The Boho Hobo

Bonnie Golding

Home dec patchwork velvet fabric used with home dec quilted fabric and machine sewn. Home dec fabrics were used to create this soft, comfy hobo bag. Fully lined in purple quilted fabric, interior pockets and magnetic closure.

Winter Wooly

Bonnie Golding

Hand knit. Hand knit using multiple merino wool fibers. Imported coconut string and wooden handle. Fully lined, interior pocket with encased elastic and magnetic closure.

The Silver Fox

Bonnie Golding

Machine stitched home dec and dressmaker fabrics. Faux fur fun bag is fully lined with interior pockets and a magnetic closure.

Tiger in Your Bag

Bonnie Golding

Machine sewn Hand-crafted, over-sized Hobo Bag in faux fur. Fully lined with interior pocket and imported wood and coconut string handle.

Winter Solstice

Bonnie Golding

Hand knitted. Hand knit in Merino wool. Fully lined, interior pocket with metal snap closure. Expandable elastic opening. Reinforced knitted handle.

Midnight Madness

Bonnie Golding

Quilters’ cotton ripped into strips, knotted, rolled into a ball, then hand-knitted. Flower is knitted & felted. This bag is knitted with a random selection of fabrics. The outcome is always unknown. Each piece is one-of-a-kind. Fully lined, interior pockets and a magnetic closure.

Golden Afternoon

Bonnie Golding

Quilters’ cotton ripped into strips, rolled into a ball, then hand-knitted in the round. This is a labor intensive process, but well worth it. The bag is fully lined with interior pockets and a magnetic closure.

In the Pink

Bonnie Golding

Quilters’ cotton ripped into strips, knotted, then rolled into a ball, and hand knit. One never knows what the outcome will be. Fully lined with a magnetic closure and a beautiful satin lining with butterflies!

Blooming Glory

Marilynn Graves

A combination of hand embroidery and appliques. Two primary techniques; fabric circles and french knots. Inspired by David Hockney’s “The Arrival of Spring, Normandy” exhibition. An image largely created with circles and french knots.

Coleus Kaleidoscope

Marilynn Graves

oleus leaves using Fosshape, paint, heat and stitching. Inspired by Barbara Schneider’s “Creativity through Nature” workshop. A collection of various coleus leaves using Fosshape material that is painted and stitched.

Cub Lake Trail

Marilyn Graves

As a Christmas gift last year, I made my husband a needlework version of his favorite hiking trail in the Colorado Rockies – Cub Lake. This piece was inspired by Barbara Schneider’s “Observations: Walking in Wonder” exhibit. (Handwork done on linen with some dimension added to reflect topography.)

Happy 40th

Marilynn Graves

An anniversary gift to my husband, a lover of southwest designs and colors. Thank you to Barbara Deletzke for long arm quilting.

Legacy

Marilyn Graves

Photography digitalized into machine embroidery. Machine quilted. My father was a gardener and my mother a fiber artist. They instilled a passion for both in me. My quilt brings together these 2 passions. The flowers on this quilt represent a collection of legacy flowers lovingly transplanted from my grandparent’s and father’s garden into my own garden.  

Serengeti

Marilyn Graves

Photography digitalized into machine embroidery. Machine quilted. Photos from Tanzania Serengeti. 

Redwork

Marilynn Graves

Main techniques used to create this quilt are machine embroidery and machine quilting. For accurate alignment, the combining of blocks and the attaching of binding were done with hand stitching.