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Join us for the official opening of Art Quilt Australia 2019 on Thursday 5 September 2019, from 6pm at the National Wool Museum. Booking essential. RSVP online today. All welcome! Today's preview is a wool quilt by Heidi Drahota of Germany - Protected Room: Basically felted structures in as many techniques as possible, nestled in an old moth-eaten loden that my father bought … [Read more...] about AQA 2019 Preview: Heidi Drahota

Today's preview for Art Quilt Australia 2019 is Aussie Bush Delights by Lois Parish Evans of Tauranga, New Zealand (formerly Australia): A compilation of Australian Native flowers displaying their delicacy and uniqueness. Structured as a mandala and carefully placed Ikebana style in textiles. See more of Lois's work at: Website: www.loisparishevans.comFacebook: … [Read more...] about AQA 2019 Preview: Lois Parish Evans

Dianne Firth of Canberra has two works in Art Quilt Australia 2019. Today's preview is from Secret River: Australia is the driest continent on earth. Yet its dry inland regions hold vast reservoirs of underground water that are fed by infrequent, but torrential floods. The idea of a secret river, a river that cuts into the earth before it disappears underground, informs the … [Read more...] about AQA 2019 Preview: Dianne Firth

Pat Forster of Mt Pleasant, Western Australia has two works selected for Art Quilt Australia 2019. Here is a preview of Pods: The block shape emerged from reducing, rotating and nesting Drunkards Path blocks. The overall design came from play! The title of the quilt is a natural! Learn more about Pat's work at: www. patforsterblog.wordpress.com … [Read more...] about AQA 2019 Preview: Pat Forster

Jan Frazer of Elwood has created a wool quilt for Art Quilt Australia 2019 Here's a preview of Galactic Protoplasm: A piece of wool fabric was hand dyed and the complex pattern resulting from the process evoked a feeling of outer space and the cosmos.Hand stitching has been used to partially delineate the galactic landscape and introduce a sense of the infinite. AQA2019 … [Read more...] about AQA 2019 Preview: Jan Frazer