PM Please Quilt
PM Please Quilt (2015) 210cm x 165cm. Appliqué quilt made using suit swatches and recycled ties, bamboo wadding, hand embroidered using cotton embroidery thread.
Medallion Quilt Top
Quilt top, all cotton. Center frame is 600mm square of calico on to which is appliquéd red material in an elaborate cut out design. Radiating rows of mainly red and blue triangles. Other materials include, white with abstract plants scattered across it, pink with pin print white dots, white and maroon herringbone with small white
Bush remedy
Materials: Commercial silk, polyester voile and metallic voile Techniques: Fused appliqué and machine quilting
Aboriginal Culture – Astronomy
Life for Noongar people was moderated by objects in the sky. Day time was signalled by Venus rising and the sun’s position, longer periods (‘months’) by the moon, and seasons by star patterns. For navigation: direction was judged by sun up, sun down, highest point of the sun, star patterns, single stars, and directions between
Aboriginal Culture: Wetland Resources
Materials and techniques: Aboriginal fabric, Roots and Seeds designed by Rosemary Pitjara; machine applique, hand embroidery, hand and machine quilting.
Aboriginal Culture: Wetlands Conservation
Materials and techniques: Aboriginal fabric, Possum Land and Water Dreaming designed by Heather Kennedy; machine applique, hand embroidery, hand and machine quilting.
Wetland Spiders, A Weaver of Gold and a Wolf
Materials and techniques: Commercial and hand dyed cotton fabric, polyester basket braid, ribbon braid, florists wire, velvet over poly-wadding, beads, rhinestones, hand dyed muslin, bridal tulle, metallic and cotton thread. Machine appliqué, machine piecing, wash-away embroidery, 3-dimensional padding, buttonhole stitching over wire, hand and machine embellishment, machine quilting, beading. 600 x 400 mm
Wyan the White-faced Heron and Gilgies
Materials and techniques: Background fabric botanically dyed using eucalyptus leaves. Hand dyed cotton gauze, sari silk strips, organza and tulle. Hand embroidery and appliqué. Machine quilted on a domestic machine.
Cardacut the Cormorant with Eucalyptus and Melaleuca
Materials and techniques: Background fabric botanically dyed with eucalyptus leaves. Melaleuca fabric designed by Lorraine Canestrini, digitally printed. Merino wool felt, cotton, gauze, organza and tulle. Hand embroidery and appliqué. Machine quilted.
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.
Heatwave
Technique: Rough edge hand appliqué and quilted and finished. Screen printing. Materials: Cotton, blends, voile silk, satin, taffeta and linen.
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.
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).
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, prints. Polyester wadding. Crochet thread.
Caves
Technique: Machine appliqué, hand quilted and finished. Materials: Corduroy, satin, silk, homespun.
Desert Waters
Technique: Shiribori, Indigo dyed silk. Hand quilted and finished. Materials: Indigo dyed silk, crochet thread and low loft wadding.
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.
Aboriginal Culture – Astronomy
Life for Noongar people was moderated by objects in the sky. Day time was signalled by Venus rising and the sun’s position, longer periods (‘months’) by the moon, and seasons by star patterns. For navigation: direction was judged by sun up, sun down, highest point of the sun, star patterns, single stars, and directions between
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.
Journey to Geelong
Technique: Needle felting, machine appliqué, hand quilted and finished. Materials: Pure wool, embroidery thread and low loft wadding.
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.
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.
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.
Giant
Technique: Machine appliqué, hand quilted and finished. Materials: Wool, corduroy, satin, taffeta, cotton, blends, polyester wadding.