1 September, the first day of spring, with glorious sunshine and sweet perfume in the air. A perfect day to join my friend Erica for an excursion to Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre to take in the two quilt exhibitions: Labours of Love: Australian Quilts 1845-2015 and Evolution, Change, Challenge: A Contemporary Quilt. No […]
Classic Quilts
Classic quilts & Melbourne Quilt Showcase
Last week I was one of three judges of the Victorian Quilters annual members’ exhibition – Quilt Showcase. Protocol means that I will refrain from commenting on individual quilts but here are some links for you to look at: Quilt Showcase 2011 Prize Winners slideshow (6MB PDF); and Blog post and images by Desley Maisano […]
Stepping Out with Quilters Companion 49
It is the 10th anniversary of Quilters Companion magazine and inside Issue #49 you will find my classic quilt project Stepping Out. Based on a Victorian floor tile design, Stepping Out escapes from black and white into the glorious colour of Kaffe Fassett prints. I confess that I do not have any photos of the […]
Kaffe Squared
Yesterday afternoon a photographer from the local newspaper came to photograph me at work in my studio for an article to promote the upcoming Sydney Quilt Show. It was pouring with rain so beach shot were a washout. Fortunately there was plenty of colour on the design wall and loose blocks that I could play […]
An Economy Patch
Next month will mark my 10th anniversary of taking up quilting (if you leave out my very first quilt that I made when I was at university). From the very beginning, I seemed to purchase more fabric than was strictly required. My first three cot quilts were made from the same fabrics in a valiant […]
Twelve by Twelve Colourplay Challenge: Kilauea
Here is my latest contribution to the Twelve by Twelve Colourplay challenge. Today is reveal day – check out the Kilauea posts.
