Quilter, author, and teacher Ann Johnston loves to experiment with fabric dye. Her work is as beautiful as it is interesting, and was a real highlight of the expo for me.
Fallen/2006
Monoprinted dye on cotton sateen.
9 Blue Characters/2007
Machine pieced cotton sateen. Hand quilted by Oswego Quilters.
Arch #7 Freehand/2008
Whole cloth monoprinted dye on cotton sateen.
Striped Arch/2005
Whole cloth printed and painted dye on cotton sateen.
Arch and Circle/2005
Whole cloth printed and painted dye on cotton sateen.
Sand in the Wind/2006
Hand painted dye on cotton broadcloth
Writing Uphill/2006
Hand printed and painted dye on cotton broadcloth
Pencil and Ink Days/2007
Monoprinted dye on cotton sateen
Looking Back (double cross#10)
Whole cloth iron stained silk
Is it a Game?/2006
Hand painted dye on cotton broadcloth
Weathered Memories/2008
Balace #30: In between
Wholecloth iron stained silk.
Countless/2009
Hand dyed cotton broadcloth
Dragon and Phoenix/2009
Hand dyed cotton sateen
Ann Johnston
I love them all, but Sand in the Wind is my favorite. What's yours?
With wishes, true and kind -- Joan
another great quilt show. thank you.
ReplyDeleteI like Pencil and Ink Days the best, but they're all wonderful.
ReplyDeleteWow. I'm stunned. These are really amazing! I always thought fabric dyeing seemed so fun to try. Hard to pick a favorite but I think I would choose the first one, Fallen. (another technique I hope to try someday is that monoprint) Thanks for sharing these - they are very inspiring!
ReplyDeleteMy two favourites are, Striped Arch & Arch and Circle ~ they give me the impression of beautiful buildings in an exotic far-away land. from Jenny McH
ReplyDeleteIt's hard to choose, but I really like Pencil and Ink Days and Dragon and Phoenix. And Striped Arch.
ReplyDeleteI hope this is a yearly event! I'd love to go next year!
I fell completely in love with Pencil and Ink Days / 2007!
ReplyDeleteThank you for bringing us along with you...
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A super big thank you for sharing these!!! What incredible quilts!! It's very hard to pick a favourite. I keep going through them and come up with a different favourite each time. They're all amazing!
ReplyDeleteI love the pencil and ink days. What a wonderful collection of art pieces.
ReplyDeletethanks for posting these...not my usual thing to like, but the colors really draw the eye and you can tell she puts a lot of thought into them!
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