Australian Homespun

Lily Adelaide Upton’s work is a contemporary celebration of Aussie natives. Drawing on her diverse surroundings, she captures the essence of Australia’s spectacular flora and fauna in rich embroidery. While riding her bike to work, she spots rainbow

• Assorted print fabrics in blue and green shades to total about 3.1m (3 1/2yd) • Assorted print fabrics in warm red, pink and orange shades to total about 3.1m (3 1/2yd) – see note • 80cm ( 7/8yd) grey stripe print fabric (binding) • Assorted solid

Please describe where you live and your workspace. I live on the outskirts of a regional town, approximately 100km south of Sydney. I love that we can visit the city whenever we like, but be far away from the hustle and bustle. From my sewing studio

• 80cm ( 7/8yd) feature print fabric – see note. Monica recommends medium-weight woven fabric such as 100% cotton, linen or linen/ cotton blends, ideally just a little heavier than cotton fabrics sold for quiltmaking • 80cm ( 7/8yd) coordinating tone

Mother (Monica) and daughter (Alaura) are the pair behind the business Pattern Poole. We asked some questions and Alaura provided the answers. Where do you live and work? I live in Newcastle and Monica lives on the Central Coast of NSW. We do the bu

• 55cm ( 5/8yd) feature print fabric (bag front and pockets) • 45cm ( 1/2yd) solid black fabric (bag back and strap) • 35cm ( 3/8yd) solid mauve fabric (lining) • 65cm ( 3/4yd) bag batting; Kate used Matilda’s Own bag batting • 70cm (27in) length of

Where do you live? I live in the outer suburbs of Melbourne, about 20 minutes from the Dandenong Ranges and 20 minutes from the beach. My sewing room is my cherished space; I had always worked in the rumpus room (with the family complaining about my

• 30cm (12in) squares of wool felt in flesh colour (2), yellow, orange, bright pink, medium pink and dark green • 10cm (4in) square of wool felt in lime green • Scraps of wool felt in bright orange and brown • Stranded embroidery cotton in white, lig

Please describe where you live. I live in Indooroopilly, a suburb of Brisbane. My workspace is a spare bedroom or ‘sleepout’ as we call it on the land. Tell us about your family life. I have a husband and two adult daughters and four lively grandchi

• 2.3m (2 5/8yd) ivory tone-on-tone print fabric (background) • 12 fat eighths of assorted pink print fabrics (flower petals and bud centres) • Eight fat eighths or precut 10in squares of assorted yellow print fabrics (buds and flower centres) • 10

Jen has been sewing and crafting all her life, but she didn’t make her first real quilt until 2003. Busy with three young kids at home, she was searching for a creative outlet for her evenings and thought that quilting might fit the bill. Jen decided

Cheryl Filby – Instagram: @cherylfilby, Email: fimch2@gmail.com • 1.8m (2yd) blue tone-on-tone print fabric (Borders 1, 3, 7 and 9, and binding) • 1.45m (1 5/8yd) blue and white small-scale print fabric (Borders 4–6) • 1.3m (1 3/8yd) blue and white m

Tone set about designing the BOM quilt featuring her whimsical and romantic style. In the next issue of Homespun we will release a ‘sneak peek’ of the gorgeous quilt you can make. Meanwhile, we share a little background about Tone’s creative journey.

• 3.4m (3 5/8yd) white fabric (background) • Assorted scraps at least 11/2 x 5in • Assorted strips cut from the selvedge of fabrics. Each of these strips must include at least 1/4in of the fabric in addition to the selvedge • 1.2m (1 3/8yd) red and

Finished quilt size: 203cm (80in) square Note: Refer to the Fabric Key for the specific fabrics used in this project. Seam allowances of 1/4in are used throughout for the piecing. Instructions are given for working from the printed Pattern Sheet in

Knitting! There is something about getting the two needles to ‘work’ that just does not ‘click’ for me! When I was a kid, I remember my mum being a prolific knitter (and seamstress) and it still amazes me how she can sit and have a discussion or watc