Another visit to the Festival of Quilts at the beginning of the month provided lots of inspiration. Through Our Hands had a wonderful display of work including pieces that changed throughout the exhibition.
Annabel Rainbow was adding painted details to her quilt.
Clare Smith's work had cups of dye or water with thread which allowed the liquid to wick down through the hangings.
The Tent Makers of Cairo had a fantastic stand as always. The designs are very intricate and at reasonable prices.
The work by Gloria Loughman showing buildings and landscapes of Australia were wonderful and made me want to go home and dye lots of fabric then try out her techniques.
Jane Rollason also made use of dyed and printed fabrics. I loved the dense quilting.
The series of quilts called 'Synapse' by Valerie Huggins really required a close look.
This piece by Anne Smith had a lovely child-like quality to it.
Dijanne Cevaal had produced a series of quilts featuring these interesting trees.
I loved the simplicity of this design by Frieda Anderson. I was pleased to find that she is going to be at the International Quilt Festival in Houston as I shall be going there in October.
Luke Hayes had a range of quilts based on figures backed by log cabin designs - very effective.
I liked the use of fabric strips behind the simplified flowers in this work by Suzanne Gummow.
There were also several examples of 3D objects and clothing. These are by Daisy May Collingridge and Helen Dickson.
