Student work
One of the coolest things when you are a teacher is when a student writes to you with what she has learned and used from your classes. Last week, I was tickled pink to receive an e-mail from Susan Molin who took my Fabric Postcards class at the Merrimack Quilt Guild in New Hampshire in late January. The first picture I saw was this wonderful rhinoceros…doesn’t he just make you grin?
I think Susan did a fabulous job using the printed fabric, the yarn-edge finishing technqiue, and creative embellishments. I had shared a piece or two that I did where I made the postcards first, then applied them to a quilted background (for example, the Mountain Seasons pattern in my book, ThreadWork Unraveled, is made that way). The photo of the overall quilt, Jungle Play, is a tad blurry, but I’m including it anyway so you get the feel for how she has done the piece:
Here is the giraffe–the “hair” for the mane is PERFECT:
and the gorilla–love those hanging-down branches:
I like how Susan has used understated quilting, creative beads and buttons, and couched yarn to the background quilt. Very effective! Thanks so much Susan for sharing with me and letting me, in turn, share here on my blog!
March 8th, 2010 at 10:16 am
Kudos to Susan! These are fabulous! I was disappointed that I missed the Houston fest this year, and especially your postcard class. I am glad you’re sharing this student work. I love it!
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March 10th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
The class was such fun to see how everyone ran with something different. Not a cookie-cutter project but an invitation to be creative.
Susan’s talent shines !