Bird' Eyeview over the Drakensberg

 I was privileged to do a workshop in at the SA National Quiltfestival in Durban in 2004 with the Australian Quilter, Gloria Loughman, who taught me to use fabric and thread to paint landscapes, a technique I still use frequently. Bird's eye view over the Drakensberg' was done in 2005 from an amazing photograph taken by the late John Hone, with his written permission.

 

 

Kenny's 21st Quilt

Happy Birthday Kenny!

Enjoy your 21st!

 

Wedding gift

My one and only small 'Double Wedding Ring' quilt. I made it as a wedding present for my uncle, Seunie Ellis and his wife, Alet.

This was a very good exercise in choosing values from all the flowery scraps in my stash. It has a very simple quilt design on the blocks done free-hand on my Bernina 1630. The size is only about 60x60cm.

Where it all began

My dear friend, Douwette Klopper, gave a workshop in Tweeling, Free State, South Africa and on the sampler in this picture, we learned the basics. Douwette and I shared years of sewing, quilting, making teddy bears and much more handwork. Nowadays I mainly focus on quilting.