4 posts tagged “quilt”
A Page from My Book:
Journal Quilts 2007 – Journal Quilt Project
Lisa Konkel
La Crosse, Wisconsin
USA
Bridge #1: Myrick Park
Creative Quilting techniques used: puff paint tree and Fiber Etch leaves (p. 91); fused layers of fabric to recreate a photo (p.128); fused tiny squares of fabric (p. 138)
This was a very difficult quilt for me to create. I decided early on that I wanted to recreate a photo of a bridge in a local park, but I was overwhelmed by the idea of actually making it into a quilt. I finally had to just get started, and it turned out to be a very intuitive process. I couldn't plan each step in advance, I had to just do it until it looked right. I found this type of work to be very rewarding and plan to do a series on bridges and local scenes.
I love making purses and bags. I have some of mine listed on my Etsy site. Here is one I made for our niece for her birthday. She has two kids so I made it BIG!
I have been experimenting with making small quilts with painted or colored WonderUnder. I decided to try framing this little quilt and I'm so pleased with the results. This is the second piece I've done in this way, the first was a journal quilt last year. You can see my journal quilts on my quilt photos link to the right. This quilt will be put in my Etsy store, the link is also to the right.
I'm an art quilter but I love to try different types of projects. Right now I have all sorts of projects going, everything from a traditional bed quilt to art quilts, handbags, beads and even some mosaic table tops. I'd love to share some of the things I've done.
I made these small quilts as thank-you gifts for my son's teachers and bus drivers. They were lots of fun--fused commercial fabrics and machine quilting with fun threads.
