Today I am working on joining all of these together: Unless, of course, I get distracted by a passing whale. Here’s a low bandwidth, unedited video from yesterday:
Cot Quilts
Churn Dash in Progress
I am over two thirds of the way making churn dash blocks for my current baby quilt project. This is a preliminary layout but, just looking at this photo, I can see that several blocks need to be moved around. Photographing work in progress is so useful! I am not the only one with a […]
Churn Dash Baby Quilt Under Way
When I made my first baby quilt, I had so much fun choosing my fabrics that I ended up with enough fat quarters to make several quilts. Fourteen years ago and nothing much has changed. My sister found this happy backing fabric (Happi by Dena™ with FreeSpirit) at Donna’s Quilt Studio in New Zealand: As […]
Ed’s Bed
Much as I love textile art, functional bed quilts also hold a special place in my heart. My red-headed nephew (as distinct from the blondie one) has graduated to a “big boy’s bed” but his quilt still fits:
A long weekend
We had glorious weather over Easter. Here’s a view from the southern end of the beach looking back at Copacabana: I made good progress on my baby quilt commission completing both the quilt top and the back. As the baby parents love the Great Barrier Reef, I pieced the backing out of fish and aqua […]
A Good Friday
The year to date has been quite intense in terms of exhibition administration so it is refreshing to arrive at Easter without [too many] pressing commitments. In accordance with family tradition, I made hot cross buns and delivered them to our neighbours. Here is our family hot cross bun recipe: I am also working on […]