Teaching at The Great New Zealand Quilt Show
UPDATE 2025 At the Great New Zealand Quilt Show in 2023, I taught Improv Piecing. I had great students, lovely faculty, and the worst case of nerves ever. I was humbled that people wanted to learn techniques that I was using. It went really well! I received several offers to teach afterwards, and was even […]
Another Use for Improv Piecing
DIARY A quiet place to share work away from the hustle of social media…</p> <img width=”800″ height=”800″ src=”https://quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/quiltingoctopus-2-1024×1024.jpeg” alt=”red, blue, lime, and aubergine improv pieced corners set in a square” srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/quiltingoctopus-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&ssl=1 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/quiltingoctopus-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/quiltingoctopus-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/quiltingoctopus-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/quiltingoctopus-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1536&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/quiltingoctopus-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C2048&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/quiltingoctopus-2-scaled.jpeg?w=1600&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/quiltingoctopus.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/quiltingoctopus-2-scaled.jpeg?w=2400&ssl=1 2400w” sizes=”(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px” /> <p>On the topic of […]
Calm and Chaos – Finished
This piece, which I’ve called “Calm and Chaos”, is FINISHED! Yay!!! I love the feeling of completing something. It’s 52 x 45 cm of wild piecing and I am waiting to see if it’s accepted into the Great New Zealand Quilt Show. It’s a deliberately bleached photo, which is the only finished pic I’m posting […]
Quilting With My Very Own First Pantograph
It was the Great NZ Lockdown of 2020. Aotearoa Quilters offered a 100 day project to help us navigate un charted waters of the pandemic. I chose 100 days of Improv, never imagining it would evolve into a class. If you’ve ever felt out of place and want a way to express that, come and […]
Improv Composition
https://youtu.be/gtZwbYUpL8s<p> Caught on camera! I’m highly camera phobic, but wanted to show a little about the process as I create these wonky, improvisational artworks. The music is “Come here Boy” by Imogen Heap. Youtube assured me it was ok to use but I’ve requested permission anyway. This improv project is coming together nicely and I […]
Playing With Scale
Do you play with scale when you sew? What about texture or value? These are on the agenda in my class “Freeform Improv Piecing” at the Great New Zealand Quilt Show in May 23. Come and try a beginner friendly Improv class for a day! Go to the Aotearoa Quilters Website to sign up.