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Sydney Quilt Show 2015

26 September, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Wingdings: A Variety of Symbols by Lorena Uriarte. Inspired by the back side of Chuck Nohara's Symbol Quilt.

Wingdings: A Variety of Symbols by Lorena Uriarte. Inspired by the back side of Chuck Nohara’s Symbol Quilt.

Oops, it’s only when I saw my quilt in Quiltmania this week that I realised a massive oversight on my part. Seems I forgot to write about my most exciting quilty event of the year! The Quilters’ Guild of NSW’s annual Sydney Quilt Show, a member’s show with over 400 quilts in various categories and displays was on 17-21 June. It’s now months ago but it’s probably a good idea to document the event, especially since I won something and so did many of my friends.

There was a spectacular Red & White Challenge this year, over 140 Red & White quilts hung together in a brilliant display of ability and creativity. I had worked diligently to complete a quilt I’ve been wanting to make since 2012, a red & white version of Chuck Nohara’s Symbol Quilt. The original Symbol Quilt is double sided, with the red & white blocks on the back (see photo below).

My quilt really was an adventure, I’ve never made a two colour quilt before and I found it challenging. I was glad when it was finished and very grateful that Michele Turner was quilting it. I really needed a break from it. And it took months for me to pick a fabric for the binding. In the end I was really happy with how it looked and it won First Prize in the Machine quilted Category of the Red & White display. Hooray! Thank you to the sponsors Quiltsmith, Sew Easy, Tech2Home and Nestle for my amazing assortment of prizes.

Some photos of Windings: A Variety of Symbols. Not great ones. This may be why I haven’t written this post before!

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I also entered a second quilt in the Modern Category, Under the Sea a variation of my Opal Essence quilt pattern. There’s an embarrassing amount of teal and aqua in my stash. This quilt documents much of it!

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Like most of my quilts, they all end up in use or display around our home. Adding some colour to gloomy days or a warm wrap when it’s chilly!

Under the Sea & Rainbow Reverb quilts adding colour to a gloomy day...

More on the Sydney Show soon… in the meantime you can see all the prize winning quilts in The Quilters’ Guild of NSW Gallery.

 

 

Filed Under: Front page, Lorena Uriarte, Lorena's patterns, Quilts, Red & White, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chuck Nohara, Modern Quilts, Opal Essence, Opal Essence Quilt, Quilting, Quiltmania, Under the Sea quilt, Wingdings a variety of Symbols; Symbol Quilt

my cheaty appliqué “thircles”

16 July, 2015 by admin 3 Comments

Yes, you read right. Thircles. You may already know that a squircle is the shape somewhere between a square and a circle but what’s a thircle?

If you’ve seen my Opal Essence quilt you’ll notice that all the circles are made up in thirds. The first quilt was made by appliquéing the third of a circle on to a diamond shape. A simple way to make sure you get a smooth circle is to use a template under your appliqué piece. The great thing about using this technique with a thircle (tee-hee, it still makes me giggle!) is that you can easily remove your template and reuse it.

My template of choice for this technique is a really smooth, bump free freezer paper template. You trace your pattern piece on to freezer paper and cut it out very carefully.

My cheaty applique thircle how to…

1. Press your freezer paper template to the wrong side of your fabric. As you will be folding the fabric over the template to appliqué try to place the curved edge on the diagonal grain. The stretch that lies here on the bias helps to create lovely soft curves with less bumps and folds.

2. If you are fussy cutting and placing the paper on the bias isn’t possible, consider using the fabric in a larger thircle. A larger, gentler curve is more forgiving with stiff fabric.

3. Next, use a ruler with a 1/4″ marking to add your seam allowance to the straight edges of your thircle shape. Cut with a rotary cutter or scissors. I love using an Add-A-Quarter ruler for this step. Using scissors cut a generous 1/4″ seam allowance around the curve.

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4. Use a fabric glue stick to keep the seam allowance tucked under. Use a fine line of glue, about 1/8″ away from the curved edge of the freezer paper. That will help when it comes to sewing the shapes down and will also reduce the chance of your fabric fraying along the raw edge.

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5. Match the seam allowance of your thircle with the corresponding point of your diamond background. Pin or lightly glue your shape into place. I like to pin along both seam allowances where there’s no freezer paper.

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6. Using a thread colour that disappears appliqué the piece down. Use small stitches and pull the thread a little to hide it.

7. Once the shape is appliquéd down, trim away your background with scissors leaving a generous 1/4″ seam.

8. Finally, whip out your freezer paper template to reuse. The less glue you use, the easier it is to remove and reuse the papers.

 

Now that your thircles are appliquéd down, you can piece your diamonds into a hexagon and fan your centre seam.

 

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I’ve been teaching workshops using this appliqué technique as well as the machine pieced thircles and most students are surprised by how much they enjoy the process. The smaller thircles are definitely less stressful if you appliqué them. The larger thircles can be rotary cut and machine pieced pretty quickly and painlessly. You can even mix both techniques in your quilt, maybe stick to one technique in each block though…

Hope that helps someone out there too afraid to try appliquéd curves. Let me know if you have any questions!

 

 

 

Filed Under: Front page, Lorena's patterns, Quilts, Tutorials, Uncategorized, Workshops Tagged With: applique, freezer paper appliqué, Opal Essence, tutorial, Workshop

Desert to Sea: 10 Quilts From Australian Designers

21 June, 2015 by admin 4 Comments

images from book

So many exciting things happening around here lately, I’ve fallen behind and so I’ll start with the release of my Opal Essence pattern in Jane Davidson’s fabulous book, Desert To Sea. The book was self published by my clever friend Jane and is available to order right now from Amazon and Book Depository. I know there are a few local fabric stores who are stocking it or taking pre orders too, in most cases this can be a slightly cheaper than paying for the book + overseas postage. Contact Quiltsmith, Material Obsession, Cotton Factory , Patches Indooroopilly and QuiltJane for more information.

Desert To Sea Book: 10 Quilts from Australian Designers

Desert To Sea Book: 10 Quilts from Australian Designers

There are 9 other gorgeous quilts in the book by Jane Davidson, Danielle Auckens, Betty Kerr, Cathy Underhill, Charlotte Dumsney, Rachaeldaisy and Jeannette Bruce. The book has well written patterns, wonderful photography and even colouring pages to help you plan your quilt.

You may have seen some photos on Instagram taken whilst teaching this pattern, it’s proving to be a very enjoyable day class and students are learning lots. Take a look at the #opalessencequilt hashtag to be inspired! You’ll see photos of my two other versions of the quilt too #undertheseaquilt and #pinkchampagnequilt.

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I’ve had acrylic templates made to help speed up the cutting for this pattern and will be listing sets in my shop next week. The acrylic templates set includes 6 pieces to help cut the diamonds and arcs for machine piecing, I’ll also include a full size A3 template sheet and a packet of pre cut freezer paper shapes to give the applique technique I teach in my classes a try. That will be for another blog post!

Template sets are $35 plus postage. I’m also getting 20 copies of the book to sell together with my templates for those who can’t find them locally. The set will be $70 plus postage.

Please contact me if you’d like to pre-order a set as I expect delivery in the first week of July.

book and templates

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Social Tote Workshop at Material Obsession Saturday 27th June

Chuck Nohara Class at Material Obsession Friday 10th July

Chuck Nohara Class at Material Obsession Saturday 10th July

Lorena presenting at Friday Showcase at The Quilters’ Guild of NSW 7th August

Opal Essence Class at Quiltsmith 26th September

Opal Essence Class at Material Obsession Saturday 24th October

 

Filed Under: Front page, Lorena's patterns, Quilts, Uncategorized, Workshops Tagged With: Australian Quilters, Desert to Sea Book, Material Obsession, Modern Quilts, Opal Essence, Quilting, Quiltsmith, Teaching, Workshop

Opal Essence Workshops

18 April, 2015 by admin 3 Comments

It’s so exciting to finally have a pattern and some dates to teach my Opal Essence quilt! Writing instructions and coming up with something semi original is even harder than I had imagined. And very labour intensive. I’ve got some workshop dates booked and I will list them here once they are confirmed. The pattern will be published in a book of Australian quilters soon by Jane Davidson. The lead times for books are so long, but everything happens for a reason, there’s always another typo to correct.

Opal Essence was displayed at last year’s Sydney Quilt Show, since then it’s lead a fairly quiet existence on our sofa. It was in good company and much loved.

What a surprise to then see my quilt on TV as part of a news piece about the quilts hanging at the Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne this weekend. What a thrill and honour it was for it to be selected to hang in a curated display showcasing where Australian modern quilting stands today. This was done via the MQG and much work from the Melbourne MQG and Jules McMahon from Canberra MQG. Thanks from those of us who couldn’t be there to help. Kathy Thorncraft also from our GWSMQG has her striking Subdivison quilt hanging too. Lots of great modern quilts, yay!

Opal Essence sofa

A bit about the pattern, my original quilt here was needle turn appliqued and then machine pieced using a y-seam construction. But I have also made this quilt with machine pieced curves. There are acrylic template sets available to help with rotary cutting all the pieces.

Below is a machine pieced version of Opal Essence that I have called Pink Champagne, it is a baby size quilt (41′ x 48″) using just 18 blocks.

Pink Champagne close up

I’ve got many more ideas for my Opal Essence template, stay tuned for the possibilities.

Workshop Dates:

May 30 Patches, Indooroopilly

May 31 Patches, Indooroopilly

June 7  Wandoo Lane, Gold Coast

June 13  & 14 Cotton Factory, Ballarat

September 26 Quiltsmith, Annandale

October 10 Fairholme Quilters at Cottage Quiltworks, Warriewood

October 24  Material Obsession, Drummoyne

I’m also happy to travel to your quilting retreat or guild to teach a workshop.

Please contact me for fees and available dates.

Lorena 🙂

Filed Under: Front page, Lorena's patterns, Quilts, Workshops Tagged With: applique, Machine pieced curves, Modern Quilts, Opal Essence, Quilt Pattern, Tumbling Block Quilts, y-seams

Classes update

29 January, 2015 by admin 1 Comment

I’m so excited about the Chuck Nohara classes I’ll be teaching at Material Obsession this year.

There are twice monthly classes scheduled, the Saturday class is full but there are two spots still available in the Friday class which starts 13th Feb. Contact classes@materialobsession.com.au for further information.

The classes are loosely structured to accommodate the students’ needs. We will be working from Chuck Nohara’s book 2001 New Patchwork Patterns. This fabulous book is bulging with inspiration and ideas. Most block patterns are  2.25″ line drawings that leave the sizing and fabric selection up to the maker.

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It really is a great quilt to explore your style and colour sense. I’m really looking forward to seeing all the beautiful projects ahead.

Below is my interpretation of Block #74. I’ve used several techniques to make this block, applique, reverse applique and machine piecing. How would you have approached it?

 

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Filed Under: Chuck Nohara, Front page, Quilts, Uncategorized, Workshops Tagged With: applique, Chuck Nohara, Teaching

Holiday Hexies

25 January, 2015 by admin 2 Comments

Do you have a long term project you just pick up a few times a year? Something that’s purely therapeutic, mindless and there’s no end game?
I do! It’s purely for fun and has no deadline whatsoever. I’m calling it Blissful Abandon. Sounds a bit Mills & Boon doesn’t it?

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I’ve been working on these 1″ fussy cut hexagons for over a year. I’m not in a rush as I’ve now worked out the longer it takes the more fabric I can include.

Fussy cutting is a pretty slow process, choosing the motif and then painstakingly cutting six identical shapes before stitching them over paper by hand.

Did I mention that it’s very relaxing? Highly recommend you give it a go 🙂

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Filed Under: English paper piecing, Front page, Quilts Tagged With: english paper piecing, fussy cutting, hexies

Just keep stitching

21 January, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

Passed a pretty important milestone today. Finished piecing my Red & White Chuck Nohara quilt.
So many hours go into selecting the fabric, prepping the blocks and painstakingly appliquéing or piecing each one.
By the time I get to joining the whole lot together I am truly over it.
Happy to send it off to Michele Turner for her to work her magic.
Familiarity breeds contempt and I’ve spent way too much time staring at this jumble of red & white!

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Filed Under: Front page, Quilts, Red & White, Uncategorized Tagged With: Chuck Nohara, Finishing Up, Red & White

Rainbow Reverb at Canberra

17 October, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Rainbow Reverb 60" x 60"

Rainbow Reverb 60″ x 60″

What a wonderful foundation paper piecing workshop we had at Addicted 2 Fabric in Canberra last weekend! Canberra turned on its most splendid Spring weather two weekends in a row for me. And everyone at the shop was most lovely and accommodating.

I incorporated two commercially available foundation paper piecing patterns to make Rainbow Reverb; the centre is Janice Ryan’s New York Beauty Circle of Flying Geese and the four Poinsettia Star corner blocks are from Beth Maddocks of Piece by Number.

Both these patterns are fabulous and a great way to conquer your fear of foundation paper piecing. All the glorious, sharp points came to life in a wide range of fabrics. I love seeing how students put their own stamp on a project. Can’t wait to see them finished!

Fun and games at A2F

Fun and games at A2F

Addicted 2 Fabric have an extensive selection of solids and an interesting range of patchwork and dressmaking fabrics. I picked up some gorgeous Echino and a Tessuti pattern to make the Eva Dress. I’ll let you know how that goes 😉

 

Filed Under: Foundation Paper Piecing, Lorena's patterns, Quilts, Workshops Tagged With: A2f, Circle of Flying Geese, foundation paper piecing, Janice Ryan, New York Beauty, Piece by Number, Poinsettia Star, rainbow

Fussy Cutting

3 October, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Modern quilt guild

Toffee candy canes biscuit. Pie bonbon jujubes I love chocolate cake bear claw. Jelly-o icing I love muffin. Gingerbread cheesecake donut brownie sesame snaps chocolate. Bonbon jelly-o I love cupcake I love. Brownie biscuit marshmallow wafer sugar plum ice cream biscuit macaroon. Icing icing gummies marzipan jelly beans I love. Danish oat cake sugar plum. I love I love I love sweet roll. Cotton candy applicake I love chocolate cake.

Croissant lemon drops cotton candy. Bear claw lemon drops gingerbread halvah toffee chocolate bar toffee chupa chups dragée. I love donut cake croissant pudding.

Filed Under: Front page, Quilts

Bee Blocks

3 October, 2014 by admin 1 Comment

Bee Blocks

Filed Under: Bee Blocks, Front page, Quilts

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So, you’re EPP curious and want to learn how to So, you’re EPP curious and want to learn how to create beautiful secondary designs with fabric prints? 

Or maybe you need a small portable project for sitting in front of the fire this winter? Either way, I’ve got you covered ❣️

EPP Palooza is a hand stitching event with like minded quilters who just want to have a good time like you! You can work on something easy like #honeycombstudscushion or challenge yourself with intricate fussy cutting with #blissfulabandon. Or learn how to insert curves into your repertoire with #miniopalsepp. 

These three patterns with template kits allow you to walk out the door with just some fabric, your thimble and a small pair of snips. You can even preorder a fabric kit if you prefer. Everything else is provided 💝

EPP Palooza
Sunday 25 June
{the last day of the In Conversation Exhibition}
10am - 3:30pm
@gallery76_queenst 
The Embroidereres’ Guild NSW
76 Queen St, Concord West 
$165

Delicious home baked treats, refreshments and pots of tea and coffee provided. 

Bookings and more information on my website or the link in bio 💞

#epp
#quilting
#patchwork
#handmade
#epppalooza
#eppeverywhere
#tryingnewthings
#englishpaperpiecing
It’s an EPP Palooza! Sunday 25 June @gallery76_q It’s an EPP Palooza!
Sunday 25 June
@gallery76_queenst 

Just listed this special workshop on my website. Students can choose from a variety of projects. All hand stitched using English Paper Piecing techniques. 

Choose from 3 of my patterns:

 🌸 Blissful Abandon - fussy cut 1” hexagons

 🌺 Honeycomb Studs Cushion - elongated hexagons and squares 

🌼 Mini Opals EPP Cushion - my latest design, a half pint version of my Opal Essence quilt!

A kit is included in the workshop cost as well as a scrumptious morning tea and snacks! 

This workshop is running alongside the In Conversation Exhibition that closes on the same day! This will be your last chance to view the 34 amazing quilts from all around the world 💫

💌 Bookings via my website, find the link on my profile. 

#epp #eppeverywhere #englishpaperpiecing #handmade #blissfulabandon #honeycombstudscushion #miniopalsepp #learntosew #sydneyworkshop
What a lovely time I’ve had teaching and catchin What a lovely time I’ve had teaching and catching up with family and friends in Queensland. 

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Lots of #kawandi, #opalessencequilt and #chucknohara. Delicious treats and beautiful sunrise and sunsets. 
Thanks everyone for making my time here so special. 
See you next year for quilt coats and winding ways 💫

#sunny #sunshinestate #brisbane #lorenalovestoteachandtravel
Bluey’s in Brissie! And a she’s getting ready Bluey’s in Brissie! And a she’s getting ready for a day with the Queensland Quilters! See you soon 💞

#kawandi #slowstitching #kawandiworkshop #goodmorning #sunrise #brisbaneworkshop #alwaystravelwithaquilt #handmadewithlove
Email just went out to #windingwaysworkshop partic Email just went out to #windingwaysworkshop participants for next Wednesday 7th June @gallery76_queenst! Let me know if you didn’t receive yours 💌

There are two spots still available. See the link in my profile for more details x
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7 June
10am - 3:30pm
Gallery 76, 76 Queen St, Concord West
✨BOOK online via the link in my profile ✨

In conjunction with the In Conversation exhibition I am running two workshops. Be inspired by the 34 quilts on display to create your own textile art. 

This workshop is perfect for those who are passionate about patchwork and want to learn how to create unique designs using the beautiful Winding Ways block, also known as the Wheel of Mystery.

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During the workshop, you will learn how to create a scrappy look that focuses on colour and value to make those secondary designs pop. Also learn how to #makeitmodern by focusing on the principles of negative space, minimalism, and strong graphic lines. For those who want to take it up a notch, we will also cover fussy cutting techniques that can add an exciting twist to your designs.

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Throughout the day, you will learn tips for accurate cutting and straightforward piecing, make enough blocks to create a cushion or a small quilt. If you’re feeling ambitious, keep going to make a bed-sized quilt. 

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We will provide all the equipment you need, including cutting mats, rotary cutters, pressing stations, templates in a variety of sizes from 6” to 24”, and a variety of solid and print fabrics to play with.

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You will need your sewing machine with a 1/4” patchwork foot or hand piecing supplies, fine piecing cotton (e.g., Aurifil 50wt), a piece of batting or flannel to use as a design wall (optional), and any special fabric you would like to include.

The workshop fee is $165, and it includes morning tea and refreshments. You can also preorder acrylic templates, Roxanne’s Glue Baste-it, or a 28mm rotary cutter to take home with you.

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Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to learn in this lovely gallery setting and create beautiful designs with like-minded individuals. Book your spot online or contact me for more information.

#quilt #quilting #bedquilt #quilter #modernquilt #learntoquilt #traditionmademodern #patchwork #quiltlove #windingwaysquilt #textiletherapy #sydneyworkshop #modernquilters #inconversationquilt
📝 The Pacific oasis a haven of graces, a watery 📝
The Pacific oasis a haven of graces, a watery realm to explore. Connected by waves across the vast ocean, the ebb and flow of life.
 
Rock pool’s embrace, dolphins dance, whales gracefully glide past. Sun weathered swimmers.
Worlds Apart, Same Ocean .

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🏷️ Worlds Apart, Same Ocean 
60" x 60"
Machine pieced, hand quilted and hand embroidered
Machine quilting by Kat Jones @twocatsquilts. 

This modern quilt is an ode to the natural world and its power to connect us all. My variation of the traditional Winding Ways design creates a green world surrounded by vast oceans, representing the physical distance that separates us. 

Yet, the quilt also includes tiny points of connections, such as bridges and isthmuses, and flight paths that criss-cross the planet, reminding us of the ways in which we are all linked together.

My daily swims in a Sydney rock pool and conversations with my quilting friend Krista @poppyprint , who swims on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, inspired this work. I believe that through exploring art and nature, we can find common ground and celebrate our differences whilst embracing our shared humanity. 

At a time when we've often felt isolated, this quilt serves as a reminder of the beauty and interconnectedness of the natural world.

🌊 🐬 🐳 🏊‍♀️ 🌎 🗺️

“In Conversation” Exhibtion is on till 25 June @gallery76_queenst , Concord West. For more photos and information please check out the posts at  @stitchandyarn 💙💚
Of course being away at the moment meant that I mi Of course being away at the moment meant that I missed the opening of our “In Conversation” exhibition back in Sydney @gallery76_queenst. I have enjoyed looking through everyone’s photos and reading the comments. Can’t wait to see it in person when I get back home!

Congratulations Tara @stitchandyarn for a beautiful show and thank you for all your hard work putting this together. Right down to the last minute challenge of getting Chawne’s @cauchycomplete quilt from Melbourne to Sydney in time for the opening. What a team effort. 

A huge thank you to my wonderful friend and partner in the show @poppyprint. I’m so glad we got to plan our quilts in person and swim together recently during your visit. I think our quilts look fabulous hanging together, different yet complimentary, just like us 💃🏻

Expect more photos in your feed soon! 

Xx

#modernquilt #quiltexhibition #quilt #quilting #textileart #textileartist #quiltsasart #quiltersofinstagram #quiltshow #inconversationquilt #igetbywithalittlehelpfrommyfriends
Two fun packed days teaching @precioustimefabrican Two fun packed days teaching @precioustimefabricandquilts! It’s always wonderful to be back in sunny Toowoomba and catch up with everyone again. 

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I saw progress on some Chuck Nohara quilts, gorgeous little blocks that will one day become heirlooms! I love seeing the leaps made in construction technique and understanding between visits. 

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Several new Opal Essence quilts, with their yseams, curved machine piecing and one hand pieced mini EPP version. 

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A striking 12” Winding Ways cushion by Helen came together very quickly!

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Most people also started their own kawandi pieces too, learning a new technique to use up their scraps. Many will be turned into practical Retreat Bags, totes, cushions, wraps and even a table runner!

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Thank you so much to Patrina for inviting me once again. A big thank you to @jesscoake89 for all the logistics and hospitality and to Liz for looking after all of us at the shop over the two days. It’s your support that makes these workshops successful, couldn’t have done so much without you 💐

#toowoomba #quiltcommunity #quilting #learntoquilt #quiltingismytherapy #tryingnewthings #slowstitching #makers #handmade #patchwork
I’m teaching in South East Queensland for the ne I’m teaching in South East Queensland for the next 10 days. If you see me, I’ll probably be wearing a variation of these two crazy outfits 😅

Not much room left in the huge suitcases for clothes when you travel with quilts and kits!

See you soon @precioustimefabricandquilts @kimzsew and Queensland Quilters!

#memademay #memadeeveryday #opalessencequilt #quiltcoat #evadressoftheday #lorenalovestoteachandtravel #capsulewardrobe
💚💙 TE᙭TᑌᖇE TᑌEᔕᗪᗩY 💙💚 U 💚💙 TE᙭TᑌᖇE TᑌEᔕᗪᗩY 💙💚

Unexpectedly my In Conversation quilt turned out to be a three way conversation… Very grateful to my good friend @twocatsquilts for the painstaking quilting of curved grids on this very modern quilt. 

No thanks to AusPost who took weeks to get it back to me from Hobart. So now I’m down to the wire with the hand quilting and final touches… there’s always something, no matter how organised you think you are!

In Conversation opens this Saturday @gallery76_queenst. Find the details @stitchandyarn or in the link in my profile. 

Now back to finishing my quilt 😬
Yesterday, I took a break from all the admin tasks Yesterday, I took a break from all the admin tasks, workshop prep and deadline sewing for a couple of hours. It's important to recharge, right? 

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I've been eyeing this adorable fabric in my stash to make an Emmaline Retreat Bag for my charging gear. It looks like bits of tapestry but it's actually a fun cheater print from Moda called Flea Market Moxie by Cathe Holden. Wish I had bought more of it! 😍

Time to dive back into the To-Do List and conquer those tasks. It’s Monday… Let's get things done and checked off! ✅

#SewingTime #RetreatBag #FabricObsession #ShowMeTheModa #FleaMarketMoxie #CatheHolden #ProductivityGoals #QuiltersLife #BreakTime #SewingEscape #ZipperPouch
Wow, what a busy #3rdsaturdayclass it was today @m Wow, what a busy #3rdsaturdayclass it was today @mysewingsupplies!

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A wide variety of projects: a quilt coat, a bag, Opal Essence quilts, some huge log cabins to tiny Chuck Nohara blocks!

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Congratulations everyone, great to have you back Sharon. I think it was a good move leaving your “duster” on… could’ve easily fit in my suitcase 😬

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NEXT CLASS is 17th JUNE, contact the shop to book your spot!

#quiltclass #learntosew #makersgonnamake #quiltcoat #retreatbag #anythinggoes
Brisbane peeps who have been asking me for years “when will you be back to teach Opal Essence?” This is it! June 3rd!! 

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Bookings are with Queensland Quilters. If you need a template kit you’ll need to let me know before I leave Sydney next week!

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Link to book is in my profile or contact Queensland Quilters directly! Send me a DM if you need more details 💌

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#timeless
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#lorenalovestoteachandtravel
Two years ago I cut up this cursed quilt and turne Two years ago I cut up this cursed quilt and turned into a coat. One of my best decisions ever! And I haven’t stopped since…

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As the temps drop here in Sydney, boy am I grateful to have a wardrobe full of colourful options to throw on and keep warm. 

#thankyoupastself #fromquilttocoat #quiltcoat #patchworklife #patchworkjacket #quiltedcoat #cutitup #rainbowreverb #staywarm #memademay
Autumn is here, perfect for snuggling on the couch Autumn is here, perfect for snuggling on the couch with a warm quilt, cuppa and some hand binding. 

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Finishing touches are going on my In Conversation quilt for the show that opens next week @gallery76_queenst. So excited to see all 34 quilts in this gorgeous gallery setting. Have you booked your spot to the opening with @stitchandyarn? Check out my link in bio for details. I’ll be teaching in Queensland so won’t be there till 7th June when I’m teaching a workshop at the gallery…

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If you’d like to sign up to my Wonder-full Winding Ways Workshop, there are still spots available on Wednesday 7 June. All the W’s! I should rename it Wonderful Wednesday Winding Ways Workshop 🫣 

💌 Link to book is in my profile. 

PS if you can’t make the Wednesday class. I will have a different class available at the gallery on Sunday 25th June! Stay tuned for details… 

#chill #quilt #quilting #modernquilt #quiltshow #inconversationquilt #justkeepsewing #windingwaysquilt #quiltsasart #quiltingismytherapy #sewingismysuperpower #textileart
Did you know that when you purchase my QST Courtho Did you know that when you purchase my QST Courthouse Steps PDF pattern that you get the MEGA 20” block version as an added bonus?

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Both patterns come with complete cutting and piecing diagrams. The larger version is perfect for beginner quilters, if you have a couple of spare jelly rolls or you just need a big quilt fast!

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The 10” blocks are sweet for working with solids and textured fabrics. I like to work with pre-cut logs so that accuracy is guaranteed. 

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QST Courthouse Steps is your traditional block, with a twist! The quarter square triangle centre adds a fun flourish and opportunity to play with colour blocked shapes. 

Download QST Courthouse Steps from my website, link is in my profile ❣️

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#jellyrollquilt
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Don’t stop till you get enough! Making 40 Kawand Don’t stop till you get enough!
Making 40 Kawandi kits for my upcoming teaching trip to Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast and Brisbane ☀️

Loving the BERNINA 570, doesn’t miss a beat 💥

#littlethreadbins #kawandiworkshop #kawandikit #justkeepsewing #madewithlove #sewingisfun #bernina #makersgonnamake #sewingismysuperpower #aurifilthread #olisoiron
Getting there… my incidental sashiko stitching m Getting there… my incidental sashiko stitching means squeezing in a few rows here and there. At the doctors, in a queue, waiting for a friend to arrive. I really just want to concentrate on this to get it finished but there are other more important tasks at hand!

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#sashiko #sashikostitching #embellishment #denimjacket #denim #upcycled #slowfashionmovement #bluemonday #slowstitching #onedayatatime #arewethereyet
What a fabulous way to spend the day, busy sewing What a fabulous way to spend the day, busy sewing and doing what we love. Time to create is a precious gift on any day but especially on Mothers Day 💞

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Congratulations to all the workshop participants for their perseverance and trust. It was delightful to see your confidence grow as you sewed in your zippers and your bags took shape. Well done 🎉

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This won’t be the last of the Retreat Bag workshops  @fabricgarden. The new space is perfectly set up for this workshop. Stay tuned for the next date!

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#retreatbagworkshop
#persistancepaysoff 
#tryingnewthings 
#zippersareeasy
#zipperpouch
#retreatbag
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