Janine's Journey - July 2026 - Quiltwest Show
Hi Subscriber,
Apologies for this being late, I stupidly thought I would have time on
the set up days to get it finished!
This month has been all about Quiltwest....racing to get my quilts
finished .... helping at drop off and judging day.....2 days setting up
the display......4 days at the show.
So what have I been up to....
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Quiltwest
After 2 days of setting up the quilt show it finally opened on Thursday
for 4 days.
I'm very proud to report that the judges obviously loved Go GOSH as
much as I do ...... it won Pictorial and came Runner Up Best in Show.
It is with very mixed emotions I also report that go GOSH is off to its
forever home.... a birthday present for a sailor who followed the race.
I never expected it to sell at Quiltwest but it just goes to show that
you never know.
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I spent 4 days at the show manning the Quilt Sales/workshops table but
I didn't get around to taking many photos ... this includes the lovely
quilts I spent 4 days staring at. I really need to be more conscious of
this.
A very well deserved Best of Show was Marina Forgiani's wonderful
Wildflower Wreath which also came first in Mainly Applique.
And a small collage of the few photo's I did take.
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Code 2
The beginning of July was all about creating a background for Code 2.
I originally only made it 2 layers which was all that was necessary for
stitched and Bound but for a quilt show it needed to be 3 layers.
In my race to get everything finished I had given myself 2 weeks to
piece and quilt the 150 x 175 cm (59 x 69 inch) background!
What was I thinking ....
After improv piecing wavy lines to make the ocean I auditioned a couple
of colourways for the sky... in the end hazy blue/grey option won out.
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So here is the pieced background ready for quilting.
I didn't have time to plan or execute any fancy quilting so I just put
the walking foot on and echoed the top edge of each piece...simple,
relatively quick but it did give me lots of ends to bury of an evening
while watching the television!!
The next decision was how to attach the spinnaker....
I was playing around with all sorts of ideas to make the spinnaker
balloon out like it was flying ... stuff it with bubble wrap etc, but
in the end I ran out of time and went for the simple option of just
tacking it on in a few places.
I spent the last couple of minutes doing this before I had to leave to
drop it off....nothing like cutting it fine!
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So this is the finished code 2. It didn't get anything in the art quilt
category but I think it is a bit of fun and it looks so much better
with the background quilt behind it.
If you are new to my newsletter I was on sail repair on GOSH (Great
Ormond Street Hospital) in the Clipper Round the World Yacht race that
has just finished. Sail repair is constant, especially on the light
weight codes (spinnakers). The patches were very crudely sewn on by
hand while bouncing over waves with a massive needle that you were
trying not to stab yourself with. The final touch was drawing a face on
the patch to honour the GOSH logo.
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RFBYC Art Exhibition
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After a full opening day at Quiltwest we were off to the opening of
RFBYC Art exhibition.
It was a lovely night chatting and looking at the lovely variety of art
on offer.
Ocean Wanderer is now available on my website here
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Other sewing..
After all the racing to get things finished for Quiltwest I wanted to
do some structured sewing...nothing creative just following a pattern
so I made a few little bags for storage. It was a good opportunity to
use some of my dyed fabric.
I also made a very basic skirt ....I can't remember when I last made
something to wear!
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Upcoming Events
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Piccolo
Shoreline is in the Piccolo Exhibition which is on now at the Inglewood
Artist Hub until 15 August.
The exhibition is organised by Louise Wells with the idea being small
affordable pieces of art with a maximum size being 20 x 20 cm (8 x 8
inches). Everything is priced at $150 and the pieces are all hung
anonymously to encourage you to pick the one you love and not be
influenced by who the artist is. It is only when the piece is sold that
the artist is revealed.
Shoreline has sold so I can reveal here that it is mine.
For more details about the exhibition see here
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I have just listed a couple of similar sized pieces on my website,
Beach
and Kimberley
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Traditional Techniques Transformed
In a Spin is part of the Traditional Techniques Transformed Exhibition
Celebrating 50 years of The West Australian Quilters Association.
The exhibition is on at the Perth Town Hall, Corner of Hay Street and
Barrack Street, Perth from the 17 to 21 August 2026, 10am to 4pm
This exhibition celebrates the diversity of present day quiltmaking,
showcasing the wide range of techniques, materials, and design
approaches used by 18 WAQA quilters.
Each quilt tells its own story, reflecting the maker's skill,
imagination, and personal style.
More info here
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AW10
JudgeJ-DiversGold
Divers gold has been selected to be part of Ozquilt Networks Australia
Wide exhibition which opens at the Warwick Art Gallery in Queensland in
November then travels around the country (and maybe overseas) for about
2 years.
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AW9
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Feed me is part of the AW9 exhibition which is now on at the brand new
Saltwater Gallery in Busselton.
July 31 - August 30
This is the closest this touring exhibition will get to Perth and it is
well worth a visit.
More info here
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Upcoming Workshops
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Secrets of Scrappy Applique
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A last minute decision to offer my Secrets of Scrappy Applique workshop
in August...
this is probably the last time that I will offer it in Perth, so if you
are after a fun workshop now is the time....
Send me a email at waqaworkshops@gmail.com to book.
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Quilt Encounter
I am excited to announce that I am teaching at Quilt Encounter in
Adelaide in September. Apparently my workshops are all oversubscribed.
Hopefully those who wanted to got in ...... if not they will just have
to get me back!
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Harvey District Creative Arts Centre
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I will be teaching again in Harvey in November....
This time it is a 2 day thread painting workshop where you will learn
the technique I use for my thread painting masterpieces....create a
pattern for the fabric collage from your reference then scribble with
purpose to bring it to life.
For more info contact Michelle at harveydcac@gmail.com
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I really must get this sent...
Take care
Janine x
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