Alison Vosahlo
@avosahlo
Alison Vosahlo
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, The Australian Quilt Convention – The Best of the Best Part II 8 years, 1 month ago
The AQC is not a quilt show from one particular state or territory in Australia. Rather it showcases the best of each state and territory show. Australia has 6 states and two territories, and for those who aren’t…
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Australasian Quilt Convention 2018 Part I 8 years, 1 month ago
The AQC is one quilt show I have never been to before because I live too far away. This year, however, the stars aligned and I couldn’t stay away. Zarina, a quilting friend from Malaysia, was able to go and the o…
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Sue Griffiths and
Miriam Galadima-Benson are now friends 8 years, 2 months ago -
Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, English Paper Piecing: What stitch should I use?Duck Creek Mountain Quilting 8 years, 2 months ago
This is the third post in my series about EPP. This is looking at the type of stitch you might want to use to join your pieces.
Traditionally EPP uses a whip stitch, but there are now many alternatives and it’s r…
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Thank you for this blog, it was very useful 🙂
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Thank you Alison. It’s so nice to know it’s been read.
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, English Paper piecing: Preparing templatesDuck Creek Mountain Quilting 8 years, 3 months ago
Many people use prepared templates for EPP, but if you want to break out and do your own thing, my preferred method is to print from the computer and glue the printout onto freezer paper with a glue stick. Once…
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Sue Griffiths and
Abigail Sheridan de Graaff are now friends 8 years, 3 months ago -
Sue Griffiths and
Marijke Van Welzen are now friends 8 years, 3 months ago
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Sue Griffiths and
Alison Vosahlo are now friends 8 years, 3 months ago
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, English Paper Piecing and the King George CoverletDuck Creek Mountain Quilting 8 years, 3 months ago
English Paper Piecing is a wonderful piecing technique which lets us piece together any odd shaped pieces. If we can draw it, we can piece it. One of the favourite and simplest shapes to draw in the past was the…
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Australian Wildflowers – bottlebrush (Callistemon)gel plate printing, machine embroidery and fmq 8 years, 4 months ago
Australia is a country rich in both flora and fauna. I wanted to celebrate this and make a wallhanging for my husband’s birthday.
Firstly, I started with a piece of plain white homespun and thought about the l…
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Wow that is fantastic. Really have to study the technique but it sounds intriguing and the results are lovely. Thanks Sue.
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I didn’t explain how you make the gel plate. You have to heat the mixture and dissolve the gelatine. Then pour into a tray too set. Once it’s done, you can reheat it and reset it in a different shape as required.
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Thanks Sue.
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That is gorgeous & the technique very well explained.
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Thank you
I was out of my comfort zone with the paint but I really enjoyed the gel plate printing. It’s always nice to try something new.
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Gorgeous wall hanging Sue. I love those bottle brush trees and pohutakawa flowers
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Happy Australia Day Sue .. hope you are spending it sewing more beautiful quilts and wall hangings like this!
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We go back to school after Australia Day, so it’s usually spent giving the house a thorough clean in the hope that it willl stay clean til the next holidays.
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Sue Griffiths wrote a new post, Hello from Downunder – a journey of an Australian Quilter 8 years, 4 months ago
Autumn medallion
Hi! I want to introduce myself and tell you a little bit about my quilting journey. I’ve been quilting for about 50 years. (That was such a scary number to write). I’ve seen changes in what we…
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Wonderful range of quilts Sue!
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thanks. I tend to do a bit of everything.
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Sue Griffiths changed their profile picture 8 years, 5 months ago
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Sue Griffiths became a registered member 8 years, 6 months ago
Alison Vosahlo
@avosahlo
Alison Vosahlo
