It was great to see a large gathering of quilt/textile people at Zig Zag Gallery this afternoon, including almost all ‘stitched and bound 2017’ exhibitors. ‘Quilts’ from the rafters, ‘quilts’ on the walls, and ‘quilts’ on plinths–all in  the name of the game we call art quilts. Thank you to everyone who came and helped make a joyful occasion. Photos will follow if the committee are sent some!!

An image of Hilary Arber’s stitched and bound entry, “Beach Drift’, has been chosen for the exhibition invitation, flyer and catalogue. The quilt features:

Hand dyed fabric, muslin, silk cocoon waste, commercial braid fused and stitched onto cotton wadding. Machine bobbin work, hand embroidery, couching, machine quilting.

The inspiration was:

Tides come and go, leaving touches of colour, telling an ocean’s adventure stories amongst washed weed and waste.

You will have to wait for the exhibition in order to see the full quilt!

THANKYOU everyone who entered stitched and bound 2017. The result is a diverse range of artworks in the quilt medium. The exhibition at Zig Zag Gallery will be a stunner.

On-line entries to stitched and bound are flowing in. If you do encounter any problem with submitting your entry online, please email waqasandb@gmail.com with your phone number so we can ring you. One thing you can check is the file size of any photograph does not exceed 10MB.

We welcomed Lorraine to the s and b committee a few months ago. Her experience in the art world is a great asset as well as her nice personality! Her profile is on the ‘People’ page.

The professional photography arrangements now include options for multisided works for stitched and bound.

Josh Wells, freelance photographer: $60 for the first quilt (total for one full and one detail photo), $40 for each additional quilt (total for one full and one detail photo), plus $20 for a second full view photo.

Churchill Color Labs: $65 total for one full view and one detail photo, plus $15 for a second full view photo.

 Other details for the photography offers are on the Help articles/ Forms page https://stitchedandboundblog.wordpress.com/help-articlesforms/

Still time to start an entry! We are looking forward to receiving them. Especially since they will be contemporary and innovative!

The online entry form has been redone with a new template – a very slick look, and all ready for your quilt entry. The form now allows photos to be uploaded. Entry forms and photos sent by email or snail are still okay, but the online method is MUCH easier for the stitched and bound organisers to process.

Check out the online entry form now – its on the Entry form page.

Arrangements have been made with Josh Wells, freelance photographer, and with Churchill Imaging, for professional photography of entries into stitched and bound. The arrangements are available to any entrant.  Details can be found by downloading this document:    photography-for-s-and-b-2017