Frieda Oxenham
Posted: Sunday, 03 June 2007 |
I knew Frieda through the internet we are both on an internet quilt list but we had never met so it is really nice now to have met, we had a long talk about quilting and it was wonderful to see Frieda鈥檚 quilts in the real,
The Elements, Earth, Air, Fire and Water by Frieda Oxenham
close up of Fire and Water so you can better see the technique, Frieda has cut tiny squares of fabric (about an inch) and assembled them into blocks (about six inch blocks), she made so many blocks that when the elements was finished there were enough blocks left over to make another quilt!
The Elements, Earth, Air, Fire and Water by Frieda Oxenham
close up of Fire and Water so you can better see the technique, Frieda has cut tiny squares of fabric (about an inch) and assembled them into blocks (about six inch blocks), she made so many blocks that when the elements was finished there were enough blocks left over to make another quilt!
Comments
These are lovely, IT, Frieda must have a lot of patience to assemble all those tiny squares. What kind of fabric is it? It looks as if it might be shiny but it's hard to tell.
Jill from EK
Jill I think the fabric is mostly cottons, Frieda may have a description on her website, click the link in the post or you could ask her via her blog, there is a link in the side bar to my blog,
island threads from lewis
Thanks, Frances, for putting me in your Island blog. It's an honour. And the fabrics used in this quilt are all commercial cotton batiks!
Frieda Oxenham from Scottish Borders
you are welcome Frieda and thanks for the info about the fabric,
island threads from lewis
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