Text Box: Sarah Louise Quilts "Great Spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds" Albert Einstein 'About me'

 
 

I love creating texture in my quilts. To me quilts are very tactile objects and I really enjoy using different fabrics, beads, yarns and threads to create images.

My inspiration comes from nature around me. At the moment I'm blessed to be living on the edge of the ocean in the Bahamas. I wake up every morning to see aqua blues and clear light all around me. This is what I try and capture in my art quilts.

I have just completed a City & Guilds quilting course online....isn't technology marvelous !!. I studied through Linda & Laura Kemshall and learnt new techniques that I am looking forward to incorporating into my future quilts.

In October 2006 I went to the Houston Quilt show for the first time. To any quilter who has not been to this fantastic event I would recommend you do so as soon as you can and take comfortable shoes. The great variety of quilts was amazing and I was again reminded of the huge diversity within our art form. I was a Quilt Angel for the Hawaiian appliqué and hand quilting section. They were beautiful and while it is not a technique I want to take up I had to marvel at the beauty of the work.

I took a workshop with Noriko Endo at the 2006 quilt show. Her technique inspired me to create a quilt called Seagrapes which to my delight was accepted into the 2007 Houston Quilt Show.

I took all of the photograph's used on this website with the exception of the photo I used for the Rose island quilt, this was given to me by Robin Symonette.
     
 

 

 "Angel fish"

Done for fun. This quilt was made to try out art techniques I had not tried before.  The subject is a Queen Angelfish which was made on Timtex using free motion quilting and then appliquéd in place. The yellow spots on the fish were created using fuzzy yellow yarn to give texture and extra dimension. The purple sea fans were made by free motion sewing onto soluble stabilizer and then it was attached to the quilt. The tall sea grass was created by fusing wire in between sheer organza and bending into shape. Embroidery and beadwork were added to the sand to provide depth and texture. Great fun to try out different techniques!

 

                        

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