Distinctly Montana Magazine

W W W. D I S T I N C T LY M O N TA NA . C O M 41 Colleen Story, Bozeman Lifeasquilt.com 406.220.0732 Colleen founded the Fourth Annual Festival of the read. For special help for this article, thanks to Linda Fisher & a Stitch off Sev- enth, a sewing studio in Bozeman. Find on Face- book or email astitchoffsev- enth@gmail.com. Also Lori Richards in Livingston, cgmarcom@q.com. Cindy Bowker, Bozeman Find Cindy on Facebook "Color and fabric drive my designs." Poppies. "Beautiful red pop- pies in my front yard inspired this quilt, and the realization that big black fancy buttons could represent the center of the poppies." Trillions. "'Trillions,'" named after triangle shaped cut gemstones, was created at a quilt retreat at Bucks T 4. Emphasizing the Australian cen- ter triangle fabrics was the goal. ey are framed with ivory linen, some silk, and textured black cotton. I ran out of the linen when it was too late to drive back to Bozeman to get more and was stumped on what to do. A very, very generous glass of wine at dinner freed up the thinking (I don't need any more linen; using other fabrics makes it more interesting). e foosball table in the game room was used to lay out the position of each triangle. Heidi Zielinski, Stevensville www.heidizielinski.com Extensive stitching, beading, and numerous surface design techniques enhance Heidi's free-form quilting style. Capture e Sunrise—I found a beautiful fabric panel with the colors of a sunrise and began to cut it up and put it back together again with some of my own fabrics. I chose a wonderful picture of the sunrise from my yard looking into the Sapphire Mountains and printed it out on silk fabric. I painted the white borders of it to match the colors in the quilt and layered it over a segment of the original panel fabric. I quilted it rather heavily and then added many stone and horn beads in earthy colors. I felt I had really captured the essence of the sunrise and the feelings it inspires when you see it glowing on the hori- zon and through the trees. Without Light Nothing Flowers—Created as a complement to a series of quilts based on the color wheel, this piece is mostly white fabrics with touches of black and red for accent. White is not re- ally a color but it is what we see when all wavelengths of light are reflected of an object—it is all colors. Hand embroidery accents this collage-style piece. In a Purple Fields of Tulips—is piece incorporates numerous commercial fabrics accented with couched yarns and beading. e earthy tones and shades of green, purple, and brown create a soothing and calming piece. Innovative freeform stitching com- pliments the design and brings it all together. DENISE STENZEL PHOTOGRAPHY Capture the Sunrise In Purple Fields of Tulips Poppies

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