Inspiration Casuarina Beach, Darwin Northern Territory

I have had frequent trips to Darwin and am inspired by the beautiful scenery in this city and region. I am particularly drawn to the beaches, sea and coastal areas. 

Below are a series of six fabric postcards I made recently inspired by Casuarina Beach near Darwin.

The work below is 10 inches square and is also inspired by Casuarina Beach and shells.

 

Fabric Postcards

 My latest set of fabric postcards was inspired by photographs I took of the New England Tablelands between Guyra and Tenterfield. I hand painted the background and used hand stitch for texture.

Fabric Embroidered Postcards

Time to make and send some more postcards to New Zealand for our postcard swap.  Mine is based on Ali and my hand dyed and patterned fabric which I have embroidered with my hand dyed variegated thread.

cheers Rebecca

Fabric Postcards - Chartres

I made some fabric postcards for my NZ swap just before Christmas.  In October we visited Chartres Cathedral near Paris and I took lots of photos of the sculptures.  The Cathedral was magnificent.  I printed a photo onto transfer paper and then hand stitched with silk thread.

 cheers Rebecca

Hawaii inspired Postcards

For the latest round of Fabric Postcards I used Hawaiian serviettes torn and and glued to fabric(inspired by Dale Rollerson of Thread Studio) and used my own drawing to make a Gocco screen print and added some hand and machine stitching.

cheers Rebecca

Fabric Postcards- leaves

Just a quick post to show photograph of the latest Fabric Postcards I completed for New Zealand friends.  Based on a leaf stencil I drew and painted with textile paint onto my hand dyed and printed background and hand embroidered.

cheers Rebecca

More Postcards - landscape

Photos of some landscape postcards sent in NZ swap earlier in year!!

Inspired by the Australian Outback.

Rebecca :)

POSTCARD SWAP

The latest Postcards I made for the swap with the Postcard Swap Group in New Zealand - Barbara, Marg, Janet, Pam and Merilyn.  Just finished my next round ones!! Here is a selection:

Rebecca :)

New Year

Happy New Year!  I am hoping to do more blogging in 2015.  Going to the Quilt Symposium in New Zealand next week should be great.   It will be a great opportunity to catch up with my New Zealand friends and see some fabulous quilts in the Exhibitions.  I am doing two classes too.  More on my return.

I finished these postcards before Christmas.  I hand painted the card and added hand stitching.  We have swans down on the Lake near where I live.

All the best in 2015.
Rebecca

Flower Fabric Postcards

Recently finished some fabric postcards to send over the Tasman and one posted to my Mum.  I used my indigo dyed fabric, hand painted background for flower and free machine embroidery.

Been thinking about a circle quilt or mini quilt with circles using our hand dyes still at the design phase.
take care Rebecca

Fabric Postcards

I am in a postcard swap with some friends in New Zealand - my latest postcards were hand painted and printed and machine embroidered.  The postcard was inspired by my daily walk around the Lake near my house.

take care Rebecca