Author: Bernardine Hine

Chinese Dragons

I have been revisiting an “old friend” these last few weeks.  In 2003,I made a large quilt with 4 chinese dragons on, which won a first prize, pictorial section, in the Qld Quilt Show.  I have re-made 2 of the dragons and will be running workshops teaching others to make…

Fabrics for Sale

What a treat, I received my package from Spoonflower today!!  I can now put the fabrics up for public purchase, so if you want to buy any of my designs, you now can.  I’ve got a secret project to finish off with some clandestine activity I’m doing to enter into…

Delightfully Dutch

Remember the tulips I painted a few posts ago?  Well, here they are in a fabric design!  I’ve been playing with some Dutch themes as my mother was born in the Netherlands and I have been exploring my heritage in a creative way.This fabric is now available for sale on…

More Fabric Designing

Firstly, let me say thank you to all of you who gave me feedback on my fabric designs.  You have inspired me to do some more!  Seeing as I live on the Sunshine Coast, I thought I’d go for another beachy themed fabric.  One comment I received is that there…

Makin’ Backpacks

I’ve been busy this week sewing backpacks. This is a little one that I designed for my children when they were kindy kids. They got used to death, a very handy size. I have been refining and writing up th pattern to sell, and this is the “demo” model I…

Fabric Designing

I’ve been on a learning curve! I have always been fascinated by the designs printed onto fabric and so I’ve been having a go. I’ve ordered my first trial from a website called Spoonflower, that custom prints your design onto the fabric, can’t wait for it to arrive in the…