To date I have steadfastly resisted the current craze for quilted postcards and artist trading cards. Partly because I’ve never been a particularly trendy person and partly because I don’t have much aptitude for embellishment (quilted or otherwise!). And so it was rather rash of me to agree to participate in my guild’s forthcoming ATC […]
Getting Synched
At last I have been able to take some photos and update my website to feature more completed quilts, some of which have been finished for quite a while! New quilts include: Rainforest Rhapsody Synchronicity Elsie Joyce Pacifica Click on the quilts to link through to the website for more images.
Let’s Talk
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
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
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
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 […]