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Quilts created 2023-2024

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Welsch, Lynn B. Silver Fire Aftermath 12"w x 12"h. 2024 All Rights Reserved By Lynn B. Welsch. This quilt made for a Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective challenge. It is based on a photo that I took while hiking with friends in the Hillsboro peak area a year after the Silver Fire. Welsch, Lynn B. Remember Colorforms? 30"w x 30"h 2024. All rights Reserved By Lynn B. Welsch. Colorforms were introduced in the 1950s. They are colorful geometric shapes of die-cut vinyl that stick to a background board or other surfaces. The possibility for different arrangements of the shapes was endless. It was my first experience with art improvisation. This piece was made for the 4 Common Corners challenge Improvisation at the Corners . Welsch, Lynn B. Pinwheel Palooza 12"w x 12"h 2024. All Rights Reserved By Lynn B. Welsch. Initially I wanted to create flowers with overlapping elements. But they ended up  looking more like pinwheels to me! The piece is quilted wit

Quilts Created 2021-22

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  Welsch. Lynn B.  Desert Glass   29" W x 38" H  2022. All Rights Reserved By Lynn B. Welsch. I was inspired by photos I took of an exhibit of Dale Chihuly's glass works at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, AZ. I made this piece for the 4Common Corners Art Quilters Group challenge theme of Transparency. Welsch. Lynn B. Shades of the Southwest 20" W x 38" H  2022. All Rights Reserved   By Lynn B. Welsch. I was inspired by an upside down watercolor drip painting that I did in the Watercolor to Quilt class taught by Katie Pasquini Masopust at Empty Spools Seminars at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, California in March of 2022. Welsch. Lynn B.  Colorado Side Trip   27" W x 21" H  2022. All Rights Reserved By Lynn B. Welsch. While traveling to a quilting seminar, we took a side trip through the mountains to Telluride. I took many photographs then and thought this scene would be perfect for the 4 Common Corners Snow and Ice challenge. Welsch, Lynn B.  O