DECORATIVE STAINED GLASS DESIGNS · 82 DECORATIVE STAINED GLASS DESIGNS Prairie I 8 x 37 inches....
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decorative designs Louise Mehaffey 38 Patterns for Beautiful Windows and Doors 38 Patterns for Beautiful Windows and Doors
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decorative
designs
LouiseMehaffey
38 Patternsfor Beautiful
Windows and Doors
38 Patternsfor Beautiful
Windows and Doors
Introduction 7
Using the Patterns 10Some Notes on Designing 10
Botanical Designs 15
Amaryllis 16Clematis 18Crab Apples 20Crab Apples Cabinet Door 22Crab Apples Circle 24Dogwood 26Forest Primeval 28Iris (Dan’s Door) 30Ivy Fence I 32Ivy Fence II 34Lucy II 36Magnolias 38Magnolias Octagon 40Nouveau Tree I 42Nouveau Tree II 44Rhododendron before the Rain 46Rhododendron in Spring 48Roots 50Rose in a Circle 52Trillium 54Violets 56Wisteria 58
Traditional Designs 61
Circles in a Border 62Three Cubes 64Three Hearts 66Victorian Arch 68
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Contents
Special Designs 71
Jacuzzi Window 72Noah’s Ark I and II 74Noah’s Ark III 76Ohio Star Quilt 78PRR (Pennsylvania Railroad) 80Prairie I 82Prairie III 84Sampler Quilt 86
Sandblasted Designs 89
Carousel Horse 90King of Spades 92Queen of Diamonds 94
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Afriend sent me an amaryllisbulb one Christmas, and
when it bloomed, I was so im-pressed with the flowers that Idecided to create a design withthem. There was so much back-ground in the design that I di-vided it into a grid, a purposelyuneven grid. Some lines of thegrid were placed to help withcutting the glass and some wereplaced as a design element. I had a sheet of a red/orangemottled glass that was a perfectcolor for the blooms. The firsttime I fabricated this design Iused a pale green semi-antiqueglass for the background and a dark green semi-antique glassfor the border, the same glass as the stems and leaves. I ulti-mately decided there was toomuch green in the panel, so the second time I fabricated it, I used a clear patterned glass forthe background, and I thoughtthis was more successful. Tomake the stamens, I bent theends of pieces of 22-gaugetinned copper wire into a smallrough circle, put a blob of sol-der on those ends, and shapedthe wires like the stamens. ThenI soldered the other ends to aseam in the flower.
Amaryllis 18 x 27 inches
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One year the weather musthave been perfect for a
huge magnolia tree in a neigh-bor’s yard. The blooms wereenormous and prolific, and I loved the movement of thebranches and petals. After
taking a roll of photographs, I chose one to use in developinga pattern. I hadn’t realized untilI drew the design that there is no green when the tree isblooming, just pink blossoms in many shades. I found a pink
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glass that had very pale to darkshades of pink, and the back-ground is a semi-antique clearglass. Because of the large rangeof pink shades, the windowdidn’t need another color.
Magnolias 201⁄4 x 281⁄2 inches
This design was for a win-dow beside a front door,
and after researching the flow-ers, I used a simple trellis towind the vines around. It was a convenient way to break upthe vine into pieces that couldbe more easily cut and alsoadded a needed contrastingcolor. The color choice was theclient’s, and I think it was suc-cessful, although I would prob -ably have chosen a glass withmore color variation for theflowers. The background is awispy white. This allows somenatural light in, but it can’t eas-ily be seen through.
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Wisteria 16 x 371⁄4 inches
This style of work is alsocalled Craftsman or Arts
and Crafts. It is reminiscent of a more simple era, reflected inthe deceptively simple straightlines. As in the Ohio Star Quiltpanel, mismatched lines becomevery obvious, so the glass mustbe cut accurately. The panel wasfor a sidelight by a front door.The client did not want to beable to see through the window,so I used a heavily texturedclear glass for the background.This allowed some natural lightinto the hall. The other colorswere chosen to match those inan oriental rug.
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Prairie I 8 x 37 inches
Special Designs 83
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Louise Mehaffey has been creating glass crafts for more than 30 years. She works from her studio, The Glass Place, in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, and is the author of Glass Beads: Tips, Tools, & Techniques for Learning the Craft and Glass Bead Inspirations: Ideas & Techniques for Lampworkers.
