New Zealand Instagram It is only in the last few years that Rachel has taken quilting seriously. Previously, quilting was used as a relaxing ‘downtime’ period between painting or printmaking exhibitions. Rachel graduated with a Master of Fine Arts from University of Canterbury in 2015, a figurative painter with a yearning for abstraction. Paint did […]
United Kingdom Instagram Youtube Globe Nicholas Ball is an improv quilter from South Wales, UK. After graduating Art School in 2006, it was some six years before the quilting bug bit him. With a passion for improv quilting, Nicholas’ aesthetic is an organic one, preferring to sew without the use of patterns or templates. He […]
New Zealand Facebook Merrilyn George is an award-winning contemporary artist, working with fibre, and any other means possible to tell a story. Her mostly narrative work is influenced by events in history, Maori art and the rich mountain environment in which she lives. Merrilyn has exhibited and taught, nationally and internationally, and her work is […]
New Zealand Lorna is a retired secondary school teacher in Home Economics, which included textiles and sewing. She has always had an interest in art, both at school and as an adult, exploring many different arts and crafts and attending a number of art classes. More than thirty years ago she learnt to paint dyes […]
Australia Globe Instagram Lorena Uriarte is a Sydney-based, internationally award-winning pattern designer and modern maker of quilts and quilt coats. She is known for her original designs, bold use of colour and clever hand and machine sewing techniques. She uses fabric in unexpected ways, with high visual impact. With significant experience in education and hospitality, […]
New Zealand Facebook Globe Lois Parish Evans is an award winning textile artist/art quilter who has been passionate about textiles and creativity since childhood. Learning to sew and draw at an early age, Lois merged her two favourite subjects whilst at art school and has been creating textile art and exhibiting for many years. Lois […]
New Zealand Instagram Jo was naturally drawn to fabric, textiles, colour, threads, paints from an early age. Dressmaking and sewing for family and friends led her to the art of traditional quilt making, then to quilting as a profession. Eventually Jo followed up her interest in quilting by studying for a diploma in Visual Arts […]
Australia Globe Instagram Facebook Tiktok Icon-newsletter Jemima Flendt is the designer behind the quilt, sewing and crochet patterns at the label Tied with a Ribbon. Jemima specialises in modern, fun designs that pack a punch. She delivers helpful skills and tips so that even a beginner quilter can feel confident in making a quilt. Her […]
Australia Globe I live in Melbourne, Australia. I have been quilting for the last 30 years and have enjoyed and learned all techniques, from machine piecing, English paper piecing, foundation piecing and needle turn applique. I started designing my own applique quilts in 2007 and was asked to teach my first quilt. I haven’t looked […]
Australia Globe Helen Stubbings is an internationally known quilting artist, educator, and author dedicated to igniting creativity and skill development in the quilting and stitching community. With a career spanning over two decades, Helen’s passion for sharing knowledge has led her to design and develop groundbreaking quilting tools, such as her appliqué paper and English […]
New Zealand Instagram Quilter, Tutor, Designer Donna Ward from Hamilton, New Zealand, is an internationally-known, highly regarded quilter. She began quilting more than 25 years ago. Today her passion is working with contemporary fabrics, combining precision piecing and appliqué with detailed machine quilting. Donna has won a diverse array of national and international awards. In […]
New Zealand Globe Youtube Dianne has had a full and varied life immersed in patchwork & quilting since 1985, including owning a quilt shop for more than 36 years and teaching patchwork since 1988. Pattern and colour play a big part in her choices, with piecing, machine applique and machine quilting featuring in most of […]
