Award-winning Quilting Designer Rachaeldaisy
We catch up with Rachaeldaisy, an award-winning quilting designer who discovered patchwork and quilting in her mid 30s. By Erica Spinks The first question that comes to mind when meeting Rachaeldaisy is how she came to have such a playful name. “Daisy was my beloved pet dog and she was the light of my life. […]
Amanda Daly Shares The Inspiration Behind Her Contemporary Quilts
We catch up with quilt designer Amanda Daly on the inspiration behind her quilt designs. Living on five acres of bushland in Kenthurst on the outskirts of north-west Sydney, with its diversity of bird and animal life, is a constant joy for quilt designer Amanda Daly. It also plays a substantial role in her contemporary, […]
In The Studio With Brenda Gael Smith
Brenda Gael Smith has everything at hand in her purpose-built studio on the Central Coast of NSW. We visit her there to see how her workspace supports her abundant creative life. By Erica Spinks “I used to sew on the dining-room table and store fabric in plastic tubs under the bed,” says Brenda. “However, when […]
Vintage Fabrics & Embellishments With Louise O’Hara
From countryside to shoreline, Louise O’Hara’s landscapes capture her memories of childhood holidays spent in England’s glorious Lake District and Yorkshire, with their rich layers of paint, vintage fabrics and embellishments. By Janai Velez Her signature mixed-media artworks are “rugged northern landscapes with brooding skies and lighter coastal scenes” surrounding classic cottages and created with […]
In The Studio With Textile Artist Lisa Walton
When Lisa Walton’s two children moved out of the family home in inner-west Sydney, she used the opportunity to merge their two bedrooms into one large studio to create a space which would be the envy of us all! Photography by Mark Heriot Lisa’s amazing studio space has two skylights, 12 spotlights and 24 power […]
Inside Karen Fulton’s Travelling Sewing Workroom
Karen Fulton mapped out her path – buy a van, furnish it for sewing and sleeping and then travel around Australia. Here, she shares the ups and downs of taking her fashion label on the road. By Janai Velez A sewing space spilling out from the back a van and into the great outdoors comes with […]
Canadian Rocky Mountains Quilting Tour
The Canadian Rocky Mountains are majestic, awe-inspiring wonders of nature and on most people’s bucket list. But among the snow-capped peaks are other wonders for quilters. By Sue Dennis, Photography by Bob Dennis Most of the popular tourist towns in the Canadian Rockies have a quilting shop tucked away in a side street, not too […]
Learn To Use Metallic Threads For Machine Applique
Designer Deborah Louie explains how to use metallic threads for machine applique and play around with decorative stitches. Written by Deborah Louie I love machine applique and playing with my decorative stitches. I use the stitches with both their default settings and also adjust them to really push the pattern to its limits for special […]
Carolyn Sullivan Tells Us About the Inspiration behind her Quilts
Carolyn Sullivan is the author of many books documenting embroidery and textile designs from all over the world. Carolyn Sullivan’s embroidered and quilted works are inspired by these textiles. In this blog post she tells us more about her inspiration. By Carolyn Sullivan. I have always loved cultural textiles and a lot of my work has been based on […]
Six Questions With Award Winning Eden Quilt Designer Rebecca Stewart-Bartell
We catch up with designer Rebecca Stewart-Bartell and discuss her award winning Eden Quilt design. How did you come up with the idea for the Eden Quilt? The theme of this year’s West Australian Quilters Association annual competition QuiltWest was “I Remember When” and to me that meant childhood memories. Most of my childhood memories […]