Mum and I visited the recent Craft and Quilt fair held at Darling Harbour. A day filled with so much colour, creativity and love for all things hand stitched. Hundreds of thousands of stitches created work that made me feel very excited about this age old craft of sewing. I promised a blog post to a few friends who were unable to attend. Unfortunately the day was cut short due to a cold I was fighting off. The virus won out in the end and I had to come home and straight to bed. However, we still got to see some wonderful creations which inspired us to continue creating beautiful work.
Here is what we saw:
Intricate hangups from all over the world. This beautiful piece entitled "Poppies of Love" by Geraldine Alix was my favourite:
Another detailed hangup by Californian fiber artist - Myra Wood
The fair also included this wonderful Travelling Friendship Quilt. The story of a quilt that came together after 8 suitcases (one per state) traveled within each respective state, passed from friend to friend, group to group, each creating a square depicting their town. At the end of the year all 8 suitcases return and are incorporated to create a 4 metre square quilt. Read more about the project here:
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| A map showing all the places that participated |
The fair also included an exhibition of Loani Prior's latest book - How Tea Cosies Changed the World. These tea cosies show how a humble teapot can be transformed into an wacky and very creative piece of art. Sure to start many conversations....and isn't that what sharing tea is all about?
Even in my feverish state, I managed to capture this beautiful work just as we were leaving the show. From a distance this looked like pencil drawings, upon closer inspection I realized it was free form machine embroidery. Gorgeous work by Cheryl Bridgart - more of which can be seen here......simply stunning.
