A pivot point arrived in my life when I had our third child in my early 40s. This brought about a total Change of Pace. Life slowed down, and I had time to spend with my young baby. I also had time to stay in the UK and support Mum,

Artists, Janine Ibbini, Connections, Revealed Quilts, For a number of years, I was of the mindset that handwork was too slow, and I was eager to sew, working only by machine. Then I learned English Paper Piecing (EPP), and I was amazed and delighted by how quickly the piecing grows!

Around the same time as Martha’s Prompt was revealed early last month, I finished reading an interesting book, about the times we live in. “Ways of Being. Animals, Plants, Machines: The search for a Planetary Intelligence.” by James Bridle. Science is discovering, how, the more we look, the more we

Janine Ibbini / Revealed Quilts/ Pattern Prompt Ogee arches are seen often in Islamic architecture in the UAE. What is an Ogee? From Wikipedia: “An ogee is the name given to objects, elements, and curves—often seen in architecture  Ogee windows and arches were introduced to European cities from the Middle East Ogee is also

Map lines, Longitude and Latitude For most of my adult life I have been living in a location far from where I was born, I have been fortunate to Migrate , annually, to visit family. In designing, firstly, I used Fibonacci number ratios in a linear format and grid The

Janine Ibbini Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Janine was born in Yorkshire and was taught to sew at a very young age by her mother  Her passion for stitching expressed itself in dressmaking which was very useful considering the lack of fashion and variety of affordable clothing in Jordan where