Jane McKeating is associate head of the Department of Design at the Manchester School of Art. She is also co-author, with Alice Kettle, of Machine Stitch Perspectives and Hand Stitch Perspectives. Jane has spent more than 25 years making embroidered textiles. She finds the portability of hand stitching to be an ideal complement to the… Read More →
just a moment with Linda Robertus
January 30, 2016 Filed Under: artists, just a moment
How do you record the special dates in your life? This is a peek into My Calendar by Linda Robertus of Brisbane, Australia. With a busy young family, the summer holidays and commitments as editor of Down Under Quilts, Linda almost abandoned this project but completed it in the nick of time. Read the story… Read More →
just a moment with Linda Steele
January 29, 2016 Filed Under: artists, just a moment
Welcome to the first installment of just a moment! Today features a glimpse of Life on the Reef by Melbourne-based artist Linda Steele. Linda is an award-winning quilter and is especially well-known for her richly embellished crazy quilts. Hand embroidery and ribbon work also often feature in her textile art. Life on the Reef was… Read More →
a matter of time artists
January 22, 2016 Filed Under: artists
I welcome the following artists to a matter of time: Mirjam Aigner Sheila Beer Deborah Boschert Betty Busby Eileen Campbell Sue de Vanny Dianne Firth Suzanne Gummow Kay D Haerland Julie Haddrick Alvena Hall Julie Harding Neroli Henderson Monica Johnstone Niraja Lorenz Deborah Louie Susan Mathews Mary McArdle Catherine McDonald Jane McKeating Joy McPadden Alicia… Read More →