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.

Goldleaf

Gale Wessel

Fused sheer silks, machine quilting. This piece was created in a Maggie Weiss workshop (“Sheer Bliss”). Winner Choice Award.