This brightly colored quilt is another of the wonderful gifts from the members of the online group "Twelve by 12" to thank me for sponsoring their Quilt Festival exhibit at Houston/Cincinnati/Long Beach.
www.twelveby12.org
Nikki Wheeler has been making and using "paper fabric" in her quilts and used it for the trees in this piece. You can Google "paper fabric" for descriptions of the process - one is http://www.joggles.com/fabricpaper.htm
"Rainbow Trees" Nikki Wheeler 2011 12"X12"
Cotton, paper, flat beads. Machine appliqued and quilted.
http://www.nikkiwheeler.blogspot.com/
Nikki lives in Washington State and I grew up in Oregon, so we can't help but be tree lovers, even of bright fantasy trees. The background quilting reminds me of Van Gogh's skies. Reversing the bead colors is very effective - they are flat disks with a hole from edge to edge.
www.twelveby12.org
Nikki Wheeler has been making and using "paper fabric" in her quilts and used it for the trees in this piece. You can Google "paper fabric" for descriptions of the process - one is http://www.joggles.com/fabricpaper.htm
Cotton, paper, flat beads. Machine appliqued and quilted.
http://www.nikkiwheeler.blogspot.com/
Nikki lives in Washington State and I grew up in Oregon, so we can't help but be tree lovers, even of bright fantasy trees. The background quilting reminds me of Van Gogh's skies. Reversing the bead colors is very effective - they are flat disks with a hole from edge to edge.
The back is covered with fused hand dyed cotton, so the quilting cannot be seen.
A signature, but no label - no way of knowing how to contact the artist. Anyone who wants to promote sales of their work should always put a contact of some kind on the label. I know how to get in touch with Nikki, but nobody else would be able to trace her through this quilt.
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