Student Gallery
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 Angry
Owl
Esther Olesen
Made at a course in
Vejerslev in Denmark.
This is my first trial with Vikki's special way of
sewing curves. I just draw some lines with the flexible tool for
designing curves. Choose fabric. What came out, it looked like an
angry owl or a face of some kind. It made with a colour (pink) I
normally never use.
This was fun making and it will not be the
last time I try using Vikki's special way of sewing.
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 Red
Quilt
Jette
Irene Madsen
Made at a course in
Vejerslev in Denmark.
The red quilt I started on in Vejerslev (in
class). It is improvisation and I made it so I could try some
different techniques.
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 The
Owl
Jette
Irene Madsen
Made at a course in
Vejerslev in Denmark.
The owl was my own idea and I have been
drawing it with the flexi curve tool and sewing it after Vikki's
techniques. It was fun to make my own idea in a quilt. And it was
easy to work with the technique. |
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 42
Curves
Greg Barner
In learning Vikki's technique
I made an eighteen inch square and then for practice I made a
second. I decided to continue making squares to get better at the
topstitch piecing technique. I ended up making 42 of the squares,
put them together and ended up with a queen size quilt. It really
helped me get a good feel for the technique. |
 Evening
Tree
Greg
Barner
I started with a background made with the topstitch
piecing technique. I then added the trunk and major limps of the
tree using tubes and added smaller branches using steam a seam 2. I
enjoy drawing trees and I am finding I like designing trees with
fabric. |
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 Power
of Three
Linda Lewis Taylor |
 Power
of Three - Detail
The
three images on the black canvas were created individually using
Vikki Pignatelli's techniques. I decided I wanted them presented as
a whole so secured them to a canvas with a Gee's Bend not solid
black fabric top. For the individual images I used Vikki's topstitch
appliqué technique and heavy blanket stitch and finished each one
with her envelope backing. The binding for the larger canvas was
finished using a satin stitch.
I am new to quilting,
particularly art quilting, having been into it for just over a year
now. I had the creative ideas but not the skill of the craft,
i.e....the sewing machine. I happened upon Vikki's book and DVD and
off I went. I can relate to her quilting history as I too had no
desire to make traditional quilts. I was in a carriage driving
accident a couple of years ago and couldn't drive cars so was at the
mercy of friends. One friend, Pat Nelson, also a well-known quilter,
both traditional and art, took me to a local art quilt club meeting
(Mountain Art Quilters.) At this point, I would go anywhere, just to
get out of the house. Quilting didn't sound very interesting but I
quickly changed my mind as what I saw was fiber art, fantastic
creative art quilts. I was hooked and Pat took me down to the
Bernina dealer after the meeting where she helped me select the best
Bernina for my needs. I bought a Bernina Activa 240. The rest is
history. |
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 It's
Red
Bronwyn Ferrier
Australia
Award winning guild challenge piece. |
 Autumn
Elspeth Davis
39" H X 32" W
The veins on the leaves are metallic thread. The background is
quilted with traditional motifs using silk thread. The
background was appliquéd using your top stitch piecing method.
The leaves were fused because I had started the process before
reading your book. My triad color choice for the background
was chosen after reading your chapter on color in "Quilting by
Improvisation". My original background just wasn't working.
Then I tried the shades of violet and the leaves popped.
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 At Sea
Ellen White
Jackson, Georgia
I made this quilt after
seeing the one you had made in one of your books. My son
is a captain on private yachts and has this on his wall
in the captain's quarters. He is really pleased with the
wave motion.
I love making quilts with
your technique.
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Joy
Ellen White
Jackson, Georgia
This is the spirit I made
for my sister and hangs in her home in NC over the
fireplace. She loves to see it every morning when she
and hubby wake up. She says it starts her day with a
smile.
("The Spirit of Joy" is a pattern available from Vikki)
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Pigeon Forge 2009
Challenge
Ellen White
Jackson, Georgia
I made
this small quilt as the challenge for Pigeon Forge in
2009. Stars are a big part of my quilting life and these
are special to me as this is the first pattern I learned
with the curved machine appliqué method.
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 Improvisational
Purse
Lesley
Wickham
Australia
"These
are photos of a handbag I've just made for my mother's
birthday using improvisational curves. I'm quite pleased
with how it turned out. I've fitted the inside out with
little pockets for her glasses, phone, hearing aid
batteries, pen etc so she can find everything in it easily
without rummaging. I hope she likes it."
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 Angels Among Us
Connie
Backus-Yoder
Lincoln, Nebraska
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Tree of Life
Connie
Backus-Yoder
Lincoln, Nebraska
The
Greening Of Diversity
Connie
Backus-Yoder
Lincoln, Nebraska
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 Janet
Brooks
Columbus, Ohio
"Last
year I attempted to make an "art quilt" , not really even
sure what that term meant. I felt led by God to do one on
the "I AM" sayings of Jesus. God put the picture in my mind,
but I didn't know how to make it reality. I had never done
anything with curves, only straight lines and block
patterns. I bought Vikki Pignatelli¹s book and poured over
the instructions. It was so much fun to see what I had seen
in my mind actually coming out in the form of a quilt. I
thank Vikki for her encouragement and help. I am on a new
journey in quilt making now and it¹s so much fun!" |
 Freeform
Nancy
Eckel
"I'm
sending you a picture of what my Scrap the Pattern workshop
piece turned out to be... I really enjoyed it, and it has
given me a glimmer of hope that I might have some dormant
creativity wanting to spring to life."
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 Fire
Dance
17" x 22"
Lisa
Ellis
Fairfax, VA
I made
Fire Dance under the direction of Vikki Pignatelli. I
visited her home for 3 wonderful days in July 2008 and made
this journal piece to experiment with her techniques for
improvisational design and curved piecing.
Fire
Dance shows the spirit of God in waves of energy, moving
over the earth during creation. In the earth’s initial
stages, God’s spirit, represented by fire (coral), the
waters and air (teal), and the earth (black) are all
inter-mingled while the spirit creates their form and they
become distinct entities. |
 Feel
the Mist
18" x 18"
Lisa
Ellis
Fairfax, VA
One
of the quilt groups I attend is called Playing Outside of
the Block. Its a wonderful mix of traditional and art
quilters. A challenge was issued to make an 18" x 18" piece
on the theme of cool or hot. I chose to make a cool piece. I
wanted to practice the skills I learned from Vikki on
pleated borders and curved piecing. So this was a perfect
opportunity to make a small piece.
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