Artist's Statement:
As
a member of a small art quilt focus group, I participated in a
group challenge to create a piece that used only blue and green
fabrics, with finished size of 10" x 12".
I started working on this piece
for the challenge, and somehow I forgot that the requirements stated
that the finished size was supposed to be only 10" x 12". So
I completed "Anemone", and then created a second piece (Sea Nettles)
for the group challenge.
The Japanese yukata fabric in the center of "Anemone" reminded me of a picture
I had seen in a science magazine of delicate "anemones" gently drifting,
floating ever so gracefully and effortlessly in the ocean.
Techniques:
Pieced and free motion quilting by machine. Surface
embellishment of hand beaded glass beads.
Materials:
Fabrics used were Batiks, hand-dyed cottons,
commercial cottons, and the centerpiece of Japanese yukata cotton. Threads
used for free-motion machine quilting and machine piecing were rayon,
cotton, and monofilament/nylon threads. The embellishment of
glass beads was added by hand. Polyester batting was used.
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To see the other challenge piece "Sea Nettles" click below on the photo or link
