Land of Patchwork I

Technique: Hand pieced and hand appliquéd, with lines dissecting the view as if looking at a map. Machine and hand finished. Materials: Wool and wool blends, Hessian, crochet thread and calico. 1100 x 1860 mm...

Celebration – John Hall Thorpe

Technique: Mono printing, machine appliqué of many flowers. Machine over-locking and strip piecing (directly onto low loft wadding and the backing) Hand finished. Materials: Cotton prints and plains. Synthetic fibres, gold and silver thread. 1280 x 1560 mm...

Heatwave

Technique: Rough edge hand appliqué and quilted and finished. Screen printing. Materials: Cotton, blends, voile silk, satin, taffeta and linen....

Women

Technique: Self dyed, indigo shibori tie dyed. Life drawings fabric pens direct to surface. Hawaiian style machine quilting, machine pieced border, hand finished. Material: Cotton, poly/cotton blends and polyester wadding. 1260 x 1760 mm...

Reflections of Another Life

Technique: Stripe piecing, recut and strip piecing directly to wadding and backing. Hand embroidered shapes and mirror insets. Hand finished. Materials: cotton, blends, polyester, satin, taffeta, crochet thread and mirrors. 1260 x 1630 mm...

Days of Fire

Technique: Strip piecing and folding, hand embroidery and finishing, machine pieced. Materials: Taffeta, cotton, voile, cotton blends, gold and silver thread. 1260 x 1630 mm...

Broken Dreams

Technique: Raw edge crazy patchwork appliquéd with metallic thread. Rough creased taffeta and velvet tied to net base with crochet thread. Hand stitched embellishment. Textile with hand painted tears. Machine tails. Materials: Net, evening fabrics, taffeta, velvet, textil...

Come Dancing

Technique: Layers of net over taffeta and lace shapes. Hand quilting and beading. Paint brush work. Materials: Remnants and materials from dance costumes I have made and worn. 1810 x 915 mm...

Illusions of Identity

Technique: Machine appliqué, screen printing, glue, paint, hand quilted and finished. Materials: Cotton, voile, silk, found fabrics, flags, badges and ribbons, remnants from community arts projects, logos (permissions received). 1420 x 1470 mm...

Zoobilee

Technique: Hand drawn designs produced into textile panels, set out in a pleasing whole and machine appliquéd sections into a whole piece cloth. Use of broderie perse. Hand beaded, quilted and finished. Materials: Cotton, wool, blends, linen, taffeta, net, corduroy, silk,...

Caves

Technique: Machine appliqué, hand quilted and finished. Materials: Corduroy, satin, silk, homespun. 1800 x 1400 mm...

Underwater Reflections

Technique: Machine strip piecing and folding of various tones of blue directly onto a backing. No wadding. Hand finished. Materials: Taffeta, silks, blends, cotton. 1220 x 900 mm...

Desert Waters

Technique: Shiribori, Indigo dyed silk. Hand quilted and finished. Materials: Indigo dyed silk, crochet thread and low loft wadding. 1370 x 1065 mm...

Blue Mood

Technique: Mono printing, found screen print fabric, free hand machine appliqué, hand quilting and appliqué. Materials: Cotton, Thai silk, polyester, wool, upholstery lining, crochet thread, cotton thread, dyes and paint, polyester wadding and calico back. ...

Construction

Technique: Machine embroidery, joining rough edge strips and wadding onto a base. Hand assembled with stitchery, braid and copper wire using various construction methods. Materials: Calico, polyester wadding. Copper wire, plastic, net, linen thread and screen pr...

Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer

Techniques: Layers of net and machine stitchery, reverse appliqué, hand stitchery, sprayed and thrown paint. Materials: Cotton, blends, net, motifs, machine stitchery, crochet thread and paint. The inserts and border are made from Australian made 'board shorts' ...

After the Storm

Technique: Mono printing, machine appliqué, free hand and reverse machine embroidery, hand embellishing, hand finished. Materials: Cotton, synthetics, net, beads and shells. 400 x 400 mm...

The Wild Blue Yonder

Technique: Surface design is mono printing, painting, writing, beading, drawn thread work, overlay and raw edge construction. Machine pieced and machine freehand embroidery. Hand quilted and finished. Materials: Various weight cottons, blends, polyester and net, polyeste...

Journey to Geelong

Technique: Needle felting, machine appliqué, hand quilted and finished. Materials: Pure wool, embroidery thread and low loft wadding. 760 x 810 mm...

There was Once A River

Technique: Cut and placed raw edged pieces hand sewn onto a backing with rough stitching using a thick thread. Screen printed visuals from a very old 'Australiana’ calendar, glue painted to quilt. Hand finished. Materials: Cotton, wool, blends, furnishing fabrics, voile...

Boulder Opal 3

Technique: Opals, strip piecing, quilt-as-you-go, machine appliquéd to rock panels of various shapes and sizes. Hand quilted and finished. Materials: Cotton, velvet, linen, satin, taffeta, blends, corduroy, wool and mixes, polyester wadding. 1060 x 1160 ...

Boulder Opal 2

Technique: Opals, strip piecing, quilt-as-you-go, machine appliquéd to rock panels of various shapes and sizes. Hand quilted and finished. Materials: Cotton, velvet, linen, satin, taffeta, blends, corduroy, wool and mixes, polyester wadding. 1280 x 1560 m...

Boulder Opal 1

Technique: Opals, strip piecing, quilt-as-you-go, machine appliquéd to rock panels of various shapes and sizes. Hand quilted and finished. Materials: Cotton, velvet, linen, satin, taffeta, blends, corduroy, wool and mixes, polyester wadding. 1060 x 1160...

Giant

Technique: Machine appliqué, hand quilted and finished. Materials: Wool, corduroy, satin, taffeta, cotton, blends, polyester wadding. 2850 x 1240 mm ...