I have completed and published my retrospective! Inside this 160 page hard cover book, you will find a collection of my work from 1976 through to 2015. From traditional quilting, large scale community projects and experimental textile art quilts. Find inspiration and ideas from my use of various techniques and materials. Also read about the …
Yvonne Line Art Textiles – Retrospective is released. Read More »
I’m very excited about going to Ireland to see the first Irish International Quilt Show from 7th to 10th June, 2012. My ‘Memories’ quilt, crazy patchwork, is 197cm down and 194cm across. It is all hand sewn using bits from my scrap bag and was completed in twelve months. I’ve wanted to visit Ireland for …
I am very excited to have been accepted into the Fisher’s Ghost Art Award. My ‘memories’ are built from the remnants of my sewing for family, friends and many years of sewing costumes for ballroom dancing and brides. The centre panel was found when I help clear out the home of a relative. This quilt is hand stitched and …
‘Memories’ selected finalist at The Campbelltown Arts Centre. Read More »
I look at my garden and see the different colours and textures of the earth, compost and fallen leaves strewn everywhere with the wind. Occasionally, there is a flash of colour from winter flowerings. The pods of the Illawarra Flame Tree hang dejectedly from the branches. Its leaves fall all year and do not break …
The idea for an artwork will come from many different places. This one started out as a piece of crunched up taffeta that I found as I rummaged through a box of fabrics left over from old ballroom dancing outfits. I generally name a work in progress, very early in its construction, but this one, …