These beautiful flower portraits were made by students from my Flower Power class at
Quilt University.
Anyone who has taken my Flower Power class, either at QU or in person is invited to send photos of their finished
projects to be included on these pages.
The Flower Power class is available as a
one or two day workshop when taught in person, or can be taken online through
Quilt University.
For information about the next session of Flower Power at QU visit my QU class list.
Adele Brouse
Blossoms and Butterfly 27" x 29".
Adele writes,"My first upside down applique project and I really enjoyed learning this.
I see all kinds of possiblities. Picture was taken on the shores of Lake Volta in Ghana, Africa.
There is 1,000 different species of butterflies in West Africa as well as lots of dragonflies!!!
Fay Longstaff
Fay Writes, "I took part in your Flower Power Class last year.
The photos are of something I started, and have had sitting on my back burner since then. Honestly, if I
had realized how quickly and easily, with your guidance, I could get it finished, I wouldn't have procrastinated
for so long. Better late than never. It was such a great enjoyable class, and I love working your way.
I must also add that although I still use a double binding for large quilts,I never finish off a wall hanging
with anything but your method of binding."
JoAnn Camp
Just One Day 25" x 30"
Jo Ann tells me, "I used your spider web in the bottom right corner...
I also put some yellow beads since the photo I used showed some yellow pollen on some of the petals.
I really enjoyed your class and
I have lots more flower photos I'd like to turn into quilts."
Donna Sereda DeNovo
Alba 27 x 21.5 inches
A portrait of Rosa rugosa 'Alba' which blooms in Donna's garden in summer and stays a-buzz with big,
nectar-drunk bumblebees. Donna tells me that "the success of the quilt is due in large part to my friend,
Amy Climer, who hand-dyed all the fabrics I used for the leaves and some of the petals".
Cheryl Hanson
The quilt is 22 x 26", made using Upside-Down Applique.
The shadowing is done with tulle and thread painting. The center was the most difficult to
obtain the dimensionality because the values were so close.
Cheryl took Flower Power in the Fall of 2006.
She tells us that "I made this rose quilt in memory of my sister who died at age 46;
the yellow rose was her favorite. I made it for my mother for Mother's Day."
Cathy Phillips
Cathy Phillips of Salt Sping Island, BC tells us "I have finished my white lily quilt!
I really enjoyed your class on Quilt University and love the techniques you have taught. I quilted it with
invisible thread in a free hand leaf pattern. The pink fabric was painted. Method was fusible appliqué.
It is an Asiatic Lily from my garden. The quilt is 20" by 24".
Techniques covered in the
Flower Power class at Quilt University
include:
Design and Color Strategies
Advanced Upside-Down Applique
Invisible Applique
Fusible Applique
Thread Painting and additional embellishment techniques
If you have taken my "Flower Power" class either in person
on online and have completed a project from the class, please send me a photo of your work
to be included here. Please send well focused jpgs, sized from 400-600 pixels along
with your name, the name of your quilt, the name of the flower it depicts,
the quilt size and a description of your quilt to sbritt@swva.net.
You may also send a detail shot if you wish. Thanks!
This page was designed by Susan Brittingham All photos and images are copyrighted
by the respective artists who created them They may not be reproduced without permission.
Created on : 02/27/07 Last Updated : 07/09/09
