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THE
MAGIC
OF FABRIC
​Art quilts by Leela Cherian
![]() | ![]() School of Fish24" x 11" Hand dyed cotton Sun printing, trapunto, hand and machine embroidery | ![]() The Fishwife16" x 17" Sue Dove’s book "Painting with Stitches" has been a tremendous inspiration to me. I love her free embroidery technique and have done several pieces of my own design using her technique. This is done on canvas. |
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![]() Vase in the Corner26" x 31" Hand dyed and commercial fabrics, silk, organza, lace, etc. Transfer printing, scrunched appliqué, quilting, embroidery, beading | ![]() Trading City60" x 48" Hand dyed and commercial fabrics (cotton, silk, lace, novelty fabrics), brass trinkets Soft edge and fused appliqué, machine quilting, dimensional work | ![]() The Light Beyond26" x 32" Hand dyed cottons, silks Layered and scrunched appliqué, dimensional flowers and foliage |
![]() The Light Beyond, Detail | ![]() The Edge of Town30" x 20" Hand dyed cottons Soft edge appliqué, hand embroidery, machine quilting | ![]() Tree of Life A34" x 42" Hand dyed and commercial cottons Fused machine appliqué, machine embroidery |
![]() Tree of Life B47" x 47" Hand dyed and commercial cottons Fused machine appliqué, machine embroidery | ![]() Tree of Life C35" x 44" Hand dyed and commercial cottons Fused machine appliqué, machine embroidery | ![]() Tree of Life D42" x 42" Hand dyed and commercial cottons Fused machine appliqué, machine embroidery |
![]() Three Chiefs41" x 45" Dyed and textured cottons Raw edge appliqué | ![]() Vegetable Vendor15" x 17" Sue Dove’s book "Painting with Stitches" has been a tremendous inspiration to me. I love her free embroidery technique and have done several pieces of my own design using her technique. This is done on canvas. | ![]() Village in the Clearing58" x 46" Hand dyed and commercial cottons Fused appliqué, soft edge appliqué, painting, hand embroidery, machine quilting |
![]() Vistas25" x 21" Variety of hand dyed and commercial fabrics Machine embroidery, piecing, quilting | ![]() Wonky Town A42" x 42" A free-cut town of hand dyed and commercial cottons | ![]() Wonky Town B44" x 44" A free-cut town of hand dyed and commercial cottons |
This was a particularly difficult piece to get right and I made several attempts before I got the colours and the movement I wanted. I used the sun-printing technique for this, with paper as my resist. I like the movement I got with the free motion quilting.
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