Thursday, March 26, 2009

A CHANGE OF PLACE.....

All Pamela's current and future
TEXTILE JOURNEYS
are now available for you to see on www.craftyquilting.wordpress.com
This site combines my website and blog - so you get a double show!
and
do say hello from there.
(My google website will be closing down soon).

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Textile Journeys are to be seen elsewhere!

I now have a new blog - craftyquilting@wordpress.com
PLEASE go to my NEW blog
for the latest details of my textile journeys.
See you there!

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The impact of a tall poppy


Being new to blogisphere I am indebted to a few faithful friends (you know who you are) for not only giving me a nudge, but also the support and skill in setting up in blogland. Frankly I was feeling totally out of my comfort zone getting my Wordpress website set up late last year, and more recently with this Google blog.

Encouragement and support is so special so I want to acknowledge how a TALL POPPY, the lady with the yarngarden website motivated me so that I ceased procrastinating and just got on with it! I would not have got to this point without her help. This just shows have powerful friendship can be. To get my blog up, it became an exciting learning experience.

I have also discovered the benefits of having a single website/blog rather than two separate sites. Therefore I am asking you to view my future works and blog discussion on http://www.craftyquilting.wordpress.com/ where you can view my gallery and my blog on the same site.
My quilt "Poppies" was made with silk paints on cotton fabric, embellished with organza and a variety of fabrics and beads. Hope you like it.




Monday, January 12, 2009

Play time - trying new techniques


A Christmas swap with my fibraquins resulted in a garden quilt being made for Connie. What an opportunity it was to experiment! Initially blocked with any good ideas on how to create a garden quilt, my mind simmered for quite a while....until one of the articles in my favourite magazine (Quilting Arts ) opened up possibilities. So I was off to the local bargain shop to purchase silk flowers for this project.

Even when fabrics and notions were assembled ready for use, I was pessimistic about the outcome. But I need not to have been Mrs Doubtful! See for yourself the result....also just how software can be used to create another beautiful image of the same garden quilt. Viola!







Art-quilt - Flinders Ranges theme


Another impressionistic view of the Flinders Ranges was created as a result of my holiday in South Australia last year. If you like exploring rugged rocky outcrops amonst beautiful eucalypt gums it is a world of amazing colour. Quite a spiritual experience and so good for the creative soul. Here's another quilt I made as a result of time in this superb wonderland.

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) for my fibraquins

I made these Christmas treats for my four fibraquins who were curious when they heard about ATC's. Each was made to reflect their textural interests or colour preferences. My embellishing machine helped to felt silk and woolen yarns. These ATC's let me play with different mediums and being small were easily posted to my fibre friends.

Art-quilt - Flinders Ranges theme

One of a series of art-quilts reflecting the Flinders Ranges outback. Photo's of others will be posted on my blog shortly.....so watch this space!