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…
Category: Capture & Create
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?
Studio Blog Hop.
The first studio you can visit it in the studio blog hop is Mel Forrest. I don't know Mel, but this is an interesting way to get to know some of the Oceania SAQA members. Looking at the walls of her studio, there seems to be a lot of interesting work going on there.
Studio Blog Hop begins tomorrow.
It's a few days since I've had time to write. The days till I leave are just flying by and I have to finish all the illustrations for the book…..!!! I managed a lot of technical work with my photographic studies today, I touched base with Alamogordo, New Mexico and Ireland and preparing lessons. I'm…
Things I found at Australasian Quilt Convention 2012
You've all been to quilt shows. I'm certain you've all been impressed by the quilts you've seen… But sometimes the art of one or two quilters jumps right out at you and gives you a wallop. From the age of 13 when I could go into the city by myself, I often visited the Art…
Quilting, Quilting, Quilting.
Emptying out my trash by the machine from this mornings work. 3 needles…..!!!! I change needles often, but 3 in 3 hours, really. I'm doing a lot of quilting on this quilt and I needed to change needles for each thread. The dish I use for my bin is made from paper, a Korean art…
Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun and in the morningWe will remember them.
Yes I can, and did.!!!!
This was an experiment. How does the fabric react to ink. Threads… – (I used 5 different kinds), needles 60/8 sharp, 70/10 sharp, Superior top stitch. It is a serious piece because it goes in my sample pile for the photography and freemotion illustration class. It's not finished, but pretty close to it. The image…
Yes I can.!!!!!
Yes, I can…. I can draw on the silk style cotton very well…. now how will it quilt? This man was walking down the street the other day, now he's on fabric.