Kelly

the red tree

Kelly
Sydney, Australia

About me...
I am a bit of a techno-luddite who loves to read the blogs of clever, crafty people. Being part of The Quilt Project has brought two of my favourite things together, a book that I love and sewing, which I also love!

About my square...
My piece is inspired by the exquisitely beautiful picture book by Shaun Tan, The Red Tree. The Red Tree is a meaningful book for many people for any number of reasons and it is a book that touches my soul. In my quilt piece, the red leaf that is drifting to the ground symbolises hope. The quotation is taken from the final pages of the book.

My quilt piece has been hand-stitched using straight stitch, chain stitch, cross stitch and back stitch. The leaves were cut from wool felt, hand-embroidered and then stitched to the square. The font used for the quotation was designed by my lovely sister, Emily.

The red square

66 squares were posted out.

60 squares were returned.

For a number of the participants something got in the way of being part of the project. In some cases it was really good, inspiring, life changing stuff & in a couple of cases it was the not so good but very real life.

I wanted those original participants to be represented in the quilt. Their original support & enthusiasm for the project made a real difference to me personally & I wanted their part in the project to be acknowledged.

Thank you.

Jessica N

miss fancy tumbles
hey dee

Jessica
Melbourne, Australia

About me…
I’m a wife & a mamma to a special little girl . I'm an aspiring crafter who loves pretty things and creating special bits & pieces.

The birth of my baby inspired me to jump on the 'crafting bus'. There is so much to inspire a 'wanna-be ' crafter out there in blogland. Becoming a Brown Owls member helped emormously to fuel this passion. I have recently started my own blog/tumbler diary which mostly revolves around my baby, Nieve Fancy's, day to day happenings and also a little a about me and my crafting endevours. You can find me at miss fancy tumbles.

About my square…
My square is pretty much 'a moment in time'. Miss Fancy had just learnt / sung her first song 'Hee Dee Hee Di Ho' hence elephants were the flavour of the month in our house! The square was embroidered by hand using 2 strands of embroidery floss. It includes chain stitch, back stitch, stem stitch & satin stitch. Many of these stitches were a first attempt at embroidery for me so the square was an education in itself!

Find me...
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Sosser

bricolage life
go with the flow

Sandra Soss (aka sosser)

Chicago, USA

About me…
i think a lot and then i try to make what i've imagined from the materials i have at hand. i like to walk and i love being at home, always with a camera or two within reach, observing and documenting the beauty i find in everyday life. i try to write a post every day at (http://www.bricolagelife.typepad.com).

About my square…
My square is embroidered by hand using 2 strands of embroidery floss. the design is my own, from an original ink drawing i have been reworking and reinventing. i call it "go with the flow", a lesson i am still learning.

Find me…
posting my photos

shopkeeping my photographs, collages and art projects

vending my vintage goodies

Bindi

kettle tree

Bindi
Darwin, Australia

About me…
I’m a wife, a mother & a friend. I like warm weather. I like having barefeet and being outside. I like walking.

About my square…
My square is embroidered by hand using 3 strands of embroidery floss. I used chain stitch and blanket stitch - because that's all I know!!!
The kettle tree design comes from one of my walks a couple of years ago. Just out the back of Vestey's Beach there is a walking path which winds through the mangroves. Often people camp here. One day I came across an abandoned camp with the remnants of a camp fire and the kettle hung in the tree. It made me smile and left a lasting impression.

Find me...
in The Territory

Kirsty

kootoyoo
running shoe

Kirsty
Melbourne, Australia

About me…
I’m a wife, a mother & a friend. I like to make stuff & I like to run.

I think a lot about how stuff works. I write a blog at kootoyoo. It’s a bit of craft, a bit of drivel & just a bit of fun.

About my square…
My square is embroidered by hand using 2 strands of embroidery floss. I used almost four skeins to complete the design which uses chain stitch, running stitch, stem stitch & French knots. There’s a wee bit of satin stitch hack in there too. My stitching began in Melbourne & was finished in Darwin and travelled back to Melbourne with the kettle tree square.

The running shoe is significant because those Asics are so much a part of who I am & of the stuff I make. I make an awful lot of plans on the run & some of them actually work out pretty well.

You can see more about how the design was created here and you can read all my quilt project related posts here.

If you’d like to stitch a running shoe my design can be found here (free of charge).

Find me...
at kootoyoo