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Technique:Finishing

How to Make a Quilt Hanging Sleeve Tutorial

25 November 2022 Filed Under: Technique:Finishing, Tutorials Leave a Comment

Learn how to make a quilt hanging sleeve with crisp top-stitched edges which makes it SO much easier to sew on straight.

Invitation: Art of Finishing Zoom Event

25 June 2022 Filed Under: Curator Knowledge, Education, Teaching, Technique:Finishing Leave a Comment

Join Brenda Gael Smith in August for the Art of Finishing, a 90-minute “pay what you wish” Zoom event that is open to anyone interested in brainstorming and enhancing the presentation of their quilts and textile art.

MoT curator floor talk at the Festival of Quilts

Join me at the Festival of Quilts 2017

8 August 2017 Filed Under: a matter of time, Contemporary Quilts, Technique:Finishing Leave a Comment

I am delighted to be able to accompany the a matter of time exhibition on its only European outing at the Festival of Quilts 2017. If you are attending FoQ, please stop by gallery TG27 and say hello. I would love to catch up with you. I am presenting a curator floor talk each day […]

Discount Tickets for Festival of Quilts (UK) 2017

11 June 2017 Filed Under: a matter of time, Curator Knowledge, Exhibitions, Teaching, Technique:Finishing Leave a Comment

Join me at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham from 10-13 August 2017.  Most of the time you will find me in the gallery with a matter of time and I would love to catch up with you there. I will also be giving the following presentations: Driven to Abstraction: Friday 12.30 (45 minutes lecture) […]

Festival of Quilts Timetable

Join me at Festival of Quilts (UK): 10-13 August 2017

27 March 2017 Filed Under: a matter of time, Contemporary Quilts, Curator Knowledge, Technique:Finishing Leave a Comment

I look forward to meeting up with European textile enthusiasts at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham from 10-13 August 2017.  Most of the time, you will find me in the gallery with a matter of time. I will also be giving the following presentations: Driven to Abstraction: Friday 12.30 (45 minutes Lecture) Brenda creates […]

Tutorial: How to Attach Textile Art to a Stretched Canvas

1 January 2017 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Curator Knowledge, Technique:Finishing, Tutorials 9 Comments

This tutorial show one method for attaching your textile art to a stretched canvas in a way that allows for the work to be easily removed later if desired. Experiment and see what works for you.  There are many options available. Background For a while now I have been wanting to try mounting my small […]

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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😍

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