I didn't quilt last night… I watched TV instead, but up early this morning and I put plans in place. I began by thinking of the designs in my sketch book. These are designs I did after visiting the mountains in St George Utah. I've stitched the image down (freemotion) and then added a little …
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The Utah inspired challenge.
I did this whole post and then lost it…!!! So here I go again. I didn't have time to do a challenge block yesterday, so I started this at 7.30 and finished at 8.30….. So it proves it doesn't have to take too much time out of your day. I took a piece of white…
The Chicago Quilt Show.
Go to the Quilt show site and join me on a tour of the Chicago Quilt Show. The Quilt Show Chicago Quilt Show Video
A new Collage Idea.
As a tutor, I need to update my class samples and I just don't have enough hours in the day… however, preparing notes for the collage class I decided to add another dimension to collage and I played around with this quilt. I created the image of the zebra on paper and made a pattern….
Sketch book project.
http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=living/2009/04/27/barral.sketchbook.project.cnn I love this idea and I thought you might like to see it, or even join the project. It's like a concert tour but with sketchbooks. Thousands of sketchbooks will be exhibited at galleries and museums as they make their way on tour across the country. After the tour, all sketchbooks will enter into…
Podcast – the interesting things about quilting
These quilts were designed as I traveled through the rain forest in Queensland with a group of American Quilters some 8 years ago. Download The interesting things about quilting.
I’ve Finished the Chicago Quilt and this is two challenges in one….!!
This is truly a Journal quilt. Memories in fabric.
Podcast on the challenge.
Download The end of May.
Skirts for Fairies.
I've had a busy day today, with business and babysitting… well NO, "Tillysitting." We found red gum blossoms on the ground just outside the Kindergarten gate. Skirts for Fairies we think. There must of been thousands of fairies out having a party last night and they left their skirts on the ground….I had little time…
Working through the composition
Following my idea of Newsprint….I had this Moda fabric that l thought would fit the bill and indeed it does. So I've cut the print apart and ironed it to the fabric.