Nexus
Karol Kusmaul Nexus is a connection or link between things, persons or events. (Merriam- Webster) When this theme was announced, I was struggling through a new-to-me technique, improvisational curved piecing. It was challenging to sew two curved pieces of fabric together and have them lie flat. When I stitched two
Community Connections
Bronwyn Cant, Lindsay Point, Victoria Living in a country town provides a community and connections at a different level than those of a city. Sure, we don’t have all the amenities that our city cousins have access to, such as big entertainment venues and art galleries, teaching hospitals and universities,
TURNING POINT III – Connecting to the Colour Palette
Boldly, always caring and looking to depth of colour as I seek my Connection to the palette. For me, I went straight to my stash, connecting my plans with a focus toward stepping into a new quilt, and in this case ‘Turning Point III’. It is simply a strip-pieced, hand-dyed
So many options
The prompt of CONNECTIONS gives me a lot of food for thought. Initially I was thinking of structural connections for buildings especially in Christchurch where post our major earthquakes all buildings were reinforced with cross like strengthening steel poles. These poles connecting to the ceilings or upper floors provided strength
Connections to Nature
I could have gone in many different directions with this prompt. Eventually, I decided to go with a technique that I have worked on for the last several years – my nature prints. The connection to nature is so important for humans, for our physical and mental health. Doctors in
Deb’s Connections
Connections. What a wonderful prompt. It’s a wonderful way to end my 4-year run with the Cloth in Common group. I’ve loved being part of the group, but it takes time to make a quilt, and I want to use some of that time I’ve been spending making quilts for
Connections
I received an email from Karol in 2017, proposing to become a member of Cloth in Common. Karol and I never knew each other, but we had a connection as member of SAQA. If I hadn’t been a member of SAQA, I would never have had the chance to be
Invisible Threads
Nietzsche said that “invisible threads are the strongest ties” and while Nietzsche is one of the most controversial philosophers of his time, his quote seems appropriate for this, my last post for Cloth in Common. As several members have written, we are wrapping up Round Three (Structure) with our Connections
Connections
It is time for Cloth in Common members to decide on an overarching theme for the next two-year round of the group, which starts on June 1st. We will be brainstorming and sharing ideas, then coming to a consensus, which we’ll announce on this blog. Our current theme for April/May
Simplicity
I got the idea from the roof tiles, a material that makes up the roof of a traditional Korean house, Hanok. The form of overlapping roof tiles was represented as a repetitive pattern. I was able to experience through this work that a simple pattern can have a strong and
Canterbury Plains
Thinking about pattern and how it relates to New Zealand I immediately thought of the Canterbury Plains. This is close to where I live and has miles of patchwork paddocks and farms leading up to the Mountains (the Southern Alps). There are parts that are barren and isolated with soil
Connections
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