Tag Archives: Kathy McNeil

Eagle by Kathy McNeil

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Eagle

It is so exciting to see what artists are creating with my hand marbled fabric.  Eagle is a pattern by Kathy McNeil, you can find it on her web site.  Wow! this big bad girl is gorgeous.  I say she as female eagles are larger than the males,  wing span up to six and one half feet across.  Kathy has captured the majesty of the American Bald Eagle.  I am adding a close up of the body, it shows how my hand marbled Chocolate and Black fabrics were used to add depth and texture.
Eagle_CUCannot wait to see the beauty in person!!!

Guardian Spirits by Joy Hegglund

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Nothing makes me happier than seeing my hand marbled fabrics turned into wonderful, brilliant, amazing creations.  A couple of Summers ago I received a this photo from Joy Hegglund.  She had taken the photo on Hornby Island, BC, Canada.  Joy was excited to be taking a class from Kathy McNeil and she would be using this photo.  Kathy was kind enough to recommend my hand marbled fabrics to her students.  Joy wanted a range of grays dark to light and a selection of blacks.  I started experimenting with a gradation of grays, dying them and then marbling.  Joy had planned ahead, so I was able to get her hand marbled fabrics to her in plenty of time class her class.
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Earlier this week another photo arrived of the completed quilt, Guardian Spirits.  Congratulations are in order as Guardian Spirits has been accepted into International Quilt Festival, Houston 2015.
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It takes my breath away.  I love seeing the original photo and then Joy’s creation.  Is it just me are do I see faces in some of the rocks?
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Guardians?
Guardian_Spirits_EXOK, I had to show off my hand marbled fabric.  I am in the middle of adding new color and updating existing colors to my web site.  Take a look!

 

Dancing Cranes by Kathy McNeil

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I like to provide inspiration for you.  I continue to hear that you can’t bare to cut my Hand Marbled fabric.  Here is a wonderful idea by Kathy McNeil.  Silk and Sashiko  These endangered cranes have a beautiful mating dance.

Take a closer look at the Cranes neck and the wing tips.   The Black Hand Marbled Fabric adds depth, motion and texture.  Kathy has a pattern for Dancing Cranes.