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| Order Belies Chaos 1990 detail of the moon, text by Elizabeth I, hand pieced, chain stitch |
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| Between the Leading Note and the Tonic 1998, the chain stitch embroidery is the quilting |
The embroidery on my quilts intensified after our move to Manitoulin Island in 1993.
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Inanna's Prayer Rug 2000 pieced, layered, chain stitch detail
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| Inanna's Prayer Rug 2000 pieced, layered, chain stitched, Collection of Ontario Juried Show |
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Visiting the textile museum in Toronto in 1994 and seeing embroidered world textiles inspired me and changed my work. Although earlier quilts included embroidered text, using hand stitch as a surface design treatment was something that didn't occur in my work until 1996.
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| Secret Garden 2005 french knot and back stitch, English paper piecing, papers left in |
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| Moisture and Greenness 2006 detail mirror embroidery, chain stitch (the colour is digitally altered from original) |
This post is a reflection on my embroidered quilts done before 2006. The images are in chronological order and are from 2006 and 2007 blog posts. In March 2016 I will have maintained this blog for 10 years and am considering how to celebrate that!
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| The Water Is My Grandmother 2006 detail of back of quilt chain stitch |
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| The Water Is My Grandmother 2006 close up |
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