NSNG – Page 73 – Fine Art of Fiber

Tabula Rasa
Cindy Oppenheimer

Machine pieced and quilted. What do you see? The design for this piece was not planned but the result of improvisational quilting techniques taught by Irene Roderick. It was sewn “on the fly” by building smaller sections and arranging them to create the larger piece. The result is a synergy forming unexpected shapes, patterns andContinue reading “Tabula Rasa

Cindy Oppenheimer

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Walk in the Mountains
Jeanette B. Page

Hand appliqué and machine quilted by Sue DiVarco. Spring in the Rockies. My favorite season and place.

Spring finally has Sprung!
Jeanette B. Page

applique, machine joined This quilt represents work that began in 1935 by my Mother, Evelyn Schrepfer, at the age of 18 in Peoria, IL. Much later, the uncompleted hand pieced work was given by my Mother to my sister, Suzanne Bucher, when she turned 18 in 1965. When Suzanne’s hand work was completed 48 yearsContinue reading “Spring finally has Sprung!

Jeanette B. Page

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Group Project Bead
Jeanette B. Page

Beaded.

Bloodlines
Pamela Penney

This is a handwoven tapestry utilizing hand spun and hand dyed yarns embellished with beads and fabrics and mounted to a foraged branch. Pamela utilizes her weaving and yarn spinning practice to salvage bits of fiber and ephemera into new amd textured pieces. This piece is a contemplation of the ancestors that brought Pam toContinue reading “Bloodlines

Pamela Penney

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Just Keep Swimming
Pamela Penney

This is a handwoven tapestry utilizing hand spun and hand dyed yarns with purchased yarns embellished with beads and fabrics and mounted to a foraged branch. Pamela utilizes her weaving and yarn spinning practice to salvage bits of fiber and ephemera into new amd textured pieces. Her art practice keeps her “swimming” through life.

Spring Bubbles
Barbara Peterson

This was a happy quilt to make using the pattern and fabric line from Zen Chic. This was my first endeavor into appliqué, so I chose machine, raw edge. It sat in the “to be long armed” closet for a bit. My friend, Chris Piskule, did a lovely job of long arming the quilt.

Eclipse
Barbara Peterson

Pieced and machine quilted

Escher’s Christmas Tree
Barbara Peterson

Machine pieced and quilted

Party in the Garden
Barbara Peterson

Machine pieced

Summer Breeze
Barbara Peterson

This was a mystery quilt from GEL Design Mystery Quilts. The mystery was entitled Elemental. I chose fabric from the Weather Report Line. Some of the designs were challenging. I pieced the front and back and Barb Jolley was the longarmer. (Machine quilted, the back is my own design.)

Dawn to Dusk
Barbara Peterson

Machine quilted. The design is Blooming Nine Patch, I started it several years ago and recently completed it. I bought it as a kit at a store now closed; Quiltology. Long-arm quilting by Material Girl in Crystal Lake.

Blue Daze
Barbara Peterson

The design is Blooming Nine Patch, I started it several years ago and just recently completed it. I bought it as a kit at a store now closed: Quiltology. Long-arm quilting by Material Girl in Crystal Lake. This is an improv quilt that represents my feelings about Covid. The technique was taught by Cindy Grisdela at an NSNG workshop.