This project, with its many pieces, took me 5 years to complete. Quilted by Sharon Fisher.
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The Bearded Iris
Save the WhalesKim Berry-Rogers
Hundreds of thousands of whales and other sea animals are trapped in nets every year. Once entangled they will likely perish. Yarn couched and quilted by Sue Daurio. (Paper pieced, machine applique, yarn couched, machine quilted. Made using cottons and silks, vintage doily and wool threads.)
A Bleached Coral ReefKim Berry-Rogers
The circular design indicates life, the infinite, the eternal. This represents a bleached coral reef, Dead and dying due to climate change, water quality, overfishing, coastal development and human neglect. We must protect our oceans. (Heavily hand embroidered with natural elements. Many textured threads, velvets, antique lace, tatting, vintage linens, pearls, shells.)
A Coral ReefKim Berry-Rogers
Coral reefs are under relentless stress. Climate change, overfishing, pollution and human interference are causing them to die. They protect land from storms, shield coastlines, they house marine life and naturally clean waters. It is critical we save our reefs. (Heavily hand embroidered with multiple thread types including velvets, beads, stones.)
Returning Home to the SeaKim Berry-Rogers
I have a deep love for the sea. I wantted to incorporate an old quilt pattern (log cabin) with a modern technique (raw edge applique). I then added a hand embroidered octopus returning home. Machine quilted by Sue Daurio. (Paper pieced, machine pieced, raw edge applique, hand embroidery and embellishment. Cottons and silks with machineContinue reading “Returning Home to the Sea
Kim Berry-Rogers
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I Went Overboro’dLu Betcher
I made this small boro pillow in a North Suburban Needle Arts Guild mini-workshop taught by Nona Flores. Japanese fabrics provided by Nona.
Where the Rainbow EndsLu Betcher
Hand knit using a blend of Merino wool, cashmere, and nylon fingering weight yarn. Fourteen color mini skeins were used along with a skein of a black/white/grey skein for added interest to one side of the scarf.
Never Underestimate the Power of the Planted SeedJoanne Blodgett
Linum usitassimum – Flax – translates to the most useful plant. The bast fibers found within its stem, as well as the seeds, have been used by humans fo 30,000 years. The fibers were first used for making cording and nets. The manufacturing of Linen textiles began approximately nine millennia ago, when the Egyptians beganContinue reading “Never Underestimate the Power of the Planted Seed
Joanne Blodgett
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The Stitching BluesThe Stitching Blues
Machine quilted, hand embroidered.
HopeCynthia Boudreau
Shibori dyed Kona cotton, felted mask, felted with resists, leaves, etc. Beading. Hope is needed in our hearts and minds in order to set goals to reach our own potential. This piece represents hope as the seed for growth.
Prairie JoyCynthia Boudreau
Wet felted with merino wool amd silk fibers. Machine and hand embroidered. Inspired by a beautiful prairie nearby and the joy the natural flowers give animals, birds and humans alike.
Tree LoveCynthia Boudreau
Hand wet felted with merino wool and silk fibers. Machine and hand stitched. Inspired by twin cottonwoods that are very old and huge that I walk by often. It’s a true love of old friends side by side.
New Zealand Fjords, South OceanCynthia Boudreau
Hand felted with wool from New Zealand, Embedded New Zealand paua shell and NZ imagery. Hand embroidered and machine stitched. Inspired by the waterfalls and ocean of the New Zealand South Ocean Fjords.
You Always Have A ChoiceCynthia Boudreau
Pieced diary quilt, hand quilted, hand embroidered. Diary quilt reflecting that you always have a choice of your path. Alice in Wonderland inspired with the white rabbit marking time. The raindrops represent the decades of my life as everyone has some rain in their life, yet also flowers along life’s path. The caterpillar of handContinue reading “You Always Have A Choice
Cynthia Boudreau
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Tea with Frida (Felted Teapot)Cynthia Boudreau
Felted teapot with beaded embellishments. Inspired by Frida Kahlo, this felted teapot with removeable felted stopper is a hollow resist created shape. Embellished with felted flowers, beads and milagro charms.
Landscape ICynthia Boudreau
Nuno felted from silkscreened and hand dyed silk and wool materials. Hand embellished with beading. Inspired by Frida Kahlo, this felted teapot with removeable felted stopper is a hollow resist created shape. Embellished with felted flowers, beads and milagro charms.
Landscape IICynthia Boudreau
Nuno felted from silkscreened and hand dyed silk and wool materials. Hand embellished with beading. Felted wall piece inspired by land and water shapes, created with resists from hand dyed and silk screened silk and wool materials. Hand beaded.
ProvenceCynthia Boudreau
Nuno felted merino wool and angora onto chiffon silk with hand spun yarn, beading. Inspired by the flowers in Provence, France, this lovely dress, wrap and fascinator is perfect for a special occasion, particularily for the artistic bride.