Barbara Olson lectured on her journey through quilting at our 04/24/2008 meeting

Barbara Olson shows her "Prismatic Flower" - our Saturday workshop

Barbara Olson lecture (April 2008)

Barbara Olson's "Just Breathe"

Barbara machine appliqués with satin stitch over raw edges

Cosmic Spirals show Barbara Olson's 2 techniques for spirals: foundation piecing and turned-edge machine appliqué.

Barbara Olson's "The Alchemist"

Barbara uses thread painting and couches yarn

Barbara Olson's "Time Warp"

Barbara quilts a different pattern onto each fabric

Barbara's quilting lines follow design in hand-dyed fabric

Barbara Olson's "Birds of Another Color"

Barbara embellished with heat-set Sikorsky crystals

Barbara Olson's "Wild Child"

Background is plain black fabric, embellished only with the quilting thread

Barbara Olson's multiple prismatic flowers

Close-up of quilting on flower

Quilting along hand-dyed lines

Barbara Olson's "Blazing Poppy" - pattern available on her website: www.barbaraolsonquiltart.com

Barbara Olson's "Delicate Daisy" - pattern available on her website.

Barbara Olson's "Iris with Attitude" - pattern available on her website.