Mary Barnett in the Quiltart Gallery

"The Apostle's Creed" is actually *nine* quilts, all finished, quilted, and bound, before being attached to a background of organza to make a larger "nine-patch" design. Each quilt depicts one article of the Apostles' Creed; the article appears in writing on each quilt: "I believe in God, the Father, the Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. I believe in the Holy Spirit; the Holy catholic Church; the Communion of Saints; the Forgiveness of Sins; the Resurrection of the Body; and Life Everlasting. Amen." Each quilt is intended to stand on its own, in addition to being part of the whole. Techniques include free-motion machine embroidery, acrylic paint, hand-dying, hand applique, machine piecing, and machine applique. There is, of course, plenty of free-motion machine quilting! My "idiot-proof" camera could not handle the contrast between white, black, and reflective very well, but I promise the parts that look blank, or that look solid black, are actually quilts as well! The detail shot of the "Communion of Saints" quilt shows the free-motion machine embroidery of two original drawings by the artist.