Quilt n°1 Old rusty tole.

 I have dyed my own fabric with rust and I have painted the back with acrylic.
The leaves are printed with the leaves painted with acrylic. I used machine quilting with polyester treads.

 

Wilderness Canoe Trip 4

Wilderness Canoe Trip – 4 A strong wind makes the once benign lake a more ominous companion. The wind pushes the water which forms strong diamond shaped waves, the whole moving mass glinting in the low sunlight. Paddling the canoe is hard and the water feels as dense as liquid cement as my paddle strokes through it. The inside of a halogen birthday balloon creates the silver glints, self dyed, pieced cotton is the top layer. Machine stitch and reverse applique.

Wilderness Canoe Trip 3

Wilderness Canoe Trip -3 Zephyrs of wind create lines of ripples on the flat lake, ripples that seem to be creating almost parallel lines, creating tiny glints of reflection as the sun catches them, with dark pools of disturbed water upsetting the rhythm. The ripples appear to stretch to infinity when seen from my seat in the canoe at water level. Self dyed cotton as a base layer with a self dyed silk crepeline top layer. I left the bottom layer unironed to suggest more movement in the water. Stitched with hand quilting thread.

This is my second piece for "Trip to Tuscany" and I also posted the first one for everybody to see the difference...

Quilt 3.

Hand printed fabrics again using funky foam print blocks, stamps, bubble wrap. From my freehand drawings used for my first quilt I have used these by using cut out sections and appliqué. Lots of free machine stitch.

Quilt 2 of my series

Lots of printing using handmade funky foam print blocks, felt circles, rings, bubble wrap.