Monthly Archives: August 2019

The Art Nouveau Garden quilt.

The Art Nouveau Garden is a wall-hanging similar to Gather Ye Rosebuds in that it shows Kat’s love of batik and raw edge applique. It is based on a work by the artist Alphonse Mucha. This quilt was also designed as a block of the month. The first version with the elegant figure in the centre panel proved somewhat challenging, hence a second version with a landscape panel was designed.

For more information and details of what’s happening at KoolKat Quilting as part of the Quilts, Stitches and Textiles Trail during Carnival of Flowers week this month, go to:

Quilting and Textiles Trail, Toowoomba 2019

KoolKat brochure Open Studio, September 2019

Loop-d-loop e2e machine quilting pattern

This is a queen size quilt made by Janine from Fernvale which is being quilted with the loop-d-loop e2e machine quilting pattern

Sunflower e2e machine quilting pattern.

Betty from Warwick lined up all her ducks in a row and chose the sunflower e2e machine quilting pattern for her cot quilt.

The sky is blue, the sea is blue.

This is another large scale quilt from Kat of KoolKat which will be on display during her open studio on the Quilts, Stitches and Textiles Trail to be held during Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba next month.

The quilt features our daughter and friend aged around 5 playing on a beach at Fraser Island. Detailed quilting, applique, beads and shells complete this iconic scene.

Fire and daisy chain e2e machine quilting pattern

Two quilts from Andrea at The Gap in Brisbane. The first is being quilted with the fire e2e pattern and the second with daisy chain.

Woodford Folk Festival captured in quilt

This a wall hanging called “Free” made by Kat of KoolKat Quilting based on photo taken at Woodford Folk Festival by Geoff Adams. The quilt captures the spirit of “The Republic of Woodfordia” and features free motion quilting and skilful toning of fabrics.

The quilt will be part of Kat’s exhibition at her studio during Carnival of Flowers week as part of the Quilts, Stitches and Textiles Trail.

Links to the event and activities at Kat’s studio are on our home page at www.koolkatquilting.com

Deb’s swirls e2e pattern

This king size width quilt was made by Pam from Wynnum and is being quilted with the budget Deb’s Swirls e2e machine quilting pattern.

Ribbon candy and dragonflies patterns

The first quilt was made by Jennifer from Brookfield and is being quilted with the budget ribbon candy pattern. The purple quilt comes from Mary at Aubigny and is being quilted with the dragonflies pattern.

What a site quilt in our exhibition next month.

“The salty sea, an ancient land, Port Arthur, Salamanca, The wharves, Tall ships and rigging, gateway to the Antarctic, the museums and art galleries, Hobart at the epicentre – what a site”.

This is Kat’s artists statement for her “What a Site” quilt for the inaugural Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Art Quilt Prize. The quilt won Viewer’s Choice. It is a wall hanging 160 x 165 cm and features a range of techniques such as discharge dyeing and free motion quilting, and is based on a Google earth image of the museum site.

The quilt will be on display during Carnival of Flowers week as part of the Quilts, Stitches and Textiles Trail. More information on our home page at www.koolkatquilting.com

Budget loop-d-loop and gossamer patterns

The bird quilt made by Helen from Millmerran is being quilted with the budget loop-d-loop pattern and the second quilt by Wendy from Toowoomba is being quilted with the gossamer pattern.