17×9
$95
Flowing piece with charms and an oriental feel.
Traditional, Teaching & Other
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This gallery is an eclectic sampling of other work - some of the pieces are in a more abstract vein and some of them are used for teaching purposes.
Doorways to Budapest
20×30
$350
Inspired by photos of doorways in Budapest.
They were quite fancy with lots of scrolls and goldwork
Oriental Moons Grande
24×24
$225
Made entirely of Japanese fabrics and kimonos.
Oriental Moon Petite
12×12
$125
Made entirely of Japanese fabrics and kimonos.
Stripes, Dots and Color
27×18
$425
The challenge was to create a piece inspired by a favorite child’s book. My grandchildren all love the book “A Bad Case of Stripes” by David Shannon. This started as one wonderful piece of hand-dyed fabric. It was cut up and rearranged into the design above and accent shapes and colors were added. If you know the story, you will recognize the colors, shapes and stripes that happened to Camilla Cream.
Apple a Day II
15×15
$210
SOLD
This apple was painted first on white fabric, then threadpainted with batting behind it. Last step was to place it on a background quilted with leaves.
Reflections
25×22
$375
This piece was inspired by a photo I took of a tree reflected in the water in a park in San Francisco. I was standing a bit back from the wall, hence, the gray section in the lower left corner. The photo had a very abstract feel to it as does this finished fabric piece.
Black and White Still Life
12 x 14
SOLD
This was a challenge issued to a small group to work only with black and white fabrics and design a still life. To complete this, I added a bit of green with beads and an inner border. Outside frame is a sheer ribbon.
Step Into the Colors of the World
51″ x 51″
$2250
An original design of curved blocks emulates the curves of the body. A range of fabrics represents the various hues and shades of peoples of the world. What emerged when the blocks were pieced were intertwined circles, which is what we hope for our world some day. Starting from the center, the quilted face profiles ultimately end in gentle curves at the edges. Mirror in the center allows viewers to place themselves in the quilt. This won first place at Maine Quilts 05 and Third Place at the Boothbay Harbor Quilt Festival ’04. Juried into Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival and Quilters Heritage in 2006.
Tee, T, Green Tea
34.5″ x 34.5″
$995
Loosely based on the rail fence design. This piece has lots of mark-making (hand stitching) to bring out the shading in the green fabric. It also includes beading. It reminds me of a tee-shirt, the letter T or green tea.
Doorways to the World
21 1/2″ x 35 1/2″
$195
Maine has a history of sea captains who sailed to exotic ports around the world. Using a variety of ethnic fabrics, I created different doorways to signify the many ports the ships sailed to. Of course, the women and children were waiting at home, often keeping watch on the “widow’s walk” in their homes; hence, the tall houses at the top. The names of the countries the sea captains visited are quilted into the border.
Confirmation Stained Glass
Hanging at First Parish Congregational Church, Saco, Maine
NFS
These two wallhangings were done in collaboration with the Confirmation Class of 2006 at the First Parish Congregational Church in Saco, Maine. Each confirmand selected a symbol and colors. I assembled the quilts in a stained glass format. They hang on either side of the altar.
Stained Glass
40 1/2″ x 54 1/2″
NFS – demonstration for teaching stack ‘n slash class
Quilt uses hand-dyed fabrics bordered with black to look like a stained glass window. Bordered in black and quilted on the borders with a trailing flower/vine in multi-colored thread.
Sampler
37″ x 43″
NFS – demonstration for teaching sampler quilt
Blocks include rail fence, nine-patch, nine-patch variation, log cabin, courthouse steps, friendship star, churn dash and flying geese and teach a progression of skills from easy to difficult.
Alaska Memories
26 1/2″ x 31″
NFS – demonstration of memory quilt using photos printed onto fabric
Made for my husband after a trip to Alaska. It contains pictures of our trip printed on fabric and incorporated into pine branch borders.
Black Album Quilt
40 1/2″ x 54 1/2″
NFS – demonstration for hand applique
When I saw this quilt in Dimensional Appliqué by Elly Sienkiewicz, I knew I had to make it. There were no patterns — I drafted each 16” block from the picture and made a few changes – placing a book (I love to read) rather than the cross in the second row and making the quilt from cotton fabrics rather than silks and satins. This quilt was started in 1994 and completed in 2005! Juried into A Quilters Gathering in 2006.
Bean Pot
7 1/2″ x 9 1/2″ image, matted/framed 11″ x 14″
SOLD
Many New England homes have a bean pot just like this one for slow baking their baked beans all day. Pot, spoon, onion are thread painted over hand-dyed/painted fabric.
Radishes of Many Colors
11-3/4 x 9-1/4
$110
Who knew radishes came in so many different shades? This lovely array is made up of hand-dyed/painted fabrics, which have been threadpainted.
