Janine's Journey - March 2026
Hi Subscriber,
What uncertain times we are living through!
On top of what is going on in the Middle East, Cyclone Narelle has been
making its presence felt. It caused destruction from one side of
Australia to the other with Exmouth in WA particularly hard hit. In
Perth we got about 70mm of rain which the garden (and probably weeds)
will certainly appreciate!
All this makes escaping to the studio very appealing...
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Banksia Samples
I wanted to make a couple more samples of Banksia's for the upcoming
workshops. These two mainly show different quilting options depending
on if you are comfortable with free motion quilting. If not wavy curves
with a walking foot works fine.
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Harvey District Creative Arts Centre
I recently spent two wonderful days in Harvey with a creative and
enthusiastic group of ladies from the Harvey District Creative Arts
Centre-along with a couple of welcome "ring-ins" who joined the fun.
A big thank you to Michelle for her wonderful hospitality and
organising such a smooth and enjoyable workshop.
Day one was all about experimentation and play. We explored a range of
dyeing techniques including ice dyeing, jam jar dyeing, sun dyeing and
microwave.
It was a joy to see everyone embrace the unpredictability of the
processes, creating a beautiful array of unique fabrics. Patty had fun
transforming a blouse in jam jar. Everyone was surprised how you could
get such different results from the layers of the jam jar when it
looked like it was all going to be the same.
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On day two, we shifted focus to design, creating mosaic banksias using
the hand-dyed fabrics from the day before as backgrounds.
It's always fascinating to see how differently everyone interprets the
same subject. Despite working from a similar starting point, each piece
developed its own personality and style, reflecting the maker's
individual approach.
It was such a pleasure to share these techniques and spend time with
such a warm, creative group.
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Roaring Forties!!
I though this piece was ready for quilting but I wasn't totally happy
with all the purple and thought it was too dark and overpowered
everything.
Luckily with this technique it is easy to just add more pieces on top
and I am much happier with it now. I had hoped to get the quilting
finished for the workshop to show how the same technique from the
banksia can be used to make stunning landscapes etc.
Hopefully I will get it finished by the end of next month!
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Upcoming Events
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Australian Quilt Show
"Look at me", "Mighty Mangrove" and "Glacier" are finalists in their
respective classes at the Australian Quilt Show which is on in
Melbourne at the Royal Exhibition Building April 9 -12.
Unfortunately I wont be going this year, but if you are going I would
love to hear what you think.
More info here
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Stitched and Bound -Artist in Residence
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The Stitched and Bound biennial juried exhibition is on from Sunday May
3 to Sunday June 28 at the Midland Junction Art Centre.
More info here
Associated with the exhibition is an Artist in Residence program. I
will be there Tuesday 2 June - Sunday 14 June.
More info here
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Upcoming Workshops
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Previous Workshops
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I love to see finished projects from one of my workshops.
Alexis started the Amara pattern in a scrappy applique workshop last
year and has done a fantastic job.
It was lovely to see her at the Harvey workshop.
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Queensland Quilters
I am delighted to be teaching in Brisbane in May.
I will be teaching three workshops for the Queensland Quilters Inc at
Mount Gravatt.
May 14 Banksia Art Quilt
May 15 Secrets of Scrappy Applique
May 16-17 Intro to Thread Painting
Click here
for
more information and to book
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WA Quilters Association
I am teaching a 2 Day thread painting workshop for WAQA in June on two
consecutive Sundays (21 & 28) at APCH.
Cost is $130 for WAQA members and $180 for non-members.
To book email waqaworkshops@gmail.com
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That's it for now. I have a PowerPoint presentation to finish as I am
guest speaker for the WAQA general meeting tomorrow night...nothing
like leaving it to the last minute!
Anyway that is it for now
Janine x
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