All Hallows' Eve Lights In the Night

Photo Courtesy of Applique Today

Untitled

Artist: Unknown

Technique: Applique

Materials: Fabric, Buttons, Wired white lights with 8 different settings

Underwater Cascade

Picture Courtesy of Quilter in the Closet

"Harmony in Nature"

Harumi Asada

The below pictures give a closer look of the center circle in the major quilt shown above.  She captures beaded coral, a family of deep sea fish, a tribal community, starfish, the bursting sun and so much more.

Techniques: Machine Pieced, Hand Appliqued, Hand Quilted, Hand Beading

                           Picture Courtesy of Quilter in the Closet

"Harmony in Nature"

Harumi Asada

Close up of center circle

                           Picture Courtesy of Quilter in the Closet

"Harmony in Nature"

Harumi Asada

Close up of center circle

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Aboriginal Fantasies

Photo Courtesy of Fabadashery

"Dreamtime"

Antonia Hering

From Fabadashery, "the quilt depicts an aboriginal story of 3 sisters in the Blue Mountains in Australia and features the dot painting seen in traditional aboriginal art."

Photo Courtesy of Quilting the Town Red

"Dreamtime"

Antonia Hering

You get a better perspective of the quilt by seeing the actual size of it next to the artist.

Heart Song

Photo Courtesy of Craftsy

Created by Craftsy Member: MelB128's

Created in Class: Art-Quilting 101 - Design Basics

Taught by Wendy Butler Berns

Techniques Craftsy Member Used:  Art Quilting, Yarn Couching

Materials: Fabric, Solvy Water Soluable Stabilizer, Wonder Under Fusible, Clear Monofilament Thread, Yarns, Embroidery Floss, Threads

Inner Dimensions

Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs

"Luminous Elements"

Artist: Noreen

Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs

"When We Arrive"

Artist: Noreen

Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs

"Keeping a Promise"

Artist: Noreen

Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs

"Future Planning"

Artist: Noreen

Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs

 "The High Distance"

Artist: Noreen

Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs

 "Window View"

Artist: Noreen

Photo Courtesy of House On a Hill Designs

"Twilight Whispers"

Artist: Noreen

The artist only goes by the name "Noreen". To view all of her work, visit House On a Hill Designs 

Veiled Woman With Spirit Child

 

Photo Courtesy of Art Quilts by Roberta Baker

Veiled Woman With Spirit Child

24" x 36"

Artist Roberta Baker

"I have an appreciation for the serenity and the sense of the divine that the universe gifts to us when we are open to their presence...I want to imbue my quilts with the feeling of tranquility and a sense of the sacred."

Techniques: "I have recently been using digital images in my work. I use my own photos of nature and masonry; a growing collection of trees, blossoms, water and skies, flights of stairs, walls, temples, sidewalks strewn with leaves, tiled doorways, marbled facades and chipped paint. I have also used photos of completed quilts, both full images and details, which I edit for color and size and then incorporate them into a new quilt."

-Roberta Baker

Sahara Sunsets

Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes

"Eyes Skyward"

28" x 42"

Artist Rose Hughes

Textiles:

Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton velveteen fabrics

Embellishments:

Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery floss

Techniques:

Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and quilting, hand embroidery and beading

Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes

"Dreams of Poppies II"

41" x 45"

Artist Rose Hughes

Textiles: Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton velveteen fabrics Embellishments: Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery floss Techniques: Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and quilting, hand embroidery and beading Inspiration: The poppies...would prove elusive and require further dreaming.

Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes 

"A-Maizing"

45" x 45"

Artist Rose Hughes

Textiles: Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton velveteen fabrics Embellishments: Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery floss Techniques: Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and quilting, hand embroidery and beading Inspiration: Fall-and the idea of dancing through the corn field mazes-getting lost without a care

Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes

"Eb'ng Eveningtides"

27" x 37"

Artist Rose Hughes

Textiles: Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton velveteen fabrics Embellishments: Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery floss, along with specially created beaded woolies Techniques: Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and quilting, hand embroidery and beading

Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes

"I-10 Watcher"

27" x 48"

Artist Rose Hughes

Textiles:
Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton velveteen fabrics

Embellishments:
Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery floss

Techniques:
Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and quilting, hand embroidery and beading

Inspiration:
Crossing the desert on I-10 the mountains seem to take on the shape of the face of a man looking up at the sky… watching.

Photo Courtesy of Rose Hughes

"Wintergreen Path"

45" x 32"

Artist Rose Hughes

Textiles:
Hand painted and dyed silks and cotton velveteen fabrics

Embellishments:
Glass beads, wool yarn and cotton embroidery floss

Techniques:
Fast Pieced Appliqué™, machine piecing and quilting, hand embroidery and beading

Inspiration:
Green, green everywhere the hills in bloom surrounding the wild oaks were welcoming and called out an invitation for a calming walk through the flowers.


View more of Rose Hughes work.

Eclectic Worlds

Photo Courtesy of Mary Lou Quilt Designs

"Just Another Day in Paradise"

85" x 63.5"

Mary Lou Weidman

 Photo Courtesy of Mary Lou Quilt Designs

Artist Mary Lou Weidman

Photo Courtesy of Mary Lou Quilt Designs

Artist Mary Lou Weidman

Confetti Dreams

Photo Courtesy of Jane Burch Cochran

"Legacy"

64" x 77"

Jane Burch Cochran

Photo Courtesy of Jane Burch Cochran

"Shroud for a Colorful Soul"

64" x 65"

Jane Burch Cochran

"People often ask me where I get my ideas. For me, that is the easiest part. As most artists do, I love to observe people, nature, and the universe in general, and ponder..."

- Jane Burch Cochran

Pacific Northwest Landscape

Photo Courtesy of Art Fire

Jennifer Whitted

Three Dimensional

17" x 19"

The scene was created by layering painted felt with a layer of painted organza and adding cotton fabric that looks like rocks. 

The edges were then heated and melted to create dimension and an interesting edge to the sides and top of the scene. 

Another piece of painted felt lies along the bottom of the scene and has been heated to give it an appearance of mossy ground.

The scene is mounted on a piece of blue with purple and green accented Batik fabric. 

The tree is created with painted threads, artificial stems and a piece of driftwood at the base.

There are other three dimensional elements of green artificial fern like pieces along the edges and another piece of actual driftwood affixed to the surface.

The piece has stitched thread work and is machine quilted. 

The bottom edge has a curve cut for accent.

There is a hanging sleeve attached to the upper back side for a dowel and only requires one small nail to hang.

There is a signed and dated signature label by the artist attached to the back of the quilt.

Materials Used: Batik fabric, cotton fabric, felt,organza,silk florals,driftwood

Info courtesy of Art Fire

Rainforest Garden

Susan Sorrell

Fiber & Mixed Media

"Octopus Garden 9"

9" x 6"

The last piece I own from Susan Sorrell. She does incredible work. So vibrant. So tactile. You can easily get lost in the imagery, always discovering something new every time you look at it.

View more of her magnificent work: Susan Sorrell.

She also teaches classes on how to create your own piece: Creative Chick Studios and Joggles.

For more info about Susan Sorrell, her work and inspiration, read prior blog post Underwater Landscape.

Eye In the Sky

"Eye Fly High"

9" x 6"

Susan Sorrell

Fiber and Mixed-Media

Here is another Susan Sorrell piece. Layers upon layers of images and symbols.

For more info about Susan Sorrell and her work and inspiration, read prior blog post Underwater Landscape.

Underwater Landscape

Susan Sorrell

Fiber & Mixed Media
"Octopus Garden 6"

9" x 6"

Created using personal sketches and doodles, symbolic images, photos, image transfers, fabric pieces and painting. Then, layers them on top of each other after resizing them accordingly to the main fabric piece. She then embellishes them with applique pieces, beaded and thread embroidery stitches. All hand stitched. 

Her pieces easily sell well into the hundreds and low thousand dollars.  She has been internationally published in Stampington Studio publications, as well as other publications, where her work has been a main focal point.

“When I draw ideas from my life, I create artwork…I like to use my life and what is happening in the world (from my perspective) as themes in my artwork.” – Susan Sorrell

See more of Susan Sorrell's work @ Creative Chick Studios or on Google Images.