Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Counting My Blessings


Cotton, velvet, velvet cord, chain stitch embroidery, hand quilting
1999





forty seven

Each Stitch is a Prayer

hand dyed rayon, Amish diamond in a square pattern, hand quilted and embroidered.
2002

forty six

Our Lady of the Beasts

Paper, cotton, thread, foil.
In private collection.
1994

then donated into public collection

Our Lady is in the permanent collection of
the Grimsby Art Gallery


In 2015, it was one of the inspirational
pieces selected from the gallery's
collection for an exhibit of new work.

Artists were asked to respond to the work
using their own materials and style.

number forty five

Sunday, February 04, 2007

Desire



overdyed fabrics, layered, stitched
2002



forty four

Friday, January 12, 2007

When you walk on a Tightrope






cotton, fabric paint
machine pieced
hand painted
hand quilted
1985




forty three

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Protection Blanket

hand dyed rayon, sequins, rayon cord
machine pieced, hand quilted and embellished
2005



forty two


back of quilt

Star

cotton, thread
hand pieced and quilted
1984

Excited about inventing my own pattern, this is one of two star quilts I made during the same time period. The other one is called Movie star - I don't have a photograph of it. This quilt was eventually made into a large tote bag for the beach.


forty one

Saturday, December 23, 2006

The water is my grandmother


cotton, rayon, recycled clothing
hand pieced, hand quilted

2006

chain stitch embroidery
on reverse

forty

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Katie's kaleidoscope

Cotton crib quilt
hand pieced and quilted


1984


thirty nine

NIne Patch

cotton crib quilt
hand pieced and quilted


1984



thirty eight

Baby Quilt

kwik print on satin
(large negatives and real lace was
sun printed)
Hand quilted
1986

thirty seven

Monday, December 18, 2006

My Children


recycled women's blouses
polyester crepe, fabric paint
rick rack, thread

1987


thirty six

December


Velvet, Taffeta, wool, family photos
threads, pinecones

thirty five

1990

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Moisture and Greenness



dyed linen, shibori dyed cotton
batik cotton, sequins, cotton floss
machine pieced, hand applique,
hand embroidery

slashed and repaired shibori quilt


2006




thirty four

Pinwheel on the Beach


cotton, acrylic and fabric paint
machine pieced, hand applique, painted
A round robin medallion quilt
made by Judy Martin, Barbara Fraser,
Anne C. Morell, Janet Rice Bredin, Judi Burly
Jean Boyd, Pam Godderis, and Carol McLean
1996
thirty three