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Finished art quilt in improv style
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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

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Close up of textured quilting
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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

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Modern improv quilt block in teal
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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

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collection of neutral coloured fabrics sewn together to create texture
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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

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red teal blue and yellow silk ribbon art piece
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Silk Ribbons for SAQA

SILK RIBBONS Purely abstract and a pleasure to make! Most of the time calls for entries sail right by me and I’m fine with that. This week, I was inspired to make and submit this piece into the SAQA Spotlight

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