look at smoke and flames in the aftermath of a relative’s house fire. Fire changes everything.

Crocus

Maggie Weiss

Hand dyed background silk fabrics overlaid with commercial black silk fabrics, hand cut and fused, machine quilted. “Crocus” represents my continued explorations in using sheer fabrics to portray shadows and depth on a 2-dimensional surface while celebrating nature.

Iris

Maggie Weiss

Hand dyed, stamped and silk screened silk background fabrics overlaid with commercial black silk fabrics, hand cut and fused. Machine quilted “Iris” is a celebration of the vibrant colors of early summer using sheer, hand dyed, and commercial fabrics with hand cutting, fusing and machine quilting.