On friday and saturday we made beautiful birds in our studio with the help of stephanie redfern – these are some of the results.
February
February 1st, 2012 by ineke
I am featured as ‘Miss February’ in the Bernina calendar – have a look and follow this link: http://www.berninablog.com/2012/02/februar-2012-im-bernina-kalender-2/
more map work
January 22nd, 2012 by ineke
My students this week have been very busy adding textures to their maps, the results have been fabulous. Many arrived with their ’mapcloth’ a bit disappointed, but by printing with letter stamps and taking some colour out with Formosol, the fabrics gained a lot more interesting contrasts etc. Every piece is very individual and each [...]
Jan 2012
January 9th, 2012 by ineke
Just a quick update on some of the workshops. There is only place left on the denim bag workshop on the 27th January – brilliant day, brilliant result!! If you fancy exploring and improving your sketchbook skills – then 9th and 10th of March is a perfect opportunity and combine this with making a couple [...]
end of year
December 14th, 2011 by ineke
Yesterday I visited St. Thomas CE Primary School in London where all the children made a mini quilt and with the help of parents and teachers these were all assembled into this huge wallhanging. My ‘Landscape’ book was their inspiration and they invited me to come and see it hanging up and meeting the head [...]
Open day 4 & 5 Nov
October 27th, 2011 by ineke
Come and have a look at our lovely new studio barn, with the added bonus of some lovely gift ideas for Christmas. We’re open Friday evening from 6 – 10 for a glass of wine and nibbles and Saturday from 10 – 5 for a cup of tea or coffee and cakes. our address is [...]
Alsace
September 24th, 2011 by ineke
From the chateaux in the Medoc, via de Gaulle’s birthplace to the pretty village of the Alsace This week we’re back from France, did quite a bit of travelling but finished up in the Alsace for a couple of days teaching at the Carrefour Patchwork in St. Marie aux Mines. Its a long way all [...]
working hard
August 30th, 2011 by ineke
finally got round to putting some pictures up from the august summerschools at the barn, this is the work from Lya from the Netherlands this is judith, who arrived with a plough dyed piece of fabric and then made it even better. the studio all dressed up ready for the party ….. on Monday I [...]
new book out now
August 10th, 2011 by ineke
Just out in time for the Festival of Quilts - available from my stand right at the back QIA 4, come and see me and have a look! It will also be available from this website after the Festival. It has another two years of journal quilts with their inspiration sketchbook pages and the middle [...]
in france again
July 11th, 2011 by ineke
Back from South Africa and the last class I did has given me some of the most colourful results and I’m sharing them here with you – it must be all that sunshine…. gorgeous sample, would make a lovely card and to finish off – here’s the front cover of my new book. I’ve looked [...]
stellenbosch
July 5th, 2011 by ineke
On Sunday we had a day off and my new friend Pietman took us (my other new friend Pam Holland) for a drive around the winelands and a ‘braai’ at his house. We came across this fantastic piece of art outside a winery: Lovely inspiration for some printing I think… Finished a two day class [...]
South Africa
July 2nd, 2011 by ineke
Just finished the first two days teaching here in Stellenbosch. Of course there was a beautiful sunset. and a lot of happy quilters after the first day of the sheer landscapes. Today I also had a look around the quiltshow, the theme is alive with colour and it certainly is – these are some of [...]
May wedding and barn
May 20th, 2011 by ineke
The big day for Pieter and Gemma was last Saturday – it was such a happy and sunny day – we all had a wonderful time. The dress was perfect – phew! My mum was over for the occasion as were the rest of my family and even friends all the way from Australia made [...]
Sunshine and printing
April 10th, 2011 by ineke
Today was a glorious day and I made myself a bucket of indigo dye and went dippy. I’m making some throws for my guests rooms and they needed to be blue, a vest was thrown in too, as well as a couple of cotton bags, some french linen and other bits. I finally got round [...]
march 2011
March 27th, 2011 by ineke
It’s been a busy month, with the barn finally getting a new colour and beautiful contemporary grey triple glazed windows! it’s made all the difference. Inside the walls have gone up with ceiling joists on top and it’s beginning to look like a house. I’ve also been to Germany and did a show and workshop [...]