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Serendipity and the Art of the Quilt

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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 […]

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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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This year (2026) marks the 20th anniversary of the
This year (2026) marks the 20th anniversary of the Australasian Quilt Convention. The entrance features a display of the brochure covers over the years and it was fun to identify 3 covers that include snippets of exhibits that I was involved with.

⭐️ 2009 was my first AQC. I was a tutor and my contribution to the “teach me” exhibit was “Grass” that you can see in the lower right corner.

⭐️ in 2013, the Twelve by Twelve International Art Quilt Project shared the Colourplay series which included a piece by @studioconway highlighting the plight of refugees in drought (see centre left)

⭐️ in 2020 the chronology was disrupted by the Covid pandemic but not before the brochure was published with “The Fuchsia’s Looking Bright m” by @darlingdi from @vision2020textiles who poseda poignant question: Will my optimistic dream of a brighter future turn out to be 2020 vision, or just a fun and fabulous fabric fusion of my favourite colours?

Congratulations to @craft.events_  on the 20th Anniversary 🤩


I am driven to abstraction. Abstraction is a persi
I am driven to abstraction. Abstraction is a persistent and insistent force in my creative practice. Working improvisationally, I capture the essence of my subjects to impart a sense of wonder of the natural world and a deep affinity to place. 

As part of the Rajah Award that I received last year, I will be sharing a selection of my textile paintings in a special exhibit at the Australasian Quilt Convention in  Melbourne presented by @craft.events_ 

Textile enthusiasts from across Australia and overseas gather at this exciting event. If you see me at AQC, please do say hello. I am looking forward to seeing everyone😍

#australasianquiltconvention  #rajahaward  #brendagaelsmithart #australasianquiltconvention2026