Trial a product: Westalee Ruler Foot and Stencils
For many years, longarm quilters have been using acrylic quilting stencils and special machine feet to do elaborate and precise quilting designs, but until recently, this wasn’t possible on domestic sewing machines. At last, that’s all changed, thanks to the Westalee ruler foot and dedicated 3mm stencils. By Elizabeth Newton So how does it […]
Desginer Edge – Maria Wigley (Selvedge)
Classy cursive, long, loose thread ends and lacy lettering. Maria Wigley’s ‘threadmanship’ is practised and precise … making text float is no mean feat! by Janai Velez An array of writings is translated into stitched artworks by the UK-based textile artist Maria Wigley. “Poetry and songs have a huge influence on my work, as does listening […]
In the studio with Naomi Hynes
In the studio with Naomi Hynes by Erica Spinks Within her purpose-built studio in a suburb of Melbourne, Naomi Hynes not only makes unique quilts but also designs and markets her original digital quilting patterns and provides professional quilting services to customers Photography by Ned Meldrum Naomi Hynes’s large studio faces north, so the natural […]
Quick Stitch: Create your own Pyramid Corner Bookmarks by Staci Wendland
QUICK STITCH: LEAF TIPS Staci Wendland’s page-pyramid corner bookmarks add handmade charm to books bought as gifts. They’re made in minutes from just a few scraps of fabric but will be used and appreciated again and again. What you need: Three squares, 10cm (4in) of cotton fabric Two squares, 10cm (4in) of fusible interfacing General […]
Designer Edge: Meet Danielle Edge
South Africa-based artist Danielle Clough loves squash and embroidery … and embroidering on squash rackets, or any racket that she thinks is beautiful. “I don’t discriminate! The first few I got at a car-boot market in Cape Town, but since then I have been sourcing wherever I go,” she says. by Janai Velez Danielle started stitching […]
Designer Profile: Nicole Vos van Avezathe
Getting to know … NICOLE VOS VAN AVEZATHE Being European, do you love cosy days inside in winter or do you dream of swaying palm trees and golden beaches in the tropics? I’m definitely more a fall/winter person. The idea of snuggling under a quilt with a book is more appealing to me than lying […]
Hillary Waters Fayle – Designer Edge
For most of us, leaves simply mean summer shade and fall colour – we enjoy the underfoot autumn crunch and the year-round rustle of leaves lifted on breezes. But do we appreciate their true potential? by Janai Velez It’s a Fine Romance Quilt! Virginia-based artist Hillary Waters Fayle likes to take a closer look at leaves in […]
How did they do it? ‘Leafy’ Sea Dragon by Lois Parish Evans
‘Leafy’ Sea Dragon by Lois Parish Evans Size: 126cm x 102cm (491/2in x 40in) How did you come up with the idea for this quilt? Several years ago, while on a family holiday to Tasmania, we visited Seahorse World in northern Tasmania and Lois Parish Evans fell in love with seahorses and sea dragons. Since […]
