0
Browsing Tag

Holy land

2 In Israel / Holyland/ Landscapes

Quilted Fiber Art Landscapes of Israel, Commissioned Series for a Spiral Staircase

This series of six quilts was made as a commission for someone who plans to hang the quilts along her spiral staircase.
It was the best commission ever! I took the photos and she chose the ones she liked best.
Each quilt is the same size, 12″ x 22″ and bordered with the same fabric. But that’s where the similarity ends!
They are all beautiful places in Israel — that’s why I enjoyed making them so much!

  • Praying at the Western Wall fabric art
    Praying at the Western Wall. W: 12 in x H: 22 in. 2015.
  • Jerusalem Windmill fabric art
    Jerusalem Windmill. W: 12 in x H: 22 in. 2015.
  • Alleyway in Safed fabric art
    Alleyway in Safed. W: 12 in x H: 22 in. 2015.
  • Grotto at Rosh Hanikra art quilt
    Grotto at Rosh Hanikra. W: 12 in x L: 22 in. 2015.
  • Shores of the Sea of Galilee fabric art
    Shores of the Sea of Galilee. W: 12 in x H: 22 in. 2015.
  • Lonely Tree in the Negev fabric art
    Lonely Tree in the Negev. W: 12 in x H: 22 in. 2015.
December 3, 2015 By
Share Tweet Pin it +1
0 In Housewares/ Judaica

A new matzoh cover just in time for Passover

Dividing the Red Sea

Dividing the Red Sea

This Passover matzoh cover was inspired by a returning customer looking for a special addition to her Passover table. She asked me to make a cover presenting the dividing of the Red Sea.

I played with blue fabrics to evoke water. I used cheesecloth and loads of thread paint to make the water frothy. I threw in some Angelina fibers for fun and sparkle. I hand sewed small figures of fabric who crossed the revealed water bed. I think it came out well. My Red Sea parted.

The cover has 3 pockets for the 3 matzot. It is quilted and made of fine cotton fabrics and cotton flannel batting to give it a nice drape.

Dimensions:
14″ x 15″ / 36 cm x 38 cm

Hand washable only. Delicate.

Pockets for the matzoh

Pockets for the matzoh

Israelites are fleeing

Israelites are fleeing

Available for purchase via my Etsy shop.

March 12, 2013 By
Share Tweet Pin it +1
0 In Needle Felting/ Plants

Field of Poppies in Needle Felt

Field of PoppiesIsrael’s national flower is the poppy. In the spring, fields are carpeted with these amazing wild flowers of red petals with black centers. I had this in mind when I composed me latest needle felt design, which I call ” Field of Poppies”.

It’s made of a medley of wool fibers sculpted together in a soothing composition. I hope you like it.

It’s available on my Etsy shop. So, come visit.

 

October 11, 2011 By
Share Tweet Pin it +1
0 In Contests & Exhibits/ Israel / Holyland/ Landscapes/ Quilting Guilds

“100 Years of Kibbutz” Quilt exhibit in Israel

The Israel Quilters Association recently held a quilt exhibit featuring the theme “100 Years of Kibbutz”. Each quilt had to be 1.3 m x .9m  (51″ x 35″) and had to touch on some aspect of kibbutz life. The quilts were judged and there were several winners. Although not all the submissions were shown, 56 quilts were shown for the month of May at Beit Gavriel, a lovely hall on the south shore of the Kinneret.

Fields of Kibbutz Shluhot

Kibbutz Shluhot and Mt. Gilboa

I submitted a quilt for this exhibit and my work was exhibited. I based the quilt on a view of the fields of Kibbutz Shluhot, showing Mt. Gilboa in the background in Emek Beit Shean. I think the view from Kibbutz Shluhot is beautiful and it reminded me of almost 30 years ago when I volunteered on the carrot factory on Kibbutz Shluhot and lived on Kibbutz Maaleh Gilboa. I tried to convey the quiet and serenity of the scene in my quilt.The quilt has a three-dimensional quality, that makes you feel you are entering the scene.

A journalist visited the exhibit and did a short video about some of the quilts that were exhibited and won prizes. The video also discusses the Israel Quilters Association. It’s very nicely done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWghctfSqig&feature=share

The exhibit may be shown again in another locality in Israel. I will keep you posted!

June 28, 2011 By
Share Tweet Pin it +1
4 In Israel / Holyland/ Landscapes

Taking the long, windy path…

There is a path in the town where I live in Beit Shemesh, Israel that runs quite a long way. This time of year it is very pretty with lots of blooming, particularly almond blossoms. I was inspired while strolling there and decided to work something up with that path in mind. This is still a work in progress, but it’s a nice beginning, I think.

The tree-lined path, prequilted

I am thinking about how to best quilt it: maybe cobblestones? maybe ridges? I’m not sure. Also I’ve asked my friend Phyllis Cullen what she thinks about the shadows on the path. In a class I took with Phyllis last year, I remember she said the bottom of the path should be darker than the top so the path doesn’t appear to stand up.

More to come! Meanwhile, what do you think?

March 2, 2011 By
Share Tweet Pin it +1
0 In Israel / Holyland/ Landscapes

Completed fabric art quilt of the Jordan River

If you look at my newest piece, Along the Jordan River, I hope you can imagine walking along the water’s edge in northern Israel. The water’s movement is achieved by shifting fabrics slightly to show the flow and direction of the water. My family tells me it looks like a painting to them, though I used only fabric, thread and yarn.

Along the Jordan River fabric art

I learned the techniques for this piece at a workshop taught by Phyllis Cullen.

Available at my Etsy shop.

Cindy

October 3, 2010 By
Share Tweet Pin it +1
Skip to content