When I’m inbetween quilt projects, I just can’t help myself but to find something to sew… and this week it was a pair of shorts for my husband. He needed some a particular colour and lo and behold the cupboard had just the thing hiding in there, along with the…
Finally, after a full year of painting these two pieces in a Hollis Chatelain workshop, I have quilted and finished them! The top one is a Varied Eggfly, not a particularly thrilling name for a butterfly, but nonetheless, he is a lovely specimen. That piece photographs particularly well, too, not…
I have been busy making sample pieces for the curved piecing workshop that I teach. The added bonus for participants, is that they get to learn how to draft their own patterns first, which gives them an understanding of design elements and “where to start” with the dreaded empty sheet…
I have finished teaching the Chinese Dragon workshops and was very proud and impressed by the results of my students, they did a fantastic job! It wasn’t easy for them because we didn’t have enough time and they had to finish off at home with a list of instructions, but,…
This week I got to be on the Front Cover of our local newspaper!! How exciting – never been a Cover Girl before! It’s all to promote my local Quilter’s Club raffle and quilt show. We are raising money for Guide Dogs Qld, and one of my works, “Flowers for…
Yesterday I taught the first day of the two day Chinese Dragons workshop at Mountain Quilters, Peachester. I only had a small class of 4 students, but it was still really good and the students didn’t have to wait for help! It was really lovely seeing the colour choices of…