Today, 12/12/12, is an exciting day for me as my instructional DVD Improvising Using Stacks of Solids goes on sale with the special issue of Modern Quilts by Quilters Companion. My project, Revolutions is a modern spin on a traditional block. On the DVD, I take you through the process of colour and fabric selection; […]
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A Revolutionary Start with Kona Cotton Solids
In just two days, the special issue magazine Modern Quilts #1 will go on sale. This issue includes my Revolutions quilt and instructional DVD – Improvising Using Stacks of Solids. Here is a sneak preview of the Kona Cotton Solids I selected for my Revolutions Quilt: From the top down: 1071 Charcoal 1072 Chartreuse 139 […]
Serendipity Studio Newsletter Subscriber Giveaway
The next issue of the Serendipity Studio Newsletter is due to be dispatched to subscribers this week and will include a preview of my forthcoming project and DVD – Modern Quilts: Improvising Using Stacks of Solids: All current and new subscribers will automatically go into a draw to win a copy of the DVD and […]
Creating with Solids #3: Shapes & Negative Space
In Creating with Solids #1, I remarked upon solid fabrics reveal the full expressiveness of our own personal lines and marks. Creating with Solids #2 highlighted how solids come in a wide range of colours and showcase how colours interact. Building on these posts, I now look at shapes and negative space. When I first […]
Creating with Solids #2: It’s All About Colour!
In Creating with Solids #1, I remarked upon how working with solid fabrics reveals the full expressiveness of our own personal lines and marks. Today it’s all about colour. Whether you use commercially produced solids or dye your own, solid-coloured fabrics offer a veritable rainbow of shades, values and hues. Robert Kaufman recently expanded their […]
Creating with Solids #1
Solids offer so many possibilities for the modern quiltmaker and textile artist. Although I had played around with hand-dyed fabrics, marbles and batiks, my early stash was dominated by prints and tone on tone fabrics. It wasn’t until I took an improvisational workshop with Nancy Crow in 2006 that I developed an appreciation of the […]