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THE
MAGIC
OF FABRIC
​Art quilts by Leela Cherian
![]() | ![]() Royal Trappings47" x 48" Pieced silk banners, heavily embellished arch decorated with bead-framed miniature paintings | ![]() Royal Trappings, Gallery of Details |
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![]() Red Roof Inn14" x 11" Inspired by an image on Pinterest. Freeform crochet cushion | ![]() Townscape A16" x 20" Hand dyed cottons Machine appliqué and quilting | ![]() Townscape B16" x 20" Hand dyed cottons Machine appliqué and quilting |
![]() Dusk Garden39" x 30" Hand dyed cottons Dimensional appliqué, machine embroidery, machine quilting, beading | ![]() Dusk Garden, Detail | ![]() Vase and Apples32" x 28" Dyed cottons, silks, organzas, laces Fused flowers, dimensional leaves |
![]() Village at Dusk54" x 30" Dyed cottons Pieced and quilted | ![]() Far Pavilions60" x 44" Inspired by a tour of Chinese gardens. Hand dyed cottons, silks, laces, Angelina Fibers Soft edge appliqué, fused appliqué, machine embroidery and quilting | ![]() Far Pavilions, Detail |
![]() Shoestring Bouquet13" x 16" I loved the work of Japanese artist Ayako Miyawaki. Pieces of such elegant simplicity. I just wanted to try it out myself. | ![]() Wildflowers and Fruit24" x 30" Hand dyed fabrics, silks, laces, yarns Layered and scrunched appliqué | ![]() Transportation60" x 30" Made when my grandson Rahul was born. Not wanting to draw cars, I decided on different methods of animal transport. Dyed and commercial cottons |
![]() House by the Stream11" x 16" Hand dyed cottons, yarns Soft edge appliqué | ![]() Glass Vase22" x 25" Cottons, silks, organzas, tulle Layering on background and vase, scrunched and sculpted flowers, machine embroidery | ![]() Lace Vase10" x 13" Scraps of lace, yarns |
![]() Spring Vase17" x 23" Cottons, organzas, laces Layered and hand dyed background, scrunched and sculpted flowers, layered vase | ![]() Sleepy Owl18" x 21" Hand dyed cottons, denim background Layered owl, sculpted eyelids, machine embroidered details | ![]() Sun's Birthday44" x 44" Dyed cottons, lamé, brocade Foundation pieced, using a bought pattern |
With my love of silks and beads and doodads, quilt artist Dianne Hire’s technique – described in her book Vivacious Curvy Quilts – was the perfect one to use for this quilt. I put my own take on it by adding the faced arch as the heading. I had a collection of Mughal miniature painting prints which I set within lavishly hand beaded frames and appliquéd. Then came the “trappings” for which I used Indian silks and brocades from my collection, embellished again with more beads.
I have used this technique for a few other pieces and enjoyed the process of choosing fabrics for this very freeform style. My quilt Dangles has a more contemporary look and Dawn to Dusk took a lot of planning of colours and sizes.
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