Cloth in Common Group

This quilt was made for the Cloth in Common prompt of Media Media as a way of communicating has been around since the stone ages but for as long as I have been around the one constant has been writing implements such as pens and pencils. One of my first memories was of ink blotted [...]

This quilt was made for the Cloth in Common prompt of Cooperation and Sharing, During the Covid 19 lockdown many people wanted to do something to help. We all feel helpless just sitting at home waiting for it to pass. One of the ways many found to feel like they were helping was to make [...]

It has been hard to find green spaces in busy cities these days. Some cities like New York have Central Park and in Sydney we have Centennial and Bicentennial Parks which act like lungs. Over the last few years there has been an increasing demand for buildings to consider the environment and this has resulted [...]

I grew up in a suburb of Sydney that was still considered bushland. Full of eucalyptus trees and mysterious creeks  (which were probably sewer outlets) and lots of places for adventurous kids to play. By the time I left that area in my early teens it had been slowly but surely gentrified and fences and [...]

Sometimes when you are struggling to find inspiration for a theme something just happens and presents itself as the perfect thought. I have been dealing with getting my mother settled into a new lifestyle and this meant clearing out years of memories. When going through a pile of photos I came across this one of [...]

I am an introspective type of person. I think I am the only one who truely knows the mess that is in my head. So I felt I should attempt a self portrait for this prompt as it would be a first for me and an attempt to look closely at myself. I played around [...]

For the Cloth in Common prompt of Masks  We all wear masks. We wear different ones for different audiences or situations. But one thing is common - we take them off when we go inside our homes. How many times have you heard of something horrible happening and the neighbours say things like 'they [...]

For the Cloth in Common prompt of Disunity  The world is a sad place at the moment. There are few countries who are not suffering either politically or environmentally. The prompt of Disunity raised quite a few ideas in my head but one of the recurring themes which lasted related to circles. Circles are a symbol [...]

For the Cloth in Common prompt of TIME I was taken back to a path leading to stone steps in Edinburgh. My mind was drawn to the worn paths and how many thousands of feet had worn down that path over time. Read more about this quilt on the Cloth in Common Blog. Size 30" x [...]

The Cloth in Common Prompt was WATER. As I am in Australia where we either seem to be having a drought or flood, I thought I would try and break the drought. Last time I made a drought quilt it rained for weeks. See the full story at the Cloth in Common Blog Size - [...]