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10 February 2006 Filed Under: Profile

Late last year, I participated in the Friday Showcase program organised by The Quilters Guild of NSW and presented a selection of my quilts along with an account of my personal quilting journey. It was such a positive experience with many in the audience making kind comments and sharing their own insights. I really appreciated […]

By way of background

6 February 2006 Filed Under: Technique:Dyeing

Armed with Melody Johnson’s guide for The Lazy Dyer , I spent a wonderful day playing with dyes and fabrics in my garden yesterday and here are some of the results: I’ll spare you any photos of my shoulders which I sunburnt to a particularly vibrant shade of pink. Ouch! I also took the opportunity […]

Waving Not Drowning

3 February 2006 Filed Under: Contemporary Quilts, Cot Quilts

Well I have decided to take the plunge and to hold a patchwork and quilting workshop here on the Central Coast. Appropriately enough, I have chosen my “Making Waves” workshop which involves using fabric stacks, freeform cutting and a curved piecing technique. Once mastered, this technique will be useful in a range of improvisational projects […]

Minding Your Ps & Qs

3 February 2006 Filed Under: Profile

Have you noticed the proliferation of labels that can apply to those caught up with the world of patchwork, quilting and textile art? For example: stitcher sewer (unfortunate-looking when written down) patchworker quilter quiltmaker art quilter fibre artist textile artist etc For myself, I prefer the term “quiltmaker” – it’s simple, descriptive and functional. Kind […]

Parlez-vous francais?

1 February 2006 Filed Under: Travel

I do. Or at least I used to. With a sojourn in France coming up in May 2006, I thought I should brush up on my French and expand my vocabulary to include a few quilting and textile terms. And so I am off to my local community college for nine evening classes starting next […]

The New Quilt 2006

27 January 2006 Filed Under: Inspiration

Last night I attended the opening of The New Quilt 2006 – contemporary quilt textiles exhibition presented by The Quilters’ Guild of NSW Inc and Manly Art Gallery & Museum. It was one of those sublime Sydney evenings where the summer warmth envelopes you and this experience was only enhanced by viewing the diverse range […]

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Looking forward to sharing my artwork in the Gosfo Looking forward to sharing my artwork in the Gosford Art Prize 2022 at @gosfordgallery from 20 August to 23 October 2022. The official opening is coming up on Friday 19 August. The gallery will be live streaming on IG from approximately 6.30pm.
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I made these Pacific-inspired place mats years ago I made these Pacific-inspired place mats years ago for my family in New Zealand. It’s great to see they are useful and used. 🖤💚❤️

You can make your own variation with my free pattern. Link in profile.
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