Sacred Threads Exhibit 2015

Here are some of the wonders I saw!     -----  Aqui algunas de las maravillas que vi en esta exhibicion!

"Egret" by Lynne M Lanning.

 

"Hope" by Sandy Curran.

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ZENTANGLE QUILTS

I am a Certified Zentangle Teacher

Created by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas "Zentangle is an easy-to-learn method of creating beautiful images from repetitive patterns. It's a fascinating art form that is fun and relaxing. It increases focus and creativity, and provides artistic satisfaction".
Come join me in this workshop where I will teach you how to translate the previous definition into stitches to create a unique art quilt.

ZENTANGLE QUILTS Workshop
Sunday October 11th  12:30am-4:00pm and Tuesday November 10th, 2015.  
10:00am-2:00pm at Marisela's Studio

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T- SHIRT QUILTS

T-SHIRT QUILT Workshop 

Friday, February 12th & 19th, 2016. 10:00am-1:30pm at Workhouse Arts Center

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Trying New Techniques.

Quilts by Marisela original design. 17"x14".
Trying a new technique is the same as moving out of your comfort zone. For me, sometimes it is fun but other times it is hard and even a bit frustrating. I finished the first quilt over the weekend. There is no piecing at all - every little piece of fabric was just fused over a muslin base (and while working on it I realized that's why I was getting frustrated). Then, using fabric crayons and pencils, I hand painted the flower (that was the fun part). I also used my Trapunto technique for the 3D effect and lots of free motion quilting. 
I liked the result so tried everything again int he second quilt.

FREE MOTION QUILTING

Learn to quilt your tops with more than straight lines!   Flowers, spirals, leaves, rocks, hearts, feathers and more!  I love Free Motion Quilting and I'm happy to share my method with you.  I guarantee you won't be scared anymore and you will start enjoying it as much as I do!   You will see how easy is to train your brain, wake up your creative side and reflect your creativity in your quilt. 

Free Motion Quilting is Brain Training. © 2013

FREE MOTION QUILTING 1   
Thursday, September 24th, 2015.  
12:30pm - 3:30pm  
at  Marisela's Studio

FREE MOTION QUILTING 2 
Thursday, October 24th, 2015 10:30am-1:30pm  
at  The Quilters Studio

QUILT YOUR OWN QUILTS  
(The first part of this workshop is Walking Foot Quilting, the second part Free Motion Quilting) 
Saturday, (2 Sessions) September 26th and 27th, 2015.  10:00am- 1:00pm at Workhouse Arts Center
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Saturday, November 14th, 2015. 10:00am-5:00pm at Virginia Consortium of Quilters 

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WHIMSICAL TREES

"Strings"

For this quilt, over a piece of muslin I just placed and arranged lots of yarn, different kinds of thread, DMC, and angelina fibers. Covered with a layer of tule and quilted it. It was fun!
Quilts by Marisela original design.

Left: This is a mini quilt (6"x7") I made using a piece of white silk. It's a whole cloth quilt. I painted it with ink, did My Trapunto Technique in the top green area and added Free Motion Quilting. The two birds are charms. Quilts by Marisela original design.

Right:  Another mini quilt also made of Silk. (I actually cut out a blouse to get the scrap of silk!) The petals of the flowers were made using a stencil and ink with Aloe Vera. Free Motion Quilting and beads. Quilts by Marisela original design.

"Watercolor"

"Silk"

"Thread Painting"

Above:  I cut out the top of a tree I made at a recent class I took and incorporated it into my own design.

T-Shirt Quilt for Kelly.

Kelly found me online and trusted me to make this keepsake out of her college memories. I never met her before but as soon as we saw each other we made a nice connection. I'm glad I have a new friend now and that she liked her quilt as much as I did.

Notice how I placed the 4 little squares in the quilt. Those were in the sleeve of the t-shirts. After I finished the top I machine applique those. They give a nice and original look to the design, don't you think?. You can use the same technique with batches or any other small motif. 

Handmade with love by Marisela. Walking Foot and Free Motion Quilting. Low loft batting, Cotton T-Shirts and batiks. 

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A SAMPLE QUILT I LOVE

Here it is! My sample for the T-Shirt Quilt class that I’ll be teaching this fall at The Quilters Studio in Fairfax. You all know that I don’t like to make quilts when there are not feelings or a meaning involved in it, so when Kathye Gillette asked me for a sample it was a bit of a challenge. I knew I wanted a girl’s quilt but I have only boys at home so, “What to do?”

First, I asked some close friends with little girls to give me a piece of their clothes. Then, I used some of my clothes (the lobster in the bottom left) and finally I found some others at yard sales (inspiration is everywhere!) It wasn't the way I usually get shirts for a t-shirt quilt but collecting them this way was fun.

The picture I took of the quilt is