Have you ever read Textile Fibre Forum magazine? It features all kinds of textile and fibre art, with a focus on Australia. The current issue includes an article about the AUSTRALIA WIDE THREE exhibition presented by Ozquilt Network Inc and part of my Wild Lupins is shown on the back cover.
One of my favourite activities when we have little people visit us at Copacabana is to make an excursion to The Entrance where they feed the pelicans each day at 3.30pm.
I’m back from Far North Queensland and have updated the Guild website. You can see images of all of the prize winning quilts in the Sydney Quilt Show 2013 Prize Winners Online Gallery. Best of Show, and five other awards, is Rings & Roses by Janet Treen. Janet shares her quilts and lots of tutorials on her blog Quiltsalott.
Today is the opening of the 2013 Sydney Quilt Show at Darling Harbour. First and foremost, the show is a members’ exhibition. It’s an opportunity for quilters to share their work and put their creations out there. Not every entry is a masterpiece but that is part if the show’s charm. We can all admire the technically precise entries but sometimes the perfection can be intimidating. Instead, we often find inspiration in the layout or the colour scheme or some other element of more modest entries.
This is my 10th consecutive year of entering the Sydney Quilt Show. You can see my Dreamlines#5 – Allagai Waves in the main show and Budgies Uncaged in the touring AQC challenge.
Congratulations to all of the prize winners that will be announced at 11am. Look out on the Guild website tomorrow for images.
These photos were taken at the aquarium in Sydney but I have just seen many weird and wonderful underwater things snorkelling off the beach at Fitzroy Island on the Great Barrier Reef. My travel companions took a day trip to the outer reef for more snorkelling. I didn’t join them as I am prone to motion sickness and bobbing around on the water is not my idea of fun. They took the underwater camera and I can’t wait to hear more about their adventure.
It may be smiling but I don’t think I want to bump into one of these when I next go snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef.
I love that I was able to take this photo just a short stroll from downtown Sydney.
No prizes for guessing where I was yesterday.
I am spending some time in Sydney. At this time of year, there is the added spectacle of Vivid Sydney – a Festival of Lights, music and ideas.
Patchwork is often described as the process of cutting up fabric into small pieces and sewing it back together. In my Power Stripping workshop, I show there is another way! “Power Stripping” is an efficient technique of joining selvedge-selvedge strips lengthwise and then cross cutting them to create versatile “power units”. Depending on the placement of dark and light value strips, different patterns emerge.
Learn the secrets of “power stripping”!
Striking designs that grow quickly with minimum fuss and maximum fabric economy.
Choose from a selection of over a dozen original designs or make up your own using colour and design principles shared in this workshop. Ideal for beginners seeking to master strip piecing skills or for more experienced quiltmakers looking for a fun and productive day of stash busting.
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Melody 33, from my Power Stripping series, features in Issue 158 of Down Under Quilts in an article about jelly rolls. The piano key design in this quilt top is made from 33, 2 1/2in strips making it an ideal project for jelly rolls and designer strip sets that typically contain 40 strips. Left over strips can be used for the binding.
Many power stripping designs are suitable for jelly rolls. Other designs are a great way of using up 2in or 2 1/2in strips from your stash. Also view the Power Stripping – Serendipity Student Gallery!
I am next teaching Power Stripping at Hobbysew, Erina Fair on Friday. Contact Karen (02 4365 1127) to book your place.
Workshop Spotlight is series of posts highlighting workshops from my portfolio of project-based and technique-driven patchwork and quilting classes. My focus is on striking designs and the effective use of colour so as to promote fun and encourage the creative confidence of my students. I am available to teach at shops or private venues on the Central Coast, in the greater Sydney metropolitan area and beyond. I love to travel!
Download the Serendipity Patchwork & Quilting Workshops Brochure for more information about my workshops.
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