Bounty, the third panel in my triptych Reap What You Sow, seems to elude photography. Something about the colour and lines seems to confuse camera sensors. I try to get some more photos on my visit (and artist talk) at the Regeneration exhibition at Manly Art Gallery & Museum at 3pm Sunday, 13 May 2012. […]
Technique:Quilting
Promising Progress
I am making steady progress with hand stitching Promise. I ran out of the variegated green thread last weekend but was able to find an online Australian supplier. My thread order arrived today -Yay! They sent me “Forest” instead of “Amazon Rainforest”. Boo. The perils of online shopping. I’m waiting to hear how quickly they […]
Making Hay
This is one of the grass monoprints that I made for the BrownSageBlue Colourplay challenge. I’m enjoying adding some hand stitching detail. So, which do you prefer, hand quilting or machine quilting? That’s the question posed by Kristin today on the Twelve by Twelve Book Release Celebration post. everyone who leaves a reply to the […]
Spark!
I’ve finished quilting the commission work Desire Lines #6:Spark. As you can see from this detail shot, I have varied the density of quilting to add more texture and interest to the brown background. I’m in a good position to finish the piece and deliver it on Monday so today’s task is to tidy up […]
Spiralling
After some doodling, I decided to go with a spiral motif:
Pending Inspiration
The strata quilt is assembled. Here’s a photo of it lying on the dining room floor before I basted it. I found a soft blue and pink print in my stash for the backing, one of my very first fabric purchases!, which is approximately the same width as the quilt. Now to work out how […]