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ok...so i am back...

So I am back. I just can't let go of blogger. It is too easy. I will still use my tumblr, but for more inspiration images etc. Here are some pictures of my new quilt called the 'London Quilt'. It has some hand printed squares of High street houses that I made. I had my quilt for sale at the Harvest textiles market. What fun it was! I met some fabulous designers and makers... so great!

teacher lizzie

I am teaching a class at Amitie in October! I will be teaching textile collage, encouraging students to create unique artworks that reflect their own themes and aesthetic. Very exciting! Check out the website for details. x

published printed kanthed and quilted

So this last week has been one for finishing projects and beginning some others. Mainly finishing though! An exciting thing was to find the Melbourne University magazine in the post (being a VCA graduate) and my illustration for this article. 

The print is one that I finished the edition of last week. It is called "Dreaming Riverside" and is available at Port Jackson Press and the Printmaker gallery for now. 

The quilt is finally finished... I showed it to you in the previous post but here it is with its lovely Liberty fabric binding. 

The embroidery is something that I am starting on a piece of dyed silk. I could embroider all day if I could.... sigh...

quilt dreamer

Someone found a nice home in my quilt the other evening as I finished quilting this project that has been a long time in the making. now i only need to add the binding. Oh and here is my glass bottle collection... slowly growing over the years.

It is so cold in the studio today and i am working on some light related ideas. Thoughts of light is warming. xx

Tasmania and Quilts

I was in Tasmania on the weekend. Can't say why yet, but my friend and collaborator Aden and I spent lots of time in and around Salamanca and Sullivan's cove. It was beautiful there but so cold. Lucky I found a japara for $15 in the oppy! So many great opp-shops down there! I didn't capture the beauty of Tas in these pictures, but I will be heading back again in a few weeks.

I came home to a lovely warm house in Melbourne and little A who is particularly snugly this time of year! The fabric was acquired for a friend's commissioned baby quilt. It was hard to choose but after being in Tasmania I decided to reference the lush greens and little St. Ives-esque villages, country cottage feel. The boat/cottage fabric is a liberty and the others compliment well to make it lovely and fresh looking.

cheeky face

someone wants me to throw the ball.... again and again.

some stenciled linen... ready for a new quilt project... soon

mum's quilt

this is what i made for my mum's birthday.