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THE
MAGIC
OF FABRIC
​Art quilts by Leela Cherian
 |  Segue34" x 38" Fringed, graded, hand-dyed cotton squares Each one embellished with beads, crystals, yarns, lace trims, sketches, appliqués |  Segue, Detail |
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 Arrangements42" x 32" Hand dyed and commercial cottons Machine appliqué, extensive machine quilting |  5.Battle Scene |  Dawn to Dusk68" x 42" Hand dyed and commercial cottons, silks, beads and buttons, other embellishments, handmade dolls Dianne Hire's technique Piecing, appliqué, beading |
 Dawn to Dusk, Detail |  Four Pots32" x 38" Hand dyed cottons, silks, organzas, laces Layering, sculpting, embroidery |  A Bag of Tricks A10" x 13" Hand dyed fabric embellished with braids Foiling, machine embroidery |
 A Bag of Tricks B10" x 13" Chains of mixed beads Machine quilting |  A Bag of Tricks C10" x 13" Felt flowers Hand and machine embroidery, machine quilting |  A Bag of Tricks D10" x 13" Artificial leaves Needle felting , hand embroidery, machine quilting |
 A Bag of Tricks E10" x 13" Braids, yarns, beads Machine embroidery, couching, beading |  A Bag of Tricks F10" x 13" Wool, organza, ribbon, beads, charms Needle felting, embroidery, beading |  A Bag of Tricks G10" x 13" Braids, trinkets Burning, trapunto quilting |
 A Bag of Tricks H10" x 13" Dyed, scrunched tissue, beads Machine embroidery, beading |  Portrait of a Turban19" x 23" Dimensional turban with pleated silk and lamé, gold lace collar, gold sprayed background Machine quilting, machine embroidery |  House in the Fields17" x 10" Hand dyed and commercial fabrics Soft edge machine appliqué, some dimensional work, beading |
 Red Flowers16" x 20" Cottons, organzas, laces Layered and hand dyed background, scrunched and sculpted flowers, layered vase |  Star Trek39" x 41" I used Libby Lehman’s wonderful technique of free motion "ribbon illusion" learnt from her book "Threadplay". Commercial cottons Pieced stars |
Hand dyeing the fabrics to get the kind of graded shading I wanted was a challenge. I fringed the squares and embellished each one with beads, crystals, yarns, lace trims, sketches, appliqués. The underlying thrust was to get the feeling of flowers and leaves, dew and earth, spider webs and moonlight. A segue from earth to sky, from indoors to outdoors.
This piece was meant for my daughter's breakfast room overlooking her garden.
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