This week's inspiration is Grief by Julie Griffiths. She made this improve art quilt as a way to work through the grief of losing her husband. I think we makers are fortunate to have creative pursuits to help us process many of the difficult and stressful times in our lives. Julie used the Aurora Gradient in this piece.
For sharing, Julie received a 20% coupon for the shop that's good for 3 months! If you have made anything with my hand dyed fabric I hope you will consider sharing it in the Customer Gallery. The only rule is that projects have to be complete. It doesn't have to be made totally from hand dyed fabric, just include a recognizable amount.
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This week I have two quilts to share with you! Both are by the prolific artist, Patricia Caldwell. This first piece, Connections, is one that she made to submit to Sacred Threads. Her goal with this piece was to show that everything is connected in some way, including in nature. The words and tree of life stenciled with shiva paint stick and she embellished with hand dyed yarns. She used the Frolic Gradient. The second quilt is Releasing Joy and this one certainly exudes joy. She used Stash Packs in various colors for this one. Here's a great detail photo of her quilting.
For sharing, Patricia received a 20% coupon for the shop that's good for 3 months! If you have made anything with my hand dyed fabric I hope you will consider sharing it in the Customer Gallery. The only rule is that projects have to be complete. It doesn't have to be made totally from hand dyed fabric, just include a recognizable amount. This week's inspiration is a challenge response made by Wendy Tuma. She used only the Imperial Dragon Gradient for her sky components. You can read more detail about the challenge and the making of this piece on her blog, Pieceful Thoughts.
For sharing, Wendy received a 20% coupon for the shop that's good for 3 months! If you have made anything with my hand dyed fabric I hope you will consider sharing it in the Customer Gallery. The only rule is that projects have to be complete. It doesn't have to be made totally from hand dyed fabric, just include a recognizable amount. Patricia Caldwell is back with our inspiration for this week. Coastal Beaches uses a custom diagonally dyed version of the Beach Walk Gradient. She used photo's printed onto fabric, tulle, thread ends, driftwood, agates, shells, red jasper all gathered on the coast of Oregon. We are fortunate that she shared 2 detail photos so we can see details of her quilting and embellishments. For sharing, Patricia received a 20% coupon for the shop that's good for 3 months! If you have made anything with my hand dyed fabric I hope you will consider sharing it in the Customer Gallery. The only rule is that projects have to be complete. It doesn't have to be made totally from hand dyed fabric, just include a recognizable amount.
Today's inspiration comes from Rachel Derstine. This is a series which she had abandoned but brought back after a student saw one of her posts. She asked about a class so Rachel developed an online course for this technique.. You may find it here. "Twists and Curves 3" won Second Place, Innovative, at the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza in 2023. Rachel was kind enough to send us some addition photos of details of the quilt. Just click on any image to see it larger. Rachel used multiple Gradients, Shades and Stash Packs in this quilt. She also sent us photos of 2 other quilts using this same technique. Be sure to check out Rachel's class here. For sharing, Rachel received a 20% coupon for the shop that's good for 3 months! If you have made anything with my hand dyed fabric I hope you will consider sharing it in the Customer Gallery. The only rule is that projects have to be complete. It doesn't have to be made totally from hand dyed fabric, just include a recognizable amount.
Patricia Caldwell is back with our inspiration this week. She had been saving this one section of a Galaxy piece that she bought a while ago. It has been pinned and ready and finally decided to start and finish it. Added with some yarn and Crystals of Sardonyx, Lapis and Howlite. Here are some close up photos of her detail quilting. For sharing, Patricia received a 20% coupon for the shop that's good for 3 months! If you have made anything with my hand dyed fabric I hope you will consider sharing it in the Customer Gallery. The only rule is that projects have to be complete. It doesn't have to be made totally from hand dyed fabric, just include a recognizable amount.
The last inspiration post of 2023 is brought to us by Patricia Caldwell. The pattern is from a class taken with Bethanne Nemesh Breaking Boundaries with Blended Quilts 2023. She used the Gray Gradient, a Stash Pack, Shades Pack and batiks in her quilt. She even shared soe detail photos of her beautiful quilting.
For sharing, Patricia received a 20% coupon for the shop that's good for 3 months! If you have made anything with my hand dyed fabric I hope you will consider sharing it in the Customer Gallery. The only rule is that projects have to be complete. It doesn't have to be made totally from hand dyed fabric, just include a recognizable amount. This week's inspiration is from patricia Caldwell. She just took a class from Bethanne Nemesh called Breaking Boundaries with Blended Quilts. Patricia decided that she would start off small with what I learned from her. Hand stitching and some Chrysocola crystal beads added. She used one fat eighths from a Stash Pack for her central fabric.
For sharing, Patricia received a 20% coupon for the shop that's good for 3 months! If you have made anything with my hand dyed fabric I hope you will consider sharing it in the Customer Gallery. The only rule is that projects have to be complete. It doesn't have to be made totally from hand dyed fabric, just include a recognizable amount. Our inspiration this week is Marquette Ore Dock by Toni Bergeon. Her art quilt is currently in an exhibit at the Wisconsin Quilt Museum in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. She used the Blue Sky and Trumpet Vine Gradients in her quilt.
For sharing, Toni received a 20% coupon for the shop that's good for 3 months! If you have made anything with my hand dyed fabric I hope you will consider sharing it in the Customer Gallery. The only rule is that projects have to be complete. It doesn't have to be made totally from hand dyed fabric, just include a recognizable amount. This week's inspiration is from Linda Baker. She made this quilt with the Washington Cascade mountains using a custom Shades Pack. Shades Packs can be custom dyed in custom colors, in a custom set of shades and in custom lengths.
For sharing, Linda received a 20% coupon for the shop that's good for 3 months! If you have made anything with my hand dyed fabric I hope you will consider sharing it in the Customer Gallery. The only rule is that projects have to be complete. It doesn't have to be made totally from hand dyed fabric, just include a recognizable amount. |
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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