Julie Haddrick, Iris in Favrile, 213cm x 186cm
to represent ‘cobblestones’ and she worked with vision she
had retained from the many Cathedral stained glass windows
she had seen in Europe.
Also created with a stained glass style, matching religious
hangings were made by Melody Tallon for her local church,
each featuring three large circles 75cm in diameter. “I
searched the internet for photos of different images and used
Photoshop to ‘trace’ and simplify each image,” says Melody.
She made a concentric circle template in Photoshop, then cut
and pasted the animal and plant images over the template,
playing with scale and rotation. Then Melody printed out
the design sheets to scale (nine sheets of A4 for each) and
traced the design onto white homespun foundation. Strips
of hemming tape were used around the edges to anchor the
hand-dyed fabric shapes (that Melody dyed especially for this
project) onto the foundation, and then she made her own
adhesive bias tape to finish each design. The circular edges
were hemmed and then each circle was stitched onto a large
piece of cream netting.
Contemporary window quilts have taken on a whole new
meaning with the influx of gorgeous fabric designs from
leading interiors experts, providing a plethora of almost real
views that easily capture the imagination.
Cabin Window was completely inspired by the bird depicted
in the Anna Maria Drawing Room fabric range (produced by
Free Spirit Fabric). “I loved the idea of looking out the window
into a beautifully coloured world,” says Kathy Doughty. The
frames were easily created through the panel of the design
and then she surrounded them by a log cabin-version block,
and thick embroidery thread (perle 8) was used for the quilting
to add texture. Kathy made this quilt for her cousin who lives
in New York City.
