Eiffel Sunrise - Art Quilt of the Week

Eiffel Sunrise, 9" x 15", by Pam Geisel

This was made using a paper pieced pattern designed by Jennifer Ofenstein of SewHooked.com. 

I made one using Island Batik fabrics in green, blue, and purple. I made this one in 2017 for the Project Quilting challenge "Craving Chocolate."

Because this is the Quilt of the Week, it is 10% off the original price of $100 through 8/1/21 if you purchase directly from me. Details can be found here.

 

Millefiori Moonlight - Quilt of the Week

Millefiori Moonlight, 38" x 29", made by Pam Geisel

I made this in 2018 and I was inspired by the colorful sunsets we’ve been having due to the wildfires out west. I also wanted to make a quilt that was primarily dark cool colors (blues and purples) with some pops of warm colors (yellows, oranges, and reds).

Millefiori is a glasswork technique with multicolored patterns which are viewable only from the cut ends of the glass cane. The "Roman Glass" fabric by Kaffe Fassett for Westminister Fabrics, which I used for the clouds and on the moon reminded me of millefiori beads.​

The moon doesn't have any quilting on it so it puffs out some. I also added some batting behind it to give it more shape.

Millefiori Moonlight hanging in front of a window making the seam lines look like stained glass.

Millefiori Moonlight hanging where the setting sun hits it for a few minutes on a summer evening.

Because this is the Quilt of the Week, it is 10% off the original price of $1350 through 7/25/21 if you purchase directly from me. Details can be found here.

 

Village Artisans - Updating our Space

We did some rearranging at Village Artisans in Yellow Springs to give the shop an updated look. This is my current area.

Village Artisans is located at 100 Corry Street in Yellow Springs. It's open M-Th 11-5, F & Sa 11-6, and Su noon-5. And since we take turns shop sitting, you'll always get to talk to one of the artist members, and sometimes it might even be me!

Delightful Daisy - Quilt of the Week

 

Delightful Daisy, 9" x 9", by Pam Geisel

Back when I was an Island Batik ambassador, I made an art quilt with orange and purple Island Batik fabrics that had a pumpkin on it. There were some leftover, oddly shaped pieces of that fabric left over so I made a small 6" x 6" piece called "Delightful Daisy" which was wrapped around a frame.

Around that time I also did some mini art quilt workshops with the Preble County Art Association and I was scheduled to do a second workshop and needed a quick project so I made this 9" x 9" version.

I've used this funky green yarn in several projects. I thought it made a good stem.

Because the 9" x 9" is a larger scale than the 6" x 6" (one and a half times larger) I needed a larger button than on the original. Luckily I had this unique green button that doesn't have visible button holes.

Because this is the Quilt of the Week, it is 10% off the original price of $70 through 7/18/21 if you purchase directly from me. Details can be found here.

Morning Glories for Georgia - Quilt of the Week

 

Morning Glories for Georgia, 24" x 30", made by Pam Geisel

This is one of my favorite quilts. It's actually quite simple in it's construction. There are only 35 pieces to it (compared to Lavender Diamonds which has over 4000 pieces in it). Unlike Lavender Diamonds, this one has fairly simple quilting because I didn't want to take away from the painterly quality of the hand-dyed fabric was the most interesting part.

When I was designing this piece I knew I wanted to do a large-scale image of a flower like Georgia O'Keeffe did, only I couldn't decide what type of flower it should be. I searched for images waiting to be inspired but nothing jumped out. Finally I decided to let the fabric tell me and when I looked at my stash of hand-dyed fabrics, there were good options of dark green and shades of purple, so the fabric told me it wanted to be purple morning glories.

The dark green background was not made from one piece as I didn't have a single piece that large, which is one reason why the edges of the flowers are cropped off, so I could use four different pieces to make the background. The other reason the edges of the flowers are cropped off it because that's what Georgia O'Keeffe did when she made her painting of large-scale flowers.

Hanging out at the Winds with "High Line in New York City" and "Daybreak is Your Midnight."

Because this is the Quilt of the Week, it is 10% off the original price of $560 through 7/11/21 if you purchase directly from me. Details can be found here.