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Quilt Show @ Copacabana: 30 May

29 April 2009 Filed Under: My Surroundings, Products 1 Comment

This is advance notice that there will be a quilt show, in conjunction with Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, right here at Copacabana next month. Here are the key details: Quilt & Craft Show for Cancer Council Research 8am-4pm:Saturday, 30 May 2009 Copacabana Surf Club Entry Fee $5 includes light refreshments I will be there with […]

Wildberry Serendipity

3 February 2009 Filed Under: Products, Teaching, Technique:Quilting 3 Comments

In an ongoing effort to declutter my studio, I decided to put together some spare blocks arising from previous Colour Rhapsody workshops. Looking through my stash, I found some coordinating backing fabric that happened to be just the right size AND it has a perfect motif for “back to front” quilting. Pure serendipity!    I […]

Sign Up for the Serendipity Studio Newsletter

18 January 2009 Filed Under: Newsletter, Products Leave a Comment

As some of you know, I send out an occasional newsletter, and e-mail updates, with information on my latest quilt designs, teaching schedule, upcoming exhibitions, images of my contemporary quilts and other quilting news. To subscribe to the Serendipity Studio Newsletter, please complete the form below. Email Address Name (optional) Country (optional) Please be assured […]

Sold!

5 December 2008 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Products, Profile 5 Comments

The re-fabricating environments art quilt exhibition closes on Sunday and I understand that BOTH Acacia Bloom and Afterglow are sporting red dot stickers. Now there’s a red spot I can like!  

Prints Charming

17 August 2008 Filed Under: Products, Quilters' Guild of NSW, Technique:Surface Design 1 Comment

Apart from selling some of my patterns and contemporary quilt notecards at the market day, the highlight of yesterday’s Guild meeting was a presentation by Cath Derksema and Kirsten Junor of Prints Charming. Reknown for their fresh and funky fabrics, the Prints Charming team shared the story of the genesis of their creative business which […]

Blog Mini Makeover Service

21 November 2007 Filed Under: Blog Admin, Products, Website Design Leave a Comment

Does your blog need a spruce up? Does the very idea of playing with blog templates give you the heebie jeebies? Due to popular demand, I am now offering a mini-makeover service for Blogger/Blogspot blogs. Here’s the deal: What you need to do: Send me an e-mail me to ascertain my current availability and estimated […]

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Come along to the @quiltfest Mid Atlantic Quilt Fe
Come along to the @quiltfest Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton Virginia from 26 February to 1 March! 

I will be there teaching a 1-day workshop Logs and Ladders Building with Improvisation and two half-day workshops: Geometricks and Bodacious Beads.
 
My artwork will also be on display in the @saqaart global exhibition - Minimalism.

#brendagaelsmithworkshop #saqaart #quiltfest #midatlanticquiltfestival


Threads of our Time – Christchurch Symposium 2026
Threads of our Time - Christchurch Symposium 2026 - has released the teaching schedule. I will be teaching four workshops:

⭐ Abstraction in Action (2 days): stretch your creative muscles! an introduction to abstraction in concept and practice;
⭐ Logs & Ladders: building with improvisation - convert your scraps into dynamic compositions;
⭐ Zig Zag Pizzazz: create energetic designs with flair and style with freeform piecing; and
⭐ The Art of Finishing: enhance the presentation of your quilts. A fresh look at edge treatments, labels, hanging sleeves and more.

Bookings open next week. I went to my very first symposium back in 2003 and was energised by the enthusiasm and stimulation. I hope you will join me in 2026!

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