Holly Knott - Contemporary art quilter, website designer and author
Holly Knott - Contemporary art quilter, website designer and author
Landscape quilts - Sunset quilts, scenic vistas, tree quilts, snow scenes, fields, lake quilts, hand-dyed fabric, and more...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 – “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 […]
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 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 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 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 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 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, […]
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 14.5″ x 19″ hand-dyed fabric by Holly
