Samples of Angela's Fiber Art (Art Quilts)

Welcome to My Creative Space

Although I have a full-time job, creating—especially fiber art—is my true passion. Fiber art comes in many forms, and I enjoy exploring them all, whether I'm working on an original design or bringing someone else's pattern to life. I especially love taking existing patterns and adding my own personal twist.

I’d like to share some of my very first fiber art creations—the ones that inspired me to keep going and create even more.

Military Family (Courage Strength Sacrifice) 2016 (First Original Art Quilt made by Angela which won Grand Championship at the Tanana Valley State Fair in Fairbanks Alaska)

I saw a picture of a little girl dancing on her father’s shoes.  I had the picture blown up and used it as an outline.  However, I added the military uniform, the boots, the ring… but no face.  This could had been me when I was enlisted letting my daughter dance on my feet, or to my daughter she feels that this is her dancing on her enlisted father’s boots.  I made the bottom of the dress to be 3D.  I laced the boots.  I used oil crayon to give the wedding ring highlights and a richer tone than what the fabric originally provided.  And a secret… I accidently burnt the bottom sole of the boot.  But you know what.  It gave it character. 

My husband put my quilt into the Fair’s Quilt show.  I was too shy and my anxiety of not being good enough scared me.  When I went to the fair he went in first and then came out all excited that I won.  I think he was more excited than I was.  I had one remark from the judges… I needed to learn how to bind to prevent bulk.  I kept the binding the way it was and chalked it up as a learning experience.

Alaska’s Summer Grand Finale (2016)

I took some gray/blackish fabric and started splashing flicks of white paint on the fabric.  I even painted my kitchen chairs with white specks.  The husband wasn’t impressed.  But I used toile to create the Aurora Lights at its greatest moments.  I had bought ribbon that had a ribbed design.  I was just going to use the ribbon, but it didn’t look quite right.  So, I used a fan paint brush and painted white on the ribbon, and birch trees appeared… but still missed something.  So, I stitched branches to the ribbon.  I also found yarn that had a lot of thread that was not attached, and it made it look like many branches in 3D.  I showed this quilt during a military Art Show.  I had one individual say that from afar, it looked like the lights danced even though they were still stitched.  Pictures do not do this quilt justice.  I put a price on it and it sold.  It’s hard to let art creations like this slip away.

Alaska’s Summer Grand Finale (2016)

I used batting to show the fog rolling in.  I used a panel of trees in the background.  I used batiks I found in Alaska.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out all the little petals and the trees.  I put two pieces of fabric together and used heat and bond in between them and then cut them out into their shapes.  They were a beast to sew through but a few broken threads I managed to get this quilt put together. When you can’t find the fabric you need either thread paint it or actually paint it.  Here I added twigs.  I added batting as the fog.  I donated this piece to the guild, and they auctioned it off too.   I really need to learn to keep my Art Quilts.

Here, I took a class on the original Craftsy site, called “Linear Landscape Quilts” by Gloria Loughman.  I learned to paint and make my own fabric.  It was messy but a lot of fun.  I messed up the middle mountain, and I didn’t know how to bind yet, but I was getting there.  In the class they had an Arizona desert tree.  Since I didn’t live in the desert nor have I ever I decided to make my quilt more Alaska themed.  I added evergreen and three bears using my Silhouette Cameo cutter.

Art quilt created for my sister who loves zombies.

I made this small wall art quilt for my guild in Alaska to auction off.  This is not a pattern.  I used a few photos for inspiration and just started to make shapes.  It made $125.  I used batting to create the foam affect.  I created little shells and a crab and used thread to give them more detail.  Then I wrote a message that said “Life is better with a good friend!”

Quilt Made for Sister-In_Law who loved dragons.

Military Teen

My daughter was 12 and living in a military family that moves constantly is hard.  Purple stands for the Military Child.  I took a picture of my daughter as she posed for me under a tree.  I used Elmer's glue to baste down the fabric until I quilted it.  I stitched out the words her and I came up with.  This was such good therapy.  My daughter asked how I knew what she was thinking.  Well, I was a teen and the military life is hard at times, so I understand.