Student Gallery: Design Your Own Nature Quilt

Design Your Own Nature Quilt
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Out the Back Window ©2014 Donna Faulconer Donna combined several photos to achieve her composition. She used several layers of black tulle to darken the water. The edges of the layers were offset to create a shaded transition.	Morning in the Forest ©2014 Betty J. Van Dellen Betty worked from her original photo, shot in a rain forest. She used tulle to help capture the rays of light streaming through the mist.
Where the Heart Is ©2015 Katie Caldwell Katie's quilt closely depicts a favorite spot. She has enhanced the sense of depth by using small scale fabrics in the foreground, along with tiny orange flowers. Her skinny inner border draws the viewer in very effectively.	Dune Sunflowers ©2015 Faith Pfalz Susan's background is an excellent example of working loosely. Although her inspiration photo showed gray speckled rocks, she copied only the colors and used straight lines to complement the curves of the flowers.
Georgie's Garden ©2014 Susan Cornell Susan did a fabulous job of editing her inspiration photo. Instead of focusing on the original bush of flowers,she zoomed WAY in and featured just a few blossoms. The loose interpretation and hot colors really make them POP!	©2014 Georgann McHugh Georgann took her inspiration from a variety of online sources, selecting her favorite elements to go into this one quilt. Her brightly patterned fish fabrics add lots of interest.
Native Garden ©2014 Pat Ward Pat's combination of happy yellow flowers and purple undergrowth was inspired by two different photos. She combined and edited elements to create a striking composition.	A Gardener's Delight ©2014 Barb Gardner Barb's inspiration photos had such an abundance of flowers it was hard to choose a direction. But, she edited fiercely to come up with a wonderful composition. More
Above the River ©2013 Sunnie Malesky Sunnie used her fabric selection to create a wonderful sense of depth. Inspired by the view from a friend's home.	©2013 Doris Hulse Doris' inspiration photo showed an entire forest, but she focused on her favorite area and played it up with a loose interpretation and plenty of high contrast.
Summer Splendor ©2013 Barbara Fyffe Barbara did an excellent job editing out the extras in her photo in order to focus on the key elements.	Dub Honey's Butterfly ©2013 June Rapp Scroggin This was June's first art quilt but it sure doesn't show! The fine details really bring her butterfly to life.
Above Breckenridge ©2012 Linda McClelland Linda used jagged cutting very effectively to create trees. She captured her seen very nicely, without being "owned" by it.	Priest Lake Sunset ©2012 Monica Spicker Monica enhanced the best parts of her photo but improved upon the original composition.
Midwinter Visitor ©2012 Chris Staver Chris chose her fabrics wisely and was able to create a wonderful sense of depth.	The Atrium at Ochsner's ©2012 Martha Ginn Martha did an excellent job using fabric to her advantage. Check out that foliage!
April in Amsterdam ©2012 Monica Spicker Monica stayed true to her photo, while also improving upon the composition and focal point.	Think Big ©2011 Carma Spencer Carma concentrated on making her flowers big enough to fill her composition. This was so important that she named her piece accordingly.
Button Zinnias ©2011 Bev O'Connell Bev kept her flowers large which filled the space beautifully and added lots of drama.	Daylilies ©2011 Judy Hoxie Judy did a fantastic job of creating definition within her flowers by using a variety of colors and values.
Summer Inspiration ©2011 Nancy Comer Despite hand injuries, Nancy persevered and created this happy piece.	Agapanthus ©2010 Jan Partridge Jan greatly improved upon her original photo. She moved the flower for more interest and altered the green background to achieve more contrast.
Autumn in New England, ©2010 Diane Setler Diane did a great job of letting her fabric do some of the work for her. She even used corn fabric for some of her colorful foliage!	My Year-Round Garden ©2010 Cheryl Gebhart Because Cheryl worked loosely, her colorful garden quilt is MUCH more interesting than her original photo.
Selby Gems ©2010 Lou Taft Lou modified the busy background of her photo, to better show off these orchids.	Garden Splendor ©2009 Lyn Smith Although her photo included purple flowers only, Lyn realized the addition of some yellow ones would add interest.
Hawaiian Garden ©2009 Dij Pacarro Dij's tropical foliage required many fabric pieces. But, she persevered, creating a colorful and lush scene.	Nebraska Harvest ©2009 Elaine Koenig Inspired by three different photos, Elaine combined her favorite elements from each .
Bromeliad I ©2009 Marcia Des Rosiers Marcia used a wide variety of pink values to bring her bromeliads to life, and to provide the definition needed.	. Fantasy Flower Garden ©2009 Nancy Williamson Nancy's creative use of bright colors and print fabrics gives her quilt a delightful fun quality.
Lily Pads ©2009 Peggy Ames Although Peggy's original photo didn't include any flowers, she was able to add them very successfully.	View from Cas Cay ©2009Kathy Edwards A special vacation photo was Kathy's inspiration. She did a good job of being inspired by it, rather than being "owned" by it
Marseille V - Frioul ©2008 Nathalie Goosens Nathalie had a great time creating her piece and wrote extensively about it on her blog.	Water Garden ©2008 Cherie Brown Making fish look like they're down in water, rather than right at the surface is tricky, but Cherie did an excellent job.
Le Canard ©2007 Linda Knoll Linda depicted a favorite photo from a memorable canal trip through France.	©2008 Leafing Out Franchi Rosenfeld Franchi's inspiration photo showed brightly colored leaves against a tangle of vertical vines. She referenced the vines with subtle vertical shading, but allowed the vibrant foliage to take center stage.