Guild Archives

The Newspaper

Valerie Rodelli

Hand cut circles were arranged in a composition. Free-motion threadwork and quilting hold layers together. This has been designed with all polyester fabric. The grid / lattice was achieved with soldering, a technique I recently learned. Can you figure out the name?

The Misunderstood Dandelion

Valerie Rodelli

I want to celebrate the lowly overlooked dandelion. I used a copyright-free pattern, thread painting, water soluble stabilizer, as well as beading to embellish my now dimensional Happy Dandelion. (Crazy B’s Group Project)

Luminaria

Valerie Rodelli

Wet felted with various wool fibers, with some inclusions. First the fibers were felted around dowel rods. These were mounted on base and illuminated from the base.

Line Dancing

Valerie Rodelli

Improvisationally pieced with many different techniques. Put many units together to make the whole quilt. Picked a calm colorway to stay focusd with the design. Worked spontaneously, applied design principles. Had a great deal of fun creating this. Longarm quilted by Bobbie Deletske. Original design

Life’s Passages

Valerie Rodelli

Mosaic technique learned in a workshop. Free motion machine quilted. Fused hand-dyed fabrics. This piece should evoke life’s passages. Some are in good times – some in difficult times. Often times there is more that one choice of path to follow…hence life’s journey.

Not the Dead Sea Scrolls

Valerie Rodelli

Applique, machine quilted. This is an original design of scrolls based on a technique class with Cara Gulati. It is a color exercise in order to get “dimension” and “movement” within. Extensive machine quilting added to the movement. A fun quilt to make.

Visions of Japan

Valerie Rodelli

“Fractured Images” technique created with fabric panels. Heavy thread embellishment both on quilt top and with quilting of quilt. I loved this panel and I loved the technique, so combined these for this quilt. A math sequence gives the effect of shimmering or “fracturing” with the cutting of squares.

For Jodi

Sandra Wong Ronkoske

This box was hand assembled from book board. Covered in a Stephen Pittelkow hand-marbled paper and embellished with four bun feet. I reversed the foot and used it on the top as a knob to open the box.

Homage to FLW

Sandra Wong Ronkoske

Joom Chi paper: Layering (different colors) mulberry paper, manipulated by folding and cutting slits. It was sprayed wet. Then accordion folded horizontally, squeezed into a ball, and hand tossed. Re-opened, sprayed wet, and folded vertically, squeezed into a ball and hand tossed.

Remnants of a Butterfly Wing

Sandra Wong Ronkoske

Joom Chi paper: Layering (different colors) mulberry paper, manipulated by rubbing, burning and punching holes. It was sprayed wet. Then accordion folded horizontally, squeezed into a ball, and hand tossed. Re-opened, sprayed wet, and folded vertically, squeezed into a ball and hand tossed.

Grannie Square Factorial (4!!!!)

Samantha Roth

Hand crocheted, squares are crocheted together. The four colors of yarn can be combined in 24 different ways in the pattern (4x3x2x1). The resulting 24 Granny Squares are arranged in blocks of 24 and the blocks are repeated eight times.

Looking Out My Studio Window

Susan Sances

View from my studio of rose-breasted grossbeak that visited the feeder outside my window. Done during Matisse Magic class with Rosalie Dace. (Applique, machine quilting, thread painting, digital manipulation.)

Self Portrait

Susan Sances

Self portrait done during class with Rosalie Dace (Matisse Magic). Done from the perspective of what the Zoom audience sees of my studio. Hanging behind the figure are pictures of my actual fiber art. Inspired by Matisse’s “Red Studio”. (Applique, machine quilting, thread painting, digital manipulation.)