Selvedge – Johanna Flanagan
The reason that Johanna Flanagan’s dolls captivate is because you can’t quite work out whether to be spooked or charmed. The question hangs in the air and keeps you pondering. by Susan Hurley Some of the more waif-like figures seem to implore you to pick them up and protect them, while other wonky-eyed, naked dolls […]
Getting Cosy with Designers – Anthea Christian & Minki Kim
Be inspired by our truly amazing contributors and designers as featured on Cosy PROJECT! Anthea Christian “I usually put sewing before housework! I’ve learnt it’s the only way to get anything done, and I don’t feel guilty about it anymore.” Blog: angelleadesigns.com My style is: “I love using bright and colourful fabrics in my creations. When […]
Selvedge – Jane Jackson
“Although I quite like doing pictures of wildlife, getting their faces right, especially the eyes, is really difficult. With just a slightly wrong stab of a felting needle, an animal’s face can be transformed into something that looks very fierce, cross-eyed or way too cutesy. I’ve had to pull the heads off many an animal […]
In the Studio with designer Leslie Edwards
Leslie Edwards may just become the most envied quilter in all of Australia, with not one, but two studios. by Caroline Adams Growing up in the USA, Leslie Edwardsbegan her stitching journey at the very young age of eight when her mother taught her embroidery. “At 10 she sent me to a sewing class in […]
Meet Susan Cowper’s Cosy Folk
Meet Susan Cowper’s Cosy Folk – knitted tea cosies with a whole heap of personality. We defy anyone to resist the charms of these knitted tea-cosy characters. When we came across these Susan Cowper designs online, we were so enchanted, we simply had to share. Aren’t they just the best? Her toasty townsfolk not only […]
Getting Cosy with Designers – Chris Jurd & Sue Pinner
Be inspired by our truly amazing contributors and designers as featured on Cosy PROJECT! Chris Jurd “I make five or six quilts a year, on average – some by hand and some by machine. Playing with fabric and colour is the best fun ever!” Blog: www.chrisquilts.blogspot.com Do you like craft retreats? “Sure do, as a participant […]
How did they do it? Kangaroo and Wattle by Linden Lancaster
Winner of the 2017 AQC Challenge — Made in Australia: Flora & Fauna, Linden Lancaster chats with Quilter’s Companion about the creative process for her gorgeous red kangaroo and Golden wattle quilt and the subject’s reflection of the Australian spirit. This quilt was made for the AQC 2017 Challenge — Made in Australia: Flora & Fauna. Can I ask […]
Designer Edge – Sarah K. Benning
Sarah K. Benning splits her time between a sunny Spanish island and the USA, which makes having a garden and growing plants pretty difficult. by Janai Velez Instead, she has created a vibrant, indoor ‘vertical garden’ of embroidered plants, the inspiration for which came during the long, dark, cold winters experienced in Upstate New York. “It […]
Designer Edge – Andrea Brokenshire
Flowers are at the very core of American artist Andrea Brokenshire’s life. Big, beautiful blooms! Even as a child, she was drawn to them. by Janai Velez When her mother was shopping for fabrics with her daughters, Andrea’s sisters chose pale, quieter designs, while Andrea made a beeline for the brightest bolt in the store – […]
Thanksgiving Thyme with Therese Hylton
Instead of showing gratitude to a year of harvest, why not celebrate a year well-stitched with some holiday quilting this Thanksgiving? As our friends from the Northern Hemisphere prepare their tables with turkey, pumpkins and pecan pies, Australians too can join in this season by sewing these icons in sumptuous reds and oranges as seen in […]