FIBER ARTIST
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fiber art
Stay on the Sunny Side
17.5" x 10" (Copyright 2018)
Bluegill Sunfish, rendered using a simplified soy wax batik process. White cotton fabric, fabric paint, cotton batting, cotton backing fabric.
Not for sale
Lovely Luna
8" x 8" (Copyright 2018)
Luna moth, rendered using a simplified soy wax batik process. White cotton fabric, fabric paint, cotton batting, cotton backing fabric.
Not for sale
Twilight Garden
17.5" x 22.75" (Copyright 2018)
Rendered using a simplified soy wax batik process. White cotton fabric, fabric paint, cotton batting, cotton backing fabric.
Not for sale
Death Toll
29" x 63" (Copyright 2018)
Cotton fabric, textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted.
I made this piece to express my sorrow and outrage after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, FL, on Valentine’s Day 2017. These 17 victims are represented by the roses atop the weapon that took their lives: an AR-15. The tic marks represent those killed in mass shootings since 1984 by this weapon. All but the first grouping of two tic marks in the upper left corner indicate victims killed in shootings with AR-15s after the Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 expired in 2007. The killings at Sandy Hook Elementary are in the second row. The tragedies in Orlando and Las Vegas are the largest groupings. (Details are on my blog.)
Not for sale
Paved with Good Intentions (Chroma Series)
9.75" x 17" (Copyright 2018)
Hand-dyed cotton fabric, Tyvek, textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted.
$300
Path to Destruction (Chroma Series)
10.25" x 18" (Copyright 2018)
Cotton fabric, Tyvek, textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted.
$300
On the Run
18" x 18" (Copyright 2018)
Fabrics from Jamie Fingal’s “Sewing 101” line. Hand needleturn appliqué, hand and machine quilted. A free pattern for this quilt is available for download on the tutorials & freebies page of this website.
Not for sale
Gingko
16" x 17" (Copyright 2017)
Cotton fabrics, Tyvek, acrylic paint, cotton thread, wool batting. Free-motion machine quilted.
Not for sale
Duel
32" x 26" (Copyright 2017)
White cotton fabric; black, white and red threads; ink; wool batting. Thread sketched, free-motion quilted, hand embroidered. The 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr took the life of one of our most brilliant founding fathers, and destroyed the career of a vice president and Revolutionary War hero. I remember learning about dueling in elementary school and being in total disbelief about the stupidity of it. Shooting someone in a bizarre social ritual over a disagreement or a slight to one’s honor? Even more shocking is that more than 200 years later, Americans are still shooting each other at record pace, but with far more lethal weapons, and that we seem unable to find any real solutions to the violence.
For sale: $1,400
Mish Mash
9.5" x 9.5" (Copyright 2017)
Cotton fabric, Tyvek, Mylar, Angelina, metal mesh, cheesecloth, charm, novelty fabrics, fibers, cotton thread, cotton batting. Hand stitched and free-motion machine stitched.
For sale: $150
Totality
12" x 16.5" (Copyright 2017)
Made to honor the total solar eclipse, 21 August 2017. Cotton fabric, Tyvek, Mylar, Angelina, novelty fabric, cotton thread, cotton batting. Hand stitched and free-motion machine stitched.
For sale: $150
Nikau
28.5" x 26" (Copyright 2017)
Commercial and hand-dyed cotton fabrics, cotton batting, cotton backing fabric. Improvisationally pieced, machine quilted. The Nikau palm is the only palm native to New Zealand, and it has a beautiful striped trunk.
For sale: $1,600
Purple Girl
40" x 40" (Copyright 2017)
White fabric, acrylic textile paint, wool batting, cotton thread, and cotton backing fabric. Wholecloth painted and free-motion machine quilted. The purple girl I love is creative and complex: she composes music, creates her own alphabet and language, and writes novels. She sees sounds in color, and is an expert in monotremes. She dreams of swimming as a mermaid.
Not for sale
Poisonous Words
34.5" x 23.5" (Copyright 2017)
Wholecloth painted, free-motion quilted. White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint and ink, wool batting, cotton thread, commercial cotton fabric (backing). My entry for the “Threads of Resistance” exhibition; www.threadsofresistance.org. It is based on a sketch I made during the campaign, and features a painted and thread sketched portrait of Donald Trump with a copperhead snake going in his ear and out his mouth. He is surrounded by a cloud of his own poisonous words. If these kinds of comments are considered acceptable for our president to say and tweet, then they become acceptable for others. They are a poison that infects us all.
For sale: $1,700
Satellite
18" x 18" (Copyright 2017)
Fabrics from Jamie Fingal’s “Hopscotch” line. Hand needleturn appliqué, hand and machine quilted.
Not for sale
Cairn
14" x 24" (Copyright 2017)
Tyvek, white cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, wool batting, glass beads, sequins. Free-motion machine quilted. Cairns are stacks or piles of stones used to mark trails or graves, as landmarks, as indicators of buried items, or for ceremonial purposes. I made this piece in January 2017, when the path ahead seemed frightening and unknown.
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Infinite Voices
21" x 21" (Copyright 2016)
Cotton fabric, cotton thread, cotton batting, polyester interfacing. Raw-edge appliqué, free-motion machine quilted. Inspired by this quote by Malala Yousafzai: “We must tell girls their voices are important.” I envisioned the circles as individuals, and the circular stitching as female voices, all shouting out to be heard. Many beautiful voices, all different.
For sale: $600
Ione
16" x 9" (Copyright 2016)
White cotton canvas fabric, acrylic textile paint, commercial cotton and synthetic fabrics, glue, ink, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. I made this piece for my Dad; it is of his first car, Ione, or “I OWN,” because it was the first car he owned. It is based on techniques taught to me by Teresa Shippy. See more of her work at teresashippy.com
Collection of Bob Brubaker
Fly
8" x 17" (Copyright 2016)
Hand-dyed cotton fabric, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. Based on an original drawing of a feather.
For sale: $200
Wicked in Green
12" x 16" (Copyright 2016)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted. This is a portrait of my cat, Wicked.
Not for sale
Resurrection
41" x 72" (Copyright 2016)
Cotton fabrics, glue, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. This piece is based on an original ink drawing of daffodils. They are my favorite flower, a symbol of rebirth and renewal, a bright yellow ray of sunshine in the snow.
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Old Baldy
13.5" x 21" (Copyright 2016)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted,
free-motion machine quilted. Old Baldy Lighthouse turns 200 years old in 2017, and this piece was designed for a class (to be held on Bald Head Island, NC, in May 2017) to benefit restoration efforts.
Not for sale
Crystalline
40" x 40" (Copyright 2016)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted,
free-motion machine quilted. Created for the Dinner at Eight Artists’ exhibition, “Pattern,” which debuted at International Quilt Festival – Houston 2016.
For sale: $2,500
Pink Poppy
8.75" x 8.75" (Copyright 2016)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted,
free-motion machine quilted. My neighbor grows the most amazing opium poppies, and every spring I take hundreds of photos of them. This piece is based on one of these photos.
For sale: $300
Purple Anemone
17" x 23" (Copyright 2015)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, acrylic paint (for small dots on flower center), cotton thread, cotton batting. Fusible appliqué, free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. This piece was featured on a 2015 episode of TheQuiltShow.com with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims.
For sale: $1,000
Bit by Bit
10" x 27" (Copyright 2015)
Cotton fabric hand painted with metallic textile pint, commercial batik fabrics, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Hand needleturn appliqué, free-motion machine quilted.
For sale: $500
Orange Gerbera
24" x 34" (Copyright 2015)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, wool/polyester batting. Wholecloth painted and free-motion quilted. Created for an episode of TheQuiltShow.com with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims.
For sale: $1,200
Old Red Door
40" x 40" (Copyright 2015)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, wool/polyester batting. Wholecloth painted and free-motion quilted. Created for Dinner at Eight Artists’ exhibition, “Affinity,” which debuted at the International Quilt Market (Oct. 24-26, 2015) and Festival (Oct. 28-Nov. 1, 2015) in Houston, and also showed at International Quilt Festival – Chicago 2016.
For sale: $2,500
Fancy Goldfish
16" x 16" (Copyright 2015)
Cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted. Created as a donation to the Quilt Alliance (The Alliance for American Quilts), as part of its 2015 contest, “Animals We Love.” The Quilt Alliance seeks to “document, preserve, and share our American quilt heritage by collecting the rich stories that historic and contemporary quilts, and their makers, tell about our nation’s diverse peoples and their communities.” This piece was featured on the cover of Quilting Arts magazine’s October/November 2015 issue.
SOLD: The Brenda Bauermeister Groelz Collection
Le Poisson Bleu-Vert
31" x 18.25" (Copyright 2015)
Cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, Lutradur, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. The fins, scales and lettering on this quilt are made from painted Lutradur.
SOLD: The Richard and Vicki Anderson Family Quilt Collection
Look, See
36" x 36" (Copyright 2015)
Cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted.
This piece was created for the exhibition “My Personal App,” which debuted at Road to California in January 2015. Quilters invited to participate in this exhibition were asked to create a 36" square quilt that looks like an app icon, representing their personal app. This is based on a photograph of my eye. I believe it is the mind, heart, and eye of the photographer, and not the camera, that makes a good shot. It is learning to see – not just look at things.
For sale: $1,600
Sunny
10.5" x 10.5" (Copyright 2015)
Cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. This was my donation for Virginia Spiegel’s “THE 100” fund raiser for the American Cancer Society in February 2015. This fund raiser brought Virginia’s fundraising up to a total $250,000. One hundred artists were asked to create small pieces, and they were randomly assigned to 100 donors.
SOLD: The collection of Karen Lukacs
The Mind is Not a Vessel
10.5" x 28" (Copyright 2015)
Cotton fabric, acrylic ink, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. Created for a 2015 article in Quilting Arts magazine on using acrylic ink for lettering.
Not for sale
The Source of Her Magic
9.5" x 22" (Copyright 2014)
Cotton fabric, Mylar, Angelina fiber, Angelina film, felted wool beads, metal washer, alcohol inks, Tyvek, melted CD, silk sari waste, metal charm, polymer clay, hand-dyed burlap, hand-dyed cheesecloth, Lutradur, wire, glass beads, button, perle cotton, cotton thread, wool/polyester batting. Hand stitched, free-motion machine quilted.
Not for sale
Busy
16" x 13" (Copyright 2014)
Cotton fabric, Mylar (for wings), cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. Created for a 2015 article in Quilting Arts magazine on using Mylar in art quilts.
For sale: $500
Never Give Up
9.5" x 10.5" (Copyright 2014)
Cotton fabric, acrylic ink, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. Created for a 2015 article in Quilting Arts magazine on using acrylic ink for lettering.
Not for sale
Look For A Beautiful Thing
14.5" x 12" (Copyright 2014)
Cotton fabric, acrylic ink, cotton thread, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. Created for a 2015 article in Quilting Arts magazine on using acrylic ink for lettering.
Not for sale
Magpie’s Hoard
12" x 16" (Copyright 2014)
Cotton fabric, dye magnet, Angelina, Mylar, Tyvek, wire, glass beads, melted CD, acrylic textile paint, burlap, cheesecloth, assorted threads, wool/polyester batting. Hand embroidered and free-motion machine quilted. A piece created to showcase the many embellishments I’ve made during experiments with different materials.
For sale: $400
Beetles
10.5" x 29.5" (Copyright 2014)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, wool/polyester batting. Free-motion machine quilted. Based on sketches of a friend’s beetle specimen collection. Included in the 2015-2016 exhibition “From Insects to Elephants” at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts.
For sale: $650
Harlequin Ink
16" x 19.5" (Copyright 2014)
Clamp-dyed shibori fabric, cotton and silk threads and fibers, wool/polyester batting. Hand embroidered and free-motion machine quilted.
Not for sale
October Morning
15.5" x 20" (Copyright 2014)
Cotton batik and hand-dyed fabrics, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, ink, wool/polyester batting. Free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted. Based on an original photo of light shining through orange dogwood leaves one bright October morning.
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Lenten Rose
14.25" x 10.75" (Copyright 2014)
White cotton fabric, black and white cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Free-motion machine quilted. This piece started with a black line drawing from my sketchbook; I tried to imitate the cross-hatching in the drawing when I quilted it.
For sale: $500
Joyful
12" x 9" (Copyright 2014)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. I made this piece to demonstrate concepts explained in my article, “Thread Sketching for Beginners: Your Top 10 Questions Answered,” in the August/September issue of Quilting Arts magazine.
For sale: $500
The Gift
20" x 18.5" (Copyright 2014)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. Nearly every day, I walk my dog through my neighborhood, and I take my camera to seek out the beauty around me, as a way of keeping myself sane, balanced and happy. One day in October, this was my gift: a single, spectacular leaf on the sidewalk.
Not for sale
Gazing Globe
24" x 60" (Copyright 2014)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Free-motion machine quilted. This piece was made for the Dinner at Eight Artists’ “Reflections” exhibition, and was shown at International Quilt Festival 2014 in Houston.
For sale: $2000
New Zealand Chook #4
24" x 24" (Copyright 2013)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. This piece is based on a photo I took in New Zealand of a cocky rooster. Chickens are often called “chooks” in New Zealand. Included in the 2015-2016 exhibition “From Insects to Elephants” at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts.
Not for sale
Never Enough
11" x 14.75" (Copyright 2013)
Cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Free-motion machine quilted.
For sale: $300
Suffolk Sheep #4
20" x 20" (Copyright 2013)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. This piece is based on a photo I took in England of a Suffolk ewe. Included in the 2015-2016 exhibition “From Insects to Elephants” at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts.
For sale: $800
Red-Spotted Purple
19.75" x 16.75" (Copyright 2013)
Batik fabrics, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. This butterfly’s name comes from its purple-blue color, and the distinctive red spots on its front wings. Based on an original photo.
For sale: $700
Fall Color
15" x 20" (Copyright 2013)
Batiks and hand-dyed cottons, fusible web, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. This piece is based on a photo I took of leaves in the street, after a rainfall. Featured in American Quilter magazine September 2013, and in Quilt Festival/Quilt Scene 2015. Won first place in the Small Wallhanging category at MQX – Pacific Northwest 2013.
For sale: $1200
Cosmic Cosmos
15" x 11" (2013)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. This piece is based on a photo I took on one of my morning walks.
Sold: Collection of Carolyn Johnson
First Snow
24" x 60" (Copyright 2013)
Batiks and hand-dyed cottons, fusible web, cotton threads, acrylic textile paint, cotton batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. This piece was created for the 2013 Dinner at Eight Artists’ exhibition “An Exquisite Moment.” It is based on several photographs I took many years ago of my daughters enjoying the first snowfall of the season. The exhibition premiered at International Quilt Festival – Long Beach in the summer of 2013, and was displayed at International Quilt Festival – Houston in October-November 2013.
Not for sale
Bonnie & Clyde
20" x 28" (Copyright 2013)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, wool/acrylic batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. This is a commission piece for Alex Anderson, who wanted a piece featuring her son-in-law’s beloved cats, Bonnie and Clyde, to give to him. The quilt in the background is one of Alex’s original designs.
SOLD: The collection of Alex Anderson
First Green
23.5" x 41" (Copyright 2013)
Batik and hand-dyed cotton fabric, cotton threads, wool/acrylic batting. Machine pieced, hand appliquéd, and free-motion machine quilted. This piece was a donation to the Alzheimer Art Quilt Initiative, an organization that has raised nearly $1 million dollars for Alzheimer's research.
The name comes from the poem by Robert Frost “Nothing Gold Can Stay,” which speaks eloquently to the impermanence of youth, and the eventual decline of life.
SOLD: The collection of Janet Ramsey
Uncle Albert’s Reverie
17" x 42" (Copyright 2013)
White cotton fabric, images printed on paper, gel medium, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, wool/polyester batting, cotton thread. Collaged paper and paint on fabric, free-motion quilted. Started in a class taught by Judy Coates Perez. This piece features old physiology illustrations similar to those in a textbook written by my great-great uncle Dr. Albert Philson Brubaker. This piece was on the cover of the January 2013 issue of the magazine Genetics in Medicine.
FOR SALE: $2000
Friso
10.75" x 13.25" (Copyright 2012)
White fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine thread sketched. A portrait of my friend Lya’s wonderfully friendly and much beloved cat, Friso.
Collection of Lya Geven
Heirloom Pumpkins
15.5" x 20.75" (Copyright 2012)
Cotton fabric, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. Perhaps it is because I was born on Halloween, but I really love pumpkins; this is the fifth piece I’ve created that features them! This piece is based on a photograph I took at a local farm stand several Octobers ago. This piece was featured on the cover of Quilting Arts magazine’s October/November 2014 issue.
Not for sale
Passion Flower
15" x 19-1/4" (2012)
Cotton fabric, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. The passion flower comes in many varieties, but all have many small radial filaments (the squiggly little things that radiate out from the area in the center (which contains 3 stigmas and 5 anthers). It is very dramatic in appearance.
Not for sale
I See The Moon
24" x 60" (Copyright 2012)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paints, acrylic ink, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting, commercial batik backing). Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted. My parents used to sing me a bedtime song called “I See the Moon.” It is a ritual I repeated with my own children. This piece was part of the “Rituals” exhibition by Dinner at Eight Artists shown at International Quilt Festival – Long Beach 2012, Houston 2012, and Cincinnati 2013.
SOLD: The International Quilt Festival Collection/Karey Bresenhan
Purple Pansy
7.5" x 9.75" (Copyright 2012)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paints, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted.
Not for sale
Up and Away!
24" x 24" (Copyright 2011)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, batik fabrics, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Three-dimensional butterfly. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. Part of the exhibition “An Invitational Flutter of Butterfly Art Quilts” at the Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, TX, April 3-June 29, 2014. Featured in the German magazine Patchwork Professional March 2013.
Not for sale
Little Green Butterfly
8" x 6.75" (Copyright 2011)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. Based on the same photograph as my earlier piece, Papillon.
SOLD: The collection of M. Kay Myers
Psychedelic Peacock
48" x 48" (Copyright 2011)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, interfacing, cotton threads, wool/ polyester batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted.
SOLD: The collection of Susan Schwarcz
Still Life with Cherries
10" x 8" (Copyright 2011)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Wholecloth painted, free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted.
Not for sale
Synchronized Synchronous Fireflies
24" x 24" (Copyright 2011)
Hand-dyed and batik cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, Angelina, Crystalina, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. This piece celebrates a phenomenon observed in the Great Smoky Mountains where certain species of fireflies (also called lightning bugs) light up and turn off at the same time during a few weeks each summer. This got me thinking about synchronized swimmers, and I decided to make a piece with fireflies that were both synchronous and synchronized.
FOR SALE: $1,000
Fall Farm Stand
31.5" x 23" (Copyright 2011)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, melted Tyvek, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Wholecloth painted, free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted.
SOLD: The collection of Janet and Ron Zick
Trouble in the Pumpkin Patch
12" x 12" (Copyright 2011)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. This piece is featured in the 2012 Quilting Arts calendar for the month of October. It features my cat, Trouble.
Not for sale
Nestled
15" x 12" (Copyright 2011)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. I made this piece to demonstrate my technique of starting from a photograph and using fusible appliqué on a 2011 episode of TheQuiltShow.com with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims.
For sale: $500
Hope is the Thing
36" x 48" (Copyright 2011)
Cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted.
I started this piece the morning my mother died, and it has come to represent the space between us now that she is gone. It reminds me of one of my mother’s favorite poems by Emily Dickinson that begins, “Hope is the thing with feathers…” Featured in “The Space Between,” an exhibition by Dinner at Eight Artists. Exhibited at International Quilt Festival – Long Beach 2011, International Quilt Festival – Houston 2011, and International Quilt Festival – Cincinnati 2012.
SOLD: The International Quilt Festival Collection/Karey Bresenhan
Agave Grande
20" x 15" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
Not for sale
Indian Corn 2
15" x 20" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
Not for sale
Papillon
20" x 13.75" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
Not for sale
Rusty Chevys
20.5" x 15.25" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
For sale: $1000
African Beads
12" x 12" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted, free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
For sale: $300
Blue Feathers
14.5" x 20.25" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, tulle, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
Sold: The collection of Nancy G. Cook
Buttons
12" x 12" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
For sale: $200
Cylindrical
14.5" x 20" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
For sale: $300
Smoky Mountain Autumn
20" x 15.25" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. Based on a photo of a beautiful restored barn at Dollywood amusement park. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
For sale: $1000
Gourds
12" x 16" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, Tyvek, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
For sale: $1000
Pink Coneflowers
15.25" x 15.25" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
Not for sale
Spiderweb
15.25" x 20" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, foil, foil adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
For sale: $1000
Parrot Peek-a-Boo
15.25" x 20.25" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. Included in the 2015-2016 exhibition “From Insects to Elephants” at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
Not for sale
Exotic Beauties
15.25" x 20.25" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
Sold: The collection of Susan and Chris Sigmon
Snow Shadows
15" x 11.5" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, Angelina fibers, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
For sale: $500
Snow Squall
20" x 16.5" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, cotton threads, acrylic textile paint, interfacing, cotton batting. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. This is a study in creating movement with thread sketching. The wind swirls were stitched and lightly painted with metallic paint so they shimmer. The snowflakes are almost entirely thread, with a few touches of paint. I created this piece as a sample for an article I wrote for the December 2010/January 2011 issue of Quilting Arts magazine called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 6: Focus on Movement.”
Not for sale
Windswept
13.5" x 10.25" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, cotton threads, acrylic textile paint, interfacing, cotton batting. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. This piece is based on a photo I took at Bald Head Island, a spectacular barrier island off the coast of North Carolina. I created it as a sample for an article I wrote for the December 2010/January 2011 issue of Quilting Arts magazine called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 6: Focus on Movement.”
For sale: $300
Detritus
18.5" x 13.25" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Fusible appliqué, free-motion machine quilted. The pattern for this piece is in my book, Point, Click, Quilt! Turn Your Photos into Fabulous Fabric Art.
SOLD: The collection of June Bronsen
Petri Dish Promenade
19" x 34" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton and cotton-silk fabric, threads, commercial and hand-dyed cotton and silk embroidery flosses and threads. The central panel was soy-wax batiked, then hand embroidered before it was reverse appliquéd into the hand-dyed cotton-silk border. After additional hand embroidery, the entire piece was free-motion machine quilted.
Not for sale
Rivers of Red
39" x 50.5" (Copyright 2010)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, interfacing, wool/polyester batting. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted. This piece is based on an original photo of a coleus leaf.
Sold: The collection of Kelly Jackson
I Didn’t Know Roses Had Hips
8" x 9.5" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, cotton threads, fusible web, interfacing, cotton batting. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. This is a study, based on an original photo, in using thread to add dimension. All of the pieces were fused down on the dark green background fabric, then thread sketched. The name is a comment from my 10-year-old daughter upon viewing the finished piece and asking, “What are those red things supposed to be?” I created this piece as a sample for an article I wrote for the August/September 2010 issue of Quilting Arts magazine called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 4: Focus on Dimension.”
Sold: The collection of Lya Geven
Prepared for Takeoff
16" x 12.5" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. I created this piece, based on an original photo, as a sample for my second Quilting Arts workshop DVD, “Master Machine Stitching: Thread Sketching Beyond the Basics.”
FOR SALE: $1000
Cripps Pink
8" x 8" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. I created this piece, based on an original photo, as a sample for my second Quilting Arts workshop DVD, “Master Machine Stitching: Thread Sketching Beyond the Basics.”
Not for sale
Maximum Cat Nap
22" x 18.5" (Copyright 2010)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. This is a study in texture with thread on a painted fabric surface. I created realistic fur by paying close attention to the direction and coarseness of the different kinds of fur on our cat, Max. I created this piece as a sample for an article I wrote for the June/July issue of Quilting Arts magazine called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 3: Focus on Texture.”
The collection of Lea Knapp
Wool Yarn
12" x 12" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, water soluble crayons, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. This is a study in texture with thread. The yarn balls and knitting needles are fabric, with details done with thread, and some coloring and shading added with water soluble crayons. I created this piece as a sample for an article I wrote for the June/July issue of Quilting Arts magazine called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 3: Focus on Texture.”
SOLD: The collection of Christina Cunningham
Wooden Spools
13-1/2" x 11" (Copyright 2010)
Cotton fabric, cotton threads, fusible web, interfacing, cotton batting, acrylic paint. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. This is a study in using thread to add dimension. The spools were created with fused fabric, and the thread adds detail, shadows and highlights. After I stitched this piece, I painted the upper part of the background a darker pink with acrylic paint. I created this piece as a sample for an article I wrote for the August/September 2010 issue of Quilting Arts magazine called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 4: Focus on Dimension.”
SOLD: The collection of Elizabeth McNabb
Cooped
8" x 11-3/4" (Copyright 2010).
Cotton fabric, cotton threads, acrylic textile paint, interfacing, cotton batting. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. In this piece, based on an original photo, I worked on creating pattern using thread. The chickens and coop were painted on white fabric, then thread sketched and quilted. I created this piece as a sample for an article I wrote for the October/November 2010 issue of Quilting Arts magazine called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 4: Focus on Pattern.”
SOLD: The collection of Ann Marsh
Seafoam
10-1/4" x 13-1/2" (Copyright 2010)
Hand-dyed cotton fabric, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. This piece is an exercise on creating pattern using thread. It is based on a photo I took on a beach of seafoam that had drifted onto the sand. I created this piece as a sample for an article I wrote for the October/November 2010 issue of Quilting Arts magazine called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 4: Focus on Pattern.”
Not for sale
Raindrops
16.5" x 16.5" (Copyright 2010).
Hand-dyed and batik cotton fabric, fusible adhesive, cotton threads, cotton batting. Thread sketched and free-motion machine quilted. I created this piece for one of my thread sketching classes.
Not for sale
Painted Sunflower
8" x 10.25" (Copyright 2010)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. This piece was created as a sample for my Wholecloth Painting Workshop. It is based on an original photo.
Not for sale
Croton
7.25" x 10.25" (Copyright 2010).
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted. This piece was created as a sample for my Wholecloth Painting Workshop. It is based on an original photo.
Not for sale
Hibiscus
7.25" x 10.25" (Copyright 2010).
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted. This piece was created as a sample for my Wholecloth Painting Workshop. It is based on an original photo.
Not for sale
Red Coleus
11.75" x 11.75" (Copyright 2010).
White cotton fabric, acrylic fabric paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Wholecloth painted, machine quilted. This piece was auctioned through Studio Art Quilt Associates’ (SAQA) 2010 Benefit Auction.
SOLD: The collection of Suzanne Kistler
Pink Phalaenopsis
12" x 18" (Copyright 2009)
White and black cotton fabrics, cotton threads, cotton batting, acrylic fabric paint. Wholecloth painted orchid hand appliquéd to a black background, free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted. This is part of a series of pieces I did on orchids for an exhibition by a group of fiber artists in Charlotte, NC, Fiber Art Options. The exhibition debuted at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, near Charlotte, in February 2010.
For sale: $400
Freckles
24.5" x 35" (Copyright 2009).
White cotton fabric, acrylic fabric paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted. This is part of a series of pieces I did on orchids for an exhibition by a group of fiber artists in Charlotte, NC, Fiber Art Options. The exhibition debuted at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, near Charlotte, in February 2010.
Not for sale
Purple Phalaenopsis
23.75" x 36.5" (Copyright 2009)
White cotton fabric, acrylic fabric paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Wholecloth painted, machine quilted. This is part of a series of pieces I did on orchids for an exhibition by a group of fiber artists in Charlotte, NC, Fiber Art Options. The exhibition debuted at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, near Charlotte, in February 2010.
For sale: $2,000
Ruffles
24.5" x 36" (Copyright 2010)
White cotton fabric, acrylic fabric paint, cotton threads, wool/polyester batting. Wholecloth painted, machine quilted. This is part of a series of pieces I did on orchids for an exhibition by a group of fiber artists in Charlotte, NC, Fiber Art Options. The exhibition debuted at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden, near Charlotte, in February 2010.
SOLD: The collection of Susan and Chris Sigmon
Pink Rose
8.5" x 8.25" (Copyright 2010)
White cotton fabric, acrylic fabric paint, cotton threads, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted, machine quilted. I made this little quilted piece for Virginia Spiegel’s ToteTuesday fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. I participated in honor of my mother, a breast cancer survivor. It went up for auction on February 23, 2010, and sold in the first four minutes, raising $350. The purchaser, artist and collector Tomme Fent, purchased it “in honor of Virginia Spiegel for her dedication and creativity in raising funds through FiberArt For a Cause.”
SOLD: The collection of Tomme Fent
Hidden Identity
17" x 14" (Copyright 2010)
White cotton fabric, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. This is a study in creating lines with different characteristics. Note the contrast between the organic lines in the fingerprint and the mechanical grid in the background. I created this piece as a sample for an article I wrote for the April/May issue of Quilting Arts magazine, called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 2: Focus on Line.”
For sale: $1000
Candy Corn
12" x 12" (Copyright 2010).
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Free-motion thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. This piece was featured in the 2011 Quilting Arts Calendar for the month of October.
SOLD: The collection of Susan Williams Beltz
Vanity
11" x 11" (Copyright 2010)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Thread sketched, free-motion machine quilted. This piece explores the lines in a peacock feather, using only black thread on a painted cotton surface. It was created for an article I wrote for the April/May issue of Quilting Arts magazine, called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 2: Focus on Line,” and was featured on the cover!
SOLD: The collection of Kelly Jackson
Ten Years
6" x 4" (Copyright 2010)
White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted,
free-motion machine quilted. I made this piece to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Pokey Bolton’s creation of Quilting Arts magazine.
Collection of Quilting Arts Magazine
Hosta
7.25" x 9.75" (Copyright 2009)
Cotton fabric, cotton and rayon threads, cotton batting; acrylic paint. Free motion machine thread sketched and quilted. This piece is based on my photograph of a hosta leaf starting to show the effects of disease and decay, and the normal decline brought on by fall.
Not for sale
Coleus
7.5" x 11" (Copyright 2009)
White cotton fabric, cotton threads, cotton batting, acrylic fabric paint. Free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted. This piece is based on a photograph I took at the North Carolina Botanical Garden in Asheville, NC. After I named it, a nice botanist contacted me to tell me it was actually a Purple Knight plant, but by then, it was too late! I made this piece for Episode 513 of “Quilting Arts TV.” Coleus was juried into the Studio Art Quilt Associates’ exhibition “SAQA Frontiers: Art Meets Science.”
Not for sale
Postcard from Glacier National Park: Avalanche Lake
9.5" x 6.25" (Copyright 2009)
Cotton fabrics, cotton threads, fusible web, interfacing, cotton batting. Free-motion thread sketched, and machine quilted. Created for an article I wrote for the February/March issue of Quilting Arts magazine, called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 1: Focus on Color.” Only five fabrics were used in this piece (the sky, the water, the hill, the mountains, and the bank of the lake). The color variations and details were all created with thread.
SOLD: The collection of DeLane Rosenau
A New Box
14.25" x 7.75" (Copyright 2009)
White cotton fabric, cotton threads, interfacing, cotton batting. Free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. Created for an article I wrote for the February/March issue of Quilting Arts magazine, called “Thread Sketching 101, Lesson 1: Focus on Color.” I started with a base of plain white fabric, because I wanted to demonstrate how much color is added to an art quilt with thread alone.
Not for sale
Lepidoptera
39" x 39" (Copyright 2009)
Cotton fabric, cotton threads, fabric paint, wool/polyester batting. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted. Named after the order of insects that includes butterflies and moths. Won a Merit Award for Outstanding Use of Color at the 2009 Asheville Quilt Show, and Best Machine Quilting at the 2009 Lake Norman Quilters’ show. Juried into the Studio Art Quilt Associates’ exhibition “SAQA Frontiers: Art Meets Science,” which debuted at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England, Aug. 19-22, 2010. Featured in the Dec. 2010/Jan. 2011 issue of Quilters Newsletter.
For sale: $3,200
Sunflower I
11" x 9" (Copyright 2009)
Cotton fabrics, cotton threads, fusible web, interfacing, cotton batting. Fusible appliqué, free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted. I created this piece to use while demonstrating thread sketching in my Quilting Arts Workshop DVD “Master Machine Quilting: Free-motion Stitching and Thread Sketching.”
Not for sale
Bodie Island Lighthouse
6.25" x 13.5" (Copyright 2009)
Cotton fabric, cotton threads, cotton batting; fusible web, Angelina. Fusible appliqué, free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted. This piece is based on a photo I took of the Bodie Island Lighthouse on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. I made this piece for Episode 501 of “Quilting Arts TV.”
For sale: $200
Indian Corn
14" x 11.5" (Copyright 2009)
Muslin, cotton thread, cotton batting, acrylic paint, acrylic ink, watercolor pencils. Stamped, free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted.
Not for sale
Citrus Slices
12" x 12" (Copyright 2009)
Hand-dyed cotton fabrics, cotton and rayon threads, Angelina, water-soluble crayons, cotton batting. Free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted. I made this piece for the 2010 Quilting Arts Calendar competition. The theme was “Fresh Picked.” Each slice was constructed separately before it was sewn to the background. Some of the lemon slices were drawn directly onto the white background, and then free-motion stitched. It was chosen for the calendar’s cover.
The collection of Julia Knapp
Autumn’s Bounty
12" x 12" (Copyright 2009)
Hand-dyed and commercial cotton print fabrics, cotton and rayon threads, water-soluble crayons, cotton batting. Free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted. Made for the 2010 Quilting Arts Calendar competition. The theme was “Fresh Picked.” It is based on a photo I took of mini-pumpkins at my local farm market. Each pumpkin was constructed separately before it was sewn to the background. Extra batting was added behind some of the pumpkins to give them extra dimension. I used water-soluble crayons to add some details and shading. It was chosen for the month of October.
Not for sale
Serendipity I
9" x 12" (Copyright 2009)
Cotton fabrics, cotton threads, water-soluble artists crayons, cotton batting, polymer clay embellishments. Machine thread painted and quilted, hand embroidered. Started out as a screen print I made in an open-mesh screen printing workshop taught by Janet A. Lasher.
Sold
House Rules 2
16.5" x 16.5" (Copyright 2009)
Cotton fabric, cotton batting, cotton threads, Angelina, perle cotton, Pigma ink, water soluble pencils. Needleturn appliqué, free-motion quilted. This piece is similar to “House Rules,” which I created in 2008, but includes the whole family.
Not for sale
Running Deep
17" x 22" (Copyright 2008)
Cotton fabrics, cotton and rayon threads, fabric paint, cotton batting. Free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted. Juried into the exhibit “Journal Quilt Project II: Elements – Earth, Water, Air, and Fire.” Venues included International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston, Tex., Oct. 25-Nov. 2, 2008; International Quilt Festival in Chicago, Illinois, April 17-19, 2009; and International Quilt Festival in Long Beach, California, July 24-26, 2009.
Not for sale
Home Planet
12" x 12" (Copyright 2008)
Cotton fabrics, cotton and rayon threads, fabric paint, Angelina fibers, water-soluble wax pastels, Tyvek, cotton batting. Free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted. This quilt appears in the 2009 Quilting Arts Calendar. The competition had the theme “Celebrating Home.” No matter where we live, we all share the same home: Earth. This quilt celebrates the beauty and fragility of our lovely blue-and-green planet and the miracle and diversity of life here, surrounded by the vast emptiness of space. Humanity is our family; Earth is our home.
The collection of Michael Thier
Rusted I
11.5" x 35.5" (Copyright 2008)
Rusted cotton fabric, cotton batiks, cotton threads, Shiva paintstiks, EcoCraft batting. Machine quilted. Created with fabric I rusted using old bottlecaps.
The collection of Julia Knapp
House Rules
12" x 12" (Copyright 2008)
Cotton fabric, fusible web, cotton batting, nonfusible interfacing. Cotton threads, fabric dye, Angelina, perle cotton, Pigma ink, water soluble crayons and pencils. Hand stitched, free-motion quilted. When my children were young, I kept a list of rules posted on the refrigerator, and then decided that it would be more charming as a quilt.
Not for sale
Communion
24" (bottom) x 12" (top) x 36" long (Copyright 2008)
Cotton fabrics, cotton and rayon threads, fabric paint, water-soluble wax pastels, cotton batting. Fusible appliqué, free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted. This is my panel from “Motherhood,” a group quilt by The Pandoras, a group of art quilters. I loved nursing my children, and felt it to be a true communion on many levels: as an act of sharing, as a spiritual fellowship, and as a holy moment.
For sale: $1,350
Ferns
6" x 16" (Copyright 2008)
Cotton batiks, hand-dyed cottons, fusible web, cotton batting, fabric dyes and paints, cotton thread. Machine thread sketched and quilted. My section of a group piece by The Pandoras. We all chose a 4x6" photo, blew it up by 400% to approximately 16x24", and then cut it into four pieces about the same size (in my case, 6x16"). Each person in the group got a different piece, and was sent home to recreate that section of the photo using whatever fabrics, materials and techniques she wanted to explore.
Not for sale
Magic Beans
13" x 13" (Copyright 2008)
Hand-dyed and batik cotton fabric, cotton & rayon threads, water soluble wax pastels, cotton batting. Fusible appliqué, free-motion machine thread sketched and machine quilted.
Sold
November Leaves
14" x 14" (Copyright 2008)
Tyvek, metallic textile paints, hand-painted fabric, batik fabric, rayon threads, cotton batting. Free-motion machine quilted. I love the way leaves look when they have started to disintegrate in late fall, forming lacy patterns along their veins. Some of October's color still remains, but they become delicate skeletons. Created for my November Leaves class.
Not for sale
The Bluest Eye
12" x 12" (Copyright 2007)
Batiks, hand-dyed cottons, fusible web. Cotton and rayon threads. Fusible appliqué, free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. Created for the 2008 Quilting Arts Calendar competition. It was awarded a “Judges’ Choice” award, and appears in the August/September 2007 issue of Quilting Arts. The competition had the theme “A Novel Idea;” artists were asked to create quilts about their favorite books. Mine is based on Toni Morrison’s novel about an African-American girl’s descent into madness, and her dream to have blue eyes like Shirley Temple so she would be accepted and loved.
SOLD: The collection of Susan and Chris Sigmon
Harbinger’s Hope
53" x 62" (Copyright 2007)
Batiks, hand-dyed cottons, fusible web, nonfusible interfacing, cotton and rayon threads, perle cotton. Featured quilt in “The Last Stitch” in the February/March 2009 issue of Quilt magazine. 2008 Charlotte Quilters Guild Show – Best of Show – Large Quilt; Best Use of Color; and first place in the “Professional Art Quilt” category. 2007 Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XIV – Honorable mention in the “Innovative” category. 2007 Asheville Quilt Show – Third place in the “Other Techniques” category. 2007 Lake Norman Quilters’ Show – Best of Show; Best Amateur Machine Quilting; and first place in the “Art/Pictorial” category.
Not for sale
Round Red Barn
14" x 19" (Copyright 2008)
Cotton fabric, cotton thread, interfacing, cotton batting. Fusible appliqué, free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted. Based on my photo of the round barn at the Shelburne Museum in Vermont. Created for my Round Red Barn class on fusible appliqué and thread sketching.
Not for sale
Gossamer
21" x 21" (Copyright 2006)
Batik fabric, cotton thread, beads, fusible adhesive, cotton batting. Fusible appliqué, beaded, free-motion thread sketched and quilted. Three-dimensional butterfly. This quilt won third place in the 2006 “Art of the Quilt” contest exhibited at the American Sewing Expo.
For sale: $2,000
Celtic Crown
15.5" x 21" (Copyright 2008)
Hand-dyed cotton fabrics, Tyvek, cotton and rayon threads, fabric paint, cotton batting, glass and metal beads. Tyvek was painted and heated, then stitched down to the background. Beaded, free-motion machine thread sketched and quilted.
Not for sale
Varigated
12" x 12" (Copyright 2008)
Cotton fabric, fusible web, cotton batting, nonfusible interfacing, cotton threads, fabric dye, water soluble wax pastels. Fusible appliqué, free-motion thread sketched and quilted. Fabric pieces were cut, fused to the background and thread painted. Fabric dye and water soluble wax pastels were used to add highlights and shadow to make the balls of yarn look more three-dimensional. This piece was auctioned in November 2008 through the Studio Art Quilt Associates “One-Foot Square Auction.”
Sold: The Schroder Collection
Teach Me to Hear Mermaids Singing
51" x 51" (Copyright 2006)
Batiks, hand-dyed cottons, tulle, cotton and rayon threads, cotton batting. Fusible appliqué, free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted. I started this quilt after painting the face during a class taught by Bonnie McCaffery (www.bonniemccaffery.com). Selected as one of 50 finalists in the 2006 Husqvarna Viking competition “MasterPieces: Imagine That!” Exhibited at 2006 International Quilt Market and Festival in Houston; 2009 International Quilt Festival/Long Beach; Denmark; Australia: Finland: International Quilt Festival/Chicago; Sweden; and 2007 Festival of Quilts/Birmingham, England.
The collection of Lea Knapp
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
11.75" x 9.25" (Copyright 2006)
Cotton fabric, cotton threads, tulle, interfacing, cotton batting. Fusible appliqué, free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted.
SOLD: The collection of Kelly Jackson (purchased by Mr. McSteamy)
Dragonflies
29" x 32" (Copyright 2006)
Cotton batiks, hand-dyed cottons, cotton batting, cotton thread. Mounted on artists’ canvas stretchers. Fusible appliqué, free-motion thread sketched and machine quilted.
For sale: $1,500
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