It’s been a calm day. I made a short trip to town to get some groceries and then returned to my desk. I’ve had these ideas waiting for months, so it’s nice to finally have the time to try them out. Designing on the Ipad. I’m using an iPad Pro and an apple pencil. Vector…
Category: Quilting
Crafting Unique Brooches from Repurposed Fabrics
The author enjoys creating brooches from repurposed fabrics, particularly old button-down collars from Troy, NY, a historic center for collar manufacturing. These unique accessories reflect creativity and sustainability while also serving as thoughtful gifts. The collar industry notably empowered Irish immigrant women and contributed to fashion innovation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Re-purposing
I wanted some lampshades that reflected the environment in which the shack is situated.We are surrounded by Gum trees, native plants, the river and lake and of course the bird life.I found some interesting cane-based lampshades from Kmart that had white shades.I wasn’t sure I could draw on them, but at about $20 each, I…
Aurifil Artisans, Morocco Textile Piece.
In 12 hours I’m leaving Australia for Morocco. It’s a place I’ve been to before and this time I will be teaching Textile Art and Photography as Artist in Residence. I wanted a project for the guests to do as we travel so I decided to create an image of Marrakech as I see it,…
Creating a design board.
This is a small drawing I created in Adobe Draw on the iPad Pro as we traveled in the bus yesterday. It’s Naive to say the least, but it’s what I saw in a pure sort of way. Components in the image could be used as stand alone patterns for fabric. The stripes, the trees…
A little more of the Quilts from the Houston Quilt Festival.
I flew directly to India after Houston and I still had a lot of images to share but I just rolled into the image of India. So here they are, I’m not sure what category these were in. I think it was colour. Nevertheless, they are gorgeous.
Working through the process.
Still working on the Giraffe. To be honest I had some doubts after I coloured the background but I quite like it now and I have a lot more planned for it, by that I mean I need to darken the top two edges of the quilt so that your eyes focus on the image…
Working in my Studio.
After months on the road and preparing for tours again in 10 days time, it’s time for a revision on the food one puts into the body. So a list has been written and I’ll send the hubby to the supermarket. I begin the revision well, but sometimes it just lasts a few days… maybe…
I now have the time to share.
Early mornings, late nights and I needed to concentrate on my task at hand rather than socialise over the past 8 days, so now I’m free for a day and I will photograph and share as much as I can . This is one of the most stunning quilts I viewed. I love everything about…
New Web page format.
I’m revamping my web page to be able to add daily Tutorials.