Pink seems to be the colour of the moment. The current Kambrachallenge is to use these eight fat eighths of Lisa's hand-dyed fabrics. Very pink, aren't they?
We are allowed to add only one fabric to the pinks and I have chosen this Camden Fair print from The Alexander Henry Fabric Collection.
All I'm able to say is that my quilt involves piecing and applique - oh, and there will be stitching. I think that covers most options, don't you?
for my Stephanotis flower buds to fully open. Definitely a sign of summer. How glorious are these blooms?
What a lovely way to spend a morning - talking with quilters at Lisa's open studio sale. This was the studio, all neat and tidy before it started at 10am:
Another view. Wonderful studio space for designing, sewing and having workshops!
Note all the yummy beads in containers on the bookcase! Lisa had a scoop nearby and while I was filling my plastic tub with my selection of beads, I felt as if I was in a lolly shop. The colours and shapes were divine.
Yes, I did give in and buy a few things. Three pieces of hand-dyed fabrics and a tub of beautiful beads, including leaf-shaped ones in two different greens. Hours of playing pleasure ahead for me.
If you couldn't make it today, Lisa is continuing her open studio tomorrow. Full details are here, and there are also some specials on her blog if you can't make it to the studio in person (though you really should pop over if you are in the area between 10am-4pm - feel the lure of those hand-dyed colours).
The piece of fabric I need to use in my 2010 challenge quilt arrived today, thanks to Brenda. Yikes - what a challenge!
The challenge is organised by The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc and, thankfully, isn't due until August. I do have an idea already, but whether my quilt ends up like that may be another story.
To see the winning quilts from the 2009 challenge and to find out about next year's challenge, click here.
Here's a closeup of my Goddess Roseus A4-sized textile piece, made and donated to Bid-4A-Cause to raise funds for the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
I used a layer of pink and gold silk fibres over hand-dyed fabric and hand stitched it all over with pink cotton thread to add texture. The universal female symbols are created with metallic foil in purple, the colour of spirituality. I used these shapes to represent the eternal challenges of women.
If you hop over to the Bid-4A-Cause blog, you'll see more of the textiles that have been made specifically for this purpose and will be able to explore links to the artists involved.
Bidding for the textiles starts on Friday 27 November, so please consider whether you can help raise much-needed funds to support this charity (and become the owner of a unique textile piece by an Australian artist). Your support is gratefully appreciated.
I'm very pleased I'm not the only person addicted to magazines. I was Editor of Down Under Quilts magazine for four years, so I know how much planning, effort and time goes into producing jam-packed issues that are eagerly awaited. I also know how much juggling goes on and how stressful it can be!
All the more reason for us to appreciate the quilt magazines we have today and the efforts of the people who work for them. That's why I appreciated the comment that Angie Hodapp left on Sunday's post about my quest for Quilters Newsletter. Angie is the Editor-in-Chief of Quilters Newsletter and she suggested a contact in her office who could help me track down issues I missed. Thank you for getting in touch, Angie!
Through our online connections, it is easy to make contact with quilters all around the world. Yet is also simple to forget that real people are at the end of all those blogs and emails. So let's all celebrate the generosity of real quilters with whom we interact, especially those who create the magazines we love so much.
It's time! Get ready to support the Bid-4A-Cause fund raising activities for the National Breast Cancer Foundation. On Friday 27 November, the auction will begin, so please help spread the word to all your friends.
There are 14 unique A4-sized textile artworks available. Wouldn't you like the opportunity to add an artwork to your textile collection by any one of these Australian textile artists?
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