Comments on: Artist Spotlight and Giveaway: Ann Fahl

By: Martha Akers

Martha Akers — Wed, 29 May 2013 15:38:38 +0000

PS: Lyric, I really enjoyed the class I took from you in Wythville and have used a lot of the ideas in my work. Keep inspiring people. Martha

By: Martha Akers

Martha Akers — Wed, 29 May 2013 15:30:46 +0000

I have admired Ann’s nature quilts ever since I first saw them in Hampton or Williamsburg. Her influence on my quilt ” Secretes of the Sunflowers” is evident. I love to do one of a kind wall hangings that I have dreamed up. Most are realist scenes, alot have fabric that I have dyed or painted and some I have painted the whole thing. BTY my licence plate is “APPLIK”. Would love a book by Ann if it is still there. A lot of my quilts have butterflies (my favorite) that I have painted or beaded, so I love butterflies too. Martha

By: usairdoll

usairdoll — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:35:47 +0000

Oh I’m so happy to have stumbled on your website! I love needleturn applique. I’ve only been doing applique about a year and want to learn all that I can.

Thank you for a super giveaway and a chance to win.

usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com

By: Valerie Wilson

Valerie Wilson — Mon, 13 May 2013 02:11:26 +0000

I use fused applique and love doing realistic images. I am currently focusing on doing portraits based on old black and white photographs.

By: sonja

sonja — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:23:41 +0000

I love to see color spilling out onto fabric, like music to me.
how it dries and how colors flow together or apart is hinging on weather or atmosphere and not in my control and that is exciting to me.
To have a selection of textural and colorful fabric when I get a nib of an idea is like having that first really big box of crayons, choice!
So after painting I like to piece and rough edge appliqué to go towards idea that is running high in my art part mind and subject to changes as I go.
I machine free motion and hand quilt as needed.
have admired Ann’s work ever since I saw her black and white cats in the garden quilts. thank you

By: Brenda Comolli

Brenda Comolli — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:06:37 +0000

I love to try new things, but always return to collage and applique’. I enjoy fusing and then playing with edge finishes. Just completed a tree of life design with beautiful signed applique’ leaves as a commerative piece. Would love to learn more from Ann.

By: Marie Z. Johansen

Marie Z. Johansen — Sun, 12 May 2013 19:05:13 +0000

My favorite techniques morph along the way. I did a lot of hand applique in the past and lot of art quilt piecing. In the past several years though, after exploring the world of mixed media art, I find that I am using a lot more imagery in my quilting, more transfers, more graphic elements. I now use solid color, more hand dyed fabrics (natural dying has become another obsession) and I use very few prints any more.
In 2006 I said that I would “never do” mixed media art ; almost immediatly after I verbalized that thought I became immersed in it and it has changed my cloth art direction in so many ways!

By: LindaMac

LindaMac — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:20:53 +0000

My newest favorite technique is thread-painting.
Thanks for the opportunity to win.

By: Dina Jeannotte

Dina Jeannotte — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:27:13 +0000

I just found your site via the Quiltart mailing list, and have already been intrigued and inspired. My usual appliqué process consists of fusing or spot gluing, then emphasizing the edges with either a sketch-like dark straight stitch or one of the edge stitches on my machine, depending on the desired effect. I haven’t been very successful with the blanket stitch approach and have abandoned it. I don’t really enjoy hand appliqué, though sometimes it works best for a particular piece. I’d really love that booklet…

By: Bethany Garner

Bethany Garner — Sun, 12 May 2013 10:53:21 +0000

Hi Lyric… Thank you for featuring Ann Fahl, an idol and yes, applique guru. This year I am focusing in on collage and building new work that is hand dyed or painted and incorporating fine lines and stitched structure. Sometimes the lines are appliqued, and more often stitched in using a technique perfected by Kathy Loomis. As always, YOUR inspiration, tutorials and writings have guided my way. Love stamping, paint embellishments, inserting and collaging yarns, ribbons and found objects in small work. Rivers are the inspiration often…the spring colours all around have me moving to new work a bit faster these days. Would love to have Ann’s booklet!

Bethany in Kingston ON