Quilt Gallery

Shaker Heights, OH
USA

Techniques: Hand embellishment and dyeing; Shibori Indigo overdyeing; machine quilting

Design Source: Original design

I have always been interested in the traditional dress of the people I visit and the various methods of creating the colorful fabrics. I hand-dyed most of these and shibori-tied and dyed many others. I wanted to give a more geometric, modern twist on the familiar, with myself, my daughter, and my mom wearing these garments. The beads are from my mom’s necklace.

District Heights, MD
USA

Techniques: Hand embellishment and painting; machine piecing and quilting

Design Source: Original design

This quilt centers on the Serengeti Region of Africa. With over 12,000 square miles of grassland, woods, and swamps, the Serengeti is one of the oldest and most significant ecosystems in the world. It is home to the world’s largest movement of African animals and over 500 bird species. While known for nature and wildlife, it is the Maasai people, with their red body wraps and beads, that stand out as they have for more than 500 years.

Missouri City, TX
USA

Techniques: Hand embellishment; machine piecing and quilting; paper piecing

Design Source: Prima Ballerina pattern by Veruschka Zarate

Ballerina Girl was inspired by my niece, Lauren Campbell (age 18), who has danced since the age of two. Her love of dance exudes grace and poise. She has inspired young African American girls to learn and enjoy the art of ballet.

Blairsville, GA
USA

Techniques: Machine appliqué and quilting; professional fabric printing

Design Source: Original design

The original design for this quilt came from a painting I had done of a high school student. The student was contemplating his identity. The graffiti wall and the quilting reminded me of a tapestry. We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry.

Vigevano, PV
ITALY

Techniques: Hand painting and dying; machine appliqué, embellishment, piecing, embroidery, and quilting; puff painting

Design Source: Original design

Some people will be important forever. Looking around me, I often ask, “Friendship or love?” The reply is, “Just speak from your heart.”

Houston, TX
USA

Techniques: Hand appliqué, embellishment, and embroidery; machine piecing and quilting

Design Source: Inspired by the stunning and detailed Palekh miniature boxes decorated with famous Russian folk tales

This is in loving memory of my grandfather, Mikhail Levkin, who poured so much love, time, and wisdom into making my childhood happy and introduced me to the amazing world of Russian literature. This quilt is the longest project I’ve ever worked on. I started it as a challenge from a dear friend in 2015 and kept coming back to it, tweaking and improving it until early 2025. Even now, I’m not sure if this is the final version, as art is always evolving.

Bishop, CA
USA

Techniques: Machine piecing and quilting

Design Source: Original design

Despite being incarcerated in Manzanar, a Japanese Internment camp in the Owens Valley, Ryozo Kato helped make several of the Water Gardens. He often made faux wood out of concrete, coloring it and etching wood grain and knotholes in it. You can see examples there as they have been excavated and restored. There are several examples to be found in southern California, as well. I honor all the internees with this piece.

Hsi-Chih 221, New Taipei City
TAIWAN

Techniques: Hand piecing; machine appliqué, piecing, and quilting

In Eastern cultures, a peacock spreading its feathers symbolizes good fortune, prosperity, and beauty. It’s often associated with luck, honor, and joyful events.

New Taipei City, Sanxia Dist.
TAIWAN

Techniques: Machine appliqué, embellishment, embroidery, piecing, and quilting

Design Source: Original design

This is a traditional drama still preserved in Lishui, Zhejiang, China. It is a record of a trip expressed using patchwork techniques.

Turner, ACT
AUSTRALIA

Techniques: Hand dyeing; machine quilting

Design Source: Original design

In Australia, low-intensity bushfires are important in rejuvenating native forests, and the First Australians fire-managed the landscape for thousands of years. Slow burns also enable many creatures to escape the fire front; however, recent severe wildfires have been destroying everything, including our iconic wildlife. This quilt is a reflection on what has been lost.

Tainan City
TAIWAN

Techniques: Hand appliqué, embroidery, dying, piecing, and quilting

Design Source: Original design

Living in an out-of-control world, people panic and feel anxiety and sadness because of wars, viruses, extreme weather, and natural or man-made disasters. No one can escape these. They destroy the peace and freedom of human beings. People have been living an ominous and hard life for a long time. The joyful and tranquil old days faltered. I pray for an early restoration of world peace.