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Art
Nouveau Tree I chose a tree image for this response to a challenge to interpret my version of the art movement known as Art Nouveau. The spirals that I love to include in my quilts seemed to fit in with the overall decorative nature of the art nouveau movement. I chose soft colors, and used lots of scraps from my "pre-fused" fabric collection for the very tiny triangles, circles and teardrops. A layer of iridescent, multi-colored tulle covers all the little pieces, and then heavy quilting was added to the background in a very tiny stipple pattern. To view a close-up detail of Art Nouveau Tree, please click here. Exhibited:
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Falling
Water II August, 2002 20" wide x 20" high cotton fabrics, cotton batting machine appliquéd and machine quilted I liked my original entry for the Japanese Exchange so much, I wanted one of my own, to keep, so I created this one!
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Falling
Water *NOT FOR SALE* Made for the Second Japanese Exchange with the Loosely Woven Quilters and 13 Japanese quilters of the Nihon Heritage Quilters Guild of Japan. Two quilters, one from each group, was to interpret an architectural photograph. Exhibited as part of an invitational touring exhibit:
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Night
Gardening February 2001 30-1/2" wide x 40-1/2" high cotton fabrics & tulle, cotton batting machine appliquéd and machine quilted, "painted" with crayon Inspired by the book of the same title, a novel by E.L. Swann. It's a beautiful, gentle, romantic little story about passion and healing and timeless love -- and gardening! I tried some new techniques for this quilt. I wasn't happy with the background fabric once all the appliqué was completed, so I colored it with three different crayons and then covered the entire piece with a layer of purple iridescent tulle before quilting. Exhibited:
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Brilliant
Botanical The first in a series of quilts exploring my need to garden without getting dirt under my fingernails! To view a close-up detail of Brilliant Botanical, click here! Exhibited:
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