 Oregon Coast by Adri Herman This week's featured quilt is an Oregon Coast landscape by Adri Herman. We worked together to pick the Sepia Shades pack for the beach and frame for her quilt. If you need help narrowing down choices or matching color I'm always happy to help.
For sharing, Adri 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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 Go Where The Wind Blows by Patricia Caldwell I'm the luckiest fabric dyer in the world to have such a prolific customer as Patricia Caldwell! She's back this week with Go Where The Wind Blows, W 36 x H 381/4. It's made with dyed yarns, gemstones of "Agate" and the Barrier Island Gradient. You can see what Patricia is up to on her Facebook page. She sells her art quilts at the Sedona Arts Center.
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.  Beach Quilt by Kathy Donaway Kathy Donaway made this beach quilt as a commission. She used the Beach Walk Gradient as her inspiration and centerpiece for her underwater applique. When she submitted this she mentioned that she wish the gradient was available 108" wide. Well, it is! I can dye any gradient on wide backing fabric that's about 108" wide.
For sharing, Kathy 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.  Inner Connections by Patricia Caldwell, approximately 18 x 30 We're back this week with another great art quilt from Patricia Caldwell. Inner Connections continues her circle series using the Georgia Peach Gradient combined perfectly with batik fabrics. It's couched with hand dyed yarns and the gems are Birds Eye Jasper.  If you are in the Sedona, AZ are over the next 2 months be sure to stop by the Sedona Arts Center where Patricia will be the featured artist!
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.  Easter banner by Cathy Michaliga Cathy Michaliga made this banner using the Coleus Gradient as her color inspiration and for elements in the banner. It will be unveiled at her church tomorrow.  Coleus Gradient For sharing, Cathy 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.
 Atomic Atoll by Loiuse Hall This week's featured project is Atomic Atoll by Louise Hall. She sent along a great description of the quilt so I'll let her tell the story.
“Atomic Atoll” was created for the SAQA Regional Shifting Tides: Convergence in Cloth juried exhibition. Juror: Ann Johnston. The exhibition will tour the west coast from 2019 - 2021. The dome, or The Tomb as the locals call it, is located on Runit Island which is part of the Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. The US conducted 43 nuclear tests there from 1946-1958. In the late 70's, US servicemen buried the nuclear waste under an 18" think concrete dome. It was supposed to be a temporary fix, but a permanent decontamination plan never came to fruition. The contents of the dome, as well the surrounding sediments, are dangerously radioactive. Fabrics chosen are my attempt to reflect the tortured nature of the atoll. The dome is mirrored by its twin underwater bomb crater. The stitched overlaid radiation symbol was deliberately created in an understated way to symbolize the unseen danger that will eventually spread contamination to a far wider area. Louise used Barrier Island, Sugar Maple and Red Sunset Gradients. You can see more of Louise's work on her website. For sharing, Louise 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 Mystical Raven by Patricia Caldwell Today's featured project is The Mystical Ravel by Patricia Caldwell. She used the Blue Morpho Gradient as her background.The raven is made with thread painting, the branch with layering fabric bits and couching and the feather is stamped with a stamp her brother made. This piece sold the same day that Patricia and I met last month.
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 Card Quilt by Linda Swanekamp Linda Swanekamp is a long time blog friend and customer. Last year when she had a sudden heart attack I sent her a get well package of hand dyed scrappy fabrics. Around the same time her Grandson made a handmade get well card and drew a quilt in the photo. The colors in his quilt matched many of the colors in the fabric package. She was inspired to combine both to make a real version of the quilt.
You can read much more about this quilt and follow a link to an online interview to "meet" Linda, on her blog. It's a year since her heart attack and totally healthy again! 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.  Desert Landscapes by Patricia Caldwell, 22.5" x 34.5" This weeks gems is another desert-inspired quilt that combines hand dyed fabric, couching, photography and feather charms. The fabric is from the Kashmir Gradient. The photographs are her own that were digitally manipulated and printed in fabric.  Desert Landscapes detail  This was the best part of my vacation. I know that's not saying much given how the vacation started, but I have wanted to meet Patricia for a long time and we had the best afternoon together Tuesday. We started with a tour of the gallery where her work is sold and we posed for a photo (that we both hate) in front of Desert Landscapes.
I do have the best customers! 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.  Desert Solace by Patricia Caldwell, 36" x 35" Patricia Caldwell made this triptych using a custom dyed gradient cut into strips and reassembled. She embellished with dyed yarns, dyed fibers, wool roving, beading and metal jewelry connectors.  Here's a closeup to show how she made one of the felted orbs. You can see more construction photos on her Facebook page.
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. |
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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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