6 Questions With Award-winning Quilter Jeannie Henry
We catch up with Jeannie Henry and she explains the inspiration and the materials used for creating the True Blue Jacko quilt. How did you come up with the idea for your quilt? This quilt was my response to the 2015 AQC True Blue Challenge. I immediately thought the quilt should depict something uniquely Australian […]
28 Best-in-the-west Textile Ranges Patterns
By Janai Velez Yippee ki-yay! We’ve saddled up and headed straight to cowboy country to corral best-in-the-west textile ranges. They will spur you into creative action! Left to right: 1. Windham Fabrics ‘Ranch Hands’ 42579-1, designed by Whistler Studios. Distributed by Leutenegger. 2. Windham Fabrics ‘Ranch Hands’ 42582-4, designed by Whistler Studios. Distributed by Leutenegger. 3. Moda […]
Hex N More and Sidekick Rulers by Julie Herman
Driven by Michelle Marvig I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun playing with a ruler! I had heard a lot about the Hex N More ruler, had seen numerous quilt designs on the internet, helped the girls purchase the rulers while on tour, but had not played with the ruler. I […]
How To Create A Blue & Pink Floral & Lace Bookmark
Here’s a sweet beginners’ project courtesy of Kylie McGinnity, of Handmade Kids, and Brother – calico-based bookmarks with floral and lace decorations. These were originally made as a Mother’s Day idea, but we figure they make a perfect small gift for anyone, anytime. And as Kylie notes, they lend themselves to being customised with cross […]
See Inside Mary McArdle’s Studio
We take a peek into Mary McArdle’s studio in Victoria to see how her well-ordered space facilitates the creation of her original textile works. By Erica Spinks, Photography by Ned Meldrum Mary’s studio is an east-facing former bedroom that has been renovated specifically for her purposes and receives wonderful morning light. During other times of the […]
Michelle Marvig Explains the Quick Point Ruler
Driven by Michelle Marvig Quilts, clothes, bags, cushions, tea towels and any number of other items could be candidates for a Quick Point Ruler embellishment. Two styles of rulers are available — Prairie Point and Scallop, in a variety of sizes. The concept behind them is to make lengths of fabric into shaped edging, faster […]
Designer Edge with Miyuki Sakai
While experimenting at art collage in Kyoto, Japan, Miyuki Sakai switched brushes for a sewing machine and paints for thread. Now, with close to 30 years’ experience and about 150 colours of thread at hand, the San Francisco-based artist has created ‘illustrations’ of everything from supermarket products to dressing-table accoutrement, all with free-motion machine stitching. […]
Secret treasures of the Poos Collection
By Kay and Lori Lee Triplett Check out our sewing patterns! One of the largest privately held quilt and textile collections in the world, The Poos Collection, was named to honour our grandmother, Martha Poos. She was an avid quiltmaker who taught both of us to quilt, however most of the quilts in the collection were not […]
