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Incorporates a unique method of inserting fabric slivers.
Detail of illusion # 9 - the inner border is free motion stitched with blue thread on white.
Detail of quilting
Trails Challenge Quilt - incorporates hand painted and hand dyed fabric, as well as oil pastels for shading and detail.
Jack in the Pulpit: Detail showing stitching and details of manipulated fabric - dye, paint, oil pastels. Background fabric was painted and sun exposed to obtain the random gridding
Detail of moth and birch log
Detail of pine bough achieved with fabric shards, thread and oil pastels.
Detail of maple seedling.
Quote Quilt Challenge - From Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest". 34 individual quilts, all knife-edged bound, quilted with chicken scratch and by machine using truth phrases, Spoonflower printed fabric, tied together, incorporated wooden slat and dowels.
Detail of large TRUTH letting. Yellow shadowing is painted fabric, background is chicken scratch stitched, main fabric printed with LIE
Detail of quilting on small squares
Detail of chicken scratch quilting and organza lettering applique.
Detail - fabric is printed with "dirty little white lies"
Detail of SIMPLE - fabric printed with "devil's in the details"
Detail of back of quilt - all 34 components of the quilt are individually knife-edged bound. Hardware used to attach quilt to wooden supports
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