In my eyes The Juried Exhibition project is now complete and I am happy I did it. I have forgiven myself for missing the deadline and it is time to move on to other projects.
I am currently working on a stitch project I started at a workshop I attended on Monday 18 May 2026 tutored by textile artist Catherine McDonald of Mallee Textiles from Christchurch, New Zealand. She was a merchant at the Taranaki Quilt Festival 2026 put on by Taranaki Patchworkers and Quilters held in Stratford, New Zealand the weekend prior. I took a day of work and sat stitching with fellow creatives and was pleasantly surprised when a stitching friend also turned up at the class. I was not aware she had enrolled.
The workshop was a mix of machine and hand stitching on a piece of Catherine's lovely hand dyed fabric. She provided the fabric and a few threads to start you off but it was totally your choice as to the stitches and threads used. I think I have an idea of what stitches I will use to finish the project. I also found a little brass ring and couldn't resist binding it and adding it to the piece.
I am thinking I will use the finished piece on a book cover or on the lid of a hand made box.
The Quilt Festival was fabulous with so many beautiful quilts on display. While I am not really a quilter and I am leaning more towards book arts I still love textile arts and found a lot of inspiration.
I was particularly inspired by some nature printing and eco printing pieces I saw by textile artist Jennifer Patterson and some art quilt pieces by Dianne Southey.
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