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.
Fire and daisy chain e2e machine quilting pattern
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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.
Biennial quilt exhibition marks 26 years at Chinchilla.
A Year in My Garden
A Year in My Garden is another of Kat’s award-winning quilts which will be exhibited as part of the Quilts, Stitches and Textiles Trail during Carnival of Flowers week next month. This wall-sized quit records the flora and fauna observed by Kat over a 12 months period outside her studio at Blue Mountain Heights. Extensive embroidery is a feature of this piece.
For more information, go the following links:
http://www.koolkatquilting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/one-page-brochure.pdf
http://www.koolkatquilting.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/QSTT19-Brochure-Proof-3.pdf
Apple blossom and budget meandering leaves patterns
The quilt is the foreground comes from Anita at Brookstead and is being quilted with the apple blossom e2e machine quilting pattern. Katrina from Toowoomba delivered a long narrow quilt to be cut into several cot quilts. It is being quilted with the budget meandering leaves pattern.
Gather Ye Rosebuds quilt
Next month during the annual Carnival of Flowers program Kat of KoolKat will be opening her studio and exhibiting her award-winning quilts.
The exhibition will be part of a Quilts, Stitches and Textiles Trail.
Kat’s signature quilt, Gather Ye Rosebuds, will be among those on display. Originally designed as a Block of the Month, several versions of this quilt have won awards both here and overseas.
Kat first discovered the design in a book of stained glass window designs. It had been simplified from a design by Alex Gascoyne in 1910. The design came to life in a large window panel in a house in Sherwood, Brisbane. After taking up quilting, Kat rediscovered the pattern and went through the process of converting it to a quilt design. This was an exacting and time-consuming process, eventually requiring nearly 100 pages of pattern design, released in a 13 part pattern set.
The process was described in detail in an article in Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine.
http://www.koolkatquilting.com.au/images/uploads/gather%20ye%20rosebuds%20p1%20001.jpg
http://www.koolkatquilting.com.au/images/uploads/gather%20ye%20rosebuds%20p2%20001.jpg
Gather Ye Rosebuds will be feature in a catalogue of items for sale during KoolKat’s Open Studio September 20-7.
