Virtual Quilt Show
The first-ever Virtual Quilt Show was held online from April 27 through to May 3. During this time of social distancing, the Virtual Quilt Show (VQS) was an opportunity for quilters from all over the world and all industry professionals to come together to showcase and celebrate quilting. The show brought together all the components […]
Quilt Tales From Around The Mountain
New Zealand quilters were delighted to see quilt shows being held again shortly after the COVID-19 lockdowns were lifted. Among the first was the Quilt Tales from Around the Mountain exhibition, held at the Percy Thomson Gallery in Stratford (Taranaki) on the North Island. It featured work by Aotearoa Quilters Taranaki and a ‘suitcase exhibition’ […]
Bisa Butler’s portraiture and quilting artworks
It was a pivotal moment when Bisa Butler combined portraiture and quilting to create her first eye-catching artwork, and she’s embraced quilted portraits with gusto ever since. Inspired by African American history, family dressmaking traditions and uplifting colours and patterns, Bisa’s art quilts bring forward stories from the past with vibrancy and texture. Like many […]
Road Test: Janome Continental M7 Professional Sewing Machine
Playing with a new model of sewing machine is always enjoyable, but this machine was so much fun! The Janome Continental M7 Professional is a heavy-duty, well-thought-through sewing machine. While it may have the word Professional in the title, it certainly has all the attributes a home quilter would want as well. Given the length […]
Rulers and Templates with Anita Ellis
My last article was all about the ins and outs, and the dos and don’ts, of quilting with rulers. I hope you managed to read it and take in some of the information. It can seem tricky at first, but remember that the longarm quilter you may be comparing yourself to will have many years’ […]
The Festival of Quilts 2019
The UK’s Festival of Quilts attracted almost 750 entries in its competitive quilt show held in August this year, and more than 25,000 enthusiasts went to view them. We’ve chosen some of our favourites to share with you. Best in Show Winner, Two-Person Quilts Best Longarm Quilting Who Will Tell the Bees?, Mary Palmer and […]
Mid and Longarm Machines with Anita Ellis
Do I need a longarm quilting machine? This is such a big decision, literally. Longarm quilting set-ups are big on space requirements and costly to purchase. Often these are the only things that are considered, but there is so much more to think about. As always, I am not going to advise you to buy […]
Road Test: Kaniva Template Set by Little Desert Quilts
Driven by Michelle Marvig The lament of every quilter that I have ever met, or know, is that we all struggle with lack of discipline when it comes to buying fabric. We all have plenty at home and tell ourselves “no more”, but we still buy more when temptation is in front of us! We […]
Festival of Quilts 2019
The Quilters’ Guild of South Australia holds its Festival of Quilts exhibition of members’ quilts each year, and we’re delighted to bring you some of the award winners from the 2019 show. Best in Show Winner, Modern One Person Quilts Green Eyed Monster, Rachelle Denneny, 180cm (71in) square Artist’s statement: “Playing with simple circles radiating […]
Getting to know Nerida Hansen
Recently you launched the May Gibbs collection. How did that come about? The licensors for May Gibbs contacted me early in 2019 and asked if I would be interested in licensing her art. Of course I was absolutely honoured and jumped at the chance. I was so excited to work with the fabulous young textile […]