I have remarked before on the proliferation of labels that can apply to those caught up in the world of patchwork, quilting and textile art. Sometimes choosing a preferred label is accompanied by a great deal of reflection, even angst. I notice that Lisa Call, who once embraced the word quilt, has recently taken the […]
This & That
Stephanie’s Challenge Quilt
Some of you may recall that Erica, Monica, Stephanie and I participated in a challenge to make a quilt drawing inspiration from the Quilts of Gees Bend. As Stephanie does not have a blog, she has let me display her Gum Leaves on Gees Bend quilt here: Inspired by the housetop quilts (see, for example, […]
Muscle Memory
It was a little surreal to be back in Balmain, my old stomping ground, for the duration of the Sydney Quilt Show. How quickly I returned to the old routine of catching the 442 bus into the city; popping into Ralph’s for some deli supplies; and counting the cracks on the footpath on Darling Street. […]
Zzzzz
Busy, busy, busy. Time to get some sleep…
Back in Balmain
Thanks to Caitlin, and everyone else that sent me good thoughts, set up day went relatively smoothly (if you discount the entry that was 105 x 105inches rather than 105 x 105 cm as as notified and a handful of similar challenges). Between various duties, I still managed to glimpse some quilts as they were […]
And she’s off
Preparing and printing prize certificates took me over 12 hours yesterday but they look beautiful! It’s 6am on Set Up day and it’s crunch time. This is the first time that I have prepared the Quilt Show layout (using some bespoke software prepared by one of the other Guild members) and today we will see […]