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I incorporate hand-painted fabrics, many types and weights of thread, several different types of fibers, beads, wire, occasionally even bolts!  Many pieces have three-dimensional elements, such as trees, mushrooms and fences which extend into the borders.  Even with careful detailed planning, each piece evolves as I work on it.

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"Over in the Meadow"
58 1/2" x 78 1/2"
quilted wallhanging - 2016
​$2800

Based on a 19th century counting rhyme;  all 10 verses are rewritten and the quilt designed to incorporate various "meadow" elements described in the verses.  Quilting under each verse guides the viewer through the landscape to find and count all the elements.

100% cottons, corduroy, organza; various threads including silk, cotton, polyester and wool highlight intricate thread painting and 3-dimensional foliage.  Wool batting.

Techniques used: raw edge applique, machine piecing, machine appliqué, fabric painting, 3-dimensional structures (mushrooms, basket, cattails, flowers, fences, tree and stump); hand embroidery (401 french knot "apples"); detailed machine quilting, particularly on the top and bottom borders which mirrors the meadow scenes.

Juried into several national quilt shows


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Detail of "Over in the Meadow"

​3-dimensional mushrooms, stump, cattails

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Detail of "Over in the Meadow"

sheep, bees and pumpkins

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"Summer Sheep": 8"x10" canvas-mounted; sheep and fence are 3-dimensional; french knot "apples". $250
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"Apple Tree" 5"x7" thread painting. Canvas mount. $150
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"Fish... on BOTH Sides of the Porthole??!! (2)" quilted wallhanging 31"x31" $1000
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detail: "Fish..." extensive thread sketching and quilting
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"Jordan Pond Bridge" - 31"x28" quilted wallhanging. Photo taken in Maine's Acadia National Park. Raw edge applique bridge, fabric painted background trees, thread painted foliage. 80/20 cotton/polyester batting. Detailed quilting. Juried into several national quilt shows. $1000
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"Jordan Pond Bridge 16"x12". A detailed canvas-mounted version of the larger wallhanging. Raw edge applique fabric bridge and rocks. Fabric painted trees. Thread painted foliage. The same detail as the larger piece, just in a smaller and different format. $400.
Autumn Sailing
11"x14" canvas mount - $350 SOLD


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Fishin" - 25"x10" quilted wallhanging; hand-painted silk and cotton fabrics, thread painted embellishment; $400
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Harvest - 11"x14" canvas mount; french knot apples on trees, on ground and in baskets; 3-dimensional fence; $350. SOLD
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Mid-Winter Maine - 14"x18" canvas mount; 3-dimensional stump, birch trees and branch - $400 SOLD
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Lighthouse - 11"x14" canvas mount ; thread painted trees and seagull; 3-dimensional fence posts- $350 SOLD
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River Valley #4 - 12"x16" canvas mount; 3-dimensional fence, tree and foliage - $350
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Sailboat - 5"x7" canvas mount; thread painted foliage; (Zentangle-inspired art) - $150 SOLD
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Winter Woods - 16"x20" canvas mount; thread painted evergreens, dimensional birch - $600 SOLD
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ZIA landscape 5"x7" canvas mount; Zentangle-inpired art; fabric, thread and ink - $100 SOLD
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ZIA Landscape in Turquoise - 5"x7"; canvas mount Zentangle-inspired art; fabric, thread and ink - $100 SOLD
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Maine Coast - 8"x10" canvas mount; Zentangle-inspired art; fabric, thread and ink - $200 SOLD
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Rolling Hills - 8"x10" canvas mount; Zentangle-inspired art; fabric, thread and ink - $200 SOLD
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