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2006 Journal Quilts
This series of monthly quilts were created for A Page From My Book, displayed each year at International Quilt Festival
in Houston and Chicago. I studied a variety of image transfer techniques when making these pieces. All are 8 1/2" x 11".
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January
Inkjet transparency transfer.
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February
Scanned recipe from my grandmother, printed on hand painted pimatex, log cabin pieced.
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March
Photo collage with ultrasuede, bobbin quilted.
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April
I took a break from printing this month. Fused Angelina and painted paper towel fused to gray silk dupioni,
overlayed with silk organza, metallic threads, hot-fix crystals. Private collection.
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May
Printing on fused Angelina fibre. Trimmed with ribbons, stitching, stamping and ink pens.
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June
Printing on silk dupioni, enhanced in Photoshop Elements, Shiva paintstiks rubbing, bobbin quilted and couched.
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July
Colour blocks printed on 'flocked' organza, fused with Vilene on French 'bee' fabric, machine stitching, beads.
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August
White pimatex painted with Golden Gel and Jacquard paints. When dry I printed a picture of a forest, fused it to a base quilt and
bobbin quilted the fern with Razzle Dazzle thread.
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September
Transform - iris to trapezoid using Photoshop Elements printed on pimatex. Commercial batiks and cottons, crazy pieced, machine stitching.
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Gallery
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2005 Journal Quilts
2006 Journal Quilts
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Book Quilts
Traditional Work
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