I was in Sydney yesterday stitching with Erica so collecting the mail fell to the Laundry King. He complained loudly about having to carry a heavy bundle of fabric up the hill. This is what 20 yards of 60″ wide PFD Robert Kaufman Kona Cotton looks like: For dyeing, I mostly use PFD Pimatex by […]
Archives for November 2009
Walkabout & Illumination
The international tour of the first series of Twelve by Twelve works commences in April 2010 at the Australasian Quilt Convention. To prepare our art works for this adventure, we are each making a small travelling bag to hold twelve quilts. My original plan was to make my bag from some of the shibori pieces […]
What to do in Pennsylvania & environs?
As has become our custom, and this being an odd-numbered year, the Laundry King and I will be celebrating Christmas in Pittsburgh with his family. We also propose to take a small side trip between Christmas and New Year. In the past, we have made an excursion to Pennsylvanian Dutch (Amish) Country which is picturesque, […]
A New Look Coming
Behinds the scenes here at the Serendipity Studio, I am undertaking a revamp of my logo and associated promotional materials. My current banner, prepared by my brother many years ago, is bright and cheery and has served me well but a new look is quite overdue. It’s exciting to consider all of the possibilities and […]
One Step Further: 21 Nov – 13 December 2009
One Step Further is a special exhibition of contemporary art quilts coordinated by Victorian Quilters Inc drawing upon the work of quiltmakers across Australia including a new piece in my Desire Lines series that I will share with you next week. The exhibition opens on 21 November and runs until 13 December. If you happen […]
A Change in the Weather
A Change in the Weather is an exhibition of contemporary quilts made by an online group of textile artists from Australia and New Zealand. The members of this group generally only ever meet in person if there is a quilt symposium where a number of them are teaching but nevertheless have maintained a connection and […]