http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:56:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Australia is a BIG place. When I look at a map and consider the places I have visited, it is only a narrow strip on the east coast from Townsville to Merimbula, a spot around Melbourne and another small strip from Perth down to the Margaret River area. I've ... http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2010/03/20/seeking-travel-advice-for-south-australia/ After some doodling, I decided to go with a spiral motif: http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2010/03/19/spiralling/ The strata quilt is assembled. Here's a photo of it lying on the dining room floor before I basted it. I found a soft blue and pink print in my stash for the backing, one of my very first fabric purchases!, which is approximately the same width as ... http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2010/03/17/pending-inspiration/ Following on from my presentation to ATASDA about the Twelve by Twelve Collaborative Art Quilt Project, here is some advance notice of other presentations and floortalks: 9am, Thursday, 29 April 2010 - special Exhibition Floortalk for Australasian Quilt Convention delegates; 1pm, Saturday 1 May open floortalk at the Australasian Quilt Convention; Monday ... http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2010/03/16/forthcoming-12x12-presentations-floortalks/ One unit to go, and perhaps some extra insertions here and there, and this quilt is ready for assembly: This will be another teaching sample for my Strata Various workshop. http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2010/03/15/strata-work-in-progress/ With my entries for the Sydney Quilt Show and the New Quilt 2010 completed, I am turning my attention to making some more teaching samples for my forthcoming workshops. I already have a significant collection of teaching quilts but many of them are very BIG and this is not so ... http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2010/03/14/flat-out/ Join me at the Be Creative by the Sea retreat at Coffs harbour for an adventurous 3 day journey designed to realise the potential of your quilting scrap bag no matter what shape or size your scraps are. This Scrap Queen Odyssey workshop explores a variety of quiltmaking techniques including ... http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2010/03/13/scrap-queen-odyssey-be-creative-by-the-sea/ I've mentioned Art with a Needle, the relatively new blog by Kathy Loomis before but I feel compelled to mention it again. Kathy is writing a series of posts about the process of finding your artistic voice and, to me at least, many of her observations seem right ... http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2010/03/11/finding-your-voice/ Following the success of Australia Wide, Ozquilt Network Inc is inviting members to submit quilts for consideration for Australia Wide Two, the second travelling exhibition organised by Ozquilt Network Inc. Australia Wide Two will be launched at an exhibition at the Fairfield City Museum & Gallery from 22 October to ... http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2010/03/10/australia-wide-two-call-for-entries/ Today I hope to finish off quilting my entry for The New Quilt 2010. Although I started the work only recently, I'm determined not to leave things until the last minute! The New Quilt is a biennial juried exhibition of contemporary quilt textiles presented by the Quilters' Guild of NSW ... http://serendipitypatchwork.com.au/blog/2010/03/09/the-new-quilt-2010-closing-date-19-march/