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
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
Pattern Sampler
At first, I intended to print and paint my fabrics for this challenge. I was planning to make marks on fabric, but then I remembered that I had a selection of fabrics set aside for exactly such a piece already. The bundle contained two printed Marcia Derse fabrics (the dots
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT
I have spent some serious time in this round enjoying every minute of studying and celebrating the life of a dear friend and mentor, Yvonne Porcella. I had worked on the centre block of the quilt as my entry here, but it was a rather thin and long quilt without
A happy Pattern
Kimono, a traditional Japanese costume, has various patterns and each has a meaning that has been passed down for long time. Pines:Eternal green and happiness。 Bamboo: A life that stretches straight toward the sky. Plum: Blossoms are the first to bloom in spring calling for bright future. Chrysanthemum: A symbol of
Me and Nancy Down at the Teaching Barn
My piece for our Pattern prompt is for Nancy – my teacher, mentor and friend. I spend a month in the spring and a month in the fall each year at the Teaching Barn on her farm in the middle of rural Ohio. I’ve taken almost all of the 20