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Sunday, September 13, 2009

Bev's Fruit Stand Challenge

by Bev O'Connell
"Yes, We Have No Bananas"

Another installment in the series of challenge quilts from a previous annual show. The quilt was created from hand-painted fabrics, papers and Ellen's cast-off knitted yarn. It includes machine embroidery and was free-motion quilted.

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Mola Jacket














Machine Embroidery is my other love. Done on a recycled sweatshirt.

Nature Art Quilts















This series incoroprates my love of gardening to my love of fiber art.













Rusted fabrics, tree bark, coconut fibers,
seed pods, painted dryer sheets, dried moss,painted fern impressions, shiva oil sticks, painted & burned tyvek paper, yarns, thread painting found objects.