Mary is an internationally recognized art quilt maker, fashion designer, instructor, lecturer, and quilt show judge who has authored a cookbook, six quilt books and the DVD; ”Mary Stori Teaches You Beading On Fabric". She has been selected as a National Artisan for Bernina and named 2004 Teacher of the Year by the Professional Quilter.
The International Quilt Study Center & Museum, University of Nebraska-Lincoln acquired Mary's quilt celebrity signature quilt, "Blood, Sweat, & Signatures" for their permanent collection in September 2017. In 2018, the University of Wisconsin - UW Stout’s Historical Collection acquired the Mary Stori Collection - fifteen original garments created for her books and wearable art fashion shows.
She has written extensively and had work appear in scores of quilt magazines and publications. Her award winning work has been widely exhibited both nationally and internationally. Mary has appeared on HGTV's "Simply Quilts" and "Sew Perfect" several times. An entire episode of Fon's & Porter’s PBS series, "Love of Quilting" featured her beaded embellished quilts. She designed the Mary Stori Collection for Kona Bay Fabrics, and her own line of stencils for Quilting Creations. Mary hosted quilting cruises and tours for many years, developing friendships and sharing her techniques worldwide. She’s had five shows exhibited at the North Carolina Arboretum. Her work was shown at the well known Woolworth Walk Gallery, downtown Asheville, NC for eight years.
RECENTLY ADDED:
IN FLIGHT© - 13” x 13"
SOLD
Authentic Japanese cottons, fused motifs with metallic thread appliquéd edges, machine quilted with variegated metallic threads. Wrapped on canvas frame & secured in a black wood frame without glass.
SUMMER COTTAGES - 13" X 13"
$175
Artist mono printed, ice dyed, & hand dyed cottons.
Hand embroidered, machine appliqued & quilted. Wrapped onto a canvas frame and secured in wood frame without glass.
AUTUMN GINKGO LEAVES - 13” X 13”
$175
Woodgrain cotton fabric designed by Mary Stori for Kona Bay Fabrics. Authentic Japanese cotton motifs, machine pieced, appliquéd, densely embroidered. Gallery wrapped canvas & secured in a black wood frame without glass.
CROSSROADS TO JAPAN - 45” x 36”
$400
Authentic Japanese cotton prints, machine pieced and quilted.
Double fold binding & hanging sleeve attached.
The size was purposeful.....making it just right to hang over a sofa, above a dining room buffet, an entrance or stairwell wall.
DETAIL
JAPANESE CIRCLES - 42" X 43"
$400
Japanese cottons, pieced, appliquéd, and densely machine quilting. Outside edges feature double fold binding with colorful flat flange. Fabric hanging sleeve attached.
INDIGO - 37" X 37"
$325
Authentic South African indigo-dyed cottons, machine pieced & quilted.
LITTLE RED SCHOOL HOUSE - 56.5" X 71.25"$400
This piece was featured in The Classic American Quilt Collection - SCHOOLHOUSE, by Rodale Quit Books. Can be used as a lap quilt or for display. Machine quilted and hand quilted math problems on the outer border. Plaid double fold binding.
LADY BUG PARADE - 13” X 13”
$150
Artist hand-dyed cotton background, commercial fabrics, machine appliquéd, hand embroidered, and machine quilted. Wrapped on a canvas frame & secured in a black wood frame without glass.
SUNFLOWERS AT DUSK - 13” x 13"
SOLD
Hand-dyed vintage napkin, appliquéd motifs,
beaded, hand embroidered, & enhanced with machine stitching.
Wrapped on canvas frame & secured in a black
wood frame without glass.
HARVEST MOON - 19" x 15"
SOLD
Hand ice-dyed cottons & batiks, appliquéd motifs, thread painting, hand embroidery, hand & machine quilting. Faced edges, fabric sleeve attached.
SOMETHING FISHY - 25" x 17"
$225
Appliquéd cottons, embroidery, & machine quilted.
Bound edges. Fabric hanging sleeve.
ALMOST HEAVEN - 26” X 17” © Mary Stori
SOLD
Artist hand ice-dyed cottons & batiks, appliquéd,
thread stitched, & densely quilted by machine. Edges finished with hand stitched double fold binding. Fabric hanging sleeve attached.
EARLY MORNING GOSSIP
13” X 13” © Mary Stori
$200
Ice-dyed and hand painted Liberty of London Lawn cottons, hand and machine appliquéd, densely hand embroidered and quilted. Art wrapped on canvas frame & secured in a black wood frame without glass.
DAISIES - 16" x 21.5"
$125
Pieced and appliquéd cotton prints, hand embroidered,
and machine quilted.
DRAGON FLY - 13" X 13"
$125
Machine thread sketched & hand embroidered on cotton batik. Wrapped on a canvas covered frame and secured in a black wood frame.
BAMBOO LEAVES IN COLOR - 12.5" X 28"
$125
Japanese & hand-dyed cottons. Appliquéd with metallic thread, machine quilted. Fabric hanging sleeve attached.
SWEET DREAMS - 13" X 13"
$100
Genuine Vintage Rare Kashmeri Indigo cotton print. Made in England.
Wool felt, pieced & appliquéd. Wrapped on canvas covered frame and secured in white wood frame.
MOONLIT BAMBOO - 18" X 26.5"
$150
Japanese cottons, batik, hand-dyed cotton, appliquéd & quilted.
Hanging sleeve attached.
FOR THE LOVE OF SOCCER - 13" X 13"
$185
Hand dyed cotton, Ultra-suede, sheer overlay, hand appliquéd hand embroidered, and hand beaded. Wrapped on canvas covered framed and secured in a black frame without glass.
MOONLIGHT YOGA - 13" X 13"
$185
Hand dyed cotton, Ultra-suede, sheer overlay, hand appliquéd hand embroidered, and hand beaded. Wrapped on canvas covered frame and secured in white wood frame without glass.
CATCHING STARS - 13" x 13" $185
Hand-dyed cottons, Ultra-suede, sheer overlay, hand appliquéd, hand embroidered,
and hand beaded. Black wood frame without glass.
Framed: 21" x 17" - Art: 17" X 12
NFS
It's every car collectors dream.......discovering that rare car to restore.
Hand ice-dyed & rusted cotton sateen, batik cottons, microwave dyed cottons, hand & machine appliquéd, hand embroidered, machine quilted.
Art is 'float framed' in black wooden frame to provide space between glass and textile.
PINE BOUGH - 18" X 15.5"
$75
Vintage linen, hand embroidered/dyed with iron water, hand-dyed silk noil.
SUN DAPPLED - 20" X 14.5" ©
$100
Artist ice-dyed & eco printed cotton, hand embroidered, machine quilted.
WOODLAND FERNS - 27" X 14"
$75
Artist ice-dyed & discharged dyed cottons, machine quilted, hand embroidered.
LINES - 11.5" x 17"
$75
Woolfelt & artist dyed/felted wool, hand embroidered. This piece is ready to hang but would also look fabulous framed with a white mat.
PRINTED BY NATURE - 14" X 28"
$90
Eco-printed leaves on ice-dyed wool, wool felt border features machine a machine quilted vine. Prepared for hanging or use as a table runner.
Resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidered, beaded, machine quilted.
Prepared for hanging with pockets & metal rod.
FREE FALLING - 12" X 12"
$50
Felted wool, machine stitched, & heavily beaded.
Prepared for hanging with pockets & metal rod.
EMBELLISHED - WHIMISICAL:
UNITED WE STAND - 44" x 28" © 2002
INQUIRES AND PURCHASE OFFERS WELCOME
Commercial fabrics, hand and machine appliquéd, machine quilted, bead embellished on body of quilt with a beaded net edge. AQS appraisal value: $1,900, certificate available upon request. This quilt was published in Mary's book "Beading Basics", on pages 15 & 45.
RAIN FOREST ROYALTY - 14" X 12.5"
$50
Hand-dyed cottons, machine & hand embroidered, bead embellished.
HERE COMES THE HYBRIDS - 45" X 45" © 1996
$350
Commercial cottons and specialty fabrics, 3-D hand appliquéd, machine quilted, mixed media embellishing. This quilt was published in Mary's book, "The Stori of Beaded Embellishment", featured on back cover & page 42.
PULLED FROM EVERY DIRECTION - 38" x 38"
$350
Homespun cotton fabrics & Ultra-suede, 3-D hand appliquéd, embroidered, heavily hand quilted, and mixed media embellishing. This quilt was published in Mary's book, "The Stori Book of Embellishing", pages 24, 29, & 91. AQS appraisal value: $775.00, certificate available upon request.
TECHNOLOGY GONE BERSERK
53" X 58"
$350
Published in Mary's books, DVD, & other publications.
Exhibited at National shows. Pieced, appliquéd, embellished, quilted. Bound edges and hanging sleeved.
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*** THE FOLLOWING PIECES ARE IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
POPPY - 13" x 13
Machine thread sketched & hand embroidered
on cotton fabric. Wrapped on a canvas covered frame
and secured in a black wood frame.
Authentic Japanese cottons, raw edge appliqué, heavily quilted
with metallic thread. Bound edges & hanging sleeve.
**Pebbles are a backdrop only - not fabric.
LINES & SQUARES - 50” x 42.5”
Commercial cotton prints, machine pieced and quilted.
MARGARITA TIME - 18" X 26"
Artist ice-dyed, microwave dyed & some commercial batiks.
Machine appliquéd, beaded & bound edges & machine quilted.
TRUMPET LILY - 13” x 13”
Artist ice-dyed polished cotton background, motifs are ice-dyed cottons and batiks. Machine appliquéd, thread play, hand embroidered, and machine quilted. Wrapped on canvas form & secured in a black wood frame without glass.
CALIFORNIA POPPIES - 13" X 13"
Ice-dyed linen, ice-dyed cottons and some batiks.
Machine appliquéd, thread painted, hand embroidered, & machine quilted. Wrapped onto a canvas frame and secured in wood frame.
UPPER CRABTREE - TRIPLE CREEK MEADOWS, NC.
52.5" x 60"
Commission made with ice-dyed cottons, some commercial fabrics, appliquéd, fabric pencils, embroidered, and machine quilted.
CRANES AT REST - 23” x 23”
Authentic Japanese metallic enhanced cotton, hand-dyed gradation cotton, fabric pleat manipulation. Bound binding & hanging sleeve.
QUILT OF MANY COLORS II - 49" X 50"
Hand-dyed cottons, pieced and quilted by machine. Faced edges.
Pieced black and white prints on back.
3 CRANES - 17" x 27.5"
Authentic Daido Maruta woven Japanese textile for background, Japanese cotton motifs, artist hand-marbled fine metallic netting used for sun and foliage. Appliquéd & quilted with metallic thread, bound edges.
CELESTIAL BEAUTY - 12” x 18.5”
Authentic Japanese textiles, appliquéd & quilted. A matching
Ikat binding finishes the edges and a hanging sleeve is attached.
WINDOW INTO JAPAN - 18.25” x 23”
Authentic Japanese cottons, appliquéd motifs, gold Metallic thread work, machine quilted, bound edges & attached hanging sleeve.
MAJESTIC CRANES - 18" x 22"
Authentic Japanese cottons, machine appliquéd & machine quilted
with metallic thread.
LUNCH TIME - 13" x 13"
Hand painted cotton, appliquéd, hand & machine embroidery.
Wrapped on a canvas covered frame & secured in a black wood frame.
FLOWER POWER - 13" X 13"
Hand painted & dyed cottons, appliquéd, hand embroidered & quilted.
WINTER BIRCHES - 13" x 13"
Artist’s acrylic mono-printed pieced background. Raw edge appliquéd trees. Machine embroidered & densely thread stitched.
AUTUMN - 13" X 13"
Mary Stori wood grain cotton print, designed for Kona Bay Fabrics. Artist ice-dyed cotton leaves, machine appliquéd, machine quilted & secured in a black wood frame without glass.
IN FLIGHT - 13" x 13".
Artist’s hand-dyed & Japanese cotton fabrics. Machine appliquéd & quilted with metallic thread.
BAMBOO - 15" x 15"
Hand-dyed cottons, batiks, raw edge appliqué, background thread sketching, machine quilted.
PAINT CHIPS - 17.5" x 28" Hand-dyed cottons & batiks, pieced, machine quilted.
HIKING TILL SUNSET - 19.5" x 38"
SOLD - commission for private collection
Indigo & ice-dyed cottons & batiks, appliquéd motifs,
thread painting, oil pastels, Prismacolor pencils, machine quilted.
SOARING ABOVE THE BLUE RIDGE - 17.5" x 21"
Hand ice-dyed cottons & batiks, appliquéd motifs, thread painting, embroidery, & densely quilted.
WITH THE WIND - 41" X 50"
Japanese cottons, pieced, appliquéd, quilted with metallic thread.
ESCAPE TO JAPAN - 45" x 45"
Authentic Japanese cottons, pieced, appliquéd, quilted with metallic thread.
HARMONY IN NATURE- 23.5” x 18.5” © Mary Stori
Mono-printed, gradation dyed, indigo dyed cottons, appliquéd,
embroidered, & densely quilted.
WHITE BIRCHES - 13" x 13"
Mono-printed cottons, appliquéd, embroidered, densely quilted.
Morning Song - 20.5" x 16"
Mono-printed cottons, appliquéd, embroidered, densely quilted. Faced edges.
JAPANESE GARDENS - 35" X 24"
Japanese cottons, appliquéd, machine quilted, and highlighted with gold metallic thread.
TUNNEL VISION - 13" x 13"
Artist hand dyed cottons, appliquéd, embroidered,
& densely quilted by machine. Inspired by Neal Cornwell
photo & used with permission.
GINKGO - 28" X 18.5"
Artist deconstructed, hand-dyed, & Batik cottons.Appliquéd, densely embroidered & heavily quilted by machine....
SPIRIT OF JAPAN - 47" X 55"
Authentic Japanese cottons, machine quilted with metallic & invisible thread.
AUTUMN SETTING SUN - 13" X 13"
Hand-ice & indigo dyed cottons, hand & machine appliquéd, hand embroidered, hand quilted, paint & pastels applied.
FUN IN THE RAIN - 13" X 13"
Batik cottons, appliquéd, quilted with laminated foil thread.
BIG MOON RISING - 13" X 13" Ice-dyed, batik, layered sheers, ultra-suede, densely machine stitched,
hand embroidered, painted.
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS ON MY MIND - 13" x 13"
Artist hand dyed cottons, Ultra-suede, hand stitched.
TROPICAL FLOWER SEED PODS - 13" X 13" Ice dyed cottons, appliquéd, hand embroidered & quilted.
FALLEN LEAVES - 15.5" x 15.5"
Artist ice-dyed vintage linen napkin, leaf printing on silk,
machine stitched, hand embroidered. Fitted with hanging device.
SUMMERTIME - 15.5" X 21.5" Artist ice-dyed cotton sateen, mono-printed and machine quilted.
SUNSHINE & SHADOWS - 8" X 5"
Hand felted, resist-dyed wool, hand embroidered, bead embellished.
Resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidered, beaded, machine quilted.
TECHNICOLOR STARS IN PARADISE #2 - 30" x 16.5" © Mary Stori
Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics, machine appliquéd & quilted, heavily beaded.
ACE OF DIAMONDS - 32" X 32"
Commercial & hand-dyed cottons, hand & machine appliquéd, hand and machine quilted, heavily bead embellished.
LIKE TOUCHING A WARM CLOUD - 17" x 19" © Mary Stori
Commercial fabrics, hand appliquéd, machine quilted, bead embellished. This quilt was published in Mary's book "Beading Basics", back cover & page 34.
Featured fabrics are mostly Mono printed. Raw edge appliqué, hand embroidery, & quilted.
Appliquéd cotton fabrics, hand embroidered
thread sketched and machine quilted.
KING OF THE MARSH - 25" x 17"
Artist ice-dyed silk noil & cottons, machine appliquéd and quilted. Double fold binding of same silk noil material. Fabric hanging sleeve attached.
QUILT OF MANY COLORS - 49" X 49"
Hand-dyed cottons, pieced and quilted by machine. Faced edges. Pieced black and white prints on back.
JAPANESE GARDENS - 53" x 53"
Authentic Japanese cottons, pieced & quilted with metallic thread.
SHADES OF BLUE - 50.5" x 50.5"
Vintage Jasco Premier wax block print on cotton. Printed in England for the South African market. Machine pieced & quilted. Fabric hanging sleeve attached.
Note - although this appears to be black and white, it's actually dark indigo blue.
JOURNEY TO JAPAN - 54" X 54"
Japanese cottons, quilted with metallic thread.
THE COLOR OF FALL - 22" X 15.5" Hand-dyed & batik cottons, appliquéd, thread
painted and quilted. Faced edge, fabric hanging sleeve attached.
REMEMBERING FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT #2 - 24" X 22" Deconstructed screen printed, ice-dyed, indigo-dyed cottons. Machine pieced and quilted.
Hand indigo-dyed wool, silk dyed in iron water, bamboo rayon felt, Ultra-suede, hand appliquéd & embroidered, machine stitched.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER - 13" X 13"
Artist gelli printed cottons, batik, appliqued, hand embroidered,
and quilted. Wrapped on canvas frame secured in black wood frame without glass.
Artist's mono-printed & over-dyed cottons. Densely machine stitched, appliquéd, hand embroidered & quilted. Faced edges, fabric sleeve attached.
WHEN THE SUN COMES UP IN THE MORNING - 13" x 13"
Artist ice & indigo dyed cottons, appliqued, embroidered & quilted by machine. Wrapped on canvas covered frame & secured in black wood frame without glass.
SUMMER COTTAGES - 10" X 11" Artist hand-dyed & mono printed cottons, appliqued, hand embroidered, & quilted by machine. Framed without glass.
THREE CATS INDIGO - 30.5” x 31.5”
Authentic vintage Three Cats Indigo discharge printed fabric
printed in England and South Africa using the original traditional
copper rollers with patterns etched onto the surface.
WHISPERING BAMBOO - 41” x 50" © Mary Stori
Authentic Japanese cottons, pieced, appliquéd, densely
quilted with metallic thread. Faced edges.
ON THE FENCE - 22" x 16"
Patchwork background made with vintage indigo block printed cottons, by hard to find, Da Gama 3 Cats - England and South Africa Motifs are appliquéd cotton prints. Hand embroidered and quilted.
BACON & EGGS - 50" X 55"
Commercial cotton fabrics, 3-D hand appliquéd, heavily hand quilted, mixed media embellishing. This is quilt was featured in Mary's book, " The Stori of Beaded Embellishment", page 43.
CRANES IN FLIGHT - 46" X 46"
Pieced, appliquéd and highlight quilting with metallic thread.
MOUNTAIN SUNSET - 13" x 13"
Hand-dyed & ice-dyed cottons, hand embossed Ultra-suede, appliquéd & embroidered, completely hand sewn.
NATURE'S BIRD FEEDER - 13" x 13"
Hand painted cotton, appliquéd, hand & machine embroidery.
Wrapped on a canvas covered frame & secured in a black wood frame.
ECHINACEA - 13" x 13"
Machine thread sketched & hand embroidered
on cotton fabric.
MORNING IN THE BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS - 13" X 13"
Ice, indigo, & mono-printed cottons, Ultra-Suede, appliquéd, & densely machine stitched.
MAPLE LEAF - 3 SEASONS - 18" X 15.5"
Artist's hand & ice-dyed cottons, appliquéd, hand and machine embroidered.
MOUNTAIN SUNSET TOGETHER - 18.5" x 14.5"
Hand-dyed cottons, appliquéd, heavily machine stitched,
machine embroidered, and quilted. Faced edges.
BREAK TIME - 13” X 13”
Artist’s hand-dyed cottons, Ultra-suede, hand appliquéd,
hand embroidered, hand & machine embroidered.
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN BREEZE - 13" X 13"
Hand-dyed cottons, Ultra-suede, hand and machine
applique, hand embroidery.
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN SUNRISE - 13" X 13"
Hand-dyed cottons, hand and machine appliqué, hand embroidered.
VIEW FROM THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY - 13" X 13"
Ice-dyed & indigo dyed cottons, hand & machine appliquéd, embroidered.
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AREN’T JUST BLUE - 13” X 13”
Hand-dyed & ice-dyed cottons, Ultra-suede, hand appliquéd, hand and machine embroidered. Gallery wrapped canvas in black wood frame without glass.
Inspired by Jim Moore’s photography and created with permission.
THE QUICK BROWN FOX........ 13" x 13"
Cottons, pieced, appliquéd, quilted. Throw back design of type writer keys.
SNAPSHOTS FROM JAPAN - 17" x 32"
Japanese cottons, machine stitched & quilted with metallic thread. Bound with black double fold binding, hanging sleeve in place.
SPIRIT OF JAPAN - 46" x 52.5"
Japanese cottons, quilted with metallic thread. Narrow red flanges visually highlight the different strips.
MOONLIT GARDEN - 19.5" X 32"
Original design made with Japanese cottons, fussy cut motifs, appliquéd & quilted with metallic and invisible thread.
FLOATING WITH THE WIND - 41" X 49"
Japanese cottons, sewn edge appliquéd, quilted with brass metallic thread.
GINKGO RAIN - 13" x 22.5"
Gingko trees defoliate quickly, generally in one day.
Japanese cotton fabrics, batik, pieced, appliquéd, and quilted with metallic thread.
CROSSROADS - 58" x 64"
Influenced by shoji screens designs. Details: Authentic Japanese cottons & commercial black cotton fabric. Hand & machine pieced with machine quilting.
BAMBOO AT DAWN - 35" X 41"
Japanese cottons, hand drawn, cut & fused machine appliquéd motifs.
Machine quilted with metallic thread.
GREEN LEAF - 13.5" X 13"
Hand screen printed & batik cottons, appliquéd & quilted by machine.
STACKED TILES 47.5” x 47.5”
113 cotton Japanese print patches, no two alike.
Featuring flat piping, machine pieced and quilted.
RHYTHM OF THE ORIENT - 60" x 60"
Japanese Cottons, pieced and quilted.
EXPLORING JAPAN - 61" x 61"
Japanese cottons, machine pieced,
quilted with brass toned metallic thread.
PRINTED BY NATURE - 31" X 27"
Eco-printed leaves/ferns/pine needles processed in iron water on silk noil and cotton. Machine quilted.
IN THE PINK - 22.5" X 14.5"
Hand painted & dyed cottons, appliquéd, embroidered, & quilted.
Faced edges & prepared with fabric hanging sleeve.
STARRY NIGHT - 13" X 13"
Hand-dyed cottons, Ultra-suede, hand appliquéd, hand embroidered,
and hand beaded. Black wood frame without glass.
Art - 13" x 9" - Framed - 18" x 14"
Hand-dyed cottons, machine appliquéd, hand embroidery, hand beaded.
NIGHT SKY - 13" x 13"
Artist's hand-dyed cotton, Ultra-suede., layered sheers, hand appliquéd, hand embroidered, hand beaded.
SHOOTING STARS - 13" x 13"
Artist's dyed cotton, Ultra-suede., layered sheers, hand appliquéd, embroidered.
PLAY TIME - Art: 13.75" x 8" - Framed: 18" x 12"
Artist's hand-dyed cotton, Ultra-suede., layered sheers, machine & hand appliqué, machine & hand embroidered, hand beaded.
GIRL ON SWING - 13" X 13"
Hand-dyed cottons, layered sheers, appliquéd, embroidered, beaded.
Art: 13" x 9" - Framed 18" x 14"
Hand-dyed cottons, layered sheers, appliquéd, embroidered, beaded.
CATCHING LIGHTNING BUGS
Framed - 18" x 14" - Art work - 13" x9"
Hand-dyed cotton, machine appliquéd and quilted, hand beaded. This piece is faced and not under glass. It's mounted on archival matte board.
STAR GAZING - 13" X 13"
Hand-dyed cottons, machine appliquéd, hand embroidery, hand beaded.
REGAN & GABRIEL’S FIREFLY FIELD
Framed - 22” x18” - Art work - 14” x 10”
Hand-dyed cottons, layered sheers, appliquéd, embroidered, beaded.
3 HIGH WIRE BIRDS - 13" X 13" Pieced cotton background, hand and machine appliquéd, quilted.
BIRDS AT REST - 12” x 12”
Hand ice-dyed cotton, appliquéd & machine quilted.
Hand ice-dyed silk noil, marbled raw silk, appliquéd & quilted with metallic thread.
3 BIRDS - 12” x 12”
Pieced & applique cottons, embroidered & machine quilted.
RED BIRDS - 13" x 13"
Hand printed cotton, appliquéd, embroidered, & quilted with
metallic thread.
4 RED TREES - 24" X 14.5"
Hand printed cotton, Ultra-suede, hand and machine
appliqué, hand embroidery, and quilted.
APPROACHING DUSK - 25" x 18"
Artist hand dye-painted landscape on Liberty of London cotton, densely thread painted, machine appliquéd & quilted.
TWILIGHT IN THE MARSH - 27.5" x 22"
Deconstructed screen printed, machine appliquéd, embroidered, & quilted.
3 FISH - 22.5" X 28"
Artist hand ice-dyed & commercial fabrics. Machine appliquéd & quilted.
HAPPY PELICAN - 23.5" X 31.5"
Pieced & appliquéd cottons by machine, hand embroidered, machine quilted.
NOIR ET BLANC - 60.5" x 60.5"
Cotton fabrics, machine pieced, appliquéd & quilted.
INFLUENCES - 11" X 14"
Silk screening on linen, hand embroidery and embellished.
CATTAILS - 14.5" X 9"
Thread painted motifs on cotton batik, hand micro seed stitched background.
SILVER DOLLARS - 12" x 18"
Silk noil hand-dyed in iron water, layered sheer motifs, hand embroidered, machine appliquéd & quilted.
SNAPSHOTS - JAPAN #2 - 15" X 32"
Japanese cottons, machine stitched & quilted with metallic thread.
JAPANESE COINS - 41" X 46"
Japanese cottons, machine pieced and quilted.
BLUE HERON FEEDING - 9" X 12" X 3/4" deep
Hand painted, ice-dyed cottons & sheers, appliquéd, hand embroidered, quilted.
CUDDLING IN TRUCKEE - 48" X 72"
Commercial and hand-dyed cottons...custom made for Chris Stori/family.
CUDDLING IN TRUCKEE #2 - 48" x73
Commercial and hand-dyed cottons...custom made for Chris Stori/family."
TECHNICOLOR - 21" X 21"
Hand-dyed cottons and batiks. Machine pieced and quilted.
PICK UP STICKS - 32" X 32"
Hand-dyed cotton, machine pieced and quilted. Hanging sleeve attached.
FLOWER GARDEN IN SHADOW - 42" X 32"
Cotton fabrics, machine appliquéd and quilted.
Hand-dyed silk noil, cotton batik, Japanese print fabric, appliquéd and machine quilted. The center piece is a stand alone wall quilt...placed on a larger whole cloth.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH - 41" x 34.5"
Artist's photos printed on cotton, machine stitched and heavily quilted.
JAPANESE TILES - 51.5" X 45"
Japanese cotton fabrics, machine pieced and quilted.
WINDSWEPT - 13.5" x 24.5"
Japanese fabrics, hand dyed cottons, eco-print linen, appliquéd & hand embroidered, machine quilted, faced edges, prepared for hanging.
SNAPSHOTS - JAPAN #1 - 28" X 31"
Japanese cottons, machine stitched & quilted with metallic thread. Bound with multi-colored double fold binding, hanging sleeve in place. Design inspired by a Shoji rice panel room divider.
RED GINKGO LEAVES - 12.5" x30"
Hand-dyed cottons, eco-printed silk noil, appliquéd, machine embroidered & quilted.
MARSH AT DAWN - 20" X 15"
Hand ice-dyed silk noil, machine appliquéd, embroidered, and quilted.
MORNING FOG - 14.5" x 14.5"
Cotton batiks, machine embroidered & quilted, altered sheer overlay. Faced edging, hanging sleeve attached.
PATHWAYS THROUGH JAPAN - 61" X 43"
Japanese & batik cottons, machine pieced, appliquéd, & heavily quilted.
KURO KUMA - 24.5" x 19.5" Commission to celebrate a couples new home, named Kuro Kuma,
Japanese for "Black Bear".
ODE TO SUMMER - 14" X 18.5"
Hand dyed cottons, hand embroidered, machine appliquéd & quilted.
RED-CROWNED CRANES - 58" x 47"
Machines stitched cottons, quilted with metallic thread.
ASIAN INFLUENCES - 61" X 61"
Cotton fabrics, machine and hand stitched.
TWO CRANES - 51.5" X 51.5"
Cotton fabric, machine pieced, appliquéd & quilted.
A TOUCH OF THE ORIENT- 63"x 63"
Cotton fabrics, many are Japanese made. Machine stitched.
TOURING ASIA - 54" X 54" - 2018
Japanese cotton fabric, machine pieced and quilted.
JAPANESE INFLUENCES #3 - 49" X 58.5"
Japanese cotton fabric, machine pieced and quilted.
TWO CRANES - 51.5" x 51.5"
Cotton fabrics, most were made in Japan, machine appliquéd & quilted.
CROSSROADS TO THE EAST - 49.5" X 49.5"
Japanese cotton fabrics, machine pieced and quilted.
TOUR JAPAN - 60" X 60"
Japanese cotton fabric, machine stitched.
ASIAN HARMONY - 39" x 39"
Japanese cotton fabrics, machine pieced and quilted.
ORIENTAL GARDENS IN BLOOM - 39" X 34"
Japanese cotton fabrics, machine pieced and quilted.
ORIENTAL DREAMS - 60" X 60"
Japanese cottons, machine stitched
ORIENT EXPRESS - 61' x 61" © 2015
Japanese cotton fabric, machine stitched.
LOOKING EAST - 32.5" x 23"
Japanese cottons, machine stitched.
AERIAL VIEW - FLOWER GARDEN PARTY - 27.25 " X 27.25"
Commercial cottons, machine pieced and quilted.
PRIVATE COMMISSION
CHILD'S PLAY - 36" x 36" © Mary Stori
Homespun fabrics, hand embroidered figures/designs with Ultra-suede details, machine quilted, bead embellished binding. This quilt was published in Mary's book "Beading Basics", pages 22 & 46.
RAIN DROPS - 23" X 32" © 2017
Vintage table linen ice-dyed by the artist, machine stitched, hand beaded.
BLOOD, SWEAT & SIGNATURES- 66.5" X 66.5" © 1992
Commercial cottons, hand quilted, original design featuring 96 quilt celebrity signatures.
EARTH'S BOUNTY - 28" X 29.5" © 2017
Botanical printing, natural dyeing with turmeric, curry, blueberries, pine needles, iron water on silk noil, machine quilted.
"BOTANICAL MAGIC" - 22.5" x 26.5"
Natural cotton burlap eco-printed with leaves & pine needles. Steamed in vinegar/iron solution to transfer their natural tannins to the cloth. Imported cotton Batik surround the magical prints. Machine quilted with metallic thread.
APPALACHIAN HIDDEN TREASURES - 25" x 23"
Eco-printed with iron water on cotton, image transfer to cotton, machine stitched.
SUPERMOON - 20.5" x 18"
Ice-dyed silk noil, cotton and Ultra-suede hand appliquéd, machine quilted.
THE SETTING SUN - 41" X 25"
Hand & ice-dyed cotton fabrics, commercial cottons, machine appliquéd, hand and machine embroidered, oil stick highlights, thread painted & machine quilted.
REMEMBERING FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT - 22" X 28" © 2017
Ice-dyed cotton, machine stitched.
REMEMBERING FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT #3 - 25" X 23" © 2017
Ice-dyed cottons, transfer printing and machine quilting.
SWAYING PALM FRONDS - 55.5" X 38" © 2017
Authentic Dutch Wax cotton, machine stitched.
Home For The Holidays 32" X 32"
Commercial cottons, hand appliquéd, machine pieced, hand quilted.
SUNBONNET SUE 72" x 87" (completed in 1988)
Made from 100% all cotton vintage fabrics. Sue blocks were a flea market find in the bottom of a box of fabric. Helen Downie, Arlington Hts., IL assembled the quilt. It was meticulously hand quilted by Mary Stori.
LUNARIA ANNUA (aka - Silver Dollar, Money or Honesty Plant)
21" X 27.5" © 2016
Vintage table linen, ice-dyed by the artist, hand embroidered, machine stitched.
RED BERRIES - 15" x 18.5"
Vintage hankie, eco-dyed, hand embroidered, mounted on linen.
THE MARSH - 24" X 23" © 2017
Shibori hand-dyed silk noil, machine appliquéd batik motifs, machine quilted.
GROWING STRONG- 26.5" X 26" © 2016
Artist Indigo and ice-dyed cottons, machine stitched.
INDIGO GARDEN - 40" X 33"
Artist hand-dyed indigo cotton, machine stitched line drawings, machine quilted.
BIG FISH - LITTLE FISH- 26" X 15" © 2016
Artist dye-painted cottons, machine stitched & surface design elements.
SUNSET ON THE BLUE RIDGE - 25.5" X 13.5" © 2016
Artist dye-painted & hand-dyed cottons, extensively machine stitched.
SUN DRENCHED BAMBOO - 19" X 27" © 2016
Commercial cottons and ice-dyed linen, machine appliquéd and quilted.
'THEOBALD'S AT SEASIDE BEACH' - 19" X 24"
POLKA DOT PARADE - 19" X 14.5" © 2017
Cotton fabric stamped with thickened dye, hand embroidered, machine quilted.
TRIO - 27.5" X 18" © 2014
GREEN LEAVES - 15" X 35.5" © 2013
OAK LEAVES 12" X 11" © 2014
LOVE NOTE 11" X 11" ©
Commercial cottons, machine appliquéd, bead embellished. This quilt was featured in Fons & Porter's "Love of Quilting" magazine Feb. 2004 - pages 18-20.
FULL MOON - 19" X 15" © 2016
Artist hand-dyed & felted wool, hand appliquéd & embroidered.
Woolfelt (solid and heathered), machine quilted, hand embroidered, featuring a sand dollar shell.
SHEBOYGAN SUNSET - 8" X 8"
Artist ice-dyed cotton sateen with hand dye-painted sheer overlay. Machine stitched..
THROUGH THE TREES - 15" X 20"
Copper foiling on felted wool, machine appliquéd, hand & machine embroidered.
FOLK ART FLOWERS - 20" x 11"
Artist hand-dyed and felted wool, hand embroidered.
SUNSET MOMENT - 15" X 9" ©
Hand felted and dyed wool by the artist, machine and hand appliquéd, hand embroidered.
GINKGO LEAVES AT DAWN - 21.5" X 22.5" © 2016
Artist hand-dyed and commercial cottons, machine embroidered and quilted.
BAMBOO IN SILHOUETTE - 20.5" X 24" © 2015
Commercial fabric, machine appliquéd and quilted.
PINE NEEDLES - 41" X 30.25" © 2015
Artist deconstructed screen printed images, machine pieced and quilted, hand embroidered.
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN MEADOW - 18" X 16" © 2015
Artist soy wax resist/hand-dyed silk noil, cotton batik,
hand embroidered.
MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS - 23" X 18.5" © 2016
Hand dye-painted cotton, batik fabrics, machine stitched.
RED TREES - 17.5" X 14" © 2014
Artist ice-dyed cotton, machine stitching, hand embroidered.
SUNRISE AT THE MARSH - 14.5" X 12.5" © 2015
Hand embroidered on painted canvas.
TECHNICOLOR STARS IN PARADISE #1 - 30" x 16.5" © Mary Stori
Hand-dyed and commercial fabrics, machine appliquéd & quilted, heavily beaded.
THROUGH THE GARDEN GATE - 15.25 " X 24.75" © 2015
Artist hand-dyed, ice dyed, and deconstructed screen printed cotton. Machine stitched.
AND THEN THERE WAS COLOR - 20" X 24.5" © 2017
Cotton, machine stitched.
TWO RED LINES - 19.5" X 16.5" © 2017
Cotton, machine stitched.
PLAID-ITUDE - 10" X 11" © 2015
Artist hand wet felted wool, bead embellished.
FOLK ART FLOWERS - 20" X 13.5" © 2014
Artist marbled cotton, hand-dyed wool motifs, hand embroidered, machine quilted.
ZIPPY FLOWERS - 14" X 10" © 2014
Artist nuno felted wool, hand embroidered, bead embellished, featuring zipper flowers.
TECHNICOLOR TREES - 20 x 15.25 © 2015
Artist created hand-dyed & mono-printed bamboo rayon felt, commercial felted wool, machine quilted, hand embroidered.
BLUE LAGOON - 6.5" X 5.5" © 2014
Artist wet felted wool, hand embroidered, bead embellished.
WILLOW - 21" X 18"© 2015
Felted wool, Ultra-suede, hand-dyed cord, bead embellished,
NATURE'S SERENITY - 10" X 21" © 2014
Wool felt, hand embroidered, bead embellished.
TOUCH OF GOLD - 15.25" x 25.75"©
Artist hand-dyed and discharge printed cotton, commercial fabric, machine quilted with metallic thread.
WILDFLOWER SILHOUETTE TRIO © 2015
Artist microwave ice-dyed and mono-printed felted wool,
hand embroidered, bead embellished. FOCUS ON NATURE - 14" x 11"
Deconstructed screen printed silk noil, hand embroidered, bead work and embellished agate. Mounted on canvas covered frame.
PURPLE AGATE - 10" x 8"
Marbled cotton, hand embroidered, bead work and embellished agate. Mounted on canvas covered frame.
FERNS AT SUNSET - 12" X 16" © 2015
Artist eco-printed images, dyed silk noil, hand embroidered & beaded.
"BUILD A MOUNTAIN OF MEMORIES TOGETHER" - 25 X 31" © 2015
Cotton fabrics, hand and machine appliquéd, hand embroidered,
machine quilted.
DESERT SUNSET 9" X 11" © 2015
Hand wet and needle felted wool by the artist.
SEA SHELL - 11" X 16" © 2011
Artist hand-dyed bamboo/rayon felt, machine stitched, sea shell embellished, beaded.
THE 4 SEASONS SET
Each: 22" x 27" - hand appliquéd, hand quilted,
machine stitching, with beading and embellishing.
ICE STORM
SPRING HAS SPRUNG
SUMMER SIZZLE
AUTUMN COLORS
BUTTONS & BOW - 18" X 16" © 2004
Commercial woolfelt, machine appliquéd, hand embroidered, button and bead embellished. This quilt was published in Mary's book "Embellishing With Felted Wool", page 49-51.
HEART & FLOWERS - 19" X 19" © 2004
Commercial woolfelt, machine appliquéd, hand embroidered, button and bead embellished. This quilt was published in Mary's book "Embellishing With Felted Wool", page 52-54.
SPRING GREEN - 11" X 20" © Mary Stori
Hand-dyed cotton, meticulously hand stipple quilted, trapunto, glass beads. Cover quilt "Flawless Hand Quilting", published by Rodale Press.
DESERT COMET - 7" X 5" © 2015
Artist deconstructed screen printed wool, hand embroidered and bead embellished.
TEXTURES - 12" X 11" © 2011
Artist hand-dyed felted wool, embellished with found objects, hand embroidered and beaded.
MUSIC IN THE AIR - 17" x 10" © 2013
Felted wool, painted, hand embroidered, vintage sheet music, & bead embellished.
THE COLOR OF FALL - 12" X 9" © 2015
Artist shibori printed, ice-microwave dyed, & mono-printed wool, machine needle lace embroidered leaves.
INDIGO BLUE - 10" X 8" © 2015
Artist indigo dyed linen, printed with natural foliage, bead embellished agate, and hand embroidered.
ELEMENTS #2 - 8" X 10" © 2015
Artist ice-dyed silk noil, hand embroidered, bead embellished.
JAPANESE MAPLE - 14" X 11" © 2016
Artist deconstructed screen printing on silk noil, machine appliqués, hand embroidered.
THE COLOR OF FALL - 12" X 9" © 2015
Artist shibori printed, ice-microwave dyed, & mono-printed wool, machine needle lace embroidered leaves.
MAPLE LEAF - 9 x 12" © 2015
Artist hand-dyed, shibori printed, ice-microwave dyed, & mono printed wool featuring bead embroidery.
AGATE INSPIRED - 8" X 8" © 2014
Marbled cotton by the artist, hand embroidered, agate & beaded.
LIGHTNING AT SUN SET - 8" X 8" © 2014
Artist deconstructed screen printed wool, hand embroidered, bead embellished, featuring a laser cut metal motif.
NUMBERS - 14" X 15" © 2011
Artist felted wool, machine appliquéd, hand embroidered, bead & button embellished. **This quilt was featured in the July/Aug issue of Quilter's Home Magazine.
THROUGH THE LEAVES - 11" X 16" © 2014
Artist hand-felted wool, dyed & sun printed, stenciled with live ferns, hand & machine embroidered.
EARLY MORNING DAWN - 8" x 10" © 2013
Artist ice-dyed wool, hand embroidered, bead embellished fused glass cabochon.
HALF MOON DREAMS - 14" © 2004
Commercial woolfelt, machine appliquéd, hand embroidered, button and bead embellished. This quilt was published in Mary's book "Embellishing With Felted Wool", page 44-46.
MOUNTAIN PINE NEEDLES - 16" x 12" © 2013
Artist hand-dyed felted wool, embellished with pine needles, rusted cotton cording and hand embroidery.
Artist deconstructed screen printed silk noil, hand embroidered,
SUNSET SILHOUETTE - 12.25" X 7.25" © 2014
Artist hand-dyed felted wool, hand embroidered, bead embellished.
SUN BEAMS IN THE FOREST - 22.5" X 30"
Commercial cotton fabric, machine quilted.
FALL FOLIAGE - 18.5" X 17"
Artist dyed, over-dyed, painted, stamped cotton fabric.
Hand embroidered, and bead embellished.
PINE RIDGE AT DAWN - 32" X 42" © 2010
Hand-dyed and commercial cottons, machine appliquéd, bead embellished, hand quilted. **Third place winner at the 2011 AQS Knoxville, TN show.
HEART TO HEART - 42" x 36"
Hand-dyed cotton fabrics, hand appliquéd, hand embroidered, hand quilted & bead embellished binding.
ELEMENTS #3 - 10.5" x 11.5" © 2013
Felted wool, machine stitched & bead embellished.
BLACK & TAN - 15.5" X 20" © 2007
Wool embellished with hand and machine stitching & beaded coconut buttons.
FURROWS - 10" X 8" © 2014
Resist dyed, hand felted wool, hand embroidered, bead embellished.
AMETHYST - 8.5" X 8" © 2012
Hand painted cotton fabric, silk & scrim, hand embroidered and beaded.
DOTS 6" X 5" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidery, bead embellished.
X's & O's 6" X 5.5" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidery, bead embellished.
ORBIT 7.5" X 5" © 2014
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidered, bead embellished.
SMALL TREES - 14" x 15" © 2012
Artist deconstructed screen printed cotton, hand embroidered trees with wool thread, hand embroidered background with commercial cotton floss, and featuring beadwork.
4 GREEN TREES - 19" x 32.5"
Artist deconstructed screen printed cottons, machine appliquéd & quilted.
TEXTURED LEAVES - 19" x 16" © 2012
Artist deconstructed screen printed cotton & commercial cottons, hand appliquéd, and machine quilted, featuring beaded leaves & binding.
LINES - 12" x 8" © 2013
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidered & bead embellished.
DOODLING - 6.5" x 5.5" © 2013
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidered & bead embellished.
REACHING HIGH - 5.5" x 6.5" © 2013
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidered & bead embellished.
LIME-AID - 9" x 12" © 2013
Felted wool, machine stitching, beaded agate with additional bead embellishing.
TURTLE POND - 10" X 8" © 2014
Artist marbleized cotton with marbled sheer overlay, hand embroidered, bead embellished.
FAUX MARBLE - 11" x 11" © 2013
Artist marbled cotton, hand embroidered & bead embellished.
SUNFLOWERS - 15" X 10" © 2013
Artist hand-felted wool, dyed & sun printed, hand embroidered,
NATURE'S HAND - 9" x 10" © 2013
Felted wool, bead embellished agate and hand embroidered.
NATURE'S ELEMENTS - 35.5" X 13 © 2012
Artist deconstructed cotton, rusted cotton, linen, dyed sheers, hand embroidered, and bead embellished.
IRON TREE - 8" x 8" © 2013
Felted wool, hand stitched with hours and hours of single strand embroidery floss stitching. Embellished with a laser cut metal motif.
AERIAL BLUEPRINT - 12.5" x 16" © 2013
Artist indigo dyed silk noil, ice dyed cotton, hand embroidered,
WOODLAND FLOWERS - 12" x 12" © 2013
Artist sun printed & hand-dyed felted wool, hand embroidered & bead embellished.
TIDE POOL - 7" x 10" © 2013
Artist nuno-felted wool, hand embroidered, bead embellished.
CARNIVAL - 10" X 7" © 2013
Artist nuno-felted wool, hand embroidered, bead embellished.
DASHES - 33" x 35" © 2013
Cotton & batik fabrics, machine quilted.
SUNSET MOMENT - 15" X 9" © 2014
Hand felted and dyed wool by the artist, machine and hand appliquéd, hand embroidered.
SUN QUEEN - 12" x 12" © 2013
Artist hand-dyed felted wool, commercial woolfelt
bead embellished fused glass cabochon.
AUTUMN - 16" X 12" © 2013
Artist hand dyed & felted wool, sun printed, dyed cotton batting,
machine stitched & hand embroidered.
WINTER'S FERN - 9" x 12" © 2012
Woolfelt, lavishly beaded, machine embroidered.
RECTANGLES - 6.5" x 7" © 2013
Wool felt, machine and hand stitched, embellished with beads and fused glass.
STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN - 11" x 8"
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidered & bead embellished.
STAR BRIGHT #2 - 12.5" x 12.5" © 2011
Artist felted wool, hand embroidered, antique and contemporary buttons, bead embellished.
SEA SHELLS - 9" X 12" © 2012
Heathered woolfelt and bamboo rayon felt, machine quilted, embellished with sea shells and beads.
BEST FRIENDS - 21" X 17 1/2" © 2000
Hand-dyed and commercial cotton fabrics, machine appliquéd & quilted, bead embellished. This quilt was published in Mary's book, " The Stori of Beaded Embellishment", pages 59-64.
BUT DOCTOR - 24 1/2" x 24 1/2" © 1993
Commercial cotton & speciality fabrics, hand appliquéd, hand embroidered, hand quilted, mixed media embellishing. This quilt was published in Mary's book, "The Stori Book of Embellishing", pages 23 & 91.
BE LIGHTHEARTED - 33" x 35" © 2001
Commercial and hand-dyed cotton fabrics, Ultra-suede, hand appliquéd, machine quilted, bead embellished binding. This quilt was published in Mary's book "Beading Basics", page 37.
TALL HOUSES - 17 1/2" x 9" © 2011
Artist hand-dyed felted wool, hand and machine embroidered.
MY STARS - 5" x 6" © 2013
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidered & bead embellished.
ROOT BEER FLOAT - 7" X 6" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidery, bead embellished.
57 - 6" X 6.5" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidery, bead embellished.
MOCHA - 7" X 6" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidery, bead embellished.
CORAL GARDEN - 12.5" X 8.5" © 2012
Artist hand-dyed felted wool machine stitched & bead embellished.
CIRCLES - 5" x 7" © 2013
Artist resist dyed felted wool, embellished with raised & dimensional beadwork and hand embroidered.
MASK - 6" X 7" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidery, bead embellished.
PLAID - 10" X 8" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidery, bead embellished.
YELLOW & BLUE - GREEN - 6.5" X 6" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidery, bead embellished.
TRADE WINDS - 7" X 10" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, machine & hand embroidery, beaded.
CROP CIRCLES - 8" X 12" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidery, bead embellished.
TRACKS - 6.5" X 7" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidery, beaded.
BOUNDARIES - 5.5" X 7" © 2012
Artist resist dyed felted wool, hand embroidery, bead embellished.
LONG NEEDLE PINE - 9" X 12" © 2012
Felted wool, featuring size 13 iris seed beads to create the long needle pine sprig, & hand embroidered.
WESTON'S MARSH - 9" X 7" © 2011
Nuno felted wool & silk, hand dyed gauze, hand embroidered and beaded.
HEIRLOOM BLUSH - 8" x 12" © 2012
Artist hand-dyed felted wool & gauze featuring beaded rose motifs
and hand-dyed perle cotton embroidery.
ELEMENTS #2 - 9"x9" © 2011
Bead embellished wool felt, machine stitched.
PINE NEEDLES #3 - 10" x 9" © 2013
Artist hand-dyed and felted wool, marbleized sheers, embellished with pine needles and hand-dyed embroidery floss.
ELEMENTS - 5 1/2" X 20" ©2011
Artist's rusted fabric, featuring beaded stone cabochon, hand embroidered and beaded.
CAPTURED - 9" x 9" © 2011
Bamboo/Rayon Felt, machine stitched, and featuring a bead embellished cabochon.
PUSSY WILLOWS - 11" x 19" © 2011
Artist hand-dyed felted wool, machine appliquéd, machine quilting, hand embroidered, and beaded. Matted in black wood frame. (Piece is straight and even....sorry, my photo isn't!)
BLACKBIRD - 12" X 16" © 2010
Wool felt, machine appliquéd, bead embellished blackbird, flowers, scallop edging.
EVER.....green! - 10 1/2" x 13" © 2011
Artist's deconstructed dyed fabric, machine quilted, bead embellished.
A TISKET, A TASKET - 14 1/2" x 14 1/2" © 2004
Hand-dyed and commercial felted wool, machine appliquéd, bead and button embellished. This is the original quilt published in Mary's book "Embellishing With Felted Wool", page 47
PENNY IRIS - 16" X 16" © 2005
Wool felt, hand & machine appliquéd, hand embroidered, bead and button embellishment. This is the original quilt published in Mary's book "Embellishing With Felted Wool", page 26.
YARD ART MEMORIAL PARK - 49" x 40" © 1993
Commercial fabrics, 3-D hand appliquéd, heavily hand quilted, mixed media embellishing. This is the original quilt featured in Mary's book, "The Stori Book of Embellishing", page 75.
HAWAIIAN MOO MOO - 36" X 36"
Commercial fabrics, 3-D hand appliqué, hand quilted, mixed media embellishing. Created for one of Mary's Quilting Tours to Hawaii.