Quilts by Catherine Kleeman

These three quilts by Catherine Kleeman of Maryland were all purchased from the online SAQA auction, in different years.   They are all 12X12 and, I believe made with all cotton fabrics and all machine pieced and quilted.   They have some hand embellishment. 

I like to hang them together like this as they perfectly fit a space in my family room. 

"No Way Out" - Catherine Kleeman - Maryland  2011

Scribble 18  Catherine Kleeman - Maryland  2013 

 Round the Bend  Catherine Kleeman - Maryland   2014

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Quilt by Karen Rips added toTCQC

This is the last quilt I purchased from the SAQA 2016 online auction.  I do love Karen Rips' work.  There is a subtlety of expression in each of her pieces and this one spoke to me.  Tundra is defined in a dictionary as:

 

"A cold, treeless, usually lowland area of far northern regions. The lower strata of soil of tundras are permanently frozen, but in summer the top layer of soil  thaws and can support low-growing mosses, lichens, grasses, and small shrubs." Although I known that Karen has been to lands where tundra is found, I have only  visited in books and movies, but I have a feeling for tundra and no desire to see it  in the flesh.  The absence of anything familiar is some how frightening to this city girl  from California.  And yet I like looking at the emptiness in this little quilt. The texture is unique, a technique created by Karen using silk with wool batting.   Very flexible,  I imagine it would make a soft, warm, lightweight bed quilt.  But I  will enjoy having this special look at tundra on my wall. I wish you could all feel it in  person. "Tundra"  Karen Rips - CA, 2016  12" x 12" Whole cloth, soy waxed, discharged, wool batting, hand and machine stitched. The black behind the red is in the fabric, the red is stitched. A little swatch of lichen. Necessary info on back. The back is plain and knife edged.  #   #   #