Quilt no 23

Thank you Katharine G

15x24 (approx)

Permission to mix straight with wavy lines, cut off the points of triangles, tip the pin wheels, be bold with colour and so much more.  Cotton fabrics, pieced, quilted using invisible thread.

(my apologies  for uploading this the wrong orientation previously - it looks good both ways, though!  kn)

Quilt no 22

Where is my space

12.5" square

all cotton, hand stitching, 3 inchies, 2 fabric beads, button figure

Quilt no 21

Cherry Chirps

12x12"

This is made with machine appliqué and machine quilted and ribbon embroidery.

Quilt no 20

The Buzzing of the Bees

18 Inches top to bottom and 10 inches at the widest point

This is a piece that was started in a Alicia Merrett workshop.  I have added beads and sequins and printed onto it with some Thermofax screens.  It is quilted with perle cotton.

Quilt no 19

untitled

12x13"

Quilt no 18

untitled

11.5x12"

Made with Dacron batting fabric is cotton and this is my first hand quilting.

Quilt no 17

Early Spring

15.5x15.5"

Made using natural & man made fibers.  No "live" or animal products. The background is comprised of 2 upholstery swatches which have been cut into strips, woven together, and stitched using a decorative machine stitch.  I then straight line quilted using variegated threads.  The tree is raw edge applique with a variegated brown/yellow/gold thread.  The leaves are made from various tiny cuts of fabric with shiny fabrics/tule overtop.  They are 3 dimensional.

Quilt no 16

Summer Plates

18x18"

The fabrics for the plates were purchased at last years National Quilt Show and were a buy two get one free offer. They are Amy Butler fabrics. The piece is machine pieced and hand quilted.

Quilt no 15

Life's too short to dance with ugly men!

45cm square (approx 17.5")

Background: Cotton Duck machine stitched on to an army blanket.  Celtic motif: Pumice Gel stencilled on to Kunin Felt. Randomly stitched on to Pelmet Vilene then zapped before stitching to background.  Wording: Latin phrase printed on to dressmaking tissue paper using a laser printer and adhered to the background with Golden Polymer Medium just prior to adding colour.  The whole piece has been given a layer of gesso before being coloured with Golden Fluid Acrylic Paints in Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold, Transparent Red Iron Oxide and Paynes Grey.

Quilt no 14

untitled

approx 16x18"

traditional cotton fabrics, with a hanging sleeve