Q&A Portfolio for Eliane Lomax

Eliane discovered quilting in the pages of a beautiful coffee-table book (Quilting, A Living Tradition by Robert Shaw) picked up by chance on the remainder table of Borders bookstore. Fate must have guided her hand: within weeks, she had started her first quilt, a classic Trip Around the World, and finished it early in 2000 - just in time to salute the new millennium with an all-consuming new hobby.

Eliane has loved and practiced sewing since childhood, and easily transferred the skills from fashion and home décor to quilting. While at first she learned basic techniques by making several traditional patterns, she was quickly attracted to original art quilting. Always passionate about books, art museums and galleries, she naturally included quilting books and quilting shows into her interests. She draws her primary inspiration from color, particularly beautiful or exotic fabrics. Her technique of choice is piecing.

In 2001 Eliane joined PM Patchwork, a group which meets in Chevy Chase. She presently serves as its president. Early on, she was encouraged by her more experienced peers to enter local shows and in 2004 she started entering national juried shows.

Eliane was born, raised and educated in France. She has lived in the Washington, DC area since 1972. She became a U.S. citizen on Bicentennial Day, July 4, 1976. Her day job is with a U.S. foreign policy institute where her duties include organizing conferences and editing publications.

Gilmore at Sunrise C 2004 Eliane Lomax
Gilmore Sun
© Eliane Lomax 2004
32" x 39"

Machine pieced, machine quilted, hand beaded, hand painted cotton, commercial cottons.

Inspired by a Frank Lloyd Wright window design for the house of Mr. Gilmore. The setting sun was hand painted by Mickey Lawler.

The electrical colors of a distant night storm.

A collage of African "fancy prints" builds a village home for the figures of the Nativity, hand-carved by a Malian craftsman.