Sunflowers at Longwood Gardens – Published in the May 2005 issue of “Quilting Arts” magazine along with my article on painting with these watercolor crayons. Center panel is one piece of fabric, painted with Caran D’Ache Neocolor II watercolor crayons and heatset. Machine pieced borders & free-motion quilted with rayon and metallic thread. Based on […]
Apple Blossoms in CNY
Apple Blossoms in CNY (Central New York)
Autumn Leaves on my Porch
Autumn Leaves on my Porch Center panel is one piece of fabric, painted with Caran D’Ache Neocolor II watercolor crayons and heatset. Machine pieced borders & free-motion quilted with rayon and metallic thread.
Old Pine Street Presbyterian
Old Pine St. Presbyterian 18″ x 24″ Machine applique, fused applique, free-motion quilting, fabric paints. This particular church in Society Hill, Philadelphia, has the prettiest pale yellow facade that glows at sunset. Many london plane/sycamore trees line the colonial graveyard, and their dappled bark frequently matches the dappled light that filters through their leaves onto […]
Purple Coneflowers in August
Purple Coneflowers in August – Published on the cover of the May 2005 issue of “Quilting Arts” magazine along with my article on painting with these watercolor crayons. Center panel is one piece of fabric, painted with Caran D’Ache Neocolor II watercolor crayons and heatset. Machine pieced borders & free-motion quilted with rayon and metallic […]
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Patterns
A Study of Hosta
A Study of Hosta 27″ x 44″ – Exhibited at Quilt Odyssey 2003, Gettysburg, PA Machine pieced & free-motion quilted, fused applique, Sulky thread. Hosta is one of my favorite plants. It loves shade, every few years you can double your collection by dividing them, and the various shades of green in the leaves of […]
Poppies
Poppies 34″ x 14″ – “Poppies” won an Honorable Mention in the NJ State Quilt Guild 2004 show, Edison, NJ, in the Art Quilt/Innovative category. Hand-painted cotton (center piece and pink borders), machine pieced borders, free-motion quilting, beads. I was experimenting with fabric paints after taking a class taught by Michele Scott. The idea for […]
Nasturtiums
Nasturtiums 13″ x 18″ Center panel is one piece of fabric, painted with Caran D’Ache Neocolor II watercolor crayons and heatset. Machine pieced borders & free-motion quilted with rayon and metallic thread. Inspired by an overflowing pot of nasturtiums in our garden, this painted quilt was actually quite simple and enjoyable to make. You could […]
Salsa!
Salsa! 16.5″ x 16″ Center panel is one piece of fabric, painted with Caran D’Ache Neocolor II watercolor crayons and heatset. Machine pieced borders & free-motion quilted with rayon and metallic thread. Inspired by the summer bounty from our garden, I painted tomatoes, a jalapeno pepper and a red onion using the water-soluble crayons, then […]
Songbirds of Winter
Songbirds of Winter 40″ x 20″ Hand-painted cotton (birds and background), appliqued birds, free-motion quilted. – In a private collection – Since I normally prefer to work realistically, this was an attempt at an abstract quilt, based on the colors of the winter songbirds that frequent our feeders. I thought it would be interesting to […]
Snow Slices
Snow Slices 36″ x 11.5″ Exhibited at: – Central NY Visual Artists Showcase at WCNY Studios, Syracuse, NY, 2005. – May Memorial Art Gallery, DeWitt, NY, 2006. -Published in “1000 Quilt Inspirations,” by Quarry Books, 2015. Machine appliqued with monofilament and a blind hem, fused applique, rayon thread. Snow quilts are challenging but if you […]
Birch Grove 2
Birch Grove 2 24.5″ x 42″ – Exhibited at PNQE, Ft. Washington, PA, September 2005. – In the Del Thomas Contemporary Quilt Collection – Hand-painted fabrics, commercial batik, machine pieced and free-motion quilted. After creating my “Birch Grove 1” tree quilt and instantly selling it to another art quilter friend of mine, I wanted to […]
Copper Beech Abstract
Copper Beech Abstract 17″ x 21″ Background panels are hand-painted fabric (Setacolor). Photograph of a massive old copper beech tree, taken by the artist in Morristown, NJ, printed on fabric. I love trees of all kinds, but especially massive, ancient, old growth trees. Beeches grow slowly and they say if you plant one at a […]
Spring Storm
Spring Storm 31″ x 33″ – Exhibited at Quilt Odyssey 2003 (Gettysburg, PA). Machine pieced & free-motion quilted. Inspired by the transformation of the colors in the woods behind our house in Bucks County, PA, that spring. As each storm approached, the atmosphere took on a pale green and gray glow, seemingly stripping the woods […]
The Lafayette Sycamore
The Lafayette Sycamore 28″ x 40″ – Juried into PNQE, Ft. Washington, PA, 2003 – Juried into The Art and Soul of Quilting, Anderson Arts Center, Kenosha, WI, 2004 – Juried into Quilt Odyssey, Hershey, PA, 2004 – Juried into Int’l Quilt Festival, Houston, TX, 2004 Machine applique, fused applique, free-motion quilting, fabric paints. This […]
Reaching For Autumn
Reaching For Autumn 10″ x 40″ – Won Third Place in the Creative category in the annual Peddler’s Village Quilt Competition, January, 2003. Machine pieced & free-motion quilted, fused applique, monofilament and metallic threads. This art quilt began with a desire for fall to come quickly, as we were in the middle of yet another […]
Buttercup
Buttercup 20″ x 45″ Exhibited at: – PNQE, Ft. Washington, PA, September 2005 – Patchwork Plus, Skanelateles, NY, October 2005 – IQF, Houston, TX, October 2006 – Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, VA, February 2007 Raw edge applique, machine applique, eyes painted with textile paints, commercial cotton fabrics, tulle, free-motion quilting with rayon threads. Who doesn’t […]
Summer Breeze
Summer Breeze 17″ x 39″ Raw edge applique, machine applique, hand-dyed fabric, commercial cotton fabrics, free-motion quilting with rayon threads. Inspired by the colors of the hand-dyed fabric that I used in the “funky log cabin style” background for each leaf, I combined that fabric with some commercial cotton that reminded me of the view […]
Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves 16.5″ x 39″ Raw edge applique, machine applique, commercial cotton fabrics, free-motion quilting with rayon threads. Inspired by the leaves from our large, old maple trees, falling gently and constantly to the ground this past fall, as if it were snowing leaves, this tree quilt is both pieced and appliqued. Free motion quilting […]
Cold Stark Winter
Cold Stark Winter 32″ x 18″ Pieced and appliqued. Mounted on painted stretched black canvas. Based on the view out our western windows of the old maple trees that line our driveway. On some winter days, there’s color in the snow – lovely shades of blues, lavenders, even peach. But on other days when it’s […]
Quimby in the Sun
Quimby in the Sun 22″ x 22″ Hand-dyed shibori fabric, commercial cotton, tulle, raw edge applique, machine applique, eyes painted with textile paints, free-motion quilting with rayon threads. An image of my dear cat Quimby, who lived to the age of 19 1/2, enjoying the sun’s rays. This cat quilt hangs next to my husband’s […]
Seneca Lake Sunset
Seneca Lake Sunset 19.5″ x 15.25″ Hand-painted fabric (sky and water), commercial fabric, machine applique, fused applique, free-motion quilting with rayon thread. Based on a photograph I took of Seneca Lake, this landscape quilt is a nice memory of having lived in the Finger Lakes region of NY state. Plenty of rolling hills and gorgeous […]
Autumn Lake After the Rain
Autumn Lake After the Rain 19.5″ x 6.5″ -Sold- Hand-dyed fabric (sky and water), commercial fabric, machine applique, fused applique, free-motion quilting with rayon thread. A landscape quilt inspired by the rolling hills of the Finger Lakes in NY state. In autumn, the hills were often ablaze in color. Corn fields turned golden and the […]
After the Rain in Autumn
After the Rain in Autumn 31″ x 56″ Machine appliqued, fused applique, free-motion quilting with rayon threads, and black cording. Based on the striking contrasting colors in the woods on an autumn day after a rainstorm, while walking from my car to the building I used to work in at ETS in Princeton, NJ. It […]
Corn Fields in Winter
Corn Fields in Winter Mounted on 16″ x 20″ stretched and painted canvas Cotton batiks, machine applique, free-motion quilting Inspired by the endless rows of corn peeking out of snowy fields, this landscape quilt represents a common scene in winter in upstate NY. Cold temps, lavender and gray snow, and miles of rolling fields. Save
Christmas Morning Sunrise
Christmas Morning Sunrise 32″ x 16″ Mounted on painted stretched canvas (not shown in photo) This pieced winter quilt is my abstract interpretation of a dreamy glittery Christmas morning sunrise. The sun pouring through the snow-covered trees was shades of pink and blue, while the atmosphere was “snowing diamonds” (my term for the crystallization that […]
Another Cold February Day
Another Cold February Day 23″ x 17″ -Sold- Cotton batiks, sheers, raw-edge machine applique, free-motion quilting. Based on the view out my (Yardley, PA, at the time) studio window one cold February weekend. Brock Creek looked dark and frigid in the late afternoon sun. Long shadows filled the woods. My second experiment with using sheer […]
Soldier’s Path
Soldier’s Path Washington Crossing Park, PA 26″ x 20″ -Private collection- Machine appliqued with monofilament and a blind hem, fused applique, free-motion quilting. – Juried into The Art and Soul of Quilting exhibit, Kenosha, WI, 2004. – Exhibited in the Educational Testing Service Second Annual Employee Art Exhibit, May, 2003. Based on a photo I […]
Snow Shadows 2
Snow Shadows 2 25″ x 18″ -Sold- Machine applique, fused applique, rayon thread. This snowy landscape quilt could represent many scenes across the country in winter! Rolling hills, brilliant sunsets lighting them up, and long shadows strewn across the snow. Landscape quilts are a favorite subject matter for me. Save
Snow Shadows
Snow Shadows 24″ x 18″ Private collection – Juried into The Art and Soul of Quilting exhibit, Kenosha, WI, 2004. – Exhibited in the Educational Testing Service Second Annual Employee Art Exhibit, May, 2003. Machine appliqued with monofilament and a blind hem, fused applique, free-motion quilting. I’d always wanted to try to duplicate the blue, […]
Assateague Island – Tom’s Cove
Assateague Island – Tom’s Cove 48″ x 36″ – Juried into Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, VA, 2004. – Juried into Quilter’s Heritage Celebration, Lancaster, PA, 2004. – Juried into Quilt Odyssey, PA, 2004. Machine appliqued, fused applique, free-motion quilting, fabric paints. Sky fabric hand-dyed. Based on many photographs I took of the wonderfully colored marsh […]
Apple Tree in Winter
Apple Tree in Winter 24.5″ x 40″ -Sold- Snow painted with Setacolor textile paints, machine appliqued, fused applique, free-motion quilting with rayon threads. Based on a gnarled old apple tree in our backyard, that used to be part of a 30-acre sheep farm. My tree quilt is a semi-abstract interpretation of that winter scene. The […]
Foggy Fall Morning
Foggy Fall Morning – “We Can See Our Breath!” 54″ x 34″ Commercial fabrics, tulle, machine applique, fused applique, free-motion quilting with rayon threads. Exhibited at: – Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Williamsburg, VA, February 2007 My cow landscape quilt was based on several photographs that I took in Skaneateles, NY, in the fall of 2005. I […]
Skaneateles Lake Sunset 3
Sunset on Skaneateles Lake, 3 35″ x 20″ -Sold; In a private collection in Singapore- This landscape quilt includes hand-dyed fabric. Inspired by the fantastic view of the lake from the southeast corner in upstate NY. Skaneateles Lake is one of the cleanest lakes in the world, and is the most beautiful shade of green-blue.. […]
Skaneateles Lake Sunset 2
Skaneateles Lake Sunset, 2 22″ x 19.5″ Hand-painted fabric (sky and water), commercial fabric, machine applique, fused applique, free-motion quilting with rayon thread.
Skaneateles Lake Sunset
Skaneateles Lake Sunset 30″ x 12″ Commercial fabrics, machine applique, free-motion quilting with rayon and metallic threads. -Sold- On the southeastern tip of Skaneateles Lake is a pullover point where the view of the lake facing north is just phenomenal. When Paul and I were house hunting, we caught our first glimpse of this lake […]
Lazy Summer Afternoon
Lazy Summer Afternoon 18″ x 17″ -Sold- Hand-painted fabric (water), commercial fabric, machine applique, fused applique, free-motion quilting with rayon thread. Based on an imagined view of Skaneateles Lake on a lazy August day; overhead tree branches filtering out the bright sky, swaying in the breeze, and a comfy adirondack chair with the best view. […]
Canola Fields
Canola Fields 39.5″ x 16″ -Sold- Sky and fields painted with Setacolor and artists acrylic paints, machine applique, fused applique, free-motion quilting with rayon threads. Based on a photograph that my friend, Andy Baird, took in Canada of a field of canola. Closeup of detail here.
Long Island Farmland
Long Island Farmland 40″ x 18″ -Sold- Sky painted with Setacolor textile paints, machine appliqued, fused applique, commercial fabrics, free-motion quilting with rayon threads. Made as a commissioned piece for Carol Bokinz to give to her husband, Bob, for his birthday, to commemorate childhood memories growing up in rural eastern Long Island. Potatoes, cauliflower, tractors, […]
New Hope PA Reflections
New Hope, PA, Reflections 18″ x 28″ Machine appliqued, fused applique, free-motion quilting, fabric paints. – Juried into Tactile Architecture at Int’l Quilt Festival 2003. – Exhibited at IQF Houston, 2003, IQF Chicago, 2004 and QuiltMarket, Pittsburgh, PA, 2004. Based on a photograph I took of a New Hope, PA colonial house’s window box full […]
Floral Reflections
Floral Reflections 18″ x 24″ Machine applique, fused applique, free-motion quilting, tulle. Second in a series based on old windows with reflections and flower boxes.
Begonias and Ivy
Begonias and Ivy 32″ x 27.5″ Cotton batiks, raw-edge applique, free-motion quilting. – Juried into Tactile Architecture, Houston, TX (and other venues), 2004. – Juried into NJ State Quilt Guild Show, NJ, 2004. What caught my eye in this scene were the architectural elements surrounding the door, the old stucco facade, the old raised panel […]
Philadelphia at Dusk, I
Philadelphia at Dusk, I 25″ x 20″ Hand-painted sky, machine appliqued and pieced, fused applique, free-motion quilting. A wrong turn led me to the Schuylkill Expressway at rush hour one cold January afternoon (not where I wanted to be at that time of day!), but I continued along toward Center City and witnessed an incredible […]
Philadelphia at Dusk, 2
Philadelphia at Dusk, 2 39″ x 29.5″ Hand-painted sky, machine appliqued and pieced, fused applique, free-motion quilting. The second in a series, larger than Philadelphia at Dusk 1, and with a slightly different building layout. A wrong turn led me to the Schuylkill Expressway at rush hour one cold January afternoon (not where I wanted […]
Liberty One and Liberty Two
Liberty One and Liberty Two 16″ x 16″ Photograph printed on fabric, machine appliqued, free-motion quilting, fabric paints. An abstract scene in a series using a combination of a photograph I took in center city Philadelphia of skyscrapers “Liberty One” and “Liberty Two” rising up from the smaller buildings around them, and some hand-painted, hand-stamped […]
Liberty One and Liberty Two, 2
Liberty One and Liberty Two, 2 24″ x 17″ Photograph printed on fabric, machine appliqued, free-motion quilting, fabric paints. An abstract city scene quilt in a series using a combination of a photograph I took in center city Philadelphia in 2004 of skyscrapers “Liberty One” and “Liberty Two” rising up from the smaller buildings around […]
Sunrise
Sunrise 14.5″ x 19″ hand-dyed fabric by Holly Knott This art quilt was inspired by our 8 years of living in the Finger Lakes, being privy to seeing some amazing sunsets over the lakes. Most likely we were out and about at that time of day, compared to a sunrise, but I decided to make […]
Sunset
Sunset 14.5″ x 19″ hand-dyed fabric by Holly
