The Jefferson Monument
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The Washington Monument
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The Capitol
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The White House
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Mount Vernon, home of George Washington |
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These mini-quilts of scenes from Washington, DC are literally postcard-sized. They use fusing, inking, and machine free-motion stitching, also known as 'thread painting' (though I sometimes call it 'thread scribbling'). See Order Form for patterns
Above is my original rendition of the postcard designs, back in 1996. My style of sewing trees has progressed quite a bit since then! The five scenes above are well known to Americans: (clockwise from upper left) the White House, Jefferson Memorial, Capitol, Mount Vernon, and Washington Monument. They are done in the "postcard" quilt style as very small scenes. The quilt above has a subtle map of Washington, DC in the background; the Potomac River is "drawn" with thread, and the quilting lines suggest the roads inside and outside of the city limits.
"Grand Canyon Survivor" (below) was my donation to the One Foot Square art quilt auction for Studio Art Quilt Associates. I painted the fabrics and thread-painted the tree and shrubs. The scene was inspired by our family trip to this majestic park last year.
And just for fun -- this is (loosely) based on my neighborhood; technically the Blue Ridge can't be seen from here but it isn't far away. This is a 4 x 6" postcard, that has gone off to live with other postcards at a special show in Alaska. The mountains use fabric pastels, the stream is glittery organza, and the greenery is thread-painted.
Below are more small postcard-type quilts. Each is about 4 x 6 inches. These are very satisfying to make.
