If you do not know who Christine Friess-Ureel is, you are missing out on viewing the most beautiful and artistic quilts. The truly inspiring thing about Christine's quilts is that when she started she knew nothing about sewing. There is hope for everyone regardless of your quilting level!
Christine is an international award-winning quilter from Vermont. She combines her love of painting and quilting into spectacular pictorial art quilts. She finds inspiration from classical works of art and from the whimsical. The amazing thing about her quilts is the attention to detail. Visit her web site to see images of quilts and close up details. She prefers to use machine applique without leaving raw edges.
She also uses a technique called thread painting, also known as free-motion machine embroidery. Thread painting is the use of different colors and types of thread to create images. Use a free-motion foot on your machine and "paint" with the thread on your material, which is the canvas.
Christine will be teaching a workshop at Keepsake Quilting in April. In the class you will make a smaller version of her "Miranda:The Tempest" quilt and learn how to create the magnificent detail in the woman's hair and in the ocean. See Christine's site for a complete list of her upcoming workshops.
Have you tried quilt painting? I would love to see your work!
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