Author Archives: susansheath

Australiana

Posted on May 3, 2020

In this period of isolation, I am making quilts from my stash and trying different things.  This quilt is intended to capture the feeling of Australia.

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Batik

Posted on March 18, 2020

Lots of time for sewing now!  Yesterday, I looked at my batik fabrics and made this simple quilt.  At present, it is just the quilted strips which is lovely in itself.   But it would lend itself to some sort … Continue reading →

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iPad/tablet sleeve

Posted on March 15, 2020

Although I haven’t before shown iPad/tablet sleeves on my website, they are a very popular product of mine.  I have made one from the left over material from my Code Orange quilt. The sleeve provides extra protection for your tablet … Continue reading →

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Code Orange

Posted on March 12, 2020

This week, I have had no urgent commissions or competition/challenge pieces to work on.  Commissioned quilts are becoming prohibitively expensive now that good material costs between $25-$28 per metre.  So I decided to start making quilts using my stash of … Continue reading →

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Very personalised quilt

Posted on February 7, 2020

I recently made a very personalised quilt for a client.  She used Spoonflower (an online, on demand, independent custom fabric design company) to select fabric which represented her friend’s many interests eg alpacas; cooking; dance etc.  She then ordered an … Continue reading →

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stitched and bound 2019

Posted on October 11, 2019

I was thrilled that my statement piece ‘Road Rage’ got selected for the juried contemporary quilt exhibition stitched and bound exhibition held at the Zig Zag Gallery in Kalamunda.  The exhibition opened today. The piece depicts the anger on the … Continue reading →

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Wallhanging

Posted on June 12, 2019

Really enjoying doing a bit of my own work between my commissions.  Finished my piece for the juried Stitched and Bound contemporary art exhibition and am hoping that it is good enough to get in!  I’ve also just finished this … Continue reading →

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Our Quilt

Posted on May 20, 2019

Someone wanted to buy Our Quilt for the ‘grey side’.  Given that I had entered it into QuiltWest and had wanted to keep it for our own bed, I made another!  Surprised myself that the actual costs of materials alone … Continue reading →

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Turquoise Bay

Posted on May 11, 2019

5 years ago, I made my quilt ‘Bikinis on Turquoise Bay’ which won a first prize in QuiltWest and was chosen as one of the best quilts from WA to be displayed at the Australian Quilt Convention. We have just … Continue reading →

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Our Quilt

Posted on March 19, 2019

I have had a short break from making commissions to finish the quilt for our bed. At last.  I love it.  It is two sided and the bright side uses improv piecing which takes much longer than you would imagine. … Continue reading →

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