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Quilting in a small space
I guess the right way to go about creating a quilt would be to have a plan, or a sketch, or to roughly lay out all the pieces of fabric first to get a feel for the overall picture, and what the quilt would look like. However, I live in a tiny cottage (45m2 to…
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Quilt week #2
For as long as I can remember I’ve been making patchwork blankets for myself, family and friends. It consisted mostly of pieces of off-cut fabric, patterned in blocks or lines, machine stitched together and sown onto a backing, usually with an old worn out blanket sandwiched between the two outer layers, and finished off around…
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wiwi – active innovation
My mum always says if only she could see the size of the pile of all the clothes she has made throughout her life, she wonders how big that mountain would be. An interesting thought. I’ve made my share of clothes, but I don’t think my pile would be a hundredth the size of my…
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Sisters quilting project
As a source of inspiration and to keep us both motivated and accountable, my sister and I decided to each make a quilt by slow stitching. It will not be a joint project where we work together on one quilt, but rather each creating their own. When you live in the opposite corners of the…
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Mending the gap – past and present
The women who helped to shape and influence me – mother, older sister and grandmother – all contributed to my love of textiles. This artwork pays homage to the all women in my life, past and present. It is also a reconnection with my past life. Three of the colour threads in these granny squares were…
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