SAQA Oceania Studio Blog Hop – Averil Stuart-Head

Averil Stuart-Head is the blogger today on the SAQA blog hop. Below is a sample of what she has to share. I'm looking forward to spending some time in Italy as part of Averil's Abruzzo School of Creative Art, Sulmona Italy in 2013. It looks absolutely wonderful and I'm itching to get those cameras out…….

A busy day.

Somehow  I'm missing 'making stuff' Even though I was out in the shed at 4.00, I spent hours on the net today… organizing trips, tickets, hotels etc. It's exciting, and I anticipate the journey with excitement… but I need to finish my patterns and put the finishing touch to my illustrations.!!! Thanks to you all…

Studio Blog Hop – Dale Rollerson

Dale Rollerson   is the blogger today…. take a visit to her studio. My turn is on the 19th May…. I've made a short film for you to visit my studio.

Fabric Illustrations

2 pm and I've just had to turn the heater on for the first time to day, the cold front has come through, the wind has turned cold and rain is on the way. I'm feeling pleased with myself,  I've finished my photography assignment and finally handed it in.!!! It gets harder and harder. Now…

The video is up.

The video I made of The Australasian Quilt Convention is now up on the Quilt Show blog. I wanted to capture the essence of Australia in this video… so I hope you like it.  

Blog hop and Video.

I've just finished compiling a video for the Quilt Show on the Australasian Quilt Conference  2012. To be honest… I'm really pleased with the results… it takes about 10 hours to complete one of these projects…. mmmmm but this one took a lot longer… I wanted to capture the "Australian" theme. I will let you…

A special day.

It's been really cold for the past week. I'm very rarely home at this time of the year. This time last year I had spent three months away, returned home and then back to the warmth of the USA again. This year, my sabbatical year, I've experienced the slow change of seasons. The intermittent rain,…

Things I found at Australasian Quilt Convention 2012 – No 2.

Right now I'm writing and article and producing a video on the event..  so as I go through my photos I am adding a few more items that I found incredibly interesting. The SAQA exhibition, Beneath the Southern Sky, and I have featured the art of Sandy Correy. I really liked the ambiance of this…

Studio Blog Hop – Sue Dennis

Sue Dennis is sharing her studio today.   Sue began her quilting career in 1990 while living in the remote mining town of Mt Isa, north-west Queensland, Australia. In the isolation, fabric & books were mail-ordered from out of town, appliqué & piecing techniques were tried & firm quilting friendships developed. Traditional patterns using bright…

How would you create the quilt.

I've been out in the studio all day, since 3.00 actually…. the gas heater gives me a headache so it's time to retire. I took a few minutes out to change some photos ready for quilting…. How would you create the quilt?