As the Crow Flies
I made this quilt for the Queensland Quilters 2020 Challenge. I painted and pieced the sky; then appliqued the mountains and tree trunks. The tree trunks are painted and thread-painted.…
Mandala
I played with increasingly complex mandala designs some time ago. Life got in the way, as it sometimes does, but I am now ready to finish them and get them…
It’s all about Colour
I dyed all the fabrics for this quilt - Procion MX dyes, low water immersion.A progression of shades from cool Yellow to Red to Blue and then a second progression…
Notebook Covers – naive Birds
I have used some of my hand-dyed fabrics, but you could use any fabric that you like. The patch is raw-edged and fused to the cover, then the bird outline is…
Postcards from Australia
This is the first of my Postcards from Australia series - featuring our ubiquitous Laughing Kookaburra (sometimes called a "jackass, or jacky"). I am going to fine-tune it a little…
Reflections – an Art Quilt
Reflections is my latest art quilt. It was juried into Qld Quilters State of the Art Quilt Exhibition 2019. I really enjoyed working on this quilt. It is currently on…
Hand-made Journals with tea-dyed pages
I have just finished making these journals. The covers are from fabrics that I hand-dyed and the images are photos that I have taken. The poppy and the tree leaning…
Rope Bowls
I enjoyed making these rope bowls. I saw them first when a friend from Queensland Quilters had some to show. She also did a demonstration for us later in the…
More Bowl Wraps
I have made some more bowl wraps! Just love these fabric bowls! They are so useful. I am using them to put bowls of soup or pasta in the microwave,…
Quilt Designs and Bowl Wraps
In the Southern Hemisphere, we are now well in Autumn, the weather is turning cold and I am making lots of heart-warming soups - pea and ham, apple and pumpkin...…