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Nostalgic: piecing another eucalyptus quilt
My first body of artwork was eucalyptus-themed, so revisiting eucalyptus quilts this summer certainly has a touch of nostalgia to it. Whenever I exhibit my childhood-themed quilts, there are always a...
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In My Portfolio: What Can You See, My Child?
What Can You See, My Child? © Ruth de Vos 2011 Size: 98cm high by 96cm wide Materials: procion fabric dye, cotton homespun, cotton batting Techniques: hand-dyed, machine-pieced, machine-quilted...
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Finally completed that quilt top!
Tash’s ‘this is sew weekly‘ linkup gives me the perfect opportunity to share what I’ve been up to in the studio in the past few days… I finally finished piecing this eucalyptus quilt. I cut it out...
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Artwork: piecing in progress
Made great headway on the latest art quilt over the last few days. It's been around 40 deg C for quite a few days – too hot for housework, but perfect for spending the day under the fans and behind...
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In My Portfolio: Look
Look © Ruth de Vos 2011 ‘Look’ is a contemporary quilted textile by Ruth de Vos. The quilt is machine-pieced and machine-quilted by the artist. Size: 67 cm H by 71 cm W Materials: natural linen,...
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This week: pottering in the studio
I’m currently loving the regularity of school days and afternoon studio time, and have had a wonderful time pottering about in the studio this week. No finished projects to show you, just snippets of...
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In My Portdolio: Interlaced 1
Interlaced 1 © Ruth de Vos Size: 46cm high by 31cm wide Materials: procion fabric dye, texcraft fabric paint, cotton homespun fabric, cotton batting Techniques: hand-dyed, screen-printed,...
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In My Portfolio: Overleaf 1
Overleaf 1 © Ruth de Vos 2007 …layer upon layer… hiding beautiful secrets… Size: 46cm high by 32 cm wide Materials: procion fabric dye, texcraft fabric paint, cotton homespun, cotton batting...
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Today: Piecing With the Old Sewing Machine
Today was a good day for stitching. With the toilets cleaned and several loads of clean sheets on the washing line, I spent the rest of the day stitching at the dining table with an assortment of...
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Inspire: Chubby Baby Hands and Feet
It's been a while since I completed “See What My Hands and Feet Can Do” and it's still one of my favourite quilts. And here we are, still getting our fill of chubby baby hands and feet! I think that I...
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Saturday Night Sewing Machine Upgrade
So my sewing machine got a little upgrade on Saturday night. It now has light. One of the bonusses to sharing the table space with my husband! I’m still busy piecing away and will try to show you some...
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Currently working on: piecing seven new quilts
I’ve been busily piecing seven smallish quilt tops over the past few weeks. They’re done now. Next up: the quilting. Although I love the way that the quilting finishes of these artworks, piecing them...
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Piecing the big beach quilt
In between the busyness of everyday life I have managed to squeeze in a bit of piecing on my latest art quilt. Never the longer stitching spells that I crave. Mostly just little bits of time here and...
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It’s a good day when…
You know it’s a good day when the afternoon naps finally align to give you two whole hours of dedicated quiltmaking time! (This happened yesterday. Today is not looking quite so promising…) The post...
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Piecing the quilt: all done but one
The piecing of the quilt was completed on Friday night. Well, all except one piece. Who knows where that piece ended up. The bin? Marcus’ mouth? If you visited me in the past few weeks it could even...
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Create: Piecing a eucalyptus quilt
During the school holidays we were able to maintain a good routine for Marcus’ sleeps, which meant extra time for sewing (either at the sewing machine in the studio, or handwork in the living room)....
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Australian Quilters Companion: Among the Gum Leaves
I hope that this post will please some of my dear readers! I have made my first quilt pattern! Producing a pattern and instructions for a simple eucalyptus quilt is an idea I had toyed with only...
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Hand-piecing: as the fabric dictates
I’m currently working on a set of five banners (four house banners and a school banners) for a local school. I love having a big project like this to get stuck into. Four banners are cut out, and I’ve...
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Post-workshop: Clever Ladies
Within 24 hours of our screenprinting workshop ending, a couple of ladies shared the following projects with me. I was so excited to see them. Marleen came to the workshop brimming with ideas. She...
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The Commissioning of a Textile Portrait
Meta's quilt has been progressing, albeit a little slowly. Summer pace, I call it. I have the full scale drawing pinned to my design wall, and am pinning pieced sections of quilt to it as I go. The...
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