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As my studies draw to a close - at least for now - I reflect on the inspirational journey I've had with The School of Stitched Textiles. I wholeheartedly recommend their programs to all of you.
I am excited about exploring new ideas and techniques, and I can't wait to share them with all of you. I also have some unfinished work that I plan to complete. This year's Festival of Quilts blew my mind and and I am bursting with excitement to get started on my own creations.
Keep an eye out for me on SkillShare in early 2024, where I will be hosting a series of improv quilting lessons. For those in my local area, I will be organising community workshops in the lead-up to Christmas.
Oh, and did I mention "Christmas"? Be sure to stay tuned for the usual festive fun. Undoubtedly, there will be some exciting projects for all the enthusiasts to enjoy
Much fun using a multi-textural approach. Any scraps to hand are roughly tacked onto a shrinkable hessian style back, washed on high to obtain maximum shrinkage, then hand dyed - the result is a bit lumpy, but very interesting!
One of my favourite projects to date, the Greatest Showman.The peacock is a symbol of strength, majesty and beauty.
Through a series of screen prints I arrived with my chosen fabrics and palette. The result actually is a small 12" square printed tile, quite exquisite in its detail, but stuffed full of character.
Starting to play here with overlays on my drying screens. Could be anything to hand, here I've used pizza separators, lego, buttons, coins and dishwasher trays!!
Ten Green Bottles was born from a challenge set by the Quilter's Guild who are celebrating this year their tenth anniversary.
Ten means Tin in years and we were all tasked with creating a 10" piece inclusive of a tin fabric. All made with scraps from my peacock work, and hopefully displayed at this years Festival of Quilts!
Still perfecting the art of inserted circles, and indeed working with linen, which can be most temperamental
Too often do I chop off the edge of my fabric, omitting the very source of where it was born.....why not make a feature of the cast offs??
Here, quite cutely, I've experimented, and was quite charmed with the result!
Must not take everything too seriously..
Translating paper collage onto fabric.
Learning how to insert improv circles.
Tons more breakdown printing. I'm preparing fabrics for a project I have in mind.
Here I am experimenting with layered printing - not quite finished,,
Tons more breakdown printing. I'm preparing fabrics for a project I have in mind.
Here I am experimenting with layered printing - not quite finished
Focusing on light travelling through fabric, and as a 3D project, I am constructing a series of lampshades in various techniques to learn how different fabrics behave with illumination.
"Autumn Tartan" is my first submission as an assessment piece for my coursework. A lengthy process of hand dyed fabrics, combined with a rich autumn design theme, she is bright yet warm, with a symphony of coloured mark makings that result in an eye dancing light show!!!
This was a huge amount of messy, improv fun.
To escape the current festive production line, I am experimenting with different methods and finishes. These gorgeous olive greens came as a nice surprise and will be used in the tree section of my autumn college piece I am working on.
This quilt has over the years become a family Christmas tradition, an institution. Just like my Amsterdam quilt, one day I will finish it.
She will be pulled out and dusted down every last week of November, neatly pressed, folded and put away every January, I almost can’t bear to finish it.
She has a certain christmas charm about her, and I already look forward to seeing her next year!
Autumn golds
Experimentation with repeat printing to obtain depth through dye layers