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. I painted the gum leaves with a sponge, using five different colors – greens and yellow. The water is painted and quilted. The crow is […]
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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 up on the website. This is a free design for you to play with. I have stitched it out on calico (muslin) in white thread, […]
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 from warm Yellow to Red to Blue; then the same progressions replacing the Yellow with Black.It’s difficult to see in the photo, but there are […]
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 embroidered in the hoop.The bird could also be done as a raw-edge fused applique. I have added a strip for the spine, incorporating a tab for […]
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 before it goes on the website, but I am quite happy with the way it is shaping up. I’ve taken a photograph of a kookaburra, […]
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 display in the Gympie Regional Art Gallery in Queensland; later in the year, it will be displayed at Surat in Western Queensland. Materials Used White […]