While shopping for some velcro today, I spotted some “Scribblers 40 Professional Colored Pencils” on sale so popped a couple of sets into my shopping basket. When I opened up the first set, they looked like this: Tsk, tsk – the colours are all mixed up, this won’t do at all! Soon after, order was […]
Inspiration
Colourful history
As I browsed through Dijanne Cevaal’s blog, Musings of a Textile Itinerant, the other day I was very excited to see that she is holding a two day workshop in Salleles d’Aude, Languedoc, France at the same time as David and I will be in the French Pyrenees for our home exchange. (Like me, Dijanne […]
Anne: Serger Extraordinaire
After a busy week, including a full day teaching my “Making Waves” workshop yesterday, I can’t say that I was hugely motivated to make the 90+ minute drive to Newcastle today for the Quilters’ Guild “away” meeting hosted by the Novocastrian Quilters. However, the trip was well worth the effort especially to hear the guest […]
Beyond Quilts
I firmly believe that, as quiltmakers, we should look beyond our own medium to appreciate the works of other artists. Nevertheless, I find myself drawn to works that have a quilt-like quality. For example, as I read the Sydney Morning Herald this morning, this photo accompanying this article about Aboriginal artist Bronwyn Bancroft instantly caught […]
Colour Inspiration
All will be quiet on the blog front for a short while. I am off to the city today for guild committee business and tomorrow I go on to “Quilt Camp” in the bucolic surrounds of the Upper Hawkesbury. After several years of trying, I have at last been allocated a workshop with award winning […]
The New Quilt 2006
Last night I attended the opening of The New Quilt 2006 – contemporary quilt textiles exhibition presented by The Quilters’ Guild of NSW Inc and Manly Art Gallery & Museum. It was one of those sublime Sydney evenings where the summer warmth envelopes you and this experience was only enhanced by viewing the diverse range […]